Meet Our Trustees
Over 390 women serve as trustees of the Jewish Women’s Foundation, including 55 multigenerational families. Get to know some of the forward-thinking women who sit at our philanthropic table!
2025-2026 Steering Committee
The Steering Committee comprises the leadership of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago (JWF) and is responsible for guiding the strategic direction and priorities of JWF. The work of the Foundation, primarily accomplished at the committee level, concentrates on grantmaking, programs, and resource development.
Nancy Krent – JWF Chair
Sue Rifas – Immediate Past Chair
Naomi Senser – Grants Chair
Andi Srulovitz – Leadership & Resource Development Chair
Beth Shapiro Kopin – Evaluation & Research Committee Chair
Bonnie Marcus – Financial Liaison
Jan Schwartz – Advocacy & Outreach Chair
Lynne Reich – Program Chair
Sara Wolkenfeld – Education/Leadership Development Grants Subcommittee Chair
Marilyn Green-Rebnord – Health/Well-Being Grants Subcommittee Chair
Marjorie Loeb – Economic Security/Legal Reform Grants Subcommittee Chair
Aleeza Lubin – Innovation Subcommittee Chair
Ilana Seder Rosen – Multigenerational Chair
Shari Slavin – JWF Chair Appointee
Sheri Bassewitz – At-Large Member
Carol Golder – At-Large Member
Anna Gomberg – At-Large Member
Jane Lederman – At-Large Member
Amy Rubin – At-Large Member
Amy Tuchler – At-Large Member
Trustee Highlights
To illustrate the value of each unique voice and perspective within our diverse organization, it is our pleasure to highlight two of our trustees.
Nancy Krent
“Living a Jewish Life includes philanthropy, it is a fundamental part of Judaism.”
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Naomi Senser
“As Jews, we are responsible for each other. Nobody is going to do it but us.”
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A cohort of Create a Jewish Legacy
The Five Sisters Legacy Society is a meaningful opportunity to add your voice to the community of Jewish women who have made JWF a defining part of their charitable legacy.
JWF’s Five Sisters Legacy Society is named after Zelophehad’s daughters, a group of strong, wise women who used their collective voice to stand up for their rights and secure their future (Numbers 27: 1-11). The story of the Five Sisters illustrates one of the earliest challenges faced by Jewish women, the inability to inherit land. By successfully making their case, the Five Sisters stood up against injustice and affirmed the rights of all Jewish women for future generations.
Similarly, the Jewish Women’s Foundation of Metropolitan Chicago is working to build a future where all Jewish women and girls are equally valued partners in every aspect of the Jewish community and around the world.
Make JWF an enduring part of your Jewish legacy. As you plan for the future, think about what that legacy means to you and please consider JWF in your will or estate plan. To learn more about how to create your Jewish legacy, please contact us.
Five Sisters Legacy Society Members
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Carol Adelman
Alona Anspach
Nancy Babendir
Elizabeth Ballis
Teri Barnett
Laurie Baskin
Sheri Bassewitz
Ellen B. Carmell
Jackie Casey
Judy Deutsch
June Finder
Jennifer Flink
Ellen Saks Goldberg
Randi Brown Gurian
Gwen Heyman
Dana Westreich Hirt
Sheri Hokin
Frances Horwich z”l
Donna Kahan
Gerri Kahnweiler
Debby Karton
Nancy Kohn
Lori Ann Komisar
Nancy Krent
Adrienne B. Kriezelman
Annette Lidawer
Jen Lucas
Tracy Madansky
Debra Marcus
Sylvia R. Margolies
Susan Mednick z”l
Ilene Novack
Debra Oberman
Lynne Reich
Sue Rifas
Debra Ruderman
Linda Schiffman
Jan Schwartz
Midge Perlman Shafton
Beth Shapiro Kopin
Judy Share
Carol S. Siegel
Linda Soreff Siegel
Linda Simon
Shari B. Slavin
Stephanie Smerling
Andi Srulovitz
Lee Sternberg
Amy Tuchler
Marilyn Vender
Stephanie Victor
Judith Wolf