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Jason Zidell, President
Jason Zidell is a fourth generation Portlander who enjoyed MJCC's early learning program for preschool and kindergarten, day camp, B.B.Y.O...
Our People
Staff
The staff at the MJCC are proud to embrace these important Pillar Behaviors in order to ensure your experience is the best it can be. Please let us know how else we might be of service to you.
MJCC Staff:
Admin
Steven Albert, Executive Director
Jenny Robinett, Assistant Executive Director
Beth Germain, Chief Financial Officer
Miriam Stroud, Human Resources Director
Eden Samiee, Executive Assistant
Membership
Hillary Shifrin, Wellness Programs + Engagement Manager
Rentals
Bethany West, Rentals + Events Manager
Arzélie McAllister, Rentals + Events Assistant Manager
Fitness
Joe Seitz, Fitness Coordinator and Personal Trainer
Camps/Sports
Holden Regnier, Youth Programs Manager
Aquatics
Jennie Condon, Aquatics Program Manager + Stingrays Coach
Development
Bess Butterworth, Development Events + Community Programs Manager
Lisa Katon, Donor Relations + Grants Specialist
Karen Sapoznikow, Database Coordinator + Development Assistant
Marketing
Becky Ewer, Marketing + Creative Director
Sandy Engel, Graphic Designer + Marketing Specialist
Anna Hixon, Graphic Designer + Media Specialist
Finance
Denise Littlefield, Accounting Assistant
Board Members
Current Board Members
![John Emshwiller, Vice President]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1593635382/portland/a1iky8ixhkpvm139kgag/JohnEmshwiller.jpg","width":233}])
John Emshwiller, Vice President
John is the current Vice President of both the MJCC and PJA Boards. John is an active member of the MJCC and the Board’s Facilities Committee.
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Richard Barker, Treasurer
Richard Barker is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Portfolio Advisor with Merrill Lynch...
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Naomi Harwin, Secretary
Naomi Harwin is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with clients, families and groups, and who focuses on working with older adults.
![Nadine Gartner, President-Elect]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1642628082/portland/wn4ibkw5rzxdlnzszlse/NadineGartnercolorweb_1.jpg","width":233}])
Nadine Gartner, President-Elect
Nadine Gartner is the founding Executive Director of Boost Oregon, a nonprofit organization that empowers people to make science-based health decisions.
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Barry Benson
Barry Benson is originally from Massachusetts has been a Portland resident for the last 15 years..
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Eric Brickenstein
Eric is an active MJCC member and is passionate about Jewish heritage and cultural values. He is an attorney and partner at Haglund Kelley LLP, where he...
![Marni Glick]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1564616835/portland/qoafizbuqf3kgvrvhxce/Marni-Glick-233.jpg","width":233}])
Marni Glick
Marni was born in Brooklyn, raised in Philadelphia and came to Portland in 1982 with her husband, Hank Kaplan...
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Martha Izenson
Martha is a public interest attorney with Native American Program, a statewide, specialty office under the Legal Aid Services of Oregon umbrella.
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Michelle Kashinsky
Michelle is an active member of the MJCC, where her two daughters attend Day Camp and swim lessons. Her children also attend PJA
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Steven Klein
Steven is an attorney with Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s Media and Intellectual Property group...
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Karli Kondo
Karli Kondo completed her undergraduate in Business Administration and her master’s in Counseling Psychology at Pacific University.
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Rick Nitti
Rick Nitti is a retired non-profit leader who served as the Executive Director of Neighborhood House for 18 years.
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Arnon Peleg
Arnon is a Director of Strategic Planning + Product Management at Intel Corporation.
![Danelle Romain]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1564616835/portland/agqjpnrnv7qdyibeu6fv/Danelle-Romain-233.jpg","width":233}])
Danelle Romain
Danelle Romain is an attorney in private practice specializing in government relations at The Romain Group (TRG).
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Nate Smith
Nathaniel “Nate” Smith was born in 1990, in Rochester, NY and moved to Ludington, MI in 1996. Nate’s upbringing was secular and culturally Jewish with a Unitarian Universalist influence.
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David Solondz
David is a family physician and has been on staff with Providence Medical Center since 2009. Originally from New Jersey, he spent several years in Boston as a double Jumbo to earn his B.S. in Engineering followed by his M.D. degree at Tufts University.
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Sandra Valle
Sandra Valle is an environmental scientist that has supported and directed numerous pollution prevention, energy efficiency, and sustainability projects over the past 20 years.
![Tamar Wyte-Lake]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1594069827/portland/khv0dtr7j2s03b43dvgx/TamarWyte-Lake.jpg","width":233}])
Tamar Wyte-Lake
Tamar currently serves as co-head of Kehillah, PJA’s Parent’s Association. She has been actively involved in the PJA Giving Circle, is a member of the MJCC,