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INSPIRING
Leadership
The Levine Center to End Hate is guided by a multicultural, multi-ethnic, interfaith steering committee representing a wide range of sectors of our community, including business, nonprofit, public and higher education, and the arts.
Director
Steering Committee
Co-chairs
HR Director, Anti-Racism Strategies & Community Engagement
University of Rochester
Partner, Nixon Peabody
Steering Committee
Judy Azoff
Executive Director, Retired
Farash Institute for Jewish Education
Co-Director, Counseling & Community Works
St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center
Immediate Past President
Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
Isobel Goldman
Director of Grants & Programs, Retired
Farash Foundation
Adrian Hale
Senior Manager
Talent Strategy, Workforce Development & Education Initiatives
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce
President and CEO
Urban League of Rochester
Presidential Scholar, Class of 2024
SUNY at Buffalo
Steven Jarose
Director
National Coalition Building Institute
Ann M. Johnson
Executive Director
ACT Rochester
Rabbi Alan J. Katz
Temple Sinai
Coordinator for Global Education
Monroe Community College
President, The William & Mildred Levine Foundation
Kevin McGowan, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Brighton Central School District
Susan E. Nowak, SSJ, Ph.D.
Professor of Religious Studies
Nazareth College
President, Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
Inaugural Chair, Levine Center to End Hate
Community Trainer
Gandhi Institute
Michael Silverstein, CRPC
Senior Partner
Freedom Financial Planning, LLC
Taj P. Smith, Ed.D
Director of Diversity Education
Rochester Institute of Technology
Tiana Stephens
Communications Officer
Greater Rochester Health Foundation
Roland Williams
Founder
Champion Academy
NFL Super Bowl Champion
Pirronne Yousefzadeh
Associate Artistic Director and Director of Engagement
Geva Theatre Center
Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
Meredith Dragon
Chief Executive Officer