Honoring JCYS Past President, David Schulman
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Professional Staff
JCYS is proud to retain an exceptionally qualified and dedicated team of staff members at our Family Centers, Camps, and Central Office, who ensure each program's success.
Full JCYS Staff Contact List
JCYS Central Office
Martin Oliff, Ph.D.
Executive Director
moliff@jcys.org
Susan E. Rochlis
Associate Executive Director
srochlis@jcys.org
Barbara Uher Vijuk
Assistant Executive Director
bvijuk@jcys.org
Kevin Faulkner
Director of Property Management
kfaulkner@jcys.org
Jason Malkin
Director of Major Gifts
Mobile: 312-217-5400
jmalkin@jcys.org
Molly Harlow
Development Manager
mharlow@jcys.org
Richard Bucchi
Human Resources Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
rbucchi@jcys.org
Alicia Cahill
Accounting Clerk
acahill@jcys.org
Ada Ma
Accountant
ama@jcys.org
JCYS TEAMcorps
Elysabeth Ashe
Director
lashe@jcys.org
JCYS Camp Henry Horner
Kenley Perry
Camp Director
kperry@jcys.org
Danny Glassman
Conference Center Director/ Overnight Camp Director
dglassman@jcys.org
Isaac Brubaker
Day Camp Director
Ropes & Outdoor Education
Director
ibrubaker@jcys.org
Carolyn Lawson
Business Manager
clawson@jcys.org
JCYS Camp Red Leaf
Erin Newport
Director
enewport@jcys.org
JCYS George W. Lutz Family Center
Brenda Weitzberg
Director of North Shore Operations
bweitzberg@jcys.org
Micky Baer
Assistant Director of North Shore Operations
micky.baer@jcys.org
Johanna Sievers
Director of Early Childhood Education
jsievers@jcys.org
Ileane Voigt
Director of Early Childhood Education
ivoigt@jcys.org
Jennifer Whorf M.S., D.T.
Child and Family Development Specialist
jwhorf@jcys.org
Laurel Nida
Business Associate
lnida@jcys.org
Lisa Uzarewicz
Office Assistant
luzarewicz@jcys.org
JCYS Michael R. Lutz Family Center
Jean Sellmyer Losek
Director of Chicago Operations
jlosek@jcys.org
Debbie Heifitz Porter
Director
dporter@jcys.org
Elysabeth Ashe
Big City Day Camp Director
lashe@jcys.org
JCYS Northwest Family Center
Allison Deutsch
Center Director
adeutsch@jcys.org
Lisa Spewak
Director of Early Childhood Education
lspewak@jcys.org
Zahava Berman
Assistant Director of Early Childhood Education
zberman@jcys.org
Lauren Miller, M.Ed., MSE
Child and Family Development Specialist
lmiller@jcys.org
Ofra Baron
Business Clerk
obaron@jcys.org
JCYS Lillian L. Lutz Recreation Center
Micky Baer
Site Director
micky.baer@jcys.org
JCYS North Shore Day Camp/NSDC Sports
Johanna Sievers
Director of Youth and North Shore Day Camp
jsievers@jcys.org
Joe Knudsen
NSDC Sports Director
Camp Henry Horner Staff Bios
At Henry Horner, our staff is our most valuable resource. Warm, dedicated and enthusiastic, staff includes college students, educators, coaches and juniors and seniors in high school who come from across the USA and around the world. Many return each summer and are former campers. Chosen for their expertise and maturity, they are committed to helping every camper enjoy their experience and grow as individuals during the summer.
Kenley Perry
Kenley Perry is the Director of Camp Henry Horner. Kenley has been with JCYS since 1996. He was the Ropes and
Adventure Education Director until 2000 and has directed our day camp since 2002. Kenley holds a degree in
recreation.
Erin Newport
Erin is the new Camp Director of Camp Red Leaf. She has
been involved in camping for over 6 years. Erin has a degree in Recreation and Sports Management with an
emphasis in
Adaptive Sports from Fort Hays State University in Kansas.
Danny Glassman
Danny has been with JCYS since 2000, full-time since 2003. He is Director of our Overnight Camp and Conference
Center. Danny holds a degree in History and is working on a masters in Social Science.
Isaac Brubaker
Isaac has been at Camp since 1994 as a camper, since 2000 as a summer staff member and working full time for
JCYS since 2006. He's been the Assistant Day Camp Director for several years at Henry Horner and was recently
promoted to Day Camp Director. He is also the Ropes and Outdoor Education Director. Isaac is a graduate of the
University of Iowa.
Carolyn Lawson
Carolyn has been with JCYS over 30 year as the Business Manager of Camp Henry Horner. Carolyn's children and
grandchildren have grown up at Horner
North Shore Day Camp Staff Bios
NSDC staff members are hired through a highly selective interview process. They are primarily chosen for their dedication to working with children. Our staff is compassionate, enthusiastic, good listeners, patient, nurturing, and trustworthy. We seek people who are team players with leadership skills, easy-going, and know how to make camp fun. The entire staff participates in a week-long extensive training and teambuilding orientation program. Our team is comprised of college and high school students, child-care professionals, and educators.
NSDC takes pride in our outstanding camper/staff ratio of 6:1. This allows our staff to address each individual campers needs as well as provides leadership to the entire group.
Johanna Sievers, Camp Director
Johanna has been with JCYS for 15 years in a variety of key positions. Johanna has an extensive background in
camping both through her years as the Program Director at Camp Henry Horner and the Assistant Director of the
overnight camp. This will be Johanna's third year as the Director of NSDC and NSDC Sports.
