Many of NFTY's past leaders - serving as members of the NFTY North American Board - have gone on to become prominent leaders in the Reform Movement. Many now serve as Rabbis, Cantors, Educators, Youth Workers, Temple Staff Members and lay leaders in Union for Reform Judaism affiliated Congregations.
| Year | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1939-1941 | Richard N. Bluestein | President |
| 1941-1946 | Bernard Sang | President |
| 1946-1948 | Leonard Spring | President |
| 1948-1949 | Arnold Levine | President |
| 1949-1950 | Paul Friedberg | President |
| 1950-1952 | Jerome K. Davidson | President |
| 1952-1954 | Robert M. Seltzer | President |
| 1954-1956 | Joel Wittstein | President |
| 1956-1957 | Michael Meyer | President |
| 1957-1959 | Robert Miller | President |
| 1959-1960 | Roger Wolf | President |
| 1960-1961 | Maurice Hirsch, Jr | President |
| 1961-1963 | Don MintzDavid Mersky | PresidentVice President |
| 1963-1964 | Kenneth Kudisch | President |
| 1964-1965 | Charles Tobias | President |
| 1965-1966 | Carl Lee | President |
| 1966-1967 | Bill (Zev) ChafetsEric YoffieMacy B. HartNorman Roman | PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice President |
| 1967-1968 | Macy B. HartSteven BlairDavid AltshulerSanford BorinsMarlyn SilverKenneth Jaffe | President1st Vice President2nd Vice President3rd Vice PresidentSecretaryTreasurer |
| 1968-1969 | David AltshulerWilliam GinsbergSusan BolotinRobert LoewySandra BramanHoward Mezer | President1st Vice President2nd Vice President3rd Vice PresidentSecretaryTreasurer |
| 1969-1970 | Doug KahnMark S. AnshanBruce BensonDavid BarishTobi GoldsteinSteven Weinstein | President1st Vice President2nd Vice President3rd Vice PresidentSecretaryTreasurer |
| 1970-1971 | Mark S. AnshanEric KlineLee ZlotoffLeon BarishSue Ann StraussMike Novick | President1st Vice President2nd Vice President3rd Vice PresidentSecretaryTreasurer |
| 1971-1972 | Steve WhiteJeff MarxJon LevinLarry GrossmanLarraine PosnerLouis Dobin | President1st Executive Vice President2nd Vice President3rd Executive Vice PresidentSecretaryTreasurer |
| 1972-1973 | Larry RickelNathan BerahaBill GrenJeff KerneLeah KrevitGary Siepser | President1st Vice President2nd Vice President3rd Vice PresidentSecretaryTreasurer |
| 1973-1974 | Gary Blair | President |
| 1974-1975 | Josh GottliebShari Berkowitz | PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1975-1976 | Phil Jordan | President |
| 1976-1977 | Brian ShoreAndrew GardenerHilary Kahan | PresidentSpecial Projects Vice PresidentAdministrative Vice President |
| 1977-1978 | Abraham MorrisJudy Kleinman | PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1978-1979 | Craig WassermanJudy Kleinman | PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1979-1980 | Andy HodesPeter OppenheimSam Lieberman | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1980-1981 | Jeff StraussMichael BrentJeff Cohen | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1981-1982 | Dena MorrisDee RothmanAdam Lipton | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1982-1983 | Adina BasemanJames RothmanAdam Lipton | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1983-1984 | Melanie DernisCharles MillerTodd Jaffee | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1984-1985 | Mitchell WarrenJimmy HexterKaren Splansky | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1985-1986 | Jonathan MillerSarah BendinerRachel Sabath | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1986-1987 | Leon MorrisSara PolanskySteven Derringer | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1987-1988 | Steven DerringerSusan ShankmanBrad Lander | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSpecial Projects Vice President |
| 1988-1989 | David BarrettEve RudinMichael Drexler | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSocial Action Vice President |
| 1989-1990 | Roxanne SchneiderRichard MaxwellMichael Latz | PresidentExecutive Vice PresidentSAVP |
| 1990-1991 | Deborah SternbergDavid WidzerAaron Gross | PresidentProgramming Vice PresidentSAVP |
| 1991-1992 | Jonathan CraneJoui HesselAaron GrossMarc Stemberg | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1992-1993 | Brigitte SwensonMimi CotzinMichael FriedmanAri Gauss | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1993-1994 | Jeff BergerKaren ReiserDavid KaleyAnthony Scaglione | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1994-1995 | Abby HollandJenn SiegelScott LyonsLauren Grabelle | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1995-1996 | Rinat ManhoffTamar AnitaiEric MagnusMarla Swartz | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1996-1997 | Jacob ZlotoffBetsy WalterAsher KnightAdam Hollander | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1997-1998 | Matt KunofskyIlana ChernowNicole ScaglioneStephanie Leifer | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1998-1999 | Juliesue ThornerJessica OleanRandi LevineMichael Simon | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 1999-2000 | Jeremy RosenbergMelanie RossRyan RomanHelayne Hashmall | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 2000-2001 | Sean ThibaultBecky ElliasRachel Van ThynMarc Zieger Guerra | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 2001-2002 | Ashley HabasBecky GimbelAnna AveryJesse Friedman | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVP |
| 2002-2003 | Chad RochkindWill DempsterMatt BernsDavid LadonDebra Eichenbaum | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2003-2004 | Allison TatarskyAdam RoeDana TarleyMatt ReberAdrienne Levy | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2004-2005 | Daniel ZadoffDavid SilversteinMira LyonJeremy GimbelJustin Felder | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2005-2006 | Andy ShoenigSarah RubenJordyn JacobsNina LoftspringElyse Greenberg | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2006-2007 | Dean CarsonBen LevineAaron ArbiterMark SwickSeth Gordon-Lipkin | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2007-2008 | Zachary NewburghBenjamin Judah PhelpsMookie KideckelJoshua Morris, Ivy CohenJeremy Carlson, Emily Harry | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2008-2009 | Jessica GoodmanNoah Wolf-PrusanMichelle CravezElaina MarshalekZach Bronstein | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2009-2010 | Aliza GazekTyler BenjaminSophie VenerJosh LevinAlyssa Kress | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2010-2011 | Daniel LandesbergJulia CarpeyMolly GoldbergRio Cheyenne BlueAly Pavela | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2011-2012 | Forrest YesnesLiza MoskowitzAvra BossovAustin ZootTaylor Lyles | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2012-2013 | Evan TraylorJordan RodnizkiJoy NemersonJacob GeorginowMarlee Ribnick | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2013-2014 | Andrew KeeneMorgan WeidnerGordon KayeMicah FriedmanAaron Heft | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMCVP |
| 2014-2015 | Debbie RabinovichScott RubensteinOlivia KesslerMax SpivakTalia CapozzoliJacob Maier | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMVPCVP |
| 2015-2016 | Jeremy CronigLexi ChavinTaylor GleesonCelia TeddeJoey PennAly Silverberg | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMVPCVP |
| 2016-2017 | Kathryn FleisherJordan IsersonShelby ShoupMatthew SampsonAndrew OestreicherDeni Budman | PresidentPVPSAVPRCVPMVPCVP |
From the very beginning, the work of NFTY's Youth Leadership has been supported by the adult Professional Staff of NFTY and the Union for Reform Judaism. Below are the NFTY Directors, Associates and Assistants who have all helped to shape NFTY into what it is today:
| Year | Name | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 1939-41 | Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld | Director |
| 1941-45 | Rabbi Selwyn Ruslander | Director |
| 1945-67 | Rabbi Samuel Cook | Director |
| 1948-49 | Robert Herzog | Assistant Director |
| 1951-1959 | Eleanor R. Schwartz | Associate Director |
| 1957-1958 | Rabbi Erwin Herman | Assistant Director |
| 1959-1960 | Sandra Benkoil | Assistant to the Director |
| 1960-1971 | Carol Horn | Assistant to the Director |
| 1963-1971 | Rabbi Henry Skirball | Associate then Director |
| 1967-1970 | Rabbi David Davis | Associate Director |
| 1971-1985 | Rabbi Stephen Schaffer | Director then Director ofUAHC Youth Division |
| 1971-2002 | Rabbi Allan Smith | Director Camp & Youth Programmingthen Director of UAHC Youth Division |
| 1971-1974 | Linda Umansky Saiger | Assistant Director |
| 1974-1977 | Susan Lippman Knobles | Assistant Director |
| 1975- | Paul J. Reichenbach | Co-Director URJ Kutz Campthen Director URJ College Departmentthen Director of Israel Programsthen Director of Campingand Israel Programs |
| 1977-1983 | Rabbi Leonard Troupp | AAssociate then Director |
| 1978-1987 | Terry Goldstein | Special Projects Coordinatorthen Assistant Director |
| 1978-1986 | Rabbi Daniel Freelander | Assistant then Associate Director |
| 1982-1989 | Rabbi Ramie Arian | Director |
| 1982-1984 | Carol Siegel | Assistant Director |
| 1986-1989 | Ruth Bloomfield Margolin | Assistant then Associate Director |
| 1989-1991 | Debbie Fliegelman | Assistant Director |
| 1989-1992 | Beth Shanus | Assistant Director |
| 1990-1995 | David Frank | Director |
| 1990-1991 | Rabbi Mark Glickman | Director, Camp & Youth Leadership |
| 1994-2008 | Rabbi Eve Rudin | Asst Director of NFTY,then Dir. of Jr. & Sr. H.S. Programsthen Dir. of NFTYthen Director of URJ Kutz Camp |
| 1995-1996 | Rabbi Michael Matuson | Assistant Director |
| 1995-1999 | Jonathan Cohen | Associate Director of Jr. &Sr. H.S. Programs |
| 1994-199 | Julie Fleisher | NFTY-GER Directorthen Associate Director of NFTY |
| 1998-1999 | Dennis Eisner | Director of Jr. & Sr. H.S. Programs |
| 1999-2007 | Hope Chernak | NFTY-SER Advisorthen Southest Regional Director ofYouth & Informal Ed.then Director of NFTY Regionsthen Managing Director, NFTY |
| 1999- | Melissa Anton Frey | NFTY-TOR Regional Advisorthen NFTY-NEL Regional Advisorthen Assistant Director of NFTY,then NFTY Director of Operations& Special Projectsthen Director, NFTY Leadership Experienceat the Kutz Campthen Director, URJ Kutz Camp &Associate Director, NFTYthen Director, URJ Kutz Camp |
| 1999-2003 | Rachel Mersky Woda | Assist. Directorthen Director of NFTY Education |
| 1999-2004 | Rabbi Andrew Davids | Associate Director, URJ Youth Divisionthen Co-Director, URJ Youth Division |
| 1999-2009 | Shelley Schweitzer | Interim NFTY-NEL Regional Advisorthen Regional Director of Youthand Informal Education,Northeast Lakes Council/Detroit Federation,then Consultant to theNFTY Leadership Team |
| 2001-2012 | Rabbi Laura Novak Winer | URJ PCWC Director of Youth & Informal Ed,then Director of URJ Youth Initiative,then Youth Programs Director of Curriculum& Congregational Supportthen District Director of Youth& Lifelong Learning andNFTY Leadership Teamthen Lead Congregational Consultant on Youththen Director of Teen Engagement |
| 2002- | Scott Hertz | Webmasterthen Manager of Web and Technologythen Director of Web and Technology |
| 2003-2005 | Matthew Soffer | NFTY Program Assistantand NFTY Board Advisor |
| 2004-2006 | Rabbi Michael Friedman | Director of Jr. & Sr. H.S. Programs |
| 2005-2006 | Sara Reichenbach Manor | NFTY Intern at 633 |
| 2005 | Jesse Paikin | NFTY Summer Intern at Kutz Camp |
| 2005-2006 | Julia Elmaleh-Sachs | NFTY High School Intern at 633 |
| 2005-2011 | Rabbi Michael Mellen | Director of URJ Youth Programsand Interim NFTY Directorthen NFTY Director |
| 2006-2011 | Daniel Steiner | NFTY Summer Intern at Kutz Campthen NFTY Program Associatethen NFTY North American Coordinator |
| 2007 | Jordyn Jacobs | NFTY Summer Intern at Kutz Camp |
| 2006-2013 | Subie Banaszynski | Regional Director of Youthand Informal Educationthen NFTY Director of Programthen NFTY Director of Operationsthen NFTY Director of Regionsthen Interim NFTY Directorthen NFTY Director |
| 2007-2010 | Miriam Fink | NFTY Program Associate &Mitzvah Corps Coordinator |
| 2007- | Michael Fuld | NFTY Program Associate& Kutz Camp Assistant Directorthen NFTY-NAR Youth Programs Manager& Kutz Camp Senior Asst. Director |
| 2008 | Benjamin Levine | NFTY Spring Intern at 633 |
| 2008 | Jessica Goodman | NFTY High School Intern at 633 |
| 2008 | Seth Adam Gordon Lipkin | NFTY Summer Intern at Kutz |
| 2008-2010 | Caryn Roman | NFTY & Kutz Manager of Development and Alumni |
| 2009 | David Fine Alpert | NFTY Summer Intern at Kutz |
| 2009- | Daniel Garwood | NFTY Senior Summer Intern at Kutzthen NFTY in Israel Registrar |
| 2009-2015 | Kelly Biedinger | NFTY Senior Intern at 633then Kutz Camp Assistant Directorand NFTY Program Associate |
| 2010 | Andrew M. Morstein | NFTY Intern at Kutz Camp |
| 2011- | Beth Avner Rodin | NFTY Director of Education and Special Projectsthen NFTY Associate Director |
| 2012-2013 | Rebecca Wolchok | NFTY/Kutz Program Associate |
| 2012-2014 | Alex Rogers | NFTY Operations Manager |
| 2014-2015 | Micol Zimmerman Burkeman | NFTY Director |
| 2014-2015 | Austin Zoot | NFTY Communications Associate |