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.
Abelia Leskin
Trust Fundraiser
Adina Birnbaum
Fundraising Assistant
Beth Saffer
Programmes Manager (on maternity leave)
Debbie Cantor
Archive Volunteers Team Manager
Ekaterina Mitiaev
Head of Impact and Livelihoods
Emily Dean
Marketing Officer
Gill Bland
Head of Income and Supporter Services
Hilary Chaplin
Income Manager
Janice Lopatkin
Programme Director, UK
John Kanerick
Telephone Reception and Supporter Care Assistant
Judith Fagelson
Programmes Officer
Maria Gonzalez
Income and Finance Support Manager
Mark Weegmann
Humanitarian Programmes Officer
Michelle Mitchell
Head of Major Giving
Mireille Flores
Head of Humanitarian Programmes
Monika Kosinska
Finance Manager
Natalya Williams
Programme Manager
Rebecca Ross
Project and Finance Administrator; UK Refugees
Rebecca Singer
Head of Communications and Community
Richard Budden
Head of Individual Giving & Legacies
Sam Pearl
Head of Events
Sara Hussain
Office Manager and PA to CEO
Shelly Lief
HR Advisor
Simone Colp
Trust Fundraiser
Sophia Vasiliou
Young Leadership and Fundraising Manager
Tanya Freedman
Digital Communications Manager
Vicki Russell
Events Manager
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