Leadership at American Jewish University
Our leaders bring deep expertise and a shared commitment to advancing Jewish learning, community, and innovation. Together, they keep AJU moving forward.
Senior Leadership
Jay Sanderson
President
Amy Latzer
Chief Operating Officer
Robbie Totten
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Politics & Global Studies
Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson
Vice President, American Jewish University & Professor of Philosophy & Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair
Aaron Goldberg
Vice President, Director of Camp Alonim
Michelle Starkman
Vice President of Communications
Rabbi Tarlan Rabizadeh
Vice President of Jewish Engagement, Director of the Maas Center
Maas Center and Miller Introduction to Judaism
Board of Directors
Comprised of experienced leaders from diverse professional and communal backgrounds, the Board ensures institutional integrity, financial strength, and long-term sustainability.
Officers of the Board
Lawrence Platt
Chairperson
Harold Masor
Past Chair
Jerome L. Coben
Vice Chairperson
Annie Austin
Secretary
David Weiner
Treasurer
Jay Sanderson
President
Amy Latzer
Chief Operating Officer
Robbie Totten
Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Associate Professor of Politics & Global Studies
Elected Members
Annie Austin
Benjamin Breslauer
Jerome Coben
Nancy Sher Cohen
Charlotte Hill-Skura
Lisa Hofheimer
Mark Lainer
Zachary Lainer
Norman Levine
Francis S. Maas
Virginia Maas
Harold Masor
Stacy Palbaum
Murray Pepper
Lawrence Platt
Dr. Niki Rezzadeh
Jay Sanderson
Dena Schechter
Michael Scheinberg
Justine Schreyer Lewin
Elon Spar
Jeffrey Trenton
David Weiner
Adam Weiss
Michael Ziering