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
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
Dori Tabachnick
Development Coordinator
860-727-6150
dtabachnick@jewishhartford.org
Jill Siegel
Assistant Vice President, Development
860-727-6118 office
860-214-1534 cell
jsiegel@jewishhartford.org
Leadership, Education and Engagement
Heather Rubin Fiedler
Vice President, Impact & Strategy
860-727-6121
hfiedler@jewishhartford.org
Max Beede
Director of Emerging Leadership
860-386-5830
mbeede@jewishhartford.org
Tammy Krulewitz
Israel Partnership Coordinator
860-727-6119
tkrulewitz@jewishhartford.org
Debbie Tawse
Jewish Leadership Academy Program Director
860-727-6130
dtawse@jewishhartford.org
Eadie Pitino
Associate Director of Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC)
epitino@jewishhartford.org
Marketing and Communications
Russ Benblatt
Vice President, Marketing & 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
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
Debra Howson
Program Associate
860-727-6103
dhowson@jewishhartford.org