Met Council: The Origin Story
Met Council was founded in this year.
What is the 1972?
A client calls in a panic, they’re being evicted due to unpaid rent. Which Met Council program helps?
What is the Crisis program?
Can you name all four departments in Met Council’s Social Services programs?
What are Benefits Access, Family Violence Services, Geriatric Services, and Crisis Intervention?
Name at least three staff members who work at the Hub?
Who are: Avi Spitzer, Daphne Schneider, Ricky Weiss, Esther Dresdner, Sury Mandel, Blima Godick,
Shlomie Kasirer, Zalman Weingarten
Name the two individuals who currently serve as Co‑Presidents of Met Council’s Board.
Who are Joseph S. Allerhand and Benjamin Tisch?
Name the first Executive Director of Met Council.
Who is Rabbi Jack Simcha Cohen?
A client calls and says she doesn’t feel safe at home but won’t say much more over the phone. Which Met Council programs might be most appropriate to support her?
What are the Family Violence Services Program and the Elder Justice Program?
The person who oversees Met Council’s Fiscal Department.
Who is Philip Kibel?
Can you name at least five staff members who work in Met Council’s Housing Department?
Who are Dena Johnson, Elena Sytcheva, Temima Dublin, Suri Cohen, and Maryanne Pasquariello?
Name the directors from Met Council’s Social Services team.
Who are Petra Scully, Racheli Levinson, Lillian Wu, and Ana Sarabia?
Today Met Council serves over this many people annually.
What is 325,000+?
A client just called in crisis, they don’t have food to feed their family tonight. Which Met Council department is the first to respond?
What is the Food Program?
How many kosher food pantries are in Met Council’s network.
What is 101?
Your email won’t load, your screen is frozen, and you’re one second away from tossing your laptop. Who do you call for IT help at Met Council?
Who are Steven Alter, David Levin, Tariq Beckford, and Yuval Raphaeli?
Can you name at least three staff members who have worked at the agency for more than 20 years?
Who are [any three long-tenured staff]?
Before becoming Met Council’s CEO, what was David Greenfield’s job
What is a City Council Member?
A client calls and says they would like to order food from the pantry but is worried because they have allergies. Which program lets her choose only the items they want?
What is Market by Met Council?
At least three staff members that supports volunteer coordination, donor relations, and somehow always shows up with a smile.
Who are Shelby Brown, Alice Burlinski, Miriam Hoffmann, and Benni Avshayev?
This amazing grants writer has poured her energy into supporting every corner of Met Council — and while we’ll miss her dearly when she retires at the end of the month, we’re incredibly thankful for all she’s done.
Who is Jennifer Baron?
Can you name the amazing staff members who work in Met Council’s HR department?
Who are Sammy Belliard, Paula Liburd-Wright, Grace Koknar, and Rebecca Regine?
In which borough did Met Council open its first kosher food pantry?
What is Brooklyn?
A senior can no longer afford to stay in their home due to rising rent costs. Which Met Council programs might step in to help them stay housed and supported?
What are the Crisis Intervention and Housing programs?
Name at least five staff members who are attorneys.
Who are David Greenfield, Rob Newman, Aaron Cyperstein, Rachel Briant, and Ruth Stein?
Met Council has incredible staff across every corner of the agency! Can you name at least five non-supervisory staff members — each from a different department?
Who are [any five non-supervisory staff members from five different departments]?
Can you name all 11 members of the senior leadership team?
David Greenfield, CEO
Rob Newman, COO
Philip Kibel, CFO
Brian Tregerman, CDO
Aaron Cyperstein, Managing Director of Legal and External Affairs
Dena Johnson, Co-Managing Director of Housing, Operations & Asset Management
Elen Sytcheva, Co-Managing Director of Housing, Regulatory Compliance & Affordable Housing Development
Hannah Lupien, Managing Director of Food Programs
Ben Segal, Chief of Staff
Avi Spitzer, Managing Director of the Brooklyn Hub
Nechama Bakst, Managing Director of Social Services