Fiona Epstein, Vice President, JCCGB and Chief Program Officer
cpo@jccgb.org, (617) 558-6505
Fiona Epstein has two decades of management experience within the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston.  In her position as Chief Program Officer, she is responsible for streamlining and integrating programs and services across the JCCGB.

Fiona has served in a leadership capacity at the LSJCC since 1993, including her role as executive director from 2000 to 2007. Fiona has made her mark in the Jewish community with her leadership skills, team building expertise and strategic planning ability. She holds a Master's Degree in Jewish Communal Work from Brandeis University, where in 2005 she received the Bernard Reisman Award for Professional Excellence. She is also a past recipient of the Jewish Community Centers of America Professional of the Year award.


jeanne lovy


Jeanne Lovy,  Director of Early Learning
Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston

ecedir@jccgb.org, (617) 558-6423
Jeanne has been working in the area of early childhood education, professional development and quality improvement for more than 20 years. Most recently, she was with Mills Consulting Group, and she has also worked at Wheelock College, the Child Care Resource Center and Tufts University Educational Day Care Center.





Barrie Keller, Director of Arts and Ideas
artsdir@jccgb.org, (617) 558-6483
Since 1987, Barrie Keller has served as the LSJCC's resident artistic director and cultural event planner. With 30 years of arts administration background, Barrie oversees the Center's performing arts series, enrichment classes, performing and visual arts programs, and senior adult department. Through Barrie's efforts, the Center has hosted a wide range of internationally known performing artists and fully-staged Equity theatre productions.





Midge Merlin, Director Family Education and Jewish Life 
gsdir@jccgb.org, (617) 558-6440
Midge Merlin brings a wealth of Judaic studies and experience to her position at the LSJCC. She holds a Master's Degree in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University, served as the Director of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston's Jewish Young Adult Center for four years, worked in the Community Services Department of the Municipality of Jerusalem while living in Israel and is a former coordinator of the LSJCC's Jewish Book Fair. In 2008 Midge became director of the Family Engagement & Jewish Life Department serving families with children ages five and under in the Newton area, MetroWest, South, and North of Boston.





Will Winer, Health and Fitness Director
hfdir@jccgb.org, (617) 558-6455
Will holds a Bachelor's Degree in Physical Education and an MBA in management from Northeastern University. He brings more than 18 years of recreation and fitness management experience to his position at the LSJCC. Since 1998, Will has served as Health and Fitness Director, using his extensive industry knowledge to build the LSJCC Health and Fitness Center, aquatics program and fitness class offerings into a comprehensive fitness program.




Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center • 333 Nahanton Street • Newton, MA 02459
617-558-6522 • www.lsjcc.org • info@jccgb.org
A branch of the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Boston • www.jccgb.org