STAFF
Our staff lives Federation’s mission every day. We are here to help you cultivate and sustain a strong local and global Jewish community – now and for generations to come.
Office of the President
David Waren
President and Chief Executive Officer
860-727-6111
dwaren@jewishhartford.org
Leslie Iarusso
Chief of Staff
860-930-9736
liarusso@jewishhartford.org
Nicole Bruno
Executive Assistant
860-727-6112
nbruno@jewishhartford.org
Association of Jewish Cemeteries
Lisa Vaeth
Director
860-727-6143
lvaeth@jewishhartford.org
Development
Sherri Pliskin
Vice President, Development
860-716-3232 cell
860-727-6117 office
spliskin@jewishhartford.org
Hayley Wasser
Vice President, Impact & Sustainability
404-955-9969
hwasser@jewishhartford.org
Laurie Mandell
Senior Associate Vice President, Development
860-727-6126 office
860-335-7350 cell
lmandell@jewishhartford.org
Donna Wilbur
Director, Campaign Operations
860-727-6120
dwilbur@jewishhartford.org
Jessica LaFerriere
Development Associate
203-506-2452
jlaferriere@jewishhartford.org
Jill Siegel
Major Gifts Officer
860-727-6118 office
860-214-1534 cell
jsiegel@jewishhartford.org
Leadership, Education and Engagement
Heather Rubin Fiedler
Vice President, Jewish Education and Leadership
Director, Jewish Leadership Academy
860-727-6121
hfiedler@jewishhartford.org
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Emerging Leadership Director
rlenkiewicz@jewishhartford.org
Max Beede
Director of Engagement and Community Leadership
860-386-5830
mbeede@jewishhartford.org
Marketing and Communications
Russ Benblatt
Vice President, Marketing and Communications
860-727-6161
rbenblatt@jewishhartford.org
Allie Egan-Sherry
Assistant Vice President, Marketing & Communications.
860-727-6128
aegansherry@jewishhartford.org
Samantha Schoenberg
Special Programs & Events Manager
860-727-6150
schoenberg@jewishhartford.org
Operations
Cheryl Wolmer
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
860-727-6105
cwolmer@jewishhartford.org
Bob Friedman
Vice President of Information Technology
860-727-6104
bfriedman@jewishhartford.org
Janice Appell
Senior Accountant
860-727-6102
jappell@jewishhartford.org
Rafael Meza
Bookkeeper
860-727-6101
rmeza@jewishhartford.org
Planning and Community Impact
Jody Angell
Assistant Vice President of Community Impact and Leadership
Director, Jewish Free Loan Fund
860-727-6151
jangell@jewishhartford.org
Ronni Breiter
Director, Children's Reading Partners
860-727-6129
rbreiter@jewishhartford.org
Debra Howson
Program Associate
860-727-6103
dhowson@jewishhartford.org
Danielle Moghadam
Director, Jewish Community Relations Council
860-727-6152
dmoghadam@jewishhartford.org