Staff


Meet the Team!

Get to know the passionate individuals dedicated to serving our community with compassion, dignity, and respect.

Administration

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JANE GINSBURG
President & CEO

518-516-1101
jginsburg@jfsneny.org

JENNIFER PLOUFFE, LMSW
Chief Program Officer

518-722-4981
jplouffe@jfsneny.org

MONICA TAN
Director of Marketing

518-516-1104
mtan@jfsneny.org

NAOMI ROTER
Marketing & Social Media Associate

nroter@jfsneny.org

ELANA KAMENIR
Director of Grants & Contracts

518-516-1117
ekamenir@jfsneny.org

ALICIA JACOBS
Director of Community Engagement

518-516-1124
ajacobs@jfsneny.org

MAUREEN KELLY
Director of Finance & Operations

518-516-1103
mkelly@jfsneny.org

STACEY WAGER
Intake Coordinator and
Information & Referral Specialist

518-722-4122 
spacuk@jfsneny.org

BRANDY ROWELL
Office Administrator

518-516-1102
browell@jfsneny.org

NNORC

(Neighborhood Naturally Occurring Retirement Community)
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KYRA ALTE, LMSW
NNORC Director

518-516-1110
kalte@jfsneny.org

MARLA GORNSTEIN, LMSW
NNORC Director of Programs

518-516-1113
mgornstein@jfsneny.org

EVA MURPHY-CRONIN, BS
NNORC Care Manager

518-516-1119
emurphy@jfsneny.org

SUSAN RIBACK, RN
NNORC Community
Health Nurse Educator

518-516-1120
sriback@jfsneny.org

Essential Services & Project 5

Senior Resource Network & Holocaust Survivor Assistance

Chaplaincy

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LISA GALLY
Director of Essential Services

518-516-1107
lgally@jfsneny.org

CLARA SIMON, MSW
Senior Resource Specialist

518-516-1115
csimon@jfsneny.org

RABBI ADAM LAUTMAN
Jewish Community Chaplain

518-246-6362
alautman@jfsneny.org

Care Management

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VIOLETTE DAVENPORT, MSW
Geriatric Social Work Care Manager

518-722-4982
vdavenport@jfsneny.org

KAITLYN WOOLEY, MSW
Aging Services Care Manager

518-261-9179
kwooley@jfsneny.org

Clinical Services

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DARA RITCHIE, MBA, LCSW, CCPT
Director of Clinical Services

518-516-1126
dritchie@jfsneny.org

JENNIFER STANLEY, LCSW, CCPT
Clinician

518-722-4101
jstanley@jfsneny.org

MELANIE MAHLER-GABAY, LCSW
Clinician

518-516-1118
mmahler@jfsneny.org

BARRY DAVIS, LCSW-R
Clinician

518-516-1125
bdavis@jfsneny.org

HAYLEY HUMISTON, LMHC
School-Based Clinician

518-516-1119
hhumiston@jfsneny.org

RACHEL GATES, LMSW
Clinician

518-516-1105
rgates@jfsneny.org

REMY ROMERO, MFT
Clinician

518-516-1116
rromero@jfsneny.org

DANIELLE CONLAN, MHC-LP
Clinician

315-547-8294
dconlan@jfsneny.org

ADAM VAN BUREN, LMSW
Clinician

518-770-0608
avanburen@jfsneny.org

JAMIE BERGER, OTR/L
Occupational Therapist

518-516-1108
jberger@jfsneny.org

Join our team!

A career at JFS is more than just a job;
it’s an opportunity to enhance the lives of individuals and families in our community.

PROVIDING SUPPORT, SERVICES & RESOURCES FOR OUR COMMUNITY