The JCA Presidents

President: David Balkin
Vice Presidents: Jillian Segal AM & Peter Philippsohn OAM

The structure of JCA has been developed to ensure appropriate corporate governance, efficient use of communal funds and optimal delivery of professional services.

The JCA Board of Governors consists of

Trustee Governors – the Presidents of JCA member organisations.
Non Trustee Governors – Lay leaders of communal standing.
Life Governors – Former lay leaders of the JCA who continue to offer their counsel.

Trustee Governors

• Sophie Caplan OAM
• Garry Davis
• Edna Ferman
• Eva Fischl OAM
• David Freeman AM
• David Golovsky
• Roger Kaye
• John Landerer CBE AM
• Diana Laufer
• Jonathan Leib
• Philip Maisel
• Robin Margo SC
• David Nathan
• Ruth Nissim
• David Selig
• Anita Shroot
• Russell Stern
• Marlon Teperson
• Peter Wertheim AM
• Peter Wise

Non Trustee Governors

• Dalia Ayalon-Sinclair
• David Balkin
• Stephen Chipkin
• Graham Einfeld
• Richard Gelski
• Danny Goldberg
• Hal Goldstein AM OBE
• Michael Graf
• Stephen Green
• Peter Ivany AM
• Ian Levi
• Darron Lonstein
• Peter Philippsohn OAM
• Ian Sandler
• Richard Scheinberg
• Jillian Segal AM
• Greg Shand
• Simon Singer
• Barry Smorgon
• Leslie Szekely
• Frank Wolf

Life Governors

• Hal Goldstein AM OBE
• Peter Wise
• Barry Smorgon
• Peter Ivany AM

JCA Committees include:

Executive Committee – reports to the Board of Governors and is responsible for setting strategy and policy for the entire organisation.

• David Balkin (President)
• Stephen Chipkin
• Graham Einfeld
• Danny Goldberg
• Michael Graf
• Peter Ivany AM
• Robin Margo SC
• Peter Philippsohn OAM
• Ian Sandler
• Jillian Segal AM
• Greg Shand
• Frank Wolf

Appeal Committee – management of the JCA fundraising campaign. The Appeal Committee comprises leaders in communal philanthropy and fundraising, leaders of the various divisional committees and key coordinators of various aspects of the campaign and other revenue generating activities.

Board members include:

• Peter Philippsohn OAM (Chairperson)
• David Balkin
• Michael Graf
• Ian Sandler (JCA CEO)
• Lauren Finn (JCA Marketing and Communication)
• Pat Evans (JCA Events)

Allocations Committee - Four independent and highly respected leaders, with backgrounds in financial management, business, law and communal affairs. This committee undertakes a complex review process based on the financial and operational management of the organisations, leading to the annual allocation recommendations for final approval by the Board of Governors.

Committee members include:

• Danny Goldberg (Chairperson)
• Amanda Goodman (Head of Jewish Communal Planning)
• Ian Levi
• Darron Lonstein
• Ian Sandler (JCA CEO)
• Leslie Szekely

Planning Committee – deals with complex planning and inter-organisational issues and assists member organisations to work together to provide for communal needs.

• David Balkin (ex-officio/President)
• Cheryl Bart AO
• Kelly Bayer-Rosmarin
• Stephen Chipkin
• Naomi Gelbart
• Danny Goldberg (Ex-officio/Allocations)
• Michelle Goldstone
• Amanda Goodman (Head of Jewish Communal Planning)
• Ian Levi (Ex-officio/Allocations)
• Robin Margo SC (Ex-officio/NSW JBD President)
• Peter Philippsohn OAM (Ex-officio/Appeal Chairperson)
• Tamara Samuel
• Ian Sandler (Ex officio/JCA CEO)
• Richard Scheinberg
• Jillian Segal AM (Chairperson)
• Frank Wolf

Marketing Committee – plans the marketing strategies of the JCA campaign as well as ongoing awareness and education strategies for the community to ensure ongoing engagement.

• Michael Graf (Chairperson)
• Jeremy Kahn
• Joanne Marx
• Michelle Blum
• Lauren Finn (Head of Communication and Marketing)

Building and Capital Committee – determines which of the 21 member organisations will be granted the annual communally endorsed building and capital appeal.

• Dennis Broit
• David Fuchs
• Amanda Goodman (Head of Jewish Communal Planning)
• Murray Landis
• Ian Sandler (JCA CEO)
• Greg Shand (Chairperson)
• Gavin Solsky

Status Committee – undertakes comprehensive reviews of organisations wishing to join the JCA and makes recommendations for final approval by the Board of Governors.

• Stephen Chipkin (Chairperson)
• Richard Gelski
• Amanda Goodman (Head of Jewish Communal Planning)
• Ian Sandler (JCA CEO)
• Richard Scheinberg
• Brian Schwartz AM

Investment Committee – determines how all JCA cash and assets are invested and managed.

• Garry Davis
• Graham Einfeld (Chairperson)
• Peter Golovsky (Observer)
• Andrew Lee (Head of Finance)
• Robert Lipman
• Russel Pillemer
• Ian Sandler (JCA CEO)
• Jonathan Teperson