
Ori Goldstein, MSW RSW – President & CEO
Ori’s first exposure to JACS was walking through the door as a client in the summer of 2006 as he was dealing with a drug,

Jay Pasternack – Clinical Director
Jay Pasternack, Clinical Director of JACS Toronto, graduated McMaster University, Addiction Studies Diploma in 1992. Continuing his studies at George Brown College and graduated the

David Kaufman – Director of Outreach and Education
David Kaufman is a warm and outgoing Narrative and Solution Focused Brief Therapist and Canadian Certified Addictions Counselor. Today David is the Director of Outreach

Ita Tobis, MSW RSW – Director of Campus Programming, Courage 2 Change
Ita Tobis is a clinical social worker (MSW, RSW) that has many years of experience working with children, adults, couples and families to implement healthy,

Samantha Klausz, MSW RSW – Youth Outreach Coordinator
Samantha Klausz graduated with her Masters of Social Work (MSW) from Wurtzweiler School of Social Work. She has also completed a Certificate in Cognitive Behavioural

Eva Cukerman – Research Coordinator
Eva worked 34 years in medical research at the University of Toronto and Toronto General Hospital. She joined JACS Toronto in the year 2009 in

Miriam Citron – Office Administrator & Bookkeeper
A consummate professional and often referred to as the ‘central nervous system’ of JACS Toronto, Miriam has been responsible for the comprehensive administration of our office since