Meet Our Staff

AVI LEWINSON

Interim Chief Executive Officer

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Kathleen Bindert

Chief Financial Officer

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NANCY BRIEL

Chief Engagement Officer

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Nancy Briel has worked for SYJCC since 2000. She spent the first 15 years as the Aquatics Director & is currently the Chief Engagement Officer. In this capacity, Nancy leads membership, customer service and the front office. She is also the Director of Kamp Hope and assists in organizing several fundraising and building wide events. Nancy holds a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Elementary Education from Towson University. She spends most of her free time with her three children. Ext. 118

TINA BLOCK

Director of Senior Services

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Tina Block, Adult Services Director, is a licensed Social Worker with over 30 years’ experience working with individuals, groups & organizations. She has extensive experience working with children, developmentally disabled adults, adults & seniors. For the past 20 years she has worked with seniors & caregivers in nursing home settings & in the community, providing case management, entitlement assistance, information, referrals & individual counseling. She also coordinated health care services, designed group educational & volunteer programs, worked with community coalitions to improve services for seniors & supervised masters-level social work students. Ext. 121

JODI DEITCH

Executive Assistant/Office Manager

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Jodi Deitch, SYJCC’s Executive Assistant & Office Manager has been the “go to” person for over 20 years. She provides administrative support for members & staff. In her free time, Jodi likes to travel, cook & take long walks. Ext. 111

RON HAYDEN

Director of Operations and Transporation Supervisor

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Ron Hayden, Director of Operations and Transportation Supervisor, has been with the SYJCC team for over 20 years. When not at SYJCC, he enjoys the outdoors, watching NY sports & spending time with his wife & two children. Ext. 120

ANGELA MOUQUIN

Associate Director of Early Childhood

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Angela Mouquin, Associate Director of Early Childhood Services, has been a part of the SYJCC family for over 25 years. She has Business Degree & enjoys traveling, boating & spending time with her family. Ext. 135

SHARON REICHMAN

Singles Director

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Sharon Reichman, Director of Transistional Family Services, has been a part of the SYJCC community for close to 20 years, first as a Y member & then as a staff person. Her three children have all grown up at SYJCC, having attended programs such as Mommy & Me, the nursery school & camp. She holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from Columbia University. Sharon, her husband Steve, & dog Ollie are adjusting well to their "empty nest," although they unabashedly look forward to their children's visits! Ext. 139/147

ROCHELE SESKIN

Managing Director of Theater Arts Program

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Rochele Seskin has served as the Artistic Director of the Theater Arts Center at the SYJCC since 2013. In August 2016, she also became Managing Director of The Theater Arts Center. She came to the SYJCC after touring the world as an actress and working as a talent agent and casting director. She founded Cabaret Kids in 2001. Rochele holds a BFA in Acting from Adelphi University. Ext. 162

BAT-SHEVA SLAVIN

Director of Center for Jewish Living

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Bat-Sheva Slavin has been involved in Long Island Jewish community events & outreach programs for over 40 years. Her involvement brought her to the SYJCC over 20 years ago to become the founding curator of the Helene & Alan Rosenberg Jewish Discovery Museum, as well as Director of The Center for Jewish Living & Learning. Ext. 140

DONNA SMIROLDO

Director of Administration- Early Childhood

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Donna Smiroldo is the Director of Administration for early childhood. She holds a degree in business with a minor in accounting. Before coming to SYJCC, she worked in cost accounting and finances in a corporate environment. Ext. 115

MIRIAM TRUSS

Director of Early Childhood

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Miriam Truss is the Director of the Monter Early Childhood Center. Miriam has over 25 years of experience as an educator and administrator of early childhood, day care and camp programs. Prior to SYJCC, Miriam was the Executive Director of the day care and camp programs located at the Veteran's Administration Medical Center in Northport where she was responsible for overall program operations. Miriam has a Bachelor's degree in Elementary Education from Adelphi University and a Master's degree in Special Education from Hofstra University. Miriam is particularly focused on achieving students' educational outcomes and considers relationships with their parents as important components leading toward success. In her spare time she enjoys reading, gardening and spending time with her family and friends. x114

SYJCC Staff Directory

Executive:

Rick Lewis, Chief Executive Officer x104 rlewis@syjcc.org

Marlie Cohen, Chief Program Officer x320 mcohen@syjcc.org

Jodi Deitch, Executive Administrative Assistant x111 jdeitch@syjcc.org

Finance and HR:

Kathleen Bindert, Chief Financial Officer x117 kbindert@syjcc.org

Nathifa Blanchfield, Accountant x124 nblanchfield@syjcc.org

Tina Acevedo, Payroll Management & Grants Admin x106 tacevedo@syjcc.org

Debra DeWaltoff, AR & AP Coordinator x128 ddewaltoff@syjcc.org

Membership & Development:

Nancy Briel, Chief Engagement Officer x118 nbriel@syjcc.org

Margaret McDonald, Membership Associate x150 mmcdonald@syjcc.org

Tammey Jacobs, Membership Services Assistant x133 tjacobs@syjcc.org

Karen Struhs, Membership Services Assistant x107 kstruhs@syjcc.org

Adult & Senior Adult Center/NNORC:

Tina Block, Chief Program Officer for Adult Services x121 tblock@syjcc.org

Janine Mandera, Program Coordinator of Senior Services x147 jmandera@syjcc.org

Laurie Byrne, Assistant Sr. Nutrition Coordinator x147 lbyrne@syjcc.org

Sheila Goloboy, Program Coordinator of PIC & Employment Services x151 sgoloboy@syjcc.org

Sharon Reichman, Director of Singles and Support Services x139 sreichman@syjcc.org

Stephanie Laureano, Program Coordinator of NNORC 631-351-6610

Beth Taboh-Bley, Administrative Assistant x134 btaboh-bley@syjcc.org

Monter Family Early Childhood Center:

Miriam Truss, Director of Monter Family Early Childhood Center x114 mtruss@syjcc.org

Aimee Walter, Assistant Director of Education & Curriculum x135 awalter@syjcc.org

Donna Smiroldo, Assistant Director of Early Childhood Center x115 dsmiroldo@syjcc.org

Children’s Programs and Camp:

Victoria Queen, Director of Youth Programs x129 vqueen@syjcc.org

Nicole Helfman, Director of Camp @ HKC x123 nhelfman@syjcc.org

Stacey Astachovsky, Director of Special Services x142 sastachovsky@syjcc.org

Debra Tarricone, Administrative Assistant x131 dtarricone@syjcc.org

Center for Jewish Life & Learning:

Bat Sheva Slavin, Director of Jewish Education x140 bslavin@syjcc.org

Performing Arts Center:

Rochele Seskin, Managing Artistic Director of Theater Arts x162 rseskin@syjcc.org

Sid Cherry, Performing Arts Musical & Building AV Director x163 scherry@syjcc.org

Melanie Waddell, Administrative Assistant/Camp Registrar x136 mwaddell@syjcc.org

Health & Wellness:

Carolyn Tynan, Aquatics Director x132 ctynan@syjcc.org

Claude Kasman, Health & Wellness Supervisor x130 ckasman@syjcc.org

Ken Hasel, Health & Wellness Concierge x149 khasel@syjcc.org

Facilities:

Ron Hayden, Director of Operations x120 rhayden@syjcc.org

Ricky Dumlao, Director of Facilities & Maintenance x110 rdumlao@syjcc.org

Michael Raymond, Assistant Director of Maintenance x145 mraymond@syjcc.org

David Hyatt, Director of Housekeeping & Transportation x148 dhyatt@syjcc.org

SYJCC Board of Directors 2019-2020

Craig Padover, President

Ann Dorman Adler

Jason Bartow

Alison Brennan

Philip Deitch

Sharon Sabba Fierstein

Matthew Goldberg