Staff List:
Judy Marx, Executive Director
Judy Marx became the Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee’s Atlanta Chapter in 2006, after seven years as Associate Director. She is also the Founding Director of the AJC’s award-winning Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, which is now planning its ninth year.
Ms. Marx is a member of the 2001 Class of Leadership Atlanta, a 2002 American Marshall Memorial Fellow; and in 1999 was appointed by then Governor Barnes to the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.
She sits on the board of the Faith Alliance of Metro Atlanta, serves as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees of Jac!-Jewish Arts and Culture, participated in the Atlanta Regional Assembly on Faith and Public Life and led an interfaith trip of Christians, Muslims and Jews through the World Pilgrims program .
In addition, Ms. Marx has been a teacher of Jewish ethics and theology for the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta since 2001.
Ms. Marx graduated from George Washington University and has also studied at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Wendy Bearman, Assistant Director
Dov Wilker, Assistant Director
His responsibilities include the chapters International Affairs and Public Policy initiatives as well as Energy Security and communications. In addition, he works very closely with AJC’s Atlanta Jewish Film Festival. During his time with AJC, Dov has been directly responsible for the publication of the chapter’s Annual Report, upgrading the chapter’s communication effort and increasing visibility of AJC throughout Atlanta.
Prior to working for AJC, Dov served as the Director of Academic and Community Affairs for the Consulate General of Israel to the Southeast and as a field supervisor for Young Judaea’s Year Course in Israel.
Dov graduated from the University of Miami (FL) with a degree in Business Management focusing on marketing and entrepreneurship (GO CANES!!!). He is married to Julie Jacobson of Kansas City.
Sheri Schwartz, Development Consultant
Julie Dascher, Campaign Coordinator
Support Staff:
Jennifer Harris, Office Manager
Dale Shields
A native Atlantan, Dale joined AJC's Atlanta Chapter in January of 1991. She served as Office Manager until March 2008, when she became semi-retired. Dale is currently in charge of bookkeeping as well as serving when needed!
Lillian Troop
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival:
Kenny Blank, Executive Director
Kenny Blank has spent over 10 years working as a broadcast journalist and communications specialist. Most recently, Kenny served as an executive producer for WXIA-TV, the NBC affiliate in Atlanta, Georgia. During his tenure, Kenny brought tremendous ratings growth to the early morning newscast, “11Alive News Today,” and received an Emmy award for managing breaking news coverage. Previously, Kenny was a producer with WSAV-TV, the NBC affiliate in Savannah, where he won an Associated Press award for special coverage of the 1996 Centennial Olympic Games. During the early 1990s, Kenny served as a communications specialist for two Atlanta mayors, Maynard Jackson and Bill Campbell. In 1992, Kenny received his Bachelor of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Arts degrees from New York University in both Journalism and Mass Communication (College of Arts and Science); and Film and Television (Tisch School of the Arts). Kenny has a personal passion for theater and film, and is an active supporter of the arts. He currently serves as Executive Director of the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, and holds board positions with the Woodruff Arts Center; Alliance Theatre; and Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund. Both he and his wife, Nancy, are actively involved in the philanthropic work of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. They are the parents of two children.
Cynthia McGuinness, Administrative Coordinator
Staci Brill, Development Consultant
Ben Neill, Box Office Manager
Ali Mitchell, Print Traffic Coordinator
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