Federation Leadership

Before joining the Federation, Joy served as executive director of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York. Previously, she was selected as the 2007-2008 Ralph I. Goldman Fellow in International Jewish Communal Service at JDC, for which she lived and worked in Ukraine and Ethiopia. Joy is co-founder of Do Good Ukraine!, an organization dedicated to building civil society through volunteerism in Ukraine. Earlier, she served as the associate director for national women’s philanthropy at United Jewish Communities, where she worked with Jewish federations in the development of gender-based fundraising. Joy graduated from Brandeis University and earned a double M.A. in Jewish Communal Service and Public Administration at the joint program of Hebrew Union College and the University of Southern California.

Beth leads the development, implementation and evaluation of strategies to amplify the Federation’s impact on our community. She comes to Federation after working across non-profit and Jewish communal settings in community development and program measurement. Most recently, she supported impact and Jewish engagement professionals throughout all Jewish Federations as an Associate Vice President with The Jewish Federations of North America. Earlier, she led a consulting business focused in strategic research and evaluation. She received a PhD in Near Eastern and Jewish Studies from Brandeis University as a Wexner Graduate Fellow and her BA from the University of Michigan. She also studied at Tel Aviv University, Baltimore Hebrew University and the University of Maryland, from which she received her Master of Social Work.

A longtime Federation employee, Roxanne oversees the Federation’s Resilience Portfolio, which focuses on the health and stability of our Jewish ecosystem. Key areas include emergency response, community security, leadership development, community relations, health, and human services, capital planning, and global Jewish responsibility. Previously, Roxanne held professional roles with the UJA-Federation of NY, American Friends of the Hebrew University, and the PJCC. Roxanne earned M.A. degrees in Jewish Studies and Social Work and is a fellow in the Mandel Executive Leadership Program. She serves on the Board of Trustees of Peninsula Temple Beth El in San Mateo.