Foundation Trustees
Foundation Trustees are responsible for the care, custody and distribution of the Jewish Foundation’s charitable assets and for the promotion and safekeeping of the planned giving program. We thank the Foundation Trustees for their community commitment and leadership.
Leonard Abramsky, CHAIR
The Dunloe Group
Jeff Appleby,
CIBC Capital Markets
Diana Avigdor,
Barometer Capital
Amy Baryshnik,
Knixwear
Lindsay Brand
Jessica Davis,
Fruitman Kates LLP
Lauren Davis Landau,
Burgundy Asset Management LTD
Richard Diamond,
Canderel Management Inc.
Joel Flatt,
Give And Go Prepared Foods Corp.
Jack Frieberg, Vice-Chair
WTF Investments Ltd.
Daniel Goodman,
GFI Investment Counsel
Mark Grammer,
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
Mark Halpern,
WEALTHinsurance.com
Robert Handelman,
Staff Relief Healthcare Services Inc.
Jay Klein,
Action Candy Co. Ltd./Pur-Gum
Sloan Levett,
Fuller Landau Family Office Services Inc.
Glenys Lindenberg
Melissa Muskat,
Minden Gross LLP
Michael Ptasznik
Keith Ray
Realvest Management
Craig Rimer,
Cidel Financial Group
Jeff Rosenthal
Anthony Sigel,
TerraNova Partners LP
Leah Silber,
Aird Berlis LLP
Ali Spinner,
Crowe Soberman LLP
Investment Advisory Committee
Reporting to the Board, the Investment Advisory Committee oversees the management of the Foundation’s assets. We thank them for their invaluable time and commitment to the Jewish community.
Leonard Abramsky, The Dunloe Group
Diana Avigdor, Barometer Capital, Chair
Amy Baryshnik, Knixwear
Ariel Berkal, Berkal & Company
Mark Caplan, Bank of Montreal Ireland PLC, Immediate Past Chair
Ira Gluskin, Irager + Associates Inc.
Mark Grammer, Gluskin Sheff + Associates
David Levenson
David Posluns, Cedarpoint Investment Inc.
Stacy Rosen, Grayhawk Investment Strategies Inc.
Michael Sacke, The Northpine Foundation
Professional Advisory Committee
The Professional Advisory Committee (PAC) consists of leading lawyers, accountants, financial planners and advisors, insurance and other professionals who are committed to supporting the Jewish Foundation’s work by promoting philanthropy through their professional practices. We are honoured to be working with the following members of PAC:
Stephen Altbaum, Lipton LLP
Eric Benchetrit, Independent Financial Concepts Group Ltd.
Larry Berdugo, Wealthmore Financial Strategies
Mark Biderman, Cidel Asset Management
Rachel Blumenfeld, Aird & Berlis LLP
Jeffrey Brown, Fuller Landau LLP
Sarah Brown, Al G. Brown & Associates
Jordan Caplan, Crowe Soberman LLP
Brian Cohen, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Joel T. Cuperfain, RBC Dominion Securities
Jessica Feldman Chittley, Bales Beall LLP
Matthew Getzler, Minden Gross LLP
Brian Ginsler, Ginsler Wealth
Daniel Glazerman, Evans Investment Counsel Limited
Michael Goldberg, Minden Gross LLP
Jamie Golombek, CIBC Wealth Strategic Group
Jonathan Greenwald, RBC Wealth Management
Holly Haber, Fuller Landau LLP
Mark Halpern, WEALTHinsurance.com, Immediate Past Chair
Robert Handelman, Staff Relief Healthcare Services Inc.
Eric Hoffstein, Fogler Rubinoff LLP
Jonathan Kopman, CIBC Private Wealth
Mark Levine, Integrated Financial Strategies
Norman Levine, Portfolio Management Corporation
Jonah Mayles, Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.
Israel Mida, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Jordan Novack, TD Commercial Banking
Marly Peikes, O'Sullivan Estate Lawyers
Marni Pernica, Aird & Berlis LLP
Saul Plener, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Gavin Reiff, Richter
Meir Rotenberg, TD Wealth
Andrew Shalit, Segal LLP
Tamar Silverbrook, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP
Alexandra Spinner, Crowe Soberman LLP, Chair
Brittany Sud, Miller Thomson LLP
Robin Turack, PearTree Financial Services Ltd.
David Weinberg, David Weinberg & Associates
Lorne Wolfson, Torkin Manes LLP
Distribution Policy Committee
Jack Frieberg, Chair
Leonard Abramsky
Amy Baryshnik
Jordan Gnat
Keith Ray
Leah Silbert
Admin Fee Committee
Craig Rimer, Chair
Jack Frieberg
Jay Klein
Keith Ray
Ali Spinner
Book of Life
Lori Rosenthal, Chair
Lion of Judah Endowment
Felicia Posluns, Co-Chair, LOJE
Reesa Sud, Co-Chair, LOJE
Teen Philanthropy
Adina Bloom Somer, Chair
LIFE & LEGACY®
Laurie Davis, Chair