Archives: Staff

Emily Sauerteig was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. Emily moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University, where she received degrees in music performance, sociology, and educational policy, before getting her Masters of Music Business Administration and Entertainment Industries at the University of Miami. Non-profit has always been at the core of Emily’s pursuits. She […]

“For me, JELF’s support represented more than simply another student loan for my undergraduate studies at Northwestern University. It was my Jewish community stepping up to invest in my future. A dozen or so years after I had made the last payment on my loan, I was contacted by JELF as part of an “alumni” […]

Jane Gudelsky Aronoff is a founding member and was the first female president of Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta, GA. She continues to be involved with the congregation today.  In 2004, she became active in the reform movement as the Union for Reform Judaism’s MUM co-chairperson for the Southeast region and in 2007 she was […]

Jeff Alperin is a “recovering” corporate lawyer and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of cc:Clients, a content marketer serving large and mid-sized law firms, and an adjunct professor at Emory Law School where he teaches in the transactional law program. In addition to his involvement with JELF, Jeff serves as the Board President […]

Marianne Daniels Garber, Ph. D. was introduced to JELF through her father-in-law, Al Garber, who was raised in the Hebrew Orphans’ Home and reaped the benefits of a college education because of the orphanage and the Atlanta community. Marianne has served as President of JELF twice, 2003-2005 and 2015-2017. Marianne is an Educational Consultant at […]

Stan Lowenstein lives in Dunwoody with his wife Jen and has three children. He is a financial advisor and has been working in wealth management since 2002. Prior to 2002 he worked in the furniture industry with Schnadig in Chicago and with Rhodes Furniture in numerous locations in the South. Stan graduated from the Terry […]

Kevin Rubin is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Kevin and his wife (Andrea) relocated to Atlanta in 2006. Kevin received a Masters of Science in Information Systems Technology (MSIST) and Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) from the George Washington University in 2001. Kevin graduated from Emory University School of Law in 2008 and is licensed […]

Phil is an investment banker with TM Capital, where he advises mid market companies with regard to mergers and acquisitions, growth financings and leveraged finance transactions. Phil grew up in Jericho, NY and moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University, from which he graduated with a BBA in Finance in 2007. Since graduating from college, […]

Philip Kahn, a native Atlantan, has most recently served as Treasurer of JELF.  Professionally, Philip is a CPA as well as a Certified Financial Planner and has participated in numerous business purchases and sales in addition to acting as CFO for several businesses.

Greg Gaylis was raised in San Diego, California, and moved to Atlanta in 2014.  He received his B.S. in Human Biology from the University of California, San Diego, and his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. Greg is an attorney at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, where his practice focuses on healthcare […]

Andy Gross, born and raised in Richmond, VA, graduated from the University of Georgia, where he was in Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in political science. Since moving to Atlanta after college, he has held various roles in the technology/security industries. He currently serves as Director of Mergers & […]

Richard resides with his wife, Ilana, in Marietta and is the father of Josh and Erica. They are members of Temple Kol Emeth. After a nearly 40 year career with UPS, he recently retired as the Chief Financial Officer. A native of San Antonio, Texas, Mr. Peretz holds a master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) […]

Bob Thompson was born in Chattanooga, TN and grew up in Arlington, VA. He has lived in Atlanta since 1971.  Bob is a retired consulting actuary and Fellow of the Society of Actuaries. He spent most of his career with Towers Perrin (now Willis Towers Watson) in the Atlanta office. He was President of the […]