Our Team

We are folks who care deeply about creating strong Jewish communities--and we are active listeners, creative thinkers, and implementers.

Jean Elizabeth Shockley
Project Manager
jeanelizabeth@jvillagenetwork.com
I am connected to living out my life and faith through Torah, tefillah, teshuva, and tzedakah
To tikkun olam and community volunteering
To using my skills in organization and education to serve Jvillage and its Members
To Creation and all the wonder, awe, and nurture it offers me daily
To living sustainably and being thankful
To that still, small voice of intuition
To the memories of loved ones
To dancin' like nobody's watchin'

David Punia
Project Manager
david@jvillagenetwork.com
I am connected to the world through positive relationships, music, and the lens of Judaism
To tikkun olam, living efficiently and pursuing environmental responsibility
To family and the wonderful people I have helped nurture into adulthood
To humor, a valuable gift that distinguishes us as human beings
To technology and powerful, beneficial uses of the Internet
To mitzvot and tzedakah through volunteerism and furthering good causes
To science and nature, through photography wandering in the woods, and watching night skies

Zachary Kent
Web Services Manager
zach@jvillagenetwork.com
I am connected to my wonderful wife, 3 grown kids, and grandchildren
To my church and pastor, whom I followed to Vermont
To making life more interesting with innovation and technology
To building a high platform for future generations to stand upon and go beyond me
To science and science-fiction
To Dubstep and good coding music
To knowing that I have a relationship with a living, talking God

Judy Alexander
Communications Coordinator
judy@jvillagenetwork.com
I am connected to my family; my parents and siblings who raised me, and my husband and children who sustain me
To the ocean where I grew up, and the mountains where I now make my home
To the arts that nourish my soul with theatre, music, dance, and literature
To my friends, who keep me real
To my Jewish heritage which has shaped my world outlook and every fiber of my being

Barrie Silver
Marketing Manager
barrie@jvillagenetwork.com
I am connected to giving my kids strong Jewish identities - even in rural Vermont
To traveling with my husband, who I met in Israel and with whom I have visited multiple countries and continents
To my mom who taught me to make honey cake and matzo ball soup and who continues to pass on family stories and traditions
To social justice and, in particular, women's health and rights
To harnessing the power of social media and connecting to - and with - people far and wide via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.

Donna Liebert
Controller
donna@jvillagenetwork.com
I am connected to my sons Ryan and Derek and their wonderful perspective on life
To the stillness of the snow-covered back trails of Vermont from behind the power of my sled (snowmobile)
To finding an hour a day, (or sacrificing sleep), to indulge in a few chapters of fiction
To exploring all kinds of possibilities with a beautiful piece of cut glass
To my teammates and educators at Jvillage Network
To 60s Rock and Motown—there is no other

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