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.

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.

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.

Liz Marcovitz is a 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.

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.

Jack Ryger is the Development Director of JOI, and has been involved in fundraising for nearly 20 years. Previously, he served as the Northeast Regional Director for UJC-United Jewish Communities-Network of Independent Communities, representing over 56 small federations, urban, rural, and suburban communities, from Maryland to Maine. Jack has worked for American ORT, Columbia University/Barnard Hillel, as well as the ALS Association. As a development executive, he worked for UJA-Federation of New York-Allied Trades and Professionals Group. He also ran community campaigns in the North Shore of Long Island. Jack holds a BS in political science from Columbia University. A native New Yorker, he resides in the Village with his wife and daughter.

Eva Stern is the Senior Program Officer 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.

Elizabeth Stoll is National Coordinator of The Mothers Circle at the Jewish Outreach Institute. She is available as a resource for current and future facilitators and coordinators of The Mothers Circle throughout the country, providing consultation on all aspects of running The Mothers Circle course, including marketing, recruitment, course location, curriculum, alumni groups, and more. Although her main responsibilities are with The Mothers Circle, Liz also works on other projects at JOI. Liz brings to JOI her experience as an educator in a variety of settings, including three years as a teacher at Cohen Hillel Academy in Marblehead, MA. Liz has a B.A. in Biology from Brown University, an M.A. in Education Administration from Teachers College, and an M.A. in Judaic Studies from the Graduate School of the Jewish Theological Seminary. In her spare time, Liz enjoys doing triathlons for good causes and baking for herself, her friends, and her family.

Suzette Cohen has worked in the field of social services since graduating magna cum laude from Georgia State University in 1981. She is currently pursuing her masters degree in Judaic Studies through Siegal College. Suzette has been a Jewish educator for many years with special emphasis on children of interfaith families. For the past several years, Suzette has taught women of other faiths who are raising their children as Jews as a Mothers Circle facilitator in Atlanta, Georgia. She also serves as the Mothers Circle coordinator for Georgia where there are four active groups currently running. Suzette is married to Mitch, an engineer by training and Jewish educator as well. She is the mother of three sons - Zachary, a medical school student, Jordan, a college student and Eric, a high schooler. In her spare time, Suzette enjoys attending concerts and all types of music, gardening, and making stained glass panels.

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.