Executive Team

Ben Pery, Chief Executive Officer
bpery@aftau.org | (212) 742-9060

Shelly Medved, Chief Financial Officer/Chief Operating Officer
smedved@aftau.org | (323) 244-0488

National Office

Shay Bar, Vice President Engagement
sbar@aftau.org | (310) 553-5232

Danielle Cronin, Senior Director of Development Operations
dcronin@aftau.org | (929) 274-2409

Kelly Grunther, Vice President Development & Women’s Philanthropy
kgrunther@aftau.org | (646) 277-2098

Ari E. Steinberg, Senior Vice President of Development & Planned Giving
asteinberg@aftau.org | (212) 742-9049

Carolyn Steinberg, Vice President of National Development
csteinberg@aftau.org | (212) 742-9070

Regional Offices

East Coast

Dima Shimelfarb, Vice President of Development, Eastern Region
dshimelfarb@aftau.org | (646) 420-0590

Aviv Kurnas, Development Relationship Manager
akurnas@aftau.org | (212) 742-9070

West Coast

Erinn Alcabes, Vice President of Development, Western Region
ealcabes@aftau.org | (213) 325-5972

Maya N. Ruttenberg, Associate Vice President, Western Region
mruttenberg@aftau.org | (619) 612-3857