Officers

PRESIDENT
Rebecca Katz
Vanguard, Marketing Director

TREASURER
Margret Trotzky, MD
Retired Pediatrician

SECRETARY
Emily Breslin Markos, Esq.
Attorney

FIRST VICE PRESIDENT
Carol Thomson
Retired Communications Consultant

VICE PRESIDENTS
Farhan Ali, Esq.
Galfand, Berger, Attorney

Ed Brant, Esq.
The Chemours Company, VP, Chief IP Counsel 

Board of Directors

McKinsey Alston
Compass Working Capital, Chief Human Resources Officer

The Honorable Harold Berger
Berger & Montague, P.C., Managing Shareholder Emeritus

Ann Cohen
Retired Organizer

Emily M. Cohen, Esq.
Green and Spiegel, Attorney

Alexandra Dailerian, MBA
Comcast, Executive Director of Community Impact

Carol Gantman, PhD**
Independent Psychologist

Hristo Georgiev
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Executive Director, Financial Analysis & Business Management

Wendy Castor Hess, Esq.**
Landau, Hess, Simon, & Choi, Attorney

Vivian Isaak
Magnum Group Inc., President

Sara Jacobson, Esq.
Public Defender Association of Pennsylvania, Executive Director

Danielle LaGuerre, Esq.
Lawyer

Irwin Lipton**
Retired Accountant

Susan Manoff, MD MPH
Executive Director, Patient Innovation and Engagement

Sanford K. Mozes, Esq.**
Retired Attorney

Carrie Nelson-Robinson
HR and DEI&B Executive

Phuong (Michelle) Ngo, Esq.
Duane Morris, Attorney

Andrew R. Rogoff, Esq.
Pepper Center for Public Service, Fellow

Ilan Rosenberg, Esq.**
Freiwald Law, Attorney

Dveera Segal, Esq.**
Retired Law Professor

Sheila Segal
Retired Chaplain

Edward Sholinsky, Esq.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis, Attorney

Michael Slotznick, Esq.
Independent Practice Attorney

Viktoriya Torchinsky-Field, Esq.
Avantor, Vice President and Chief Council

Richard Weisbrot, CPA
Heier, Weisbrot, & Bernstein, LLC, Accountant

**Former Board President

Ambassadors

  • Judith Bernstein-Baker, Esq.
  • Penni Blaskey, PhD
  • Linda Brock
  • Jeannette Flamm Brockman
  • Judith Drasin, Esq.
  • Judy Eidelson, PhD
  • Arlene Fickler, Esq.
  • Barry Fireman
  • Judith Ginsberg
  • Linda Harker**
  • Arthur (Bud) Hirsch
  • Warren Hyams
  • Caroline Kamesar, MSW
  • David Kaplan, Esq.
  • Edda Katz
  • Lois Katzen, MSW
  • Benita Fair Langsdorf, Esq.**
  • Jason Leckerman, Esq.
  • Jack Ludmir, MD
  • Adele Margulies
  • Russell Paul, Esq.
  • Mindy Silver
  • Susy Simpser-Rafalin, DDS
  • Felicia Smith, Esq.
  • Bonnie Squires
  • Marty Tuzman
  • Norman Weinstein, Esq.**
  • Roger Youman

** = Former Board President

TONIGHT (4/20) - Join us ONLINE at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!

Join us ONLINE at 6:45PM TONIGHT, Thursday, April 20th, for HIAS PA's 2023 Golden Door Awards: United for Immigrants!

Happy Passover from HIAS Pennsylvania!HIAS PA is closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover

HIAS Pennsylvania will be closed in observance of the Jewish holiday of Passover from 1PM on Wednesday, April 5th through Friday, April 7th, and on Wednesday, April 12th and Thursday, April 13th.

Join us at the 2023 Golden Door Awards!United for Immigrants

The Golden Door Awards is HIAS Pennsylvania's annual fundraiser. Your generous support helps us serve low-income immigrants from all over the world as they build new lives in our community.

Last chance to be the light for immigrants this year!It only takes one spark to light an entire room.

Your support today means your immigrant neighbors are able to make a home for themselves and thrive in our community.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

Building closed until further noticeHIAS PA remains open!

HIAS PA’s physical offices at 600 Chestnut Street are CLOSED until further notice due to a burst pipe in the building.

Our organization remains open, and HIAS PA staff continue to work remotely at this time.

Please call (215) 832-0900 with any questions.

Unleash generosity this Giving Tuesday!

This Giving Tuesday, you can change an immigrant's life!


This Giving Tuesday, you have the opportunity to be part of a worldwide effort to give back to those in need in our community and help immigrants and refugees begin new lives here in Pennsylvania!

Join us ONLINE at 12:45PM TODAY at the Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) Volunteer Appreciation Awards!

Thanking our volunteers, who, in times of crisis and calm, constantly step up to “repair the world” by supporting immigrants and refugees.

Join us at the Tikkun Olam (Repairing the World) Volunteer Appreciation Awards!

The in-person Tikkun Olam Awards are sold out!

Join us online TOMORROW, Wednesday, October 19th, at 12:45PM at the virtual Tikkun Olam Awards!


Thanking our volunteers, who, in times of crisis and calm, constantly step up to “repair the world” by supporting immigrants and refugees.

TONIGHT: Join us at the table!Join us for Thankful Together!

Thankful Together, formerly known as Refugee Thanksgiving, is happening TONIGHT at 6PM!

Register here to join us tonight: https://hiaspa1.wpengine.com/event/thankful-together-2021/

Celebrate our volunteers who make this all possible!Click here at 11:45AM to join our Annual Meeting!

Click here to join our virtual Annual Meeting!

The Annual Meeting starts at noon, but join us at 11:45AM for an informal chat before the event!

POSTPONED! Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan

Today's Speed Advocacy: Afghanistan Facebook Live event has been postponed due to a worldwide Facebook outage. We will update you as soon as possible about rescheduling the event.

Join us for Thankful TogetherWatch performances from cultural groups and immigrants from around Philadelphia.
Give immigrants a brighter future

Make 2021 better for immigrants and refugees by ensuring they have the support to recover from anti-immigrant policies and the pandemic.

Double your donation this Giving Tuesday!All gifts will be matched up to a total of $11,000

Help every immigrant achieve their greatest potential by ensuring there are no obstacles like a lack of legal status or language access stand in their way.