ORT America Staff
Allison Weinger comes to ORT America with over a decade of experience in higher education administration at New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University. In this role she helped develop and implement donor engagement events and ran programs to promote innovation in the public sector focusing on education in public schools. Prior to that Allison spent time in Italy teaching English. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University and her Master’s degree from New York University.
Heath comes to ORT with a vast non-profit career spread over 30 years. His most recent job was Executive Director of the Los Angeles office of the Israel Cancer Research Fund. During his career, Heath has worked in leadership positions at the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix, Jewish Community Center of Phoenix and Jewish Community Center of Baltimore. Heath began his career in the Jewish nonprofit arena working for BBYO both in Baltimore and Los Angeles. He also worked as the first Director of Development for Free Arts of Arizona, bringing the art of healing to homeless and abused children.
Heath has an MSW from Yeshiva University and a BS from the University of Maryland. He is married to Lisa and they have three children and two grandchildren.
Alyssa Giterman grew up in Cleveland, graduated from the Ohio State University in 2015 and earned a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Cleveland State University in 2019. Before joining ORT, Alyssa worked in the Jewish nonprofit world at Hillel at Kent State as an Engagement Associate and at the Montefiore Foundation as a Development Associate. She also worked in development and grant writing at the Downtown Cleveland Alliance, developing an interest in economic development and urban planning. Alyssa enjoys event planning, building community, and fundraising for the Jewish people. In her free time she enjoys trying new restaurants and being with her husband, Alex and dog, Olive.
Robin joins ORT America with extensive development experience in the nonprofit world. For the past seven years, Robin served as National Director of Planned Giving and Regional Director for the Southeast Region at AMIT. Prior to joining AMIT, Robin held various positions at other prominent non-profits, including Director of Development for the JCC of the Greater Palm Beaches, Chief Development Officer for Hibiscus Children’s Center, and National Grassroots Fundraising and Membership Specialist for Hadassah.
Nicole Miller grew up in suburban Detroit, graduated from the University of Michigan in 1995 and earned a law degree from New York Law School in 1998. Before accepting a position with ORT, Nicole practiced law in New York City at the law firm LeBeouf, Greene & MacRae, and later with Michigan law firm, Michael Morse, P.C
While in Detroit, Nicole also planned and coordinated events for Star Trax Corporate Events, and served as a consultant for the Detroit chapter of Men’s American ORT - by providing supervising (formerly) American ORT’s annual Rub-a-Dub fundraiser from 2003-2005. In 2005, she served as the lead coordinator for the Rub-a-Dub event – the ORT America Michigan Region’s largest annual fundraiser until November of 2009, when she came on as the Regional Director for ORT. Nicole is mother to Max and Bella.
Kenny is an Atlanta native and attended Georgia State University. Twenty years ago, he transitioned from for-profit sales/sales management to the Jewish non-profit sector. Since 2014, he has served as Director of the Business and Professional Division at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.
His volunteer work with Maccabi USA has taken him to Israel numerous times, as well as to Argentina and Mexico.
Kenny and his wife Brenda live in Roswell, GA, and have two adult daughters and two wonderful sons-in-law.
A CPA and a Certified Non-Profit Accounting Professional, Lily Joy comes to ORT with over 20 years of experience in the field of finance. Most recently, she served as controller for an international non-profit organization specializing in transitional justice, overseeing all financial aspects of the organization including grants management and donor reporting. In addition to handling the organization-wide annual audits, and all international country program and statutory audits, and operational reviews, she spearheaded the budget preparation process and coordinated with the banking institutions on cash and investments. As part of the oversight function, she visited country offices in different parts of the world to ensure adherence to fiscal policies and procedures, and developed systems to strengthen internal controls and safeguard the assets of the organization. Previously, Lily Joy was employed in public accounting and was a senior auditor of Ernst and Young Global where she had extensive training and exposure in the fields of accounting, finance and auditing. A native of the Philippines, Lily Joy earned her bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of San Carlos, Philippines, and graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Anna Stein joined ORT America in June 2021. With over 15 years of experience in the non-profit sector, she deeply values the impactful contributions of philanthropists to their communities and beyond.
Her dedication to Jewish communal work is inspired by her personal journey. After emigrating from the Former Soviet Union in 1989, Anna's family settled in Longmeadow, MA, where they received vital support from the local Jewish community.
Promoted to Director of the Northeast for ORT America in October 2022, Anna previously served as Director of Development for Belev Echad, aiding wounded IDF veterans, and Temple Shaaray Tefila on Manhattan's Upper East Side. She also led Special Events at Madison Square Boys & Girls Club and was Assistant Director for the Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO), supporting ciountless women and children in Israel.
Anna holds a BA in Sociology from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts and resides in Westchester County, NY.
For almost 20 years, Hannah has served in communications and development roles for social service, education, advocacy and social justice nonprofit organizations. She joined ORT in 2018, after serving as the Communications Director for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) for 6 years. Hannah sits on the board of SketchPad, a shared workspace community for Jewish nonprofits and mission-driven professionals. She loves Chicagoland's Jewish community and feels grateful to have a career that helps folks make an impact on the causes they love through philanthropy.
Hannah graduated from Tulane and holds a Master of Management and Nonprofit Administration from North Park University. In her free time, she hunts and sells vintage kids' clothes and spends time with her children Monty and Ruby and her husband Adam.