Leadership and Staff

Over 300 years of management experience at JCC Grossman Camp!

Stuart Silverman, Director
Stuart Silverman is Director of the JCC Grossman Camp and also oversees JCC Maccabi® Camp Kingswood and JCC Kaleidoscope Creative Arts and Science Camp. He began his career at Grossman in 1977 as counselor, moved on to Unit Head, then Assistant Director and finally, Director. Over the years he has brought many innovations to Grossman while maintaining a high level of quality across the Camp’s programs and facilities. He is also a veteran guidance counselor at Lexington High School. Stuart received his BA in History from George Washington University, a Masters in Guidance and Counseling from Springfield College, and an MA in Educational Administration from Boston College. He is married and has two children who were campers and staff at Grossman Camp.

Sue Green, Assistant Director of Camping Services
Sue has been at Grossman for over 20 summers. Her expanded role as Assistant Director has her working for camp in all four seasons. During the summer, she supervises the Lower Camp, the Kehillah Unit, and Jewish programming. During the cooler months, Sue works at the Leventhal-Sidman JCC office in Newton and at Sameem Associates, Inc. in Newton and Sharon. She has been involved with camping for over 35 summers and has been involved in Jewish education for over 25 years.

David Wolf, Assistant Director
David joined the Grossman staff in 1983. He oversees the Upper Camp and is well known Mr. Maccabiah (he runs the color war). David has been involved in camping for over 40 years. In the off-season, he works at the Solomon Schechter Day School in Newton where he teaches fifth grade and heads the Intermediate Division.

Josh Shapiro, Waterfront Director
Josh has been a fixture at Grossman for many years! He has done a superior job of directing our waterfront for 40 summers. When he’s not swimming, Josh teaches the seventh grade at the Dexter School in Brookline.

Diane Saltzberg, Special Needs Director
Diane has been involved in camping for 25 years. We have been fortunate here at Grossman to have her as the Special Needs Director for 15 summers. Diane has recently retired from the Weston Public Schools after 40 years as School Adjustment Counselor. She is currently the Special Needs Director at the Striar Hebrew Academy in Sharon during the off season.

Barry Mindes, CIT Director
Barry has run an educational and experiential CIT program for Grossman for the past 16 seasons. He is currently a Site Director for Champions, a before/after school program in Plainville, after 32 years of teaching in the Town of Norton. Barry also teaches religious school at Temple Beth Abraham in Canton and has been a USY advisor for many years.

Shari Gaudet, Office Manager
Shari has been with Grossman as summer Office Manager for 15 summers, overseeing an extremely busy, ever-changing work environment with calm and ease. During the off season she is the office manager at a behavioral health practice that allows her the time to spend the summers at Grossman.

Fred Friedberg, Transportation Director
After 38 years of teaching Fred retired to Arizona with his wife Alice but he returns every summer and has been Director of Transportation for the last 25 years, working behind the scenes to promote the safety of all campers and counselors during their trips to and from camp. He has overseen many changes and enhancements along the way. Fred plans to summer at Grossman for many years to come.

Other staff with 7+ years at Grossman:

Staci Ruben, Carmel Unit Head
The summer of 2009 will mark her 10th year at Grossman, however, it will be her 20th year involved in summer camps. When she is not working at Grossman, Staci is a preschool teacher at the Frances Jacobson Early Childhood Center at Temple Israel in Boston.

Cesar Habif, Negev Unit Head
Cesar Habif began his working career at Grossman Camp in 1974. After graduating from Brandeis University in 1980, he spent the next 23 years in the business world, working in various financial institutions, before embarking in a career change and returning to Grossman in 2004. Cesar currently teaches 5th grade at Congregation Beth Elokim in Acton and lives in Holliston with his wife and two children.

Renee Werber, Golan Unit Head
Renee has been the Golan Unit Head at Grossman for the past 18 summers. She is a fifth grade teacher at the South Area Solomon Schechter Day School in Stoughton when she is not at camp.

Lee Saltzberg, 9th Week and Kinnerit Unit Head
Lee directs the Kinnerit Unit and the 9th week program. He is a school psychologist for the Dedham Public Schools and married to Diane Saltzberg. He has been involved in camping for 33 seasons.

Laura Black
Laura, RN, has been our nurse at camp for the past several summers. She brings a great deal of experience and warmth to our campers in the infirmary.