SAVE THE DATE
Tuesday, March 9, 2027
The J Staenberg Family Gymnasium
2 Millstone Campus Drive, 63146
Doors Open: 11:00 am
Program & Lunch: 11:30 am – 1:30 pm
Tickets Available in January 2027
JProStL invites you to submit nominations for the annual JPro Honors celebrating the professionals and the community behind nearly 50 organizations that strengthen Jewish St. Louis every day.
If you know a colleague, peer, or lay partner who goes above and beyond — nominate them today for a JProStL Award!
JProStL Recognition Award Descriptions
Partnership Award
Recognizing a volunteer leader who represents the best of the best of lay-staff relationship through their impact on the Jewish community and St. Louis region, ethical leadership, Jewish values and acts of kindness
Career Achievement
An experienced professional with over 20 years professional experience (including at least ten in the St. Louis Jewish community) who has consistently demonstrated exceptional dedication and effectiveness throughout their career.
Chesed/Kindness
A staff person who provides exceptional care and kindness to clients, members, and/or volunteers (usually direct service).
Dedication
A staff person who demonstrates consistent dedication to their colleagues, their work, and the organization (usually support staff).
Educator
A teacher who nurtures Jewish identity, develops innovative curriculum, is seen as a role model, and has a recognized impact at the school, congregation, agency, and/or community.
Emerging Leader
A staff person 35 years of age and younger who demonstrates exceptional initiative, dedication, and effectiveness within their organization.
Mentor
A supervisor who is seen as a role model and provides valued guidance and support to staff, volunteer leaders or members/students.
Pillar
A staff person whose expertise, commitment, and reliability is vital to the success of the organization.
Visionary
An established professional leader who has had a significant impact on the organization and community through innovation in program development, outreach, and or/collaborations.
Past Award Recipients
Currently working in the St. Louis Jewish Community
Lauren Abraham – Mentor (2024)
Michelle Almengor – Mentor (2024)
Ellen Alper – Visionary (2016)
Liessa Alperin – Career Achievement (2023)
Scott Biondo – Special Recognition (2026)
Amy Bornstein – Emerging Leader (2017)
Em Bornstein – Emerging Leader (2022)
Roz Bradley – Educator (2005)
Rabbi Josh Bregman – Emerging Leader (2020)
Jeremy Brok – Mentor (2025)
Derrick Bryant – Dedication (2017)
Rabbi Micah Buck – Chesed/Kindness (2017)
Fawn Chapel – Visionary (2020)
Laurie Cohen – Dedication (2026)
Robert Colton – Dedication (2018)
Mimi David – Educator (2012)
Ron Davis – Dedication (2026)
Rabbi Yosef David – Visionary (2025)
Dana DeBlasi – Mentor (2005)
Joan Denison – Visionary (2008)
Lisa Deutsch – Mentor (2025)
Marci Diamond – Chesed/Kindness (2010)
Ron Douglas – Dedication (2010)
Jessica Duneman – Pillar (2022)
Lindsay Eichhorn – Chesed/Kindness (2026)
Scott Eirich – Dedication (2023)
Rabbi Tzvi Freedman – Visionary (2012)
Ellen Futterman – Pillar (2017)
Katie Garland – Emerging Leader (2018)
Julie Gibbs – Career Achievement (2026)
Lesley Goldenberg – Education (2025)
Andrew Goldfeder – Emerging Leader (2011)
Rabbi Yossi Golombeck – Educator (2023)
Judith Gordon – Dedication (2018)
Tommie Green – Dedication (2019)
Rabbi Menachem Greenblatt – Visionary (2011)
Pirchie Greenspon – Career Achievement (2024)
Rabbi Shmuel Greenwald – Education (2010)
Terri Grossman – Career Achievement (2019)
Roz Hirschhorn – Educator (2020)
Rabbi Brad Horwitz – Pillar (2018)
Stacy Jespersen – Dedication (2025)
Susan Kemppainen – Chesed (2025)
Beth Kodner – Mentor (2022)
Rabbi Yosef Landa – Education (2005)
Shiffy Landa – Career Achievement (2015)
Rabbi Chaim & Bassy Landa – Visionary (2024)
Peggy Landsbaum – Dedication (2014)
Jackie Levey – Mentor (2019)
Leiba Levine – Educator (2017)
Tanya Lin – Chesed (2024)
Nancy Lisker – Pillar (2024)
Lauren Lourie – Educator (2026)
Cheryl Maayan – Visionary (2013)
Diana Matthis – Pillar (2021)
Erin Wolfman May – Dedication (2021)
Cori Neidenberg – Dedication (2020)
Craig Neuman – Mentor (2017)
Chana Novack – Chesed/Kindness (2013)
Rabbi Hershey Novack – Visionary (2021)
Missy Novotny – Pillar (2025)
Jordan Palmer – Visionary (2026)
Rick Recht – Visionary (2017)
Rabbi Michael Rovinsky – Visionary (2014)
Rabbi Avi & Shani Roberts – Emerging Leader (2026)
Jodi Rubin – Education (2006 )
Erin Schaflein – Educator (2024)
Esther Scharf – Career Achievement (2025)
Randi Schenberg – Pillar (2017)
Lexie Schmidt – Emerging (2025)
Mike Sherwin – Emerging Leader (2010)
Vickie Shuchart – Dedication (2020)
Heather Silverman – Pillar (2025)
Chani Smason – Education (2019)
Racheli Staum – Mentor (2026)
Ashley Stockman – Mentor (2021)
Penny Taylor – Dedication (2024)
Helen Turner – Emerging Leader (2023)
Tim Vohsen – Dedication (2015)
Cynthia Wachtel – Mentor (2023)
Rabbi Shmuel Wasser – Emerging Leader (2009)
Nancy Weigley – Mentor (2011)
Maxine Weil – Career Achievement (2021)
Jane Weinhaus – Chesed/Kindness (2016)
Chanie Winter – Education (2014)
Claire Wolff – Dedication (2013)
Terrell Wooten – Dedication (2012)
Rabbi Mordecai Yaroslawitz – Education (2015)
Zipporah Yaroslawitz – Education (2015)
Sam Zitin – Pillar (2019)
Esther Zuravin – Education (2017)
