Leadership
JSS is governed by a Board of Directors which meets approximately eight times throughout the year. Directors are elected at our Annual Meeting every Fall. JSS openly welcomes nominations from people with a wide array of professional backgrounds. If you would like to become a member of the JSS Board of Directors, please contact us at info@jssmadison.org.
Past Presidents
Lawrence Bensky, Liesl Blockstein z”l, Maria Cancian, Barry Gidal, Howard Goldman, Les Goldsmith, Diane Gutmann, Roberta Lazarz, Joan Lerman, Daniel Levin, Harvey Malofsky z”l, Kris Rasmussen, Linda Reivitz, Kenneth Robbins, Stefanie Rose, Judy Sidran, Cheryl Rosen Weston, James Youngerman, Nan Youngerman
Meet the 2022-2023 Board of Directors
Carousel Bayrd, President
Civil Rights Attorney, Dane County Board Member
Brad Goldstein, Immediate Past President
Lawyer
Nathan Lipton, Treasurer
Senior Accountant, WIPFLI
Rachel Rosenfeld, Secretary
PhD student, demography
Barry Gidal,
Professor, UW School of Pharmacy
Judy Karofsky
Founder and President Real Estate Insites LLC, Advocate for Affordable Housing,
Bob Breslow
Professor, UW School of Pharmacy
Ariela Karasov
Psychiatrist, VA Hospital
Amy Lessing
Realtor
Masood Akhtar
Event planner
Stormy Justice,
MSN, MBA
Nancy Leff
Psychotherapist
Hannah Lipton
Professional Development Manager
Frederick Edelman
Pediatric Neurologist