YLD Board Members and Professional Staff Bios

Jason Adams is in his first year on the YLD Board. He is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio.  His undergraduate degree from the University of Indiana was in Business with a concentration in Computer...

Richard Bergman is in his fourth year on the YLD Board. 

Melissa Burstein is in her third year on the YLD Board. Melissa is originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Her undergraduate degree was in Arts and Sciences with a major in Communications from...

Jason Chess is the current YLD Board President and is in his fourth year on the YLD Board. He was on a similar Board (YAD) in Detroit before relocating to Chicago in early 2008.Jason is originally...

Max Chopovsky is currently serving his first year on the YLD Board. Max grew up in Kiev, Ukraine, and emigrated to the US with his family in 1992. Max attended Miami University in Ohio, where he...

David Corris is a Vice President of the YLD Board and is serving his fourth year as a YLD Board member. David is originally from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His undergraduate degrees were in math and...

Stephanie Dykeman is currently serving her first year on the YLD Board. She is a litigation associate at Chapman Spingola. Stephanie grew up just outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and received a B.A....

Brad Emanuel is currently serving his second year on the YLD Board. Currently, Brad works in the real estate investment industry as a principal at ATI Capital in Highland Park. He previously spent...

Josh Foreman is currently serving in his first year on the YLD Board. He is originally from Northbrook, Illinois. He graduated from Indiana University with a degree in Sports Marketing & Management....

Rachel Friedman is currently serving her first year on the YLD Board. She is originally from Cleveland, Ohio. Rachel went to college at Ohio University, where she not only left with a dual degree in...

David Goldenberg is currently serving his first year on the YLD board.  He is an Executive Vice President at Resolute Consulting, a public affairs and strategic communications firm where he manages...

Matt is currently serving in his second year on the YLD Board. He is originally from Northbrook, IL. He resides in the River North neighborhood of Chicago with his wife, Jamie.Matt graduated from...

Dan Goodman is serving his first year on the YLD board. Dan grew up in Highland Park, Illinois. He graduated from the University of Denver with a degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. He is...

Aron Greenburg is currently in his second year on the YLD Board. Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Aron moved to Chicago in 2008. He received an undergraduate degree in History from Clark...

Lisa Hacker is serving her first year on the YLD Board. She is from Cleveland, Ohio and recently moved to Chicago after living in Cincinnati, Ohio for the past several years. Lisa has a degree in...

Michelle Kallick is currently in her third year on the YLD Board. Michelle grew up in Highland Park, IL and now resides in River North. She graduated from University of Arizona and she received a...

Amy Kirsch is currently serving her first year on the YLD Board. She is originally from the suburbs of Detroit. Her undergraduate degree was in Finance from the University of Michigan, Ross School...

Brad Kleinman is currently serving his first year on the YLD board. Originally a Cleveland native, Brad has a Bachelor's of Science in Engineering Mechanics and a Masters of Engineering and...

Chad Kreindler is currently in his third year on the YLD Board and is the current Executive Vice-President. Chad is originally from Cincinnati, OH, but has lived in Chicago for about 11 years. After...

Ben Kuhr is currently in his third year on the YLD Board and serving his second year on YLD's Executive Committee.  Originally from Dallas, Texas, Ben graduated from The University of Texas at...

Jennifer Leemis is serving her 4th year on the board as the YLD 2011 Campaign Vice President and Ex-Officio. Jen is originally from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan but relocated to Chicago for the second...

Steven Levine is pleased to be serving in his first year on the YLD Board. Steven grew up in Northbrook, and received a B.S. from the University of Missouri with a concentration in Business...

Scott Lieber is serving his second year on the YLD Board and is a Vice-President for the Executive Committee. Scott grew up in Hinsdale, Illinois, a southwest suburb of Chicago. His undergraduate...

Alex Margulis is a third year YLD Board member. His involvement began in earnest a number of years back as a volunteer at the Uptown Café through a YLD volunteer event. Since then, Alex has become...

Lindsey Markus is serving her second year as a YLD Board member and is a member of the Executive Board.  Lindsey is a principal with the law firm of Chuhak & Tecson, P.C. and concentrates her...

Jonathan Meyer is currently serving in his second year on the YLD Board. He grew up in Highland Park, Illinois and currently lives in Chicago's River North area. After participating in the 2009 YLD...

Alana Mitz is currently serving in her second year on the YLD Board.  Alana grew up in Boca Raton, Florida and now lives in Chicago’s Gold Coast area.  After going on the Shorashim Birthright trip a...

Rebecca Nathan is in her second year on the YLD Board.

Marissa Poll is currently in her second year on the YLD Board. Marissa is originally from Chicago, Illinois. Her undergraduate degree was in retail management from the University of...

Stacy Saltzman is a third year YLD Board member. Stacy is from St. Louis, still roots for the Cardinals and is a graduate of Indiana University where she majored in broadcasting and...

Jimmy Sarnoff is the 2012 Campaign Chair for YLD and is serving his 3rd year on the YLD Board. Jimmy grew up in Glencoe, Illinois and attended New Trier High School. In 1999, he received a B.S. in...

Joe Seigle is in his second year on the YLD Board. 

Rob Simon is in his first year on the YLD Board. He is originally from Morton Grove, Illinois. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Illinois where he studied Psychology and...

Sabrina St. Peter is currently serving her first year on the YLD Board. She is originally from Clarkston, Michigan and moved to Chicago after graduating from The School of Hospitality Business at...

Mike Teplitsky is in his third year on the YLD Board. 

Caryn Fields is a Campaign Associate in the Jewish United Fund’s Young Leadership Division (YLD) where she plans a variety of programs and events that focus on outreach, leadership developm...

Sally Preminger is the Assistant Director of the Jewish United Fund’s Young Leadership Division (YLD), where she facilitates donor development, plans a variety of programs and events with a...

Ariel Zipkin is the Director of the Jewish United Fund's Young Leadership Division (YLD), where she plays a key role in working with the YLD Board and professional staff to develop programs...