Thursday, March 6, 2025 11:30 am to 1:30 pm
The J – Staenberg Family Complex Gymnasium
2 Millstone Campus Drive, 63146
10:45 am – Doors Open – Find seating, Door prizes for staff,
11:30 am – Program Begins
Noon – Lunch by 613 Catering, under the supervision of the Vaad Hoeir
12:30 – Program Continues
1:30 pm – Program Concludes
Registration and Tributes
This event is free of charge to all staff in the Jewish community who work 20+ hours per week and $35 for guests. Open table seating will be available for all staff and reserved table seating will be available for paid guests and honorees’ immediate family, executives, supervisors, and rabbis.
Please consider a tribute to recognize an honoree or our professional community. All donations will be personally acknowledged.
Deadline to register is Thursday, February 28.
2025 Honorees
Partnership Award
Felicia Malter Recognizing a volunteer leader who represents the best of the lay-staff relationship through their impact on the Jewish community and St. Louis region, ethical leadership, Jewish values and acts of kindness.
Peer Awards
- Visionary: Rabbi Yosef David, Aish HaTorah of St. Louis
- Career Achievement: Esther Scharf, JFS
- Pillar: Heather Silverman, NCJWSTL
- Chesed/Kindness: Susan Kemppainen, Covenant Place – Mirowitz Center
- Dedication: Stacy Jespersen, Congregation Shaare Emeth & Missy Novotny, WashU Hillel
- Emerging Leader: Lexie Schmidt, The J
- Educator: Lesley Goldenberg, Temple Israel
- Mentor: Jeremy Brok, LEAD STL & Lisa Deutsch, The J
20th Anniversary Special Recognition of JProStL Presidents
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2005 – 2007: Jennifer Bell
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2007-2009: Lori Goldberg
- 2009 – 2011: Craig Neuman
- 2011-2012: Michelle Brooks
- 2012-2014: Jean Cavender
- 2014-2016: Rabbi Levi Landa
- 2016-2018: Julie Gibbs
- 2018 – 2020: Randi Schenberg
- 2020-2021: Erin Schreiber
- 2021-2023: Sarah Levinson
- 2023-2025: Rabbi Lori Levine
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Major Sponsor – Jennifer and Jonathan Deutsch
Teacher Pop-Up Parties sponsored by ElevatED

Sponsorships and Tributes
Please consider a sponsorship or tribute in recognition of an honoree, your organization, or our professional community. Honorees will be notified of all tributes and donations in their honor.
Please make your tribute by February 28.
JProStL
JProStL is the local association for staff who work throughout the Jewish community in organizations, congregations, and Jewish schools. An initiative of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis, JProStL’s mission is to provide training, resources, and networking opportunities in order to strengthen staff members, their organizations and the community as a whole. JProStL is supported by Mont & Karen Levy and the Lubin Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
JPROSTL BOARD 2024-25
Officers:
President: Rabbi Lori Levine (Congregation Shaare Emeth)
Vice Presidents: Shannon Rohlman (Mirowitz Jewish Community School) & Rebekah Scallet (The J)
Past President: Sarah Levinson (JFS)
Special Events Chair: Tanya Spivey (B’nai Amoona)
New Staff Welcome: Susan Kemppainen (Covenant Place)
Professional Development: Scott Berzon (Jewish Federation)
At Large Board Members:
Rabbi Avi Feigenbaum (EMBY), Melissa Katz (JFS), Lauren Lourie (UH), Jordan Palmer (STL Jewish Light), Elyse Picker (JCRC), Rabbi Andrew Terkel (Be The Narrative), Helen Turner (STL Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum)
Event and Award Committee Chairs:
Recognition Luncheon Chair: Tanya Spivey (B’nai Amoona)
Partnership Award Chair: Shannon Rohlman (Saul Mirowitz Jewish Community School)
Peer Awards Co-Chairs: Helen Turner (StL Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum) & Andrew Goldfeder (Temple Emanuel)
Event & Award Committee Members:
Lauren Abraham, Jennifer Baer, Scott Berzon, Amy Bornstein, Jessica Duneman, Rabbi Avi Feigenbaum, Katie Garland, Andrew Goldfeder, Marian Gordon, Rabbi Brad Horwitz, Melissa Katz, Susan Kemppainen, Chelsea Leon, Rabbi Lori Levine, Sarah Levinson, Lauren Lourie, Lisa Magness, Amanda Miller, Cori Neidenberg, Elyse Picker, Randi Poscover, Shannon Rohlman, Rebekah Scallet, Randi Schenberg, Daniel Sentell, Tamar Shulman, Dodi Smason, Tanya Spivey, Martina Stern, Ashley Stockman, Penny Taylor, Andy Tevlin, Helen Turner, Nancy Weigley
Marci Mayer Eisen, Director, Millstone Institute/JProStL
Lisa Magness, Resource Assistant
Todd Siwak, Board Chair
For additional information on JProStL and professional development opportunities, contact Marci Mayer Eisen at 314-442-3810 or MEisen@JFedSTL.org.