Our Team
Get To Know Our Team
The JCA was founded back in 2004 by a small group of Jewish college basketball coaches gathering for coffee & bagels at the Men's Final Four. Over 20 years later, we have grown to over 800+ members from across the entire sports landscape.
Jason Belzer
President and CEO
Matt Elkin
Executive Director
Scott Garson
Vice President and COO
Bruce Pearl
Founder and Senior Advisor
Ryan Marks
Director of Community Engagement and Philanthropy
Rabbi Bobby Schwartz
Director of National Outreach
Rafi Goldman
Director of Events
Ben Tanoff
Director of Operations
Cam Kinzer
Director of Marketing and Creative Content
Andy Yosinoff
Senior Advisor, Women's Basketball
Lauren Bornstein
Assistant Director, Women's Basketball
Carter Caplan
Assistant Director, Women's Basketball
Howard Levy
Senior Advisor, Men's Basketball
Logan Belz
Assistant Director, Athletic Administration
Josh Pastner
Advisor
Donna Orender
Advisor
Dana Pump
Advisor
David Pump
Advisor
Larry Shyatt
Advisor