Staff

Julie Churylo, Office Manager
(215) 561-6900 Ext. 120, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), joined the organization in 1994. Julie enjoyed traveling to Israel for the first time with the 16th Maccabiah Team in 2001. She was a member of the ski team, softball team and orchestra at Lafayette College, where she earned a BS degree in chemical engineering. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and two children.

Sara Feinstein, Marketing Director
(215) 561-6900 Ext. 119, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), joined the organization in September 2004. Sara supports special events, fund-raising efforts and special projects for the Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel organization. Prior to joining the organization, Sara worked in food industry focusing on culinary management and food service marketing. She earned her B.S. in Organizational Management from Eastern University in St. David's, PA and her Masters in Hospitality Management from The Hotel School at Cornell University.

Rachel Grinenko, Administrative Assistant
(215) 561-6900 Ext. 122, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), joined the organization in August 2010. Rachel graduated from Muhlenberg College in 2008 where she earned a BA in Media and Communication.

Jed Margolis, Executive Director
(215) 561-6900 Ext. 121, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), began his professional tenure at Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel in March, 2002. Jed is a familiar face from the time he was an athlete playing basketball in 1973, representing the USA in the World Maccabiah Games, to staying on as a volunteer for a variety of different projects for the Organization. He has served as Maccabi USA Vice President, USA Team Manager in 2001, and Accommodations and Assistant Managers for USA Maccabiah Teams in 1997, '93, and '89. In addition, Jed was USA Team Manager for the Pan Am Games in Argentina '95 and Uruguay '91. Jed attended Oberlin College, where he majored in Mathematics and Health and Physical Education, with a minor in Judaic Studies. His graduate work was in Administration and Curriculum of Health and Physical Education at Kent State University. Prior to joining Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel, Jed was a professional in the Jewish Community Center world for 28 years in Cleveland, Cherry Hill, St. Louis, and Hartford. Jed and his wife, Beth, live in Dresher, PA. They have two grown children, Aaron and Carley.

Sue Millis, Administrative Assistant
(215) 561-6900 Ext. 118, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), joined Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel in 1986. Getting to know the many wonderful members of the Maccabi family is the part of the job she has treasured most. After graduating with a BS in Education from Penn State University, Sue worked as an elementary school teacher and manager in her husband's office before joining Maccabi USA's staff. A resident of suburban Philadelphia, Sue and her husband have three grown children.

Amiel T. Monson, Program Director
(215) 561-6900 Ext. 116, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), joined the Maccabi USA/Sports for Israel in July 2002. Ami oversees a variety of the Organization's projects, including the European Maccabi Games, Maccabi Australia International Games, Pan American Maccabi Games, and the Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2009. Prior to coming to the Organization, Ami served as the Associate Director for The Hillel at Queens College, in Flushing, N.Y. A graduate of The University of Pittsburgh (1995), he earned his B.A. degree in Comparative Religion, along with a certificate in Jewish Studies. He earned two Masters Degrees in Jewish Education and Jewish Studies, and a Certificate in Jewish Communal Studies from Gratz College in Elkins Park, PA. Ami and his wife Manya, live in Elkins Park, PA.

Stephanie Sorkin, Events Coordinator
(215) 561-6900 Ext. 110, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ), joined the organization in October 2006. Stephanie graduated from Penn State University in May 2006 where she earne d a BA degree in Advertising/Public Relations and Jewish Studies. In the Spring of 2005, she spent a semester abroad at Tel Aviv University and during the Summer of 2006, she traveled to Israel as a staff member for the Israel Experts Birthright Program.