JFCS Governance Board
Chair
Richard Gottlieb
Vice Chair
Rick Naimark
Secretary
Carol Kern
Members
Robert Carr
Steven Friedman
Jerome Gutkin
Michael E. Johnson
Andrew Pacheco
Armando Roman
Carol Seidberg
Leesa Berens Weisz
Emeritus Members
Aileen Osofsky
Lenore Schupak
Executive Leadership Team
- Michael R. Zent, Ph.D., President & CEO (Read bio below)
- Mark Callesen, MD, Chief Medical Officer
- Javier Favela, Chief Financial Officer
- Carol Felton, Executive Director of Human Resources
- Frank Jacobson, Vice President of Marketing & Development
- Martha Miller, Director of Compliance
- Kevin Rhode, Director of Information Technology
- Ellie Schwartzberg, MC, LPC, Vice President of Geriatrics & Jewish Community Services
- Linda Scott, MSW, Vice President of Child & Family Solutions
- Jack B. Silver, LCSW, MPA, Director of Jewish Counseling Services
- Mary Jo Whitfield, MSW, Vice President of Behavioral Health
Michael R. Zent, Ph.D., President & CEO
Dr. Zent’s extensive experience spans more than 20 years. He directed the overall operation of the Maricopa County Regional Behavioral Health Authority as chief executive officer for more than six years. He also was chief executive officer of the Community Partnership of Southern Arizona where he helped develop and later manage the public sector behavioral health system for Pima County and Southeastern Arizona. Previous to that, he served as executive director of the Southeastern Arizona Behavioral Health Services, Inc. and earlier worked at La Frontera and the State of Arizona’s Division of Behavioral Health. During his career, he has introduced innovative recovery-oriented programs and cultural competency programs, advocated for resources and positive changes and fostered positive provider relations. Dr. Zent is a fourth generation Arizonan and long-time resident of both Phoenix and Tucson.