Welcome and Mazel Tov

WELCOME & MAZEL TOV

GENENE KAYE Chief Development Officer

Congratulations to Genene Kaye on her recent promotion to Chief Development Officer at AMIT. Previously, Genene served as AMIT’s National Director of Planned Giving and its TriState Regional Director. Genene has nearly three decades of experience working as a nonprofit professional. She is passionate about the Jewish community, both here and in Israel, and has been fortunate to spend her career forging relationships within the two. Prior to joining AMIT, she held positions at American Friends of Nishmat, Yeshiva University, UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey, and the Moriah School of Englewood. Genene received her Master’s degree in Public Administration with a specialization in Jewish Communal Services from Fairleigh Dickinson University, and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women.

DR. RONI RAAB Southeast Region Director

Dr. Roni Raab is the new Southeast Region Director, responsible for growing AMIT’s presence in Florida and Texas. Roni comes to us from Jewish National Fund, where he was the Executive Director of South Florida for seven years. Prior to that he spent many years in the Jewish education world and in other community leadership positions. He has a doctorate degree in Leadership and Administration, and has four children, one of whom lives in Israel. His nephew is the principal of an AMIT school in Be’er Sheva. Roni is excited to merge his passions for Israel and education to increase AMIT’s name recognition and fundraising efforts in the Southeast.

MIRIAM GUTWEIN National Director, Major Gifts

Welcome to Miriam Gutwein, AMIT’s new National Director, Major Gifts. Miriam is delighted to join the AMIT family and looks forward to increasing philanthropic support for our children’s most critical needs. As a lifelong Zionist, Building Israel One Child at a Time is a mission that speaks to her. She is optimistic about sharing our vision with new friends, encouraging them to recognize AMIT’s critical role in educating and providing for the needs of Israeli children to become successful leaders and accomplished citizens. Prior to AMIT, Miriam was Director of Development, New York Tri-State Region, for the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. Over the past two decades, she has had the pleasure of holding various development positions at Brandeis University, the 92nd Street Y, Montefiore Medical Center, and Yeshiva University.

SHARI WEISENBERG Chief Marketing Officer

Shari Weisenberg comes to AMIT from the Orthodox Union and NCSY. She brings 20+ years of marketing experience to AMIT, having led product launches, global campaigns, content creation, social media and PR for media and technology companies such as Microsoft, Verizon, Sundance and NBC Universal. She loves to hike, kickbox, do Bikram yoga, take culinary classes and (pre-COVID) was part of the volunteer teacher’s program at The Doe Fund in Harlem.