Membership and Front Desk Manager
Jim Gillespie COO & CFO Jim Gillespie joined the Jewish Community Alliance of Northeastern Pennsylvania in December 2022. He is fulfilling the role of COO & CFO. Jim holds a MS in Finance and BS in Accounting from King’s College. He spent 30 years working in the business and manufacturing sector, mainly for private equity…
Barbara Sugarman Director for Adult & Cultural Services Barb has worked at the JCC for many years starting with camp and Senate in the 1960’s working with Julia Lieberman and Evie Gurbst. Years later when the Camp Davidowitz camp site closed in Hazleton and Hazleton merged with Wilkes-Barre I began working at camp as a…
Crystal Wright Athletic Director Crystal Wright is the new Athletic Director at the Friedman Jewish Community Center. She has been at the forefront of the health and fitness industry since a teenager. She was the Fitness Director at a large fitness facility, owned her own business, volunteered and held many local fundraising events and has been…
Marlene Marino Member Services Representative I’m Marlene Marino and I enjoy working part time evenings as a Members Services Representative while enjoying retirement and spending time with my family, especially my three dear grandchildren. Email Marlene(570) 824-4646
Mary Clarke IELC Director My journey in Early Childhood Education has been a long and winding road. It all started in 1985 when I took a position as a Preschool Teacher in a local private preschool. This was my first venture into early childhood education, but it did not take me long to realize that…
Doreen Rakowski Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer Doreen Rakowski has been a certified group exercise instructor and personal trainer for over thirty years. In 2007, she was awarded the IDEA Biscontinni Scholarship which recognizes outstanding leadership in the international health and fitness industry. Doreen specializes in the Mind-Body connection of fitness as well as Senior…
Debbie Grossman Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer I started working at the JCC when I worked at the JCC Day Camp for 9 summers as a Unit Director. I was a runner and triathlete, and began teaching fitness classes at the Wilkes-Barre JCC with spinning and body weight classes. I also coached the cross-…
Natalia Carpenter Group Exercise Instructor and Personal Trainer My name is Natalia Carpenter and I am the Zumba instructor at Friedman JCC. I’ve been at the JCC since January 2020 and our classes continue to grow each and every day! Zumba is a fun dance workout that is a good option for people who enjoy…
Personal Trainer and Group Fitness Instructor Coach Andy can help you reach your full potential and achieve your fitness goals! 20 Years+ experience in Personal Training/Coaching all ages fitness levels Specializing in Muscle Tone, Muscle Strength, Weight Loss, Core Conditioning, Injury Prevention, Increased Mobility and Nutritional Counseling Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science from Bloomsburg University…
Hi everyone. My name is Theresa Lisiewski. Before coming to Friedman JCC, I worked for over 35 years in the Pathology Lab at Mercy Hospital as a Histology Technician then as a technician in a private dermatology lab while also doing parish secretarial work. I am also very active in the Saint Vincent DePaul soup…
Hi, my name is Lewis Siegel. I live in Kingston with my beautiful wife, Jean. We’ve been married 38 years. We have two children, Adam and Jacob, and one grandchild, Benjamin. I enjoy walking and any sports. I have coached little league for 13 years. I am an avid e- book reader, mostly mysteries or…