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Leadership
Leadership
The people behind TiKVA
TiKVA’s board, trustees, and staff guide its work caring for vulnerable Jewish children and families across Ukraine, Romania, and Israel.
BoardExecutive Leadership
Ed Frankel
Chairman of the Board
Refael Kruskal
Vice President & CEO
Lori Donza
Treasurer
Phil Gross
Vice President
Pamela Pekerman
Vice President
Jeremy Posen
CFO
Elliot Schnier
Vice President
Andrew Stamelman
Secretary
Effy Zinkin
Vice President
BoardTrustees
- Rabbi Shlomo Baksht
- Teresa Bazbaz
- Eugene Fershteyn
- Michelle Finkelshteyn
- Leah Frankel
- Keith Frankel
- Rose Gerszberg
- Jonathan Gerszberg
- Morey Goldberg
- Carla Harman
- Russ Krivor
- Sheryl Lipman
- Steve Poznak
- Miryam Reinitz-Kops
- Scott Rose
- Sandra Sholl
- Warren Stieglitz
TeamStaff
Anna Stein
Executive Director
Lori Donza
Treasurer
2026 GalaGala Committee
Co-Chairs
- Michelle Finkelshteyn
- Pamela Pekerman
Members
- Yanna Begelman
- Alina Dovere
- Peter & Natalya Erlikh
- Ekaterina & Eugene Fershteyn
- Rose Gerszberg
- Olya Kislin
- Michael Marielli
- Ariel Stein
- Jane Tuv
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