Margo Gold
Margo Gold of Atlanta, Georgia, is Immediate Past International President of USCJ. She joined the USCJ Board in 2010 and served as President from 2015 through 2018. Margo co-chaired the 2013 USCJ Centennial in Baltimore and is also a proud alumna of Sulam for Presidents 37.
Margo serves as the Chair of the USCJ Nominating Committee and on the Va”ad of the Fuchsberg Jerusalem Center. She formerly served on the boards of JTS, the Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, MERCAZ USA, Masorti Olami and the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations Executive Council.
She has also held leadership roles at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta Community Relations Committee, American Jewish Committee, Jewish Council for Public Affairs, Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, Interfaith Children’s Movement, City of Hope Spirit of Life Chapter and more. She is a lifetime member of Hadassah, the National Council of Jewish Women and Jewish Women International, and is a World Pilgrim, a communal interfaith travel experience with Christians, Muslims and Jews.
In Atlanta, she served as president of Ahavath Achim Synagogue from 2010-12 and as president of Congregation B’nai Torah from 1991-1993.
A native of Detroit and an alumna of the University of Michigan, Margo and her husband, attorney Larry Gold, are proud parents and grandparents to David and Emma Dix and their daughters Isabella and Layla; Michael and Mindy Gold and their son, Jackson; and Carolyn and Evan Remer and their children, Daniel and Vivian.
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Claire Abramovitz
- Executive Assistant to the CEO/ Board Liaison
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Miriam Abrams-Stark
- Synagogue Consultant, Northeast District
- 401-408-9114
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Alondra Alderete
- Executive Assistant to CFO
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Mauria Atzil
- Director of Child and Youth Protection
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Benjy Behrman
- Director of Education
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Madeline Berger
- Marketing Manager/Graphics Designer
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Allan Bogan
- Chief Operating Officer
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Vjollca Citozi
- Accountant
- 646-579-9273
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Jennifer Fisher
- Assistant Director of Immersive Expereinces
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Rabbi Robin Foonberg
- Education Specialist
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Rivka Friedlander
- Marketing Manager
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Isabel Hernandez
- Accounts Payable Specialist
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Joyce Juda
- Director of YALA (Young Adults, Leaders, & Alumni)
- 617-964-8210
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Andi Kahclamat
- Director of Marketing and Communications
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Jason Kay
- Community Director and Program Coordinator
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Ari Kornreich
- Community Director and Program Coordinator
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Roumiana Kovachev
- Senior Dues Specialist
- 646-519-9261
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Martin S. Kunoff
- Senior Director of Operations & IT
- 646-519-9280
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Barry Mael
- Senior Director of Synagogue Affiliations and Operations
- 732-738-4302
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Julie Marder
- Senior Director, Teen Engagement Department- USY
- 847-714-9130
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Rose McMahon
- Accountant
- 646-519-9270
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Avram Pachter
- Director of USY Business Operations
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James Pasinosky
- HR Assistant
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Public Relations
- Contact for PR inquiries
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Michelle Rich
- Director of Immersive Experiences
- 646-519-9232
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Vicky Schara
- Senior Director of HR
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Hannah Schutzengel
- Administrative Assistant to the Department of Synagogue Leadership
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Marc Sender
- Director of Chapter Outreach and Initiatives
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Rachel Sisk
- Synagogue Consultant, Pacific Southwest Region and Northern Pacific Region
- 415-317-9666
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Brad Sugar
- Chief Development Officer
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Linda Sussman
- Synagogue Consultant, METNY
- 516-625-6901
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Valerie Thaler
- Mid-Atlantic Synagogue Consultant
- 443-613-5931
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Jo-Anne Tucker-Zemlak
- Synagogue Consultant, Southeast Seaboard
- 240-988-1545
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Parker Weber
- Community Director and Program Coordinator
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Tony Westbrook, Jr.
- Racial Justice and Inclusion Specialist
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Greg Yellin
- Program Marketing Manager
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