Professional Staff

JCYS Central Office
Jason Malkin
Acting Executive Director
jmalkin@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

Molly Harlow
Development Manager
mharlow@jcys.org

Richard Bucchi
Human Resources Coordinator/Administrative Assistant
rbucchi@jcys.org

Alicia Cahill
Accounting Clerk
acahill@jcys.org

Barry Shapiro
Accountant
bshapiro@jcys.org

Elysabeth Ashe
Director
lashe@jcys.org

Kenley Perry
Camp Director
kperry@jcys.org

Isaac Brubaker
Day Camp Director
Ropes & Outdoor Education
Director
ibrubaker@jcys.org

Jackie Folak
Conference Center Manager
jfolak@jcys.org

Leah Maxon
Business Manager
lmaxon@jcys.org

Erin Newport
Director
enewport@jcys.org

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

Rachel Schecter, M.Ed.
Child and Family Development Specialist
rschecter@jcys.org

Laurel Nida
Business Associate
lnida@jcys.org

Lisa Uzarewicz
Office Assistant
luzarewicz@jcys.org

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

Allison Deutsch
Center Director
adeutsch@jcys.org

Ruth Taxy
Director of Early Childhood Education
rtaxy@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

Micky Baer
Site Director
micky.baer@jcys.org

Johanna Sievers
Director of Youth and North Shore Day Camp
jsievers@jcys.org

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.

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.

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.