The Jewish Association on Aging has a highly committed, dedicated staff and leadership team who share cultural values and a common passion for helping seniors live full, purposeful lives.
Board of Directors
Board Members and Officers (bold)
Gary Cozen
Glen Feinberg
Karen Wolk Feinstein, Ph.D.
Jack Friedman
Daphna Gans
Paula Garret
H. Arnold Gefsky, Esq.
Ted Goldberg
William Goldfarb
Steve Halpern, Assistant Secretary
John Katz, Secretary
Sue Berman Kress
Lynette Lederman, Vice Chair
Philip Lehman, Ph.D.
Michael Levin, Treasurer
Lloyd Myers
Elliott Oshry
Mitchell Pakler
Lou Plung, Chair
Charles Porter, Assistant Treasurer
Barry Roth
Janice Faller Schermer
Joanne Ross Simon
Howard Sniderman
Andrew Stewart, Immediate Past Chair
Alec J. Stone
E.J. Strassburger
Hal Waldman
Amy Weiss
Deborah Winn-Horvitz, JAA President & CEO
Members emeritus
William Brandeis
Enid Miller
Pearl Moore
Judith Tobe
Senior Executives
Deborah Winn-Horvitz, MS, President & Chief Executive Officer
Contact: Mary Smitley, Administrative Assistant
412-521-8795 | msmitley@jaapgh.org
Mary Anne Foley, RN, MSN, Chief Operating Officer
412-422-5700 x 1375 | mafoley@jaapgh.org
Jay Sukernek, CPA, Chief Financial Officer
412-521-8654 | jsukernek@jaapgh.org
Alison Yazer, MSM, Chief Development Officer
412-521-2476 | ayazer@jaapgh.org
Pearl Averbach, LCSW, PCHA, Executive Director, Harry & Jeannette Weinberg Terrace
412-420-3341 | paverbach@jaapgh.org
Andrea Cohen, Executive Director, AHAVA Memory Care Center of Excellence
412-521-8299 | acohen@jaapgh.org
Nadine Kruman, MSW, LSW, Care Navigator
412-420-4000 x 2252 | nkruman@jaapgh.org
Tinsy Labrie, MS, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
412-586-3290 | tlabrie@jaapgh.org
Jennifer McCay, Interim Executive Director, The New Riverview Apartments
412-521-7876 | jmccay@thenewriverview.com
Abby Miles, MHA, Manager of Business Analytics
412-586-3353 | amiles@jaapgh.org
Nicole Morgan, PCHA, Executive Director, Residence at Weinberg Village
412-521-6024 | nmorgan@jaapgh.org
Sharyn Rubin, MEd, Director of Resident & Community Services
412-521-1171 | srubin@jaapgh.org
Kelie Schneider, Director of Memory Care Initiatives, JAA
412-521-8295 | kschneider@jaapgh.org
Linda Simmeth, PHR, HRCI, Senior Director of Human Resources
412-521-6021 | lsimmeth@jaapgh.org
LeAnne Wait, Director of Business Development
814-720-2189 | lwait@jaapgh.org