Ivana Bradanovic is JOI's Office Manager, responsible for daily management and maintenance of the JOI office including interfacing with vendors, telephone and office reception, administrative assistance to the JOI board of directors and executive director. Prior to joining JOI she worked as a framer at a small business called MAPS. She is a graduate of SUNY at Purchase and The Fine Arts Academy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia. In her spare time she enjoys riding her bike, painting, baking and knitting.

You can contact Ivana by sending her an email at ibradanovic[at]joi.org.

As Communications Associate, Levi Fishman's chief responsibility is to help promote JOI's message and activities to a wider audience through both the Jewish and mainstream media. With a background in film studies and creative writing from Emerson College in Boston, he has a long history of working in the field of communications as both a writer and an editor. Originally from Kansas City, Levi is currently working towards his Masters degree at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, and has been published in such newspapers as the Denver Post, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Chicago Tribune. In his free time, he enjoys museums, crossword puzzles, and movies at the Film Forum.

You can contact Levi by sending him an email at lfishman[at]joi.org.

Paul Golin is JOI's Associate Executive Director, responsible together with the Executive Director for budget, development, board stewardship, strategic planning, and the day-to-day operations of the organization. He is also charged with managing all marketing, communications and public relations; coordinating the company's Internet effort; editing the quarterly newsletter; and devising advocacy campaigns and program proposals. He previously served as JOI's Director of Communications and Strategic Planning. He is a frequent writer and speaker on Jewish outreach and authored the report, The Coming Majority: Suggested Action On Intermarried Households For The Organized Jewish Community and co-authored the book 20 Things for Grandparents of Interfaith Grandchildren To Do (And Not Do) To Nurture Jewish Identity In Their Grandchildren. Prior to joining JOI, Paul worked at the Jewish Life Network, a Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation, as Program Associate for Information Technology. Paul has a background in media, having worked at HBO Studio Productions as a Client Services Coordinator and then as Director of Research/Educational Writer at a startup CD-ROM games company called Wanderlust Interactive. He majored in Communications and Political Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. In his spare time, Paul enjoys travel, studying history, and turtle rearing.

You can contact Paul by sending him an email at pgolin[at]joi.org.

Rachel Gross, a native of Cincinnati, Ohio, joins JOI as a Program Officer. Her work involves direct service programming in addition to research and professional training. She earned an interdisciplinary BA from Hampshire College in Amherst, MA, in religion, cultural studies, and sociology, completing a thesis titled, "Disorganized Jews: An Ethnography." During her time at Hampshire, Rachel was involved in multiple aspects of the college as a chair of the student gift program, multi-faith student council, and Jewish student union. In addition to serving as a youth advisor and teen educator in Amherst, she has held grant-funded internships at the American Jewish Archives and The Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education. When she isn't working at JOI or trying to understand New York, Rachel enjoys spontaneous dance, arts, cooking, and being outside in the rain.

You can contact Rachel by sending her an email at rgross[at]joi.org.

Rebecca Gross, a native of Santa Monica, California, is a Program Officer at the Jewish Outreach Institute.  She graduated from the double degree program at Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary in May of 2007 with degrees in political economics and Jewish philosophy.  While in college, Rebecca was a teaching assistant for a historical debate class at Barnard, an attorney for the college’s nationally ranked mock trial program, and one of four inaugural speaking fellows for the Barnard Leadership Initiative.  Rebecca was also involved at Hillel serving as Vice President of the Executive Board, a member of the Reform movement’s student group, and as co-chair for the university’s Jewish Life Orientation program.  Prior to joining JOI, Rebecca worked in finance at Lehman Brothers.  In her spare time, she enjoys reading, attending Broadway plays, and hiking.

You can contact Rebecca by sending her an email at bgross[at]joi.org.

Liz Marcovitz is a Senior Program Officer at the Jewish Outreach Institute, where she researches and writes curriculum for JOI's educational and training programs, including Conference-in-a-box, the Grandparents Circle (for Jewish grandparents with interfaith grandchildren) and Empowering Ruth (for women Jews-by-choice). Liz moderates JOI's Empowering Ruth listserve and coordinates its Big Tent Judaism Advocacy Campaign. Prior to JOI, Liz has worked in advertising, television, journalism and Jewish education and possesses a BA in Journalism and Mass Communication and Jewish History and Civilization from New York University. In her spare time, she serves as a volunteer docent at a Lower East Side synagogue and likes to run, read and enjoy all New York has to offer.

You can contact by Liz sending her an email at lmarcovitz[at]joi.org.

Denyse Procope-Gregoire joined the Jewish Outreach Institute as the Research Assistant giving support to the Director of Research. She also serves as the Database Manager responsible for maintaining the organization's lists of professionals, donors, and the individual consumers in the Jewish community. As Conference Coordinator, she is responsible for all the logistical and administrative arrangements for our conferences. In an effort to utilize her many talents, she has designed some of the organization's promotional materials, and she has also done some work on our website. Denyse is a native of Trinidad and Tobago, the most southerly isle of the tropical Caribbean. She received her B.Sc in Computer Information Systems, and a minor in Music, at the Brewton Parker College, Mt. Vernon, Georgia, in 2000.

You can contact Denyse by sending her an email at dgregoire[at]joi.org.

Eva Stern is the Director of Training at the Jewish Outreach Institute. Eva is responsible for training and consulting with professionals and lay leaders on outreach methodology and programming. She also helps to develop educational curricula and other materials for Jewish communal professionals engaged in outreach to unaffiliated Jews and intermarried families, and conducts environmental research scans on Jewish communities throughout North America. Eva holds Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University. Eva is also passionate about pluralism and coexistence work, having facilitated workshops and groups for diverse populations of young adults and teens (both within and outside of the Jewish community) using dialogue, oral history, and the arts. Prior to JOI, she taught in an innovative Informal Jewish Education program outside of Boston. Eva is also a volunteer leader at her synagogue, coordinating young adult programs and leading services and programs for children.

You can contact Eva by sending her an email at estern[at]joi.org.

Alan Stricoff has 28 years of experience as an accountant and a chief financial officer. For the last 9 years he has been a self-employed "free lance" CFO/Comptroller and consultant for not-for profit organizations. Alan has an MBA in finance from Baruch College and is a Certified Public Accountant.

You can contact Alan by sending him an email at alanstricoff[at]yahoo.com.