Leadership & Staff

Professional Staff

Board of Directors

Yaacov (Marvin) Stenge – President

Marvin is a retired real estate developer and property manager, originally from Montreal, living in Yerushalayim full time for the last fourteen years, happily married to Allegra.
Over the past seven years with AACI he has served as a board member (two years), vice-president of Klitah, treasurer, and then president.  Marvin feels that if he was to continue volunteering with AACI the organization would have to undergo major changes, and indeed it has. He is proud of the work we have done to date and look forward to more improvements as well as additional successful programs/projects during the coming year.

The most significant achievement in my life is that all of my five children, together with their children, are happily living in Israel.

Yaacov (Marvin) Stenge
marvinstenge@gmail.com

Yehoshua Looks – Treasurer

Yehoshua has been a Board member of AACI since 2021 and Treasurer since 2023.

After twenty years of senior management business experience in the United States, Yehoshua, his wife Debbie, and their three children, made aliya in 1996. Since arriving in Israel, he has devoted his energies to working with non-profit organizations, helping them realize their potential through application of fundamental management principles. Among his current projects, he is COO of Ayeka. He has a BA in History from Oberlin College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Yehoshua loves teaching, writing, and acting in Jerusalem English speaking theatre productions. He is a contributor to The Cardozo Academy Thoughts to Ponder and in previous years was a regular columnist for the HaAretz Rabbis’ Round Table. Yehoshua and Debbie, along with their adopted Jerusalem street cat, live in the Rehavia neighborhood of Jerusalem.
yehoshua.looks@gmail.com

Alan Green – Secretary

Alan Green grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and was very active in Bnei Akiva on a local and national level, and was involved with the Cleveland Jewish Federation.  He has an MSW from Columbia University.  Alan made aliya with his wife, Sharon, and infant son, Yedidya, in 1980,  They were members of a Bnei Akiva Garin to Kibbutz Rosh Tzurim in Gush Etzion, where they live.  Alan was the mazkir of the kibbutz and involved in major changes there.  He worked in the World Organizations of Bnei Akiva and  Mizrachi before joining the Jewish Agency in the Aliya Department.

Alan has five grown children and ten grandchildren who provide endless joy and nachat.

alansharon.green@gmail.com

Miriam Barth – Board Member
Miriam Barth, originally from Michigan, made aliyah to Jerusalem nearly a decade ago. Since then, she has been actively involved in the non-profit sector, including working at AACI. Miriam is deeply passionate about strengthening the connection between Jews in Israel and the diaspora, and she believes the AACI Remembers program plays a crucial role in fostering this bond.

miriamtbarth@gmail.com

Lori Sloman – Advisory Board Member

Lori is a member of the advisory board who brings her experience as a veteran Olah and expertise in health promotion and community building to support the members of AACI.
Originally from Connecticut, Lori made Aliyah with her husband and children from Silver Spring, Maryland in 2000 and settled in Gush Etzion. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University Nursing School. A mother of 10 (bli eyon hara), she works to promote healthy habits and lifestyles in women of all backgrounds.

In her spare time, Lori enjoys making muffins for her grandchildren, drinking coffee and protecting her plants from the family dogs. She always takes the stairs.
lorisloman13@gmail.com