Leadership Categories: Trustees

Sasha Martinez***

Sasha Martinez graduated from Skidmore College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in Art History. She started her career in fashion working for luxury brands, Louis Vuitton and Prada and went on to fashion strategy at IMG Fashion running strategic partnerships for global fashion weeks. Sasha now resides in Tribeca with her husband, Andrew and 4 children.

Shira Oberlander****

Shira Oberlander is a Psychotherapist (LMSW) with a keen interest in complex and developmental trauma and the use of both psychodynamic and behavioral approaches to healing. She works at the Fifth Avenue Counseling Center, a mental health clinic which has been providing care to New Yorkers for over 50 years. She serves on multidisciplinary team of clinical social workers, psychologists, and psychiatrists to provide holistic support for clients.

 

Formerly, Shira was a Social Impact leader with 15+ years of experience building and managing philanthropy, employee engagement, cause and sustainability programs. Shira served as Vice President of Corporate Engagement at Goldman Sachs and Head of Community TeamWorks, the firm’s signature global volunteering initiative. In this capacity, she led all international employee community engagement, overseeing 1,800 service projects with more than 900 nonprofits each year. She was also a member of the Women’s Network and was selected to lead the firm’s 2020 Women’s History Month efforts.

 

Previously, Shira was Vice President of Social Impact at 21st Century Fox, the world’s premier portfolio of media assets, including FOX, FX, Fox Sports, National Geographic and STAR India. Shira’s team developed and launched Social Impact, creating programs, partnerships and multi-platform campaigns to drive positive change while delivering business value. She also served as Board Chair for Women@21CF New York to support the company’s Inclusion efforts.

 

Early in her career, Shira was a Human Resources Consultant at Fidelity Investments, gaining expertise in program implementation, change management, and organizational development.

 

Shira holds a Bachelor’s Degree in History from the University of Wisconsin, a Masters in Social Work from NYU, and lives in downtown New York City with her family.

Robert Raphael

Robert Raphael is the Trader at Avoro Capital Advisors, a global life sciences investment firm that focuses on supporting emerging biotechnology companies. Prior to joining Avoro, Robbie held trading roles at Jafra Capital, Jericho Capital Asset Management, and TPG Axon. Robbie received his BA, cum laude, from the University of Rochester. He lives in Battery Park with his wife Erica and their two children, Max and Reese.

Liz Rosenberg

Liz Rosenberg is an attorney at Labaton Sucharow LLP where she practices securities litigation. Liz studied Psychology at the University of Michigan and received her law degree from Brooklyn Law School. She has lived in downtown Manhattan since 2001 and has been involved with JCP since 2008. She currently lives in TriBeCa with her husband Adam and their three children, Zara, Luca, and Ayla.

Margrit Wiesendanger

Margrit Wiesendanger is a rheumatologist at the Mount Sinai Hospital, where she divides her time between caring for ambulatory patients in the faculty practice and the hospital-based clinic, and consulting in the care of hospitalized patients. She also serves as the program director for the rheumatology fellowship training program and precepts small group sessions for students of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Margrit received her MD-PhD degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Yeshiva University) in the discipline of immunology, and completed her residency and fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia campus. She has lived in Tribeca with her husband Dan, a neuroradiologist at Mount Sinai West, since 2002. Their children Joey and Izzy are alumni of the ECC and current Project Gadol/Project Bet students, respectively.

Rachel Yedid

Rachel Yedid graduated from University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in English and holds a Masters of Science in Special Education from Lehman College. Before becoming a full time mom, Rachel taught 2nd grade special education for 6 years in the Bronx. Since becoming a mother, Rachel has taken on various leadership roles at her children’s schools including Parents Association President and has dedicated her time to volunteering and serving on multiple school wide committees. Rachel is a college essay advisor and works with high school juniors and seniors. She currently resides in New York City with her husband and two sons.