INSPIRING
Leadership
The Levine Center’s steering committee is made up of local leaders in the business, faith, K-12 and higher education, nonprofit, legal, and philanthropic communities. Diverse in age, race, gender, religion, and sexual orientation, the steering committee provides direction and advice as the Levine Center to End Hate develops and amplifies anti-bias efforts across greater Rochester. Are you a member of our Steering Committee? Access our portal for up to date information!
Kevin Beckford
GRYT Health Sr. Vice President, Chief People & Compliance Officer
Co-chair
Zack Ellis
Founder
& CEO
TheirStory, Inc.
Co-chair
Judy Azoff
Executive Director, Retired Farash Institute for Jewish Education
Rina Chessin
Past President
Jewish Federation of
Greater Rochester
Lucia Colindres-Vasquez
Chief Program Officer
Ibero-American
Action League, Inc.
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Meredith Dragon
Chief Executive Officer
Jewish Federation of
Greater Rochester
Karen Elam
Executive Director
Levine Center to
End Hate
Dr. Sasha Eloi-Evans
Deputy Chief
Diversity Officer
University of Rochester
Sareer Fazili
Attorney
Owner
The Fazili Firm
Adrian Hale
Director of Economic & Community Development Foundry Digital
Seanelle Hawkins, Ed. D.
President
& CEO
Urban League of Rochester
Mona Friedman Kolko
President
Jewish Federation of
Greater Rochester
Christina Lee
Coordinator for
Global Education
Monroe Community
College
Todd Levine
President
The William &
Mildred Levine
Foundation
Beth Lilach
Executive Director
Konar Center
for Tolerance &
Jewish Studies
Nazareth College
Kevin McGowan, Ph. D.
Superintendent
Brighton
Central
School District
Julie Nusbaum
Immediate Past President, Jewish Federation of
Greater Rochester
Inaugural Chair, Levine Center to End Hate
Carolyn Nussbaum, Esq.
Partner
Nixon Peabody
Immediate
Past Co-chair
Jill Paperno
Senior Civil
Rights Litigator
Empire Justice Center
Tina Paradiso
President
Imprintable
Solutions, Ink
Michael Silbert
Rabbi
Temple Beth David
Susanna Speed
Senior DEI Director
Trillium Health