Leadership
The Foundation's leadership is structured on dedicated volunteers and professionals who serve the Foundation and provide valuable leadership as members of the Board; as Executive Officers; as Chair of the Foundation; as committee members and staff members.
The Board is responsible for the overall policies, practices and governance of the Foundation. Our Board members and staff look forward to working with you to fulfill your philanthropic objectives for the common good of our growing community.
Lawrence Soloway
Chair
Sandy Pollack
Vice Chair
Chair, Investment Committee
Lawrence Weinstein
Past Chair
Adina Libin
Secretary-Treasurer
Chair, Finance and Audit Committee
Sharon Appotive
Board Member
Tamara Fathi
Board Member
Jonathan Freedman
Board Member
Fred Seller
Board Member
Debra Viner
Board Member
Susan Viner-Vered
Board Member
Sabina Wasserlauf
Board Member
Ken Wright
Board Member
Erin Zipes
Board Member
Harold Feder
Honorary Legal Counsel
Past Chairs - Board of Directors
Gilbert Greenberg z”l - 1975-1976
Bernard Shinder - 1977-1979
David Loeb z”l - 1980-1981
Norman Zagerman z"l - 1982-1983
Sol Shinder - 1984-1985
Irving Greenberg z”l - 1986-1987
Charles Taylor z"l - 1988-1989
Issie Landau z”l - 1990-1991
Gerald Berger z”l - 1992-1993
Daniel Kimmel - 1994-1995
Jacie Levinson z”l - 1995-1997
Rose Taylor z”l - 1997-1999
Norman Lesh z”l - 1999-2001
Saul Goldfarb z”l - 2001-2003
Ron Levitan z”l - 2003-2005
Gregory Sanders - 2005-2007
Roger Greenberg - 2007-2009
Harold Feder - 2009-2011
Richard Roth - 2011-2013
Lynne Oreck-Wener - 2013–2015
Michael Landau - 2015-2017
Gillie Vered - 2017-2019
Lawrence Weinstein - 2019-2021
Professional Staff
Andrea Freedman
President & CEO
Rena Garshowitz
Vice President, Operations
Micah Garten
Vice President, Development
Solange Ashe
Foundation Associate
For more information, or if you would like to get involved in the Ottawa Jewish Community Foundation, please contact our Foundation Associate at info@ojcf.ca or 613-798-4696 ext. 252.