Samantha Cohen

Sam Cohen is a vice president for program and talent at JCC Association of North America and leads JCC Maccabi^®, a signature program of JCC Association, and Virtual J, an online platform that offers JCC Movement live-streamed and on-demand content. Previously, Cohen was the associate executive director and director, respectively, of the 2013 and 2018 JCC Maccabi Games and ArtsFest^® at the Merage JCC of Orange County, California. Originally from London, she received a master’s degree in human rights from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in politics and international relations from the University of Manchester. Sam is a member of the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan.