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our mission

We create an empowered network of support for families facing a complex pediatric health diagnosis.

Through concierge case management, patient advocacy, and therapeutic programming, imadi provides a customized client experience to families facing complex pediatric health diagnoses.

All services are provided at no cost to our families.

imadi

pronounced “ee ∙ mah ∙ DEE”


imadi means “with me” in Hebrew, and that is our promise to each of our families. We will be there with you.

Though I walk through the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, because you are … with me.
(Psalm 23:4)

גם כי אלך בגיא צלמות לא אירא רע כי אתה… עמדי
(תהילים כג:ד)

Our name and our mission are inspired by the timeless words of King David.

imadi

pronounced “ee ∙ mah ∙ DEE”


imadi means “with me” in Hebrew, and that is our promise to each of our families. We will be there with you.

Though I walk through the valley of darkness, I fear no evil, because you are … with me.
(Psalm 23:4)

גם כי אלך בגיא צלמות לא אירא רע כי אתה… עמדי
(תהילים כג:ד)

Our name and our mission are inspired by the timeless words of King David.

board of directors

Ahuva Orlofsky is the Chair of the Board of imadi, where she has been instrumental in expanding the organization’s support to over 120 families dealing with chronic illness and medical conditions in Maryland and Washington, DC. With a background in education and marketing, she previously served as the Director of Marketing at Sulam, enhancing the organization’s brand and outreach. Ahuva lives in Silver Spring with her husband and three children, and is known for her compassion, resilience, and dedication to her community.

Miriam is the Vice President of Development at Borderline Media Company, a healthcare marketing agency. She often spends her free time watching old movies and baking for anyone who will excessively compliment her creations. Currently, she serves as the secretary of imadi’s Board of Directors and a member of the executive committee.

Anne Neuberger is an internationally recognized expert in cybersecurity, risk and emerging technologies. Ms. Neuberger served as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor in the Biden Administration. Prior to this role she served for over a decade at NSA and the Pentagon in senior roles where she was responsible for setting strategic direction and guiding operational execution of complex, global operations. She was awarded DoD and NSA’s highest civilian awards, as well as a Presidential rank award.

Prior to her government service, Ms. Neuberger held several positions related to technology and operations at a large financial services firm. Throughout her government and private sector roles she continued to devote significant effort to transformative non-profit projects.

Amos J. Hochstein is a top national and economic security official in the Biden-Harris administration. Currently he serves as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Adviser for Energy and Investment under U.S. President Joe Biden. He is married to Julie Rae Ringel; they have four children together and live in Washington D.C. 

Cheri is a passionate community leader with strong involvement in Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore, where she has held key roles, including past Chair of the 4Front Teen Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of the Young Adult Task Force. Her unwavering dedication to enhancing the lives of others drives her commitment to engaging kids and young adults, supporting them physically, emotionally, and mentally, and connecting families and volunteers to benefit from the Imadi experience.
Emily Briton is the president of MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and senior vice president of MedStar Health, with over a decade of experience in healthcare administration, systemwide service line integration, and hospital operations. Before her current role, she served as senior vice president of operations and chief operating officer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, leading key initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emily has been recognized as a leader in her field, earning accolades such as the Washington Business Journal’s 40 under 40. Emily lives with her husband and two daughters in Kensington, MD.
Eric Reitberger is the managing principal at Quest Management Group and lives in Baltimore. He describes himself as an avid golfer and consumer of a wide array of alcoholic beverages.
Gadi Rozmaryn serves as the Securities Analytics Research at SAR LLC. He lives in Silver Spring, is married to Jaclyn Rozmaryn, and is proud of his three children – two of which volunteer at imadi. 
Chanan Weissman is the director of the SAPIR Institute at the Maimonides Fund. He previously served in the U.S. Department of State for 13 years, where he held a number of positions including most recently as the Section Chief of the Internet Freedom & Business and Human Rights unit. He is the only person to have served twice as the White House Liaison to the Jewish Community, which he did in the final year of the Obama Administration and the first year of the Biden Administration. He also served on the staff of the National Security Council as the Director for Democracy and Technology and then as the Director for Partnerships and Global Engagement.

Marci has spent 20+ years in the marketing industry serving roles on both the client and agency sides of the business. Marci got her start in New York City working on ad campaigns for iconic brands like Pepsi, Campbell’s Soup and Frito-Lay before moving to Washington, DC where she spent over a decade as the Marketing Director at Discovery Channel. As an independent marketing consultant, Marci has applied her expertise to the nonprofit and educational sectors and has found great personal fulfillment working with causes that are near and dear to her heart. When she’s not conducting focus groups or executing marketing campaigns, Marci can be found volunteering for various organizations within her community including serving on the board of her neighborhood swim club and supporting her local Jewish Day School and synagogue. She lives in Chevy Chase, MD with her awesome husband, three incredible children and two adorable dogs.

Neil Meltzer is president and CEO of LifeBridge Health, a $2.2B health system in Maryland with five hospitals and 15,000 employees. He’s created an integrated healthcare delivery system, offering a full spectrum of care, doubled the size through key partnerships, including alliances that provide medical transportation, retail pharmacy, urgent care, health insurance, home infusion, assisted living and more.

Neil is recognized nationally for his healthcare leadership. He serves on the American Hospital Association’s health systems committee, chairs the Federal Advisory Panel on Outreach and Education for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. He was one of 15 national workforce healthcare champions appointed by former president Barack Obama. Neil earned his Master of Public Health and Health Administration from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in Louisiana and his undergraduate degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Before opening a boutique Commercial Real Estate Brokerage firm with a partner in 2023, Micah cultivated an extensive local network over the last two decades, engaging with thousands of business leaders across various industries. Most of his career has been learning and leading business operations, coaching, leadership development, and sales management. Deeply involved in the community, Micah is actively volunteering with several non-profit organizations, notably The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation, Lifebridge Health, and more.  Most importantly, he’s been married for 21 years to Michelle (who owns a corporate event management company), and he has 2 great kids, Alex (17) and Emme (15).  Just ask him, though, and he will tell you, his favorite family member of all is his pandemic puppy, Ollie. 

Laura L. Rubenstein is a founding member of RKW Law Group, a full-service medium-sized law firm representing sophisticated businesses and individuals with a focus on counseling clients on all aspects of the employer/employee relationship. She is a Board Chair Emeritus of the Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore, and was honored with The Associated’s Harry Greenstein Young Leadership Award in 2017 and the Esther Leah Ritz Emerging Leader Award in 2016. Laura is married to Jason Rubenstein and is the proud mamma of two teenage boys, both of whom are active volunteers with imadi.

Tova Jaffe advises family offices regarding wealth management, risk mitigation, and investment opportunities. She also consults to high growth, early-stage companies on strategy and business planning and non-profits on financial forecasting, cash and investment management, and debt issuances.

Tova was previously Treasurer of the Smithsonian Institution where she managed the Institution’s liquidity, debt portfolio and AAA rating. While there, she also directly managed a $500M fixed income portfolio and developed and led a $1.2B internal bank. Tova was a voting member of the Smithsonian’s Retirement Fund Committee.

Earlier in her career, Tova worked in investment banking and high-growth technology companies.

Tova is currently a board member of Berman Hebrew Academy and the Liberian National Museum. 

medical advisory committee

Dr. Roger Packer

Director, Gilbert Neurofibromatosis Institute
Director, Brain Tumor Institute
Children's National Hospital

Ari Elman

Hematologist and Medical Oncologist
Sandra & Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at GBMC

imadi board fellows

Board Fellows is an initiative that invites two exceptional high school volunteers to serve as youth representatives on imadi’s Board of Directors. This one-year immersive fellowship in nonprofit leadership offers hands-on experience in board governance, financial strategy, organizational development, and community impact. Fellows will serve alongside imadi’s visionary leaders as they shape the future of our organization, in turn developing skills, gaining confidence, and discovering their own capacity for leadership. 
 
Grady Goldstein
Charles E Smith Jewish Day School
Elana Heyman
Beth Tfiloh

at imadi, we believe…

Every child deserves a childhood. 

We know that a healthy childhood is vital to the development of your children's emotional and mental stability, and we believe it’s worth protecting from the devastating effects of pediatric illness. We provide dignified, trauma-informed care catering to the social and emotional wellbeing of the entire family. That goes for the patient, the siblings, and the parents too.

In the power of community.

We understand that strength is in numbers, and that your strength can be found in our numbers. Our programs and services promote a spirit of unity and inclusion while celebrating diversity and equality. We believe that some things should be bigger than our differences, and the world of complex pediatric health diagnoses is one of them. At imadi, you’ll meet different types of children, volunteers, moms, and dads - all traveling on unique but similar journeys. We think there is someone for everyone, and something for everyone.

Leadership starts with giving.

Our innovative approach to volunteer engagement creates meaningful leadership opportunities for hundreds of high school students around Maryland and Washington D.C., fostering a strong sense of communal responsibility and sensitivity. We believe that true leadership starts with giving, and that the next generation of communal leaders starts here at imadi. 

Creativity is a necessity. 

They say that genius is found at the intersection of two disciplines, and we agree. Our organization is positioned at the crossroads of healthcare and childhood, and we recognize that we are the vanguard for the hopes and dreams of our children. Each one of our activities is developed with thought and creative intention, mixed with late-night coffee brainstorming sessions that reflects the child in each of us. We promise to never grow up. 

Ahuva Orlofsky is the Chair of the Board of imadi, where she has been instrumental in expanding the organization’s support to over 120 families dealing with chronic illness and medical conditions in Maryland and Washington, DC. With a background in education and marketing, she previously served as the Director of Marketing at Sulam, enhancing the organization’s brand and outreach. Ahuva lives in Silver Spring with her husband and three children, and is known for her compassion, resilience, and dedication to her community.

Emily Briton is the president of MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and senior vice president of MedStar Health, with over a decade of experience in healthcare administration, systemwide service line integration, and hospital operations. Before her current role, she served as senior vice president of operations and chief operating officer at MedStar Washington Hospital Center, leading key initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Emily has been recognized as a leader in her field, earning accolades such as the Washington Business Journal’s 40 under 40. Emily lives with her husband and two daughters in Kensington, MD.

Miriam is the Vice President of Development at Borderline Media Company, a healthcare marketing agency. She often spends her free time watching old movies and baking for anyone who will excessively compliment her creations. Currently, she serves as the secretary of imadi’s Board of Directors and a member of the executive committee.

Cheri is a passionate community leader with strong involvement in Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School and The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore, where she has held key roles, including past Chair of the 4Front Teen Advisory Committee and Co-Chair of the Young Adult Task Force. Her unwavering dedication to enhancing the lives of others drives her commitment to engaging kids and young adults, supporting them physically, emotionally, and mentally, and connecting families and volunteers to benefit from the Imadi experience.

Chanan Weissman is the director of the SAPIR Institute at the Maimonides Fund. He previously served in the U.S. Department of State for 13 years, where he held a number of positions including most recently as the Section Chief of the Internet Freedom & Business and Human Rights unit. He is the only person to have served twice as the White House Liaison to the Jewish Community, which he did in the final year of the Obama Administration and the first year of the Biden Administration. He also served on the staff of the National Security Council as the Director for Democracy and Technology and then as the Director for Partnerships and Global Engagement.

Dr. Ari Elman is a medical oncologist in the Sandra & Malcolm Berman Cancer Institute at GBMC in Baltimore. Known for his stellar bedside manner and approvable disposition, Ari loves a good game of trivia and fine dining.

Eric Reitberger is the managing principal at Quest Management Group and lives in Baltimore. He describes himself as an avid golfer and consumer of a wide array of alcoholic beverages.

Gadi Rozmaryn serves as the Senior VP of Software Engineering at Salanter Akiba Riverdale High School. He lives in Silver Spring, is married to Jackie Rozmaryn, and is proud of his three children – two of which volunteer at imadi. 

Amos J. Hochstein is a top national and economic security official in the Biden-Harris administration. Currently he serves as the Deputy Assistant to the President and Senior Adviser for Energy and Investment under U.S. President Joe Biden. He is married to Julie Rae Ringel; they have four children together and live in Washington D.C.