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Jewish Family Service installs officers at Annual Meeting

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Jewish Family Service of Somerset, Hunterdon and Warren Counties (JFS) held its’ 42nd Annual Meeting on June 1.

The Annual Meeting was highlighted by the installation of its new board of trustees and officers for 2022-2023 including Jill Lavitsky, president; Cathy Binder-Siegal, vice president; Dr. Alexander Marcus, vice president; David Singer, vice president; Joan Handel, treasurer; and Carolyn Katz, recording secretary. New trustees include Jill Brooks, Ruth Edelman and Adam Pyle, returning trustees include Bea Abrams, Olivia Edelman, Brian Engelstein, Debby Feldman, Jill Fuerst, Leora Isaacs, Steve Krauss, Nancy L. Lee, Kari Scaglione, Gabrielle Walborsky, Helaine Weisberg and Walter Yosafat.

Joan Handel, on behalf of the board of trustees, expressed appreciation for the service and many years of leadership of outgoing President Alex Marcus, and outgoing Vice President Walter Yosafat, who is stepping down from the executive committee.

JFS staff members Kate Gullo, Debra Rimmer and Natalia Black gave special recognition to volunteers in the Senior Shopper, Family Mentor and Senior Visitor programs. JFS has over 100 community volunteers giving of their time to help young families at-risk, and frail homebound older adults and others in these program and several were highlighted for special mention including Senior Shopper volunteers: Sharon Fried, Kim Hadley and Karen Kowalski, Family Mentor volunteers: Barbara Uslan and Julie Warshaw at Warshaw Law Firm LLC, Senior Visitor volunteers: Cathy Binder-Siegel, Jim Gibson, Linda and Manny Glincman.

Marcus thanked the board for their hard work over the past two years and welcomed Lavitsky as the new president. He also thanked the staff for adapting so quickly to working remotely, and continuing to serve all those coming to JFS for help without interruption. Retiring Executive Director Jerry Starr thanked the board, staff and all of the agency’s community contributors for their support to make JFS the vital social service agency it is today, providing help to those in need.


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