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)
Norman Childs
Elizabeth Chow, M.D.
Gary Cozen
Karen Wolk Feinstein, Ph.D.
Jack Friedman
Daphne 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
Michael Lowenstein
Pearl Moore
Lloyd Myers
Elliott Oshry
Mitchell Pakler, Immediate Past Chair
Lou Plung
Charles Porter
Barry Roth
Janice Faller Schermer
Joanne Ross Simon
Howard Sniderman
Andrew Stewart, Chair
Alec J. Stone
E.J. Strassburger
Judith Tobe
Amy Weiss
Katie Whitlatch
Deborah Winn-Horvitz, JAA President & CEO
Members emeritus
Bill Brandeis
Enid Miller
Senior Executives
Deborah Winn-Horvitz, MS, President & Chief Executive Officer
Contact: Jen McCay, Executive Assistant to the CEO
412-521-1094 | jmccay@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
Administration
Amy Dukes, CAEd, CADDCT, Senior Director of Memory Care Operations
412-521-8295 | adukes@jaapgh.org
Rick Franks, Security Manager 412-521-1976 | rfranks@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
Abby Miles, MHA, Manager of Business Analytics
412-586-3353 | amiles@jaapgh.org
Nicole Morgan, Director of Social Services
412-521-4191 | nmorgan@jaapgh.org
Larry Rubin, Development Consultant | larryrubinltc@yahoo.com
Sharyn Rubin, MEd, Director of Resident & Community Services
412-521-1171 | srubin@jaapgh.org
Rabbi Dovid Small, Rabbinical Ordination, Director of Pastoral Care
412-521-1685 | dsmall@jaapgh.org
Linda Simmeth, PHR, HRCI, Senior Director of Human Resources
412-521-6021 | lsimmeth@jaapgh.org
Trent Wilburn, Director of Business Development
412-889-1678 | twilburn@jaapgh.org
Residential Services
AHAVA Memory Care Residence
Kelie Schneider, Executive Director 412-422-9454 | kschneider@jaapgh.org
Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Terrace
Abby Miles, Interim Executive Director
412-420-3341 | amiles@jaapgh.org
Liz Checkle, Business Office Manager
412-420-3342 | echeckle@jaapgh.org
The Residence at Weinberg Village
Pearl Averbach, MSW, LCSW, PCHA, Executive Director
412-521-8988 | paverbach@jaapgh.org
Karen Hinkes, CTRS, Director, Anathan Club Day and Nighttime Memory Services
412-422-9454 | khinkes@jaapgh.org
Home and Community Services
Tracy Barto, RN, Director of Professional Services, JAA Home Health 412-586-3249 | tbarto@jaapgh.org
Fraida Estrin, Coordinator, Mollie’s Meals
412-421-7616 | festrin@jaapgh.org
Anne-Marie Hanzes, Caregiver Connect Manager 412-592-9300 | amhanzes@jaapgh.org
Stacey Tabanli, RN, Director of Professional Services, Sivitz Hospice & Palliative Care
412-422-5700 | stabanli@jaapgh.org