LOS ANGELES JEWISH HEALTH - Key Persons


Alyssa Alderman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Corporate Leadership Team
  • LAJH Chief Human Resources Officer

Amandeep Kaur

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Corporate Leadership Team
Amandeep Kaur brings many years of instructing nursing students and directing a nursing college to her role as Director of the Annenberg School of Nursing. She has been with the Jewish Home for many years serving as an RN Supervisor, and as Clinic Coordinator at the Brandman Centers for Senior Care, the LAJH Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. Amandeep received her masters of science in nursing and nursing education Magna Cum Laude from University of Phoenix. She also earned a BA-equivalent degree in Mass Communication from Punjab University in India.

Amy Schnaid

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Armida Colmenares-Stafford

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Barbara Noblet

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Financial Aid Director
Barbara Noblet, the Financial Aid Director for the Annenberg School of Nursing, administers the Federal Student Aid Programs for the Vocational Nursing Program. Barbara works with each student to develop a financial plan for payment of tuition and fees. She has an extensive background in developing and managing healthcare programs and institutions. Her teaching experience includes Health Care Management classes in Administration, Policy and Planning, and Operations Management. Barbara earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a Masters in Business Administration from University of California, Los Angeles.

Crystal Ruditsky - CFO, Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • CFO
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Corporate Leadership Team
  • Treasurer
  • LAJH Chief Financial Officer

Dale Surowitz - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Corporate Leadership Team
  • President
  • LAJH Chief Executive Officer & President

David Cooper

Job Titles:
  • DHM - Instructor
David Cooper holds a master's degree in Instructional leadership in Educational Administration and a doctorate in Holistic Medicine. He is licensed in vocational nursing, as a California Nursing Home Administrator, and is a former ABHES Evaluator. Cooper served ten years with the United States Army Medical Corps. He also worked as a healthcare administrator, psychiatric rehabilitation facility administrator, public school teacher, and taught at several vocational nursing schools.

Elaine Gill

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Gail Millan

Job Titles:
  • Secretary of the Board of Directors

Joel Saltzburg

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Larissa Stepanians

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Corporate Leadership Team
  • LAJH Chief Operating Officer

Myrna Lovato

Job Titles:
  • LVN - NA Instructor
Myrna Lovato is licensed in vocational nursing. Prior to coming to the Annenberg School of Nursing, she worked for the Los Angeles Jewish Home as an LVN/DSD. Myrna started at the Jewish Home in 1977 as a CNA. The Home provided her with the opportunity to obtain her LVN license. Myrna brings a vast knowledge of nursing and nursing skills to the school.

Noah Marco

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Corporate Leadership Team
  • LAJH Chief Medical Officer

Peggy Robin

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of the Board of Directors

Robert Hirsch

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Sheldon Steier

Job Titles:
  • President of the Board of Directors

Susan Lerner

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors

Timothy Carlson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Corporate Leadership Team
  • LAJH Chief Nursing / Compliance Officer