
Paul Anticoni
Chief Executive

Stacey Swimer
Director of International Programmes and Partnerships

Alisa Avigdor
Director of Philanthropy

Isobel Collinge
Director of Finance

Janice Lopatkin
Programme Director, UK

Rabbi Dina Brawer
Executive Director World Jewish Relief USA

Alex Brookes
Deputy Director of UK Programmes

Rachel Stein
Director of Communications & Marketing

Tessa Drysdale
Director of People & Culture

Abelia Leskin
STEP Forward & STEP REP South West Programme Manager, UK Programmes

Becca James
STEP Programme Officer

Adina Birnbaum
Fundraising Administrator

Alice Greider
Senior Older People Programmes Officer

Amanda Kyte
Office Manager

Beth Saffer
Head of Older Peoples Programmes

Cheryl Ashley
Events Coordinator

Cosmo Robertson Charlton
Senior Marketing & Communications Officer

Debbie Cantor
Programme Manager, Homes for Ukraine

Ekaterina Mitiaev
Head of Impact and Livelihoods

Emily Cookson
UK Programme Manager - STEP & NE RISE UK Programmes Safeguarding Lead

Gill Bland
Head of Income and Supporter Services

Esther Tsz Wing Ng
Trust Fundraiser

Julie Goodman
Events and Campaigns Administrator and Analyst

Hilary Chaplin
Income Manager
Jane Lelence
Graphic Designer

Rachel Geron
Head of Marketing

Ben Marks
Head of Media & Storytelling

Janice Axelbank
Head of Brand & Creative

John Kanerick
Telephone Reception and Supporter Care Assistant

Liubov Rainchuk
Programme and MEL Manager

Maria Gonzalez
Income and Finance Support Manager

Monika Kosinska
Finance Manager

Natasha Niman
UK Programme Manager

Ornela Hysomemaj
Assistant Accountant

Richard Budden
Head of Individual Giving & Legacies

Rosa Mutchnick
Community Education and International Projects Officer

Sabina Artemieva
Support Services Lead

Sam Pearl
Head of Events

Shelley Lief
HR Advisor

Simone Colp
Senior Trust Fundraiser

Simon Burdett
Climate Resilience Programme Manager

Spencer Leland
Programme and MEL Manager

Tom Edwards
Head of Major Giving

Vicki Russell
Fundraising and Income Manager

Veronika Goria-Savo
REP Team Leader

Vladlena Ozhydrianova
Ukraine Programme Manager

Roshni Sumitra
Humanitarian and Climate Programmes Officer

Sharon Brookstein
Senior Development Manager

Lydiah Mutimbanyoka
Head of Humanitarian Programmes
Tien Luong
Senior Finance Manager
Shivansh Singh
Digital Marketing Officer
Fowzia Nor
UK Programme Officer
Trustees
The governing body of World Jewish Relief is our Council of Management, run by our charity Trustees.

Maurice Helfgott
Chair

Henry Grunwald OBE KC
President

Jeremy Newman
Treasurer

Hilda Worth
Vice Chair

Nigel Ross
Honorary Life Vice President

Linda Rosenblatt MBE
Honorary Life Vice President

Nigel Layton
Honorary Life Vice President

Ashley Mitchell
Honorary Life Vice President

Jonathan Joseph
Honorary Life Vice President
James Libson
Honorary Life Vice President

Dina Shiloh
Trustee

Elliot Moss
Trustee

Rachel Ingram
Trustee

Alan Rousso
Trustee

Annabel Mahgerefteh
Trustee

Prerna Wadikar
Trustee
Kevin Sneader
Trustee

Rob Ginsberg
Trustee
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