Executive Team
Neil Newstein, LCSW, NCG
Executive Director / Chief Executive Office
Time at AJFCS: 25 Years
I am part of the AJFCS/LJRFS team because I believe that a community that doesn’t care for its members when trouble strikes isn’t a community at all. AJFCS/LJRFS is the organization that meets that need and allows us to be a community.
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Jenni Frumer, MSEd, LCSW, LMHC, NCG
Associate Executive Director
Time at AJFCS: 25 Years
I am part of the AJFCS/LJRFS team because it allows me to work everyday, alongside a group of talented professionals, who are committed to excellence and making this a “community worth living in.”
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Elaine Rotenberg, Ph.D.
Clinical Director
Time at AJFCS: 19 Years
I am part of the AJFCS/LJRFS team because there is no greater honor than working with families who have devoted their lives to creating the best possible world for their loved ones. I have the pleasure of sharing the sheer joy that comes with seeing the growth and success of those we proudly serve.
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Donna Kane, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Time at AJFCS: 7 Years
I am a part of the AJFCS/LJRFS team because I know that I am helping others by being a part of an agency that helps so many people in a variety of ways. While living in Rhode Island I was involved as a volunteer in many different organizations. In this position I know that my efforts are helping others and that make my job worthwhile.
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George Brener, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Time at AJFCS: 11 Years
I’m part of the AJFCS/LJRFS team because the agency has a very important role in the community and is the most efficient and effective non-profit agencies I have worked with.
Sheryl Gitterman
Human Resources Director
Time at AJFCS: 1 Year
I am part of the AJFCS/LJRFS because of all the wonderful programs we offer to the community. Since joining the agency I continue to be amazed by how our programs help people daily and by the diverse professional employee talent that we have to provide the services. I am proud to be the newest member of the Senior Management team with an agency that has both integrity and transparency.
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Caren Copening, MSW
Chief Development Officer
Time at AJFCS: 4 Years
I’m part of the AJFCS/LJRFS team because my work here reminds me every day of the wonderful things that can be accomplished as a result of donors’ generosity. Unlike many fundraisers who are removed from the activities for which they raise money, at JFCS, each day brings me another opportunity to see and ‘touch’ the lives of people helped by this agency. It’s such a pleasure to communicate to donors how their giving changes lives and to have an endless supply of real examples to share with them. As a social worker myself, it’s very gratifying to be part of an organization that is always moving towards making the world better.”
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