Our Staff
Max Jasny
Office Manager
Max Jasny, along with his wife Michelle Gerhard Jasny, has been actively involved in the Hebrew Center for over thirty years. He has served as Minhag Committee chair, Trustee, and Vice President, and has also led lay services and taught in the Religious School. He brings to his job in the office years of experience in office and business administration, computer skills, and customer service. Max has worked as a social worker and counselor and in behavioral pharmacology.
Toni Kauffman
Office Manager
Toni joins the Hebrew Center with many years of Administrative experience. She enjoyed a career in education for over thirty years. As Director of Community Relations and Service Learning for the PA Virtual Charter School in Pennsylvania, her programs were the connecting, common thread in the diverse fabric of the school community. She served in her local community in various capacities; including as a Burlington County, County Commissioner and an elected member of the Burlington City School Board, where she advocated for the education and future of the children and families of Burlington City, NJ. Retiring to the Vineyard in 2016, with a heart to serve; she is a member of several Island organizations and comes to The Hebrew Center with a passion for event planning and is known to find delight in the details.
Sally Cohn
Fundraising and Development
Events and Holiday Planning
Sally Cohn has been a member of the MVHC since 1997. She was past vice president and president of the MVHC and has been teaching in the religious school for many years.
She has a masters degree in Nursing, is a dancer, choreographer and dance photographer. She was staff photographer at the Vineyard Playhouse, the Yard, and has been photographing at the center since 2005.
Sally has been doing production work, event planning, fundraising, and development for organizations for over 35 years. She is happy to be working at the MVHC.
Anita Smith
Educational Director
A professional educator and school administrator, Anita maintains a high standard of Jewish education. We look forward to a year
Donna Foster
Summer Institute Program Administrator
Donna first came to the Vineyard with a cousin on a sailboat more than 40 years ago and has been returning ever since from her home in North Carolina. She had a long career in sales before jumping at the opportunity to work with the Summer Institute. As program administrator, she enjoys working with the Committee Chair, and is grateful to the staff, volunteers and sponsors that all contribute to the success of the program. As daughter of the late Herbert L. Foster, a past president of the Hebrew Center, she finds her work with the Summer Institute a satisfying and meaningful connection to her parents. On the Vineyard she is also active with the Friends of the Edgartown Public Library, whose Herb & Anita Staff Education Fund honors her educator parents. When she’s not crunching the myriad details of Summer Institute plans, she enjoys exploring the Island’s many trails, working on photography, and on her memoir-based writing projects. /p>
