SAYVA Staff
Stefanie Elkins—SAYVA Program Director
Stefanie is excited to be a part in growing the SAYVA community and collaborative approach to positive aging and wellness. Along with working on dynamic and specialized programming with a growing group of committed and dedicated SAYVA partners that includes rabbis and lay leaders of Fountainview of LA Jewish Health, HaMakom, Kol Tikvah, Temple Ahavat Shalom, Temple Judea, Temple Ramat Zion, and Valley Beth Shalom, Stefanie’s focus is on community engagement, SAVYA website development and ensuring that we are adding value to all we touch in Later Adulthood. We are thrilled that Jeff Bernhardt is still engaged as a SAYVA consultant in continuing efforts to expand resources for post retirement and volunteer engagement. Stefanie can be contacted at [email protected].
About Stefanie Elkins—Stefanie has over 20 years of diverse Jewish communal non-profit experiences with a focus, passion, and speciality in the caregiving, eldercare and end-of-life fields. In addition to her role at SAYVA, Stefanie is a Family Caregiver Consultant and End-of-Life Doula and Founder of Be Present Care and Death over Drafts, on the Leadership Council for Valley Chevra Kadisha, an active member of Foundation for Senior Services and Senior Outreach Advocate at Kol Tikvah (one of SAYVA’ s new partner organizations). She holds a double MA in Management specializing in Human Services, a MA in Jewish Communal Service from Brandeis University and a BA in Social Relations from UC Riverside.
Jeff Bernhardt, SAYVA Project Consultant
Jeff’s job is to connect us with significant volunteer opportunities, tailored to our interests, time and needs. Contact Jeff to learn more at [email protected].