Our Team

Leadership

Arthur Lerman

Interim President/CEO

alerman@jfcs-cares.org 941-366-2224 Ext. 111

Deborah Croce

Chief People & Cultural Officer

dcroce@jfcs-cares.org 941-366-2224 Ext. 127

JFCS - Philip Pohlmeyer

Philip Pohlmeyer

Chief Administrative Officer

ppohlmeyer@jfcs-cares.org 941-366-2224 Ext. 126

Karen Zelden

Chief Development Officer

kzelden@jfcs-cares.org 941-366-2224 Ext. 143

Board of Directors

Dean Miller

Chair

Kathleen Roberts

Vice Chair

Marc Kanoff

Treasurer

Johanna Gustafsson

Secretary

Board Members

Albert Cohen

Michael Goldman

Mark Gordon

R. Dean Hautamaki

Giselle Huberman

Vicente Medina

James Naber

David Shapiro

Jacqueline Taxdal

Ken Waters

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