Kings Bay Y
Staff


Leonard Petlakh has served as the Executive Director of the Kings Bay Y since December 2006. The Y also has branches in Windsor Terrace, North Williamsburg and Clinton Hill under…
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Daniel Zeltser
Chief Operating Officer
Daniel Zeltser joined the Kings Bay Y as a volunteer over 12 years ago and rose within the agency to his current role as Associate Executive Director. He has led…
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Andrew Brodsky
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Brodsky, Chief Financial Officer of Kings Bay Y/JCC Brooklyn, has held several key Controller/Financial management positions within private and non-for-profit entities during his 20+ year career. Most of his…
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Jason Vasquez
Chief Program Officer
Jason Vasquez joined the Kings Bay Y as Senior Director of Programs in October of 2019. His most recent appointment to Chief Program Officer in August of 2020 holds Jason…
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Yuliya Shnayderman
Senior Accountant
Yuliya Shnayderman is our Senior Accountant. She has been an asset to our managers and employees since 2017. Yuliya has extensive experience in payroll, tax compliance, and financial reporting in both private and…
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Paula Batist
Accounting Associate
Paula Batist has been with us since 2013. She started her Kings Bay Y career with our administrative team but has branched her talents to our accounting team as an…
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Faina Fishman
Accountant
Faina Fishman became an Accountant with us in 2021. We are fortunate to add her to our team after her six years with the Jewish Federation of North America. Faina…
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Milla Vance
Accounting Associate
Milla Vance joined our team in 2021 as an Accounting Associate. She always appreciates a good spreadsheet. When she is not super busy ensuring we are getting paid on time,…
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Marcella Marcelin
After School Academy Site Supervisor
Marcella Marcelin started working with us in the Summer of 2021. She was a lead counselor for camp, and she enjoyed our team so much that she continued with us…
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Pura Stridiron
Annex Site Director
Pura Stridiron has been with us since 2005. She has grown from being a UPK assistant teacher to our Annex Site Director. Pura is very dedicated to the families and…
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Danayka Johnson
Assistant Annex Site and SONYC Supervisor
Danayka Johnson is our Assistant Annex Site and SONYC Supervisor at our Avenue W After School Academy. She handles supplies for all projects and activities and supports her team. She…
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Raquel Ostrovsky
Administrative Supervisor
As our Administrative Supervisor, Raquel Ostrovsky handles the daily operations of the main office, customer inquiries, and addressing members’ concerns. Raquel has been keeping the office running smoothly with her…
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Katrina Gonzalez
Administrative Assistant for our Program Manager
Katrina Gonzalez is our Administrative Assistant for our Program Manager. She joined our organization in 2020 starting as a summer camp head counselor and has since grown to assist with…
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Jessica Ward
Customer Experience Center Representative
Jessica Ward is one of our Customer Experience Center representatives. She has been handling customer inquiries, processes memberships, and main office interactions since 2019. She currently attends Stony Brook University…
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Aneysa Calero
Customer Experience Center Representative
Aneysa Calero has been one of our Customer Service Representatives since 2021! She handles our social media postings, maintains customer inquiries and main office interactions with our members. She currently…
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Vicktoria Kubicka
Customer Service Experience Representative
Vicktoria has been part of our camp team since 2021! She handles the day-to-day main office tasks and one of her many talents is having an eye for putting together…
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Daniella Franceschi
Marketing Assistant
Daniella joined the Kings Bay Y team in 2022. She started as a Customer Experience Center Representative and has since assumed the role of Marketing Assistant. She is currently studying to receive…
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Allison Randazzo
Customer Experience Center Representative
Allison Randazzo joined our team in 2022 as a Customer Experience Center Representative who handles customer inquiries and helps with administrative tasks in regard to our summer camp programs. Allison…
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Kirmina Khalil
HR Administrative Aide
Kirmina Khalil, one of our newest HR Administrative Aides, assists in summer camp staff recruitment and onboarding of our new camp team. Kirmina has joined the organization at the start…
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Victoria Grant
Human Resources Administrative Aide
Victoria Grant is a Human Resources Administrative Aide and assists with daily office clerical and logistical needs, along with collecting and managing data pertaining to seasonal staff and summer camp…
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Oxana Petrova
Director of the Early Childhood Program
Oxana Petrova has been with us since 2017 and is the Director of the Early Childhood Program. She brings more than 15 years of expertise in early childhood and special…
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Donna Gatto
Preschool Teacher
Donna Gatto has been a Kings Bay Y preschool teacher since 2003. She loves being challenged daily and strives to make each year an amazing experience for the children and…
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Rimma Rozenberg
Associate Pre-K Teacher
Rimma Rozenberg was born in Kiev, Ukraine. She graduated from Kiev State Teachers College with a Bachelor’s in Art and Music and has worked as a Music and an Early…
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Emily Dulka
Pre-K Teacher
Emily Dulka grew up in Brooklyn and attended P.S. 52 in Sheepshead Bay. Her family moved to Long Island while she was in high school, but she couldn’t stay away…
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Jasmenda Delaney
Teaching Assistant
Jasmenda Delaney has worked with us as a substitute teacher and teaching assistant since 2020. Jasmenda has her Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education from Borough of Manhattan Community College…
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Shari Eisenstadt
Assistant Teacher
Shari Eisenstadt has been an assistant teacher with our Preschool since 1999. She considers our community center to be her second home since was a member of our teen group…
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Kathy Marley
Preschool Teacher
Kathy Marley has been with our preschool program since 1989. She continues learning from her colleagues, students, and families every day as a preschool teacher. Kathy has taught many of…
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Raya Korbin
Raya Korbin has been part of our Senior Social Day Care group for Russian speakers since 2012. She is dedicated to the team and participants. We could not imagine this…
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Jenny Su
Jenny Su has been part of our Senior Social Day Group and a Parent Liasion with our afterschool program located at PS206 since 2008. She is truly an asset to both of…
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Aleksandra Mayman
Aleksandra Mayman has been part of our Senior Social Day Care group for Russian speakers since 2015. She is dedicated to the team and participants. We could not imagine this program…
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Ping Li
Ping Li has been part of our Senior Social Day Care group for Chinese speakers since 2019. She is dedicated to the team and participants.
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Liana Meleshkin
Liana Meleshkin has been our social worker for our Senior Social Day Care group for Russian speakers since 2017. She is dedicated to the team and participants.
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