Our Team
World Jewish Relief would not be able to carry out its work without a terrific team of hardworking people. Meet the team who make it happen:
Paul Anticoni
Chief ExecutivePaul Anticoni trained as an agriculturalist and forester prior to living and working in the 80s and 90s in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Cambodia and Bosnia. Paul then led the Red Cross in their disaster response operations for 12 years before joining World Jewish Relief as CEO in 2006.
Stacey Swimer
Director of International Programmes and PartnershipsStacey has worked with partners in Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia, as well as living and working in Zambia. Stacey has been at World Jewish Relief since June 2010 and is responsible for managing and growing our international humanitarian and development programmes.
Alisa Avigdor
Director of PhilanthropyAlisa has led fundraising teams within internationally renowned educational, arts and cultural heritage organisations for over 20 years, including the Jewish Museum London and the Royal College of Music, London. Alisa joined World Jewish Relief in September 2014.
Isobel Collinge
Director of FinanceIsobel qualified as an accountant in 2002 and has significant experience in the not for profit sector. Firstly for the NHS and more recently at the Royal College of Nursing where she led on budget setting, forecasting, financial strategy, statutory accounts and financial training.
Alex Brookes
Head of Major GivingAnnie Levy
Campaigns and Communications ManagerAbelia Leskin
Trust FundraiserAdina Birnbaum
Fundraising AssistantBeth Saffer
Programmes ManagerDebbie Cantor
Archive Volunteers Team ManagerEkaterina Mitiaev
Head of Impact and LivelihoodsEmily Dean
Marketing OfficerGill Bland
Head of Income and Supporter ServicesHannah Nagar
International Programmes OfficerHilary Chaplin
Income ManagerJanice Lopatkin
Programme Director, UKJohn Kanerick
Telephone Reception and Supporter Care AssistantJudith Fagelson
Programmes OfficerMaria Gonzalez
Income and Finance Support ManagerMichelle Mitchell
Head of Major Giving (on maternity leave)Mireille Flores
Head of Humanitarian ProgrammesMonika Kosinska
Finance ManagerRebecca Ross
Programmes Officer, UK RefugeesRichard Budden
Head of Individual Giving & LegaciesSam Pearl
Head of EventsSara Hussain
Office Manager and PA to CEOShelley Lief
HR AdvisorSimone Colp
Trust FundraiserSophia Vasiliou
Young Leadership and Fundraising ManagerSpencer Leland
Humanitarian and Livelihoods Programmes OfficerVicki Russell
Events ManagerZeinab Aboutak
Refugee Employment Network Coordinator
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