Empowering Women
Changing Lives.

Empowering Women
Changing Lives.

Executive Committee 2023-2024

Jennie Goldsmith Rothman
President

Andrea Mintz
Executive Vice President

Beth Randall-Branigan
VP Administration

Laurie Kahn
VP Advocacy

Lauren Tabak Fass
VP Center for Women

Lori Gelman
VP Communications

Lisa Santola
VP Fund Development

Adrienne Lewin 
VP Membership

Robin Kollin
VP Programming

Cindy Charney
VP Volunteer Outreach

Laurie Schuftan
Treasurer

Sara Goetz
Assistant Treasurer

Elisa Madorsky 
Recording Secretary

Susie Botwinick
Corresponding Secretary

Debra Goldsmith
Financial Secretary

NCJW/Essex Staff

Caitlin Higgins Joy
Executive Director
chigginsjoy@ncjwessex.org

Stephanie Abrahams
Director of Advocacy and Community Engagement
sabrahams@ncjwessex.org 

Tom Ferri 
Staff Accountant
tferri@ncjwessex.org 

Brielle Smith
Office Manager
bsmith@ncjwessex.org

Angie Benedict
Manager of Membership and Volunteers 
abenedict@ncjwessex.org 

Debi Lewis 
Director of Communications 
dlewis@ncjwessex.org 

Alison Haight 
Director of Development
ahaight@ncjwessex.org 

Linda and Rudy Slucker NCJW/Essex Center for Women Staff

Patty Kremen
Director of the Center for Women
pkremen@ncjwessex.org 

Sharon Stern
Career Services Manager 
sstern@ncjwessex.org 

 

Dana Miceli
Case Manager 
dmiceli@ncjwessex.org 

 

“I want to make a difference in my community by volunteering, leading, organizing, contributing.
Where else can I do so much and have so much fun? NCJW/Essex suits me perfectly.”