Contact Us

Sabes Jewish Community Center, Jay and Rose Phillips Building, Barry Family Campus
4330 S. Cedar Lake Road, Minneapolis, MN 55416
Phone: 952.381.3400, Fax: 952.381.3401
info@sabesjcc.org


ADMINISTRATION

Stuart Wachs, Chief Executive Officer, ext. 3562
swachs@sabesjcc.org

Mary Jensen, Chief Financial Officer, ext. 3431
mjensen@sabesjcc.org

Aviva Hillenbrand, Community Program Officer, ext. 3448
ahillenbrand@sabesjcc.org

Chuck Pappas, Chief Wellness and Recreation Officer, ext. 3436
cpappas@sabesjcc.org

Valerie Rentfrow, Human Resources Director, ext. 3417
vrentfrow@sabesjcc.org

Ofer Alphabet, Technology Director, ext. 3412
oalphabet@sabesjcc.org

Heather Saulsbury, Accounting Supervisor, ext. 3409
hsaulsbury@sabesjcc.org

Elise Lieberthal, Accountant, ext. 3389
elieberthal@sabesjcc.org

Troy Horrmann , Accounting Assistant, ext. 3482
thorrmann@sabesjcc.org

Damon Brook, Programs and Marketing Administrative Assistant, ext.3457
dbrook@sabesjcc.org

MEMBERSHIP

Liz Gronert, Membership Director, ext. 3527
egronert@sabesjcc.org

Michael Shteyn, Membership Consultant, ext. 3379
mshteyn@sabesjcc.org

Robyn Plotsker, Member Services Coordinator, ext. 3371
rlplotsker@sabesjcc.org

EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING CENTER

Jill Madsen, ECC Director, ext. 3430
jmadsen@sabesjcc.org

Sam Gordon
, ECC Assistant Director, ext. 3441
sgordon@sabesjcc.org

Amy Dickes, ECC Administrative Assistant, ext. 3435
adickes@sabesjcc.org

JEWISH ARTS & HUMANITIES

Aviva Hillenbrand, Community Program Officer, ext. 3448
ahillenbrand@sabesjcc.org

Claire Avitabile
, Director of Performing Arts, ext. 3447
cavitabile@sabesjcc.org

Robyn Awend, Gallery Director, ext. 3416
rawend@sabesjcc.org

Miryam Kabakov, Director of the Mineapolis Jewish Film Festival, ext. 3472
mkabakov@sabesjcc.org

Todd Bruse, Production Manager, or Shannon Kiley, Technical Director, ext. 3475
tbruse@sabesjcc.org

Peggy Mandel, Adult Director and Humanities Coordinator, ext. 3466
pmandel@sabesjcc.org

YOUTH & FAMILY PROGRAMMING

Anita Lewis, Inclusion Director, ext. 3489
alewis@sabesjcc.org

Danya Kornblum, Director of Youth and Camping, ext. 3344
dkornblum@sabesjcc.org

Lindsay Striker, Teen Director/BBYO, ext. 3495
lstriker@sabesjcc.org

PROGRAMMING

Lyudmyla Petrenko, VOICE Community Organizer and Programmer, ext. 3479
lpetrenko@sabesjcc.org

HEALTH AND WELLNESS

Cari Tschida, Health and Wellness General Manager, ext. 3418
ctschida@sabesjcc.org

Nick Altringer, Fitness Director, ext.3406
naltringer@sabesjcc.org

Becky Birnell, Aquatics Director, ext.3422
bbirnell@sabesjcc.org

Elisabeth Fischbein, Leagues Director, ext. 3438
efischbein@sabesjcc.org

Fitness Desk, ext. 3407

MARKETING AND DEVELOPMENT

Sara Rubinett, Marketing Manager, ext. 3453
srubinett@sabesjcc.org

Jacquie Van Guilder, Graphic Designer and Web Specialist, ext. 3439
jvanguilder@sabesjcc.org

Kay Goldstein, Special Events Coordinator, ext. 3429
kgoldstein@sabesjcc.org

Tamar Fenton, Interim Sustaining Membership Director, ext. 3405
tfenton@sabesjcc.org

Corrie Patrick, Development Administrative Assistant, ext. 3514
cpatrick@sabesjcc.org

CAMPUS ROOM SCHEDULING
Julie Bartels, Scheduling/Event Services Manager, ext. 3444
jbartels@bfcampus.org