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Jenna Leopold Shulman has led JELF as Chief Executive Officer since 2014, overseeing remarkable growth in both loan applications and fundraising, with increases exceeding 100%. A graduate of Emory University School of Law and the University of Florida, Jenna’s roots trace back to North Miami Beach, FL but she has called Atlanta home for over […]

Cathy Herman Miller started with JELF in 2001 as a part-time financial coordinator until becoming full time in 2008, then served as Director of Finance and Operations from 2012-2015 and currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer (COO). Cathy, originally from Greensboro, NC and received her B.S. in Consumer Economics from the University of Georgia, […]

Josh Schaier has served as JELF’s Chief Development Officer since 2015. Prior to working at JELF, Josh worked in University Development and Alumni Relations at New York University and with the fundraising team of the 92nd Street Y. Before a career in nonprofit fundraising, Josh was a legal assistant at several law firms in Manhattan. Josh received […]

Sandra Bass joined JELF in April 2019 and is JELF’s Director of Loan Program. She holds a Masters of Education from the University of Florida and is originally from Miami, Florida, but has called Atlanta home since 1998. Sandra has worked in the Atlanta Jewish community for over 20 years. In this time, she served […]

Miriam Friedman joined JELF in 2023 and serves as Senior Development Officer.  Miriam is a seasoned nonprofit professional with 17 years of fundraising experience serving the Atlanta Jewish Community. She has held past roles at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta, Jewish Family & Career Services, and the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.  Miriam […]

Jody Vane joined JELF in 2019. Although she has lived in Georgia for most of her adult life, she grew up in New Jersey and has been in Atlanta for over 30 years. Despite the traffic, she happily traded northern life for southern life very easily and enjoyed raising her family in Atlanta. Jody worked […]

Jenifer Lieberbaum has been JELF’s Administrative Assistant/Project Coordinator since 2013. Jenifer received her BA in Psychology from Emory University and MS in Industrial Psychology from Tulane University. She worked for several years in corporate Human Resources before becoming a stay-at-home mom to raise her two sons. Jenifer resumed working outside the home in 2011, receiving […]