About the Alliance

The JFCS Women’s Alliance is a group of women committed to addressing hunger in our community. By supporting this initiative, you will help ensure that those with the greatest need will have access to healthy and nutritious food.

This membership-based collaboration benefits the JFCS mobile and on-site food pantries year after year. Since 2019, 253 Members have raised over $521,000 in support of the pantries.

Why focus on Hunger?

Now more than ever, food is a serious need in our region, where more than 1 in 10 individuals in Mercer County are hungry.

Food insecurity is an ongoing issue in our community and the number of families served by JFCS’ food pantry increased by 31% in the past year. The mobile and on-site pantries are distributing a combined 1,800+ bags each month.

Why become a member?

As a member of the Women’s Alliance, you will be invited to exclusive member event(s) during the year, and listed on our website and in the Annual Report. Most of all, you will be making an impact in the year to come by supporting JFCS food programs.

2025-2026 Champions

Andrea Dedrick*
Susan Falcon*
Bobbi Freedman*
Patty Herst*
Kathy Lane
The Persky Family*
Phlaxy Rosenman
Beverly Rubman*
The Sussman Family
Lisa Tobias
Stacey Wasserman

2025-2026 Ambassadors

Anonymous (1)
Ellen Gordon
Carol Lerner*
Patricia & Ray Schlaefer
Jill Schwartz-Chevlin*
Marcie Shavel
Amy Venetianer
Sally Weisman*
Annie & Brian Zecher*

2025-2026 Sustaining Members

Abrams Foundation /
Nati Kushner
Nancy Alter
Stacey Bialow
Judy Brickman
Myra Colbert*

Holli Elias*
Deborah Freedman
Marsha and Eliot Freeman
Beth Frieder
Andrea Genek
Nancy and Bill Goldstein*
Nadivah Greenberg
Paula Heller
Shara Hofing
Jill Jaclin*
Florence Kahn
Dr. and Mrs. Daniel and Jody Kessel
Barbara Lawrence
Judy Leopold
Rachel Lesser
Carli Masia
Ginny Mason
Linda Meisel
Lauren & Rony Nazarian
Regina Neilssen
Reba Orszag
Danielle Perlman
Anita Plotkin
Carol Pollard
Sheryl Punia
Lois Riskin
Martha Rossman
Michelle Schwalbe
Betsy Silverman
Norma Susswein Saks
Marissa Treu
Amy Vogel
Melissa Wasserman
Audrey Wisotsky

2025-2026 Supporting Members

Anonymous (1)
Alberts Family Fund*
Rabbi Adena Blum
Judy Bortnick
Ilene Gershen
Joyce Kalstein
Debby Maisel
Wendy Merkovitz, BHHS Fox & Roach
Rabbi Andrea Merow
Jaimie Orland
Alison Politziner
Marissa Reibstein*
Paula A. Ruderman
Marcy Q. Samet
Jacqueline Schreiber
Ruth Schulman
Tirza S. Wahrman*
Linda B. Weber*
Pamela Zaifman

2025-2026 Contributing Members

Anonymous (1)
Lauren Albert
Betsy Andrews*
Nancy Becker
Barbara Berg
Anne Berman-Waldorf
Carey Bloom
Charlene and Scott Borsack

Cindy Bright
Sue Carnegie
Gale Cohen
Janet Cohen
Ruth Collier
Salena Desiano
Amy Druker
Beth Englezos
Myra Epstein*
Kate Fisher
Pamela G. Frank
Jennifer Freedman
Martha Friedman
Barbara Gantwerk*
Andrea Gaynor
Lisa Giancarli
Sharon Gomberg*
Helene Gottlieb
Linda Grenis
Evelyn Grossman
Amy Hoffman
Carol E. Hoffman
Betsy Ie*
Helaine Isaacs*
Ilene Janofsky
Emily Josephson
Ellen Judson
The Katz Family
Leslie Kornsgold*
Joanne Lasky
Shira Leeds
Cathy Levine
Lynda Levy
Fran Lichtenstein
Robin Liebmann Wallack
Judith Margolin

Anonymous (3)
Abrams Foundation/
Nati Kushner
Jennifer Agran
Meryl Baurmash
Stacey Bialow
Shari Blecher
Stacey Block
Sara Bucholtz
Jill Chevlin
Christine Cirkus
Myra Colbert
Holli Elias
Susan Falcon
Bobbi Freedman
Marsha Freeman

Beth Frieder
Andrea Genek
Carol Golden
Ellen Gordon
Nadivah Greenberg
Linda Grenis
Paula Heller
Patricia Herst
Jennifer Hilton
Amy Hoffman
Jill Jaclin
Emily Josephson
Florence Kahn
Joyce Kalstein
Rakefet Kasdin
Lily Krauss

Kathy Lane
Barbara Lawrence
Carol Lerner
Mel Lubin
Debby Maisel
Carli Masia
Ginny Mason
Linda Meisel
Michelle Napell
Lauren Nazarian
Carole Nimaroff
Alexa Offen
Jacqueline Orr
Reba Orszag
Arlene Pedovitch

Danielle Perlman
Allison Persky
Robin Persky
Carol Pollard
Sheryl Punia
Susan Rappaport
Rachel Reiss
Lois Riskin
Phlaxy Rosenman
Beverly Rubman
Gail Ruderman
Norma Saks
Patricia Schlaefer
Jacqueline Schreiber
Marcie Shavel