Leadership

Leadership2025-05-28T16:26:05+00:00

The Norton & Elaine Sarnoff Center for Jewish Genetics’ Board of Directors features practitioners from numerous relevant clinical fields, professionals with other critical expertise, and community representatives. For information about service opportunities with our Board, please contact Eve Kleinerman.

Edward Linn, MD, Chair
Retired
Former Chair,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Rush Medical College

Rabbi Aaron Melman, Treasurer
Chaplain & Captain, Illinois Army National Guard

Dena Levy, JD, Secretary
Reproductive Attorney, Levy Law Solutions

Joel Charrow, MD, Medical Director
Former Head, Division of Genetics, Birth Defects and Metabolism
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Matt Davidman
Senior Sales Executive, Clinical Solutions, InformedDNA

Aron Greenburg, MBA
Senior Transformation Partner, Endeavor Health

Dennis Kessler
President, Midwest Family Business Advisors

Karin G. Klein, PhD
Senior Educator, Curriculum and Instructional Specialist, Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Shelly Weiss McQuaid, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Alan Peaceman, MD
Professor Emeritus of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Courtney Scherr, PhD
Associate Professor of Communication Studies, Northwestern University School of Communication

Sivan Schondorf, MA, CCC-SLP
Chief Communications Officer, Center for Special Education Services
Licensed Speech-Language Pathologist

Shari Snow, MD
Associate Chief Medical Officer, Chief of Gynecology and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Chicago

Andrea Rozran Yablon
President, Diversified Health Resources, Inc.

An “ambassador” group comprised of young adults in their 20s and 30s who have a connection to the Sarnoff Center for Jewish Genetics from either their personal or professional lives. Associate Board members assist in planning new, innovative and exciting programming to help reach their peers with information about Jewish genetics. If you are interested in joining our Associate Board, please contact Sydney Cohen.

Becca Lustig, MA, Co-Chair

Brandon Poticha, Co-Chair

Hallie Margolin, Membership and Recruitment Chair

Jessica Bank, Events Chair

Rachel Goldberger, MPH, MSW, CHES, Education Chair

Elisha Friedman, RN, MPH

Leah Frydman, LCSW

Sonia Ehrlich, MS, CGC

Molli Goodman

Haley Fuoco, MS, CGC

Mady Katz, MS, CGC

Jesse Berkson

Ariella Reiter

Isabella Holland, MS, CGC

Ilana Baker

Jamie Frankel, MPH

Betsy Weill

Maya Benquesus Charlat

Ruth Spivak

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