CUJF Staff
2026-2027 Board of Directors and Committee Chairs
Executive Committee:
President:
Arielle Weinstein (2026-2027)
President Elect:
Jacqueline Ross (2026-2027)
VP, Allocations:
Jacqueline Ross (2026-2027)
VP, Campaign:
Carmel Elazar (2025-2027)
Treasurer:
Arne Fliflet (2025-2027)
Secretary:
Inna Zharnitsky (2026-2028)
Phyllis Gingold (2026-2028)
Diane Gottheil (2026-2028)
Mitch Harris (2025–2027)
Barry Isralewitz (2025–2027)
Ruth Kantorovitz (2026-2028)
Lawrence Rauchwerger (2026–2028)
Julia Rietz (2026-2028)
Lauren Senoff (2026-2028)
Ex-Officio:
Rabbi Dovid Tiechtel, Chabad
Alex Scheeline, CU Jewish Endowment Foundation
Erez Cohen, Illini Hillel
Rabbi Jody Cook, Sinai Temple
Dana Rabin, Program in Jewish Culture and Society at UIUC
Committee CoChairs:
Jacqueline Ross, Allocations
Carmel Elazar, Campaign
Diana Jaher, CHAI Seniors
Jessica Kopolow and Marcey Goldstein, Chevra Kadisha
Tania Ionin, Committee Against Antisemitism
Dr. Carrie Franke and Courtney Thomas, Holocaust Education
Barbara Kaplan, Human Services