Leadership

Yael Eckstein

President and CEO  |  Israel

As President and CEO of The Fellowship, Yael Eckstein oversees all ministry programs and serves as the international spokesperson. Prior to her present duties, Yael served as global executive vice president, senior vice president and director of program development and ministry outreach.

Robin Van Etten

Global Chief Operating Officer  |  United States

Robin Van Etten is the Global Chief Operating Officer of the International Fellowship of Christian and Jews. She assumed the role in September of 2020, having previously served as the Vice President of Integrated Fundraising and Marketing.

Jackie Gotwalt

Executive Director  |  Canada

Jackie has called The Fellowship home for more than 10 years. In her current role as Executive Director of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews of Canada (IFCJ Canada), she oversees all operations, including strategic and tactical planning, corporate/board governance, media relations, fundraising and communications, donor relations and educational outreach.

Youngmi Kim

Chief Executive Officer  |  Korea

Youngmi Kim comes to The Fellowship with wide experience in both the nonprofit and for-profit fields. She has held leadership positions at Habitat for Humanity, and for years worked as a marketing director in a design consulting agency.

Ayelet Shiloh Tamir

Director General, HaKeren L’Yedidut  |  Israel

Ayelet is the Director General of HaKeren L’Yedidut, The Fellowship’s operational arm, which implements programming in Israel, the former Soviet Union, and the rest of the Jewish world.

Bishop Paul Lanier

Chairman of the Board  |  United States

Bishop Paul Francis Lanier serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for The Fellowship. He founded Hope Community Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in 1990 with his wife, Debbie.

Rev. Johnnie Moore

Board Member  |  United States

Johnnie Moore is the founder and CEO of The KAIROS Company and President of The Congress of Christian Leaders. He was twice a presidential appointee to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom serving during the Trump and Biden administrations.

J.R. Dupell

Board Member  |  United States

A native of Pittsburgh, J.R. Dupell attended Penn State University, earning a degree in Real Estate and Urban Economics.

Dr. David Clark

Board Member  |  United States

Dr. Clark was the sixth president of Palm Beach Atlantic University, a Christian college in Florida. He’s served as president of the television network FamilyNet, and as executive producer for TV programs on ABC and NBC.

Jacob Schimmel

Board Member  |  United States

Jacob (“Jacky”) Schimmel co-Chairs UKI Investments - the Schimmel family’s investment arm. After graduating in law and philosophy from UCL and King’s College London, Jacob forged his career within the family business and has spent more than 20 years at its forefront.

Suzanne Peyser

Board Member  |  United States

Born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Newport News, Virginia, Suzanne Peyser credits her interest in seeking common ground with Christian neighbors to her southern upbringing.

Steve Hefter

Board Member  |  United States

A native Chicagoan, Steve earned his undergraduate degree from Stanford University and his MBA from Harvard, and has since worked for Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, HLM Capital, and has been included in Barron’s magazine’s prestigious list of 100 best wealth advisers.