Ran Goel, Board Chair
Ran is the CEO of Mama Earth, Ontario’s largest independent online grocer. Ran has spoken on food issues before hundreds of audiences. He proudly leads a team of over 125 staff as they collectively create a better life through food. Previously, Ran practiced investment law in New York City for several years.
Jonathan Moneta
Jonathan cares about financial sustainability and literacy for artists. He is the founder and creative director at MakeLab Studio, a marketing and communications agency for the smart home and advanced manufacturing industries. Jonathan has taught the b’nai mitzvah class at Beth Sholom in Toronto, and currently teaches The Business of Art, an undergraduate entrepreneurship strategy course at Toronto Metropolitan University. Jonathan studied Theatre and Business at York University, and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Jackie Brown
Jackie is a researcher, journalist, and aspiring playwright with degrees in law and urban planning. Her work on the political economy of care work and long-term care homes during the COVID-19 crisis led her to testify before a provincial commission on long-term care and a federal parliamentary committee on housing as a human right. Most recently, she served as a researcher and consultant for the Office of the Federal Housing Advocate at the Canadian Human Rights Commission. Jackie also cares deeply about her Jewish roots, her relationship to food, and community-based governance and environmental stewardship.
Patricia Feeheley
Patricia is a mission-driven fundraiser with over a decade of experience helping nonprofits achieve their funding goals. She has extensive expertise in major gift fundraising, annual giving, corporate partnerships, foundation grant writing and impact reporting. Patricia brings a strategic and passionate voice to the table, with a deep understanding of the complexities of fundraising in a competitive landscape. She is committed to equity-informed practices, adopting a holistic and community-centric approach that prioritizes inclusivity and sustainable impact
Past Board Members
Seymour Epstein
Rabbi Ilyse Glickman
Zeke Kaplan
Len Kofman
Rabbi Aaron Levy
Andrea Most
Sam Mizrahi
Danny Richmond
Ellen Rosenbluth
Carolyn Lefebvre Ruby
Michael Schecter (Chair)
Shai Spetgang (Chair)
Mark Weinstock
Jessica Gilbert
Jillian Rodak
Shari Golberg
Jonathan Richardson
Adam Beder
Leemor Valin
Shimona Petroff
Lauren Cappell
Alexandra Kuperman
Ariel Freiman
Karen Chisvin