JOE GROSS

JOE GROSS was recently named the new director of Syracuse Jewish Family Service (SJFS). He will lead the 130-year-old human-service agency, which is an affiliate of Menorah Park of Central New York. As the agency’s executive director, Gross will be responsible for the agency’s overall administration including staff development, financials, and reporting. The director works closely with the board of directors, the CEO of Menorah Park, and the community to develop and implement programs that realize the agency’s mission and vision, as well as secure its professional and community identity as a go-to expert in issues of individual and family wellbeing and complex later-life issues. Gross, who holds a master’s degree in public administration from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University and a bachelor’s degree from Earlham College in Indiana, was most recently the associate executive director of AccessCNY. Gross has worked as a consultant to Senior Whole Health of Syracuse and Albany, has served on the Long Term Care Council of Onondaga County, and was just re-elected to the Jamesville-Dewitt school board as chair of the Audit Committee and a member of the Policy Committee, as well as serving on an ad hoc outreach committee with Town of DeWitt representatives. SJFS says it helps individuals and families in the Jewish and general communities of Central New York maximize their self-determination, realize their potential, and live with dignity. The agency implements programs that seek to preserve and strengthen individual and family well-being.