Our Board Members

Officers

Mark Estes – President (Houston, TX)
Mike Abkowitz – Treasurer (Austin, TX)
Mike Fisherman – Secretary (Houston, TX)
Adam Goldman – Vice President – Development (Houston, TX)
Mark Berins – Vice President – Facilities (Houston, TX)
Lisa Hartman – Vice President – Strategic Program (Denver, CO)
Jonah Paransky – Member-at-Large (Houston, TX)
Cheryl Drazin – Past President (Dallas, TX)

Members

Abby Ackerman (Houston, TX)
Amy Bossin (Houston, TX)
Wendy Cohen (Los Angeles, CA)
Dan Feldman (Dallas, TX)
Mollye Finkelstein (Dallas, TX)
Jeff Fulton (Austin, TX)
Evan Gremont (Austin, TX)
Arturo Karakowsky (Houston, TX)
Erika Kaufman (Houston, TX)
Dan Lavin (Houston, TX)
Arielle Levy (Austin, TX)
Jeanne Lipson (El Paso, TX)
Cindy Meador (Houston, TX)
Jason Methner (San Diego, CA)
Sharon Rutman (Austin, TX)
Josh Samet (Houston, TX)
Lisa Schimmel (Portland, OR)
Sarah Shapiro (Austin, TX) – Bingo Chair
Raphael Sonsino (San Antonio, TX)
Andrew Spector (Houston, TX)
Talia Traub (Austin, TX)
Stuart Wallock (Austin, TX)
Daphna Yoffe (Dallas, TX)

Advisory Board Members

Reuben Bar Yadin (San Antonio, TX)
Sarah Braham (Houston, TX)
Steven Finkelman (Houston, TX)
Mark Gottesman (Houston, TX)
Albert Hiller (Houston, TX)
Aaron Hiller (Washington, DC)
Joseph Kornfeld (Houston, TX)
Sonia Raizes (Houston, TX)
Ann Ronn (Houston, TX)
Jason Schwartz (Dallas, TX)
Alex Wolchansky (Houston, TX)

If you would like to learn about joining our Board of Directors, please click here.

A significant amount of volunteer work/discussion occurs within our committees, and we are always looking for dedicated individuals to participate.  To learn more about CYJ’s committees and/or to indicate your interest in becoming involved, please click here.