Board of Directors
The Jewish Connection Network is a proud agency of The Associated and is guided by our board of community leaders.
Leadership
Will Minkin (He/him)
Board Chair
Will Minkin serves as Chair of the Board of the Macks Jewish Connection Network and has a long history of leadership in Baltimore’s Jewish community. He previously served as Board Chair of the JCC of Greater Baltimore and has held leadership roles with The Associated, including serving on its Board of Directors, Finance Committee, and Community Planning & Allocations Committee. He is also a member of the board of Capital Camps and is a past participant in Acharai, a leadership program of Na’aleh.
A graduate of the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland School of Law, Will has spent his career practicing law and is a partner at the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos.
He and his wife, Buffy Minkin, are the proud parents of two children, Abby and Zach.
Board Members
Lauren Ades (She/her)
Immediate Past Chair
Attorney
Joel Chazen (He/him)
Officer
CPA & Director At BDO USA
Fun Fact: Favorite travel destination is Israel
Sarah R. David (She/her)
Officer
Prosecutor
Fun Fact: Sarah studied Japanese for six years, but has never been to Japan
Mica Fidler (she/her)
Board Member
Director of Partnerships and Volunteer Recruitment, Thread
Fun Fact: Has hiked Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Alyson L. Friedman (She/her)
Board Member
Retired Certified Rehabilitation Counselor
Fun Fact: She is a certified Zentagling teacher.
Kathleen Godwin Pinsky (she/her)
Board Observer
Attorney
Fun Fact: Die hard Terps fan, who collects handmade terrapin figurines!
Deborah Harbuger (She/her)
Board Member
Social Work Faculty at UConn
Fun Fact: Works as a Yoetzet/Camper Care Coordinator at Capital Camps every Summer
Justin Harvey (He/him)
Board Member
Investment Strategist
Fun Fact: First time ever in Baltimore was during his interview with T. Rowe Price.
Talya Knable (she/her)
Board Member
Fran Pollack-Matz (She/her)
Officer
Attorney
Fun Fact: Has traveled the world with my husband for six months
Annette Saxon (She/her)
Board Member
Development Consultant
Fun Fact: Believes that relationships are everything
Naami Schorr (She/her)
Officer
Executive Coach
Fun Fact: Has the same birthday as her mother and grandmother
Sarah Vorsanger (she/her)
Board Observer
Senior Customer Success Manager
Fun Fact: Has traveled to six out of the seven continents.
Terri Weisbord (she/her)
Board Member
Owner & Partner, WG Communications Group
Fun Fact: Sold Kirby Vacuums door to door to backpack around Europe at 18.