text: Tenafly – Kaplen JCC, NJ
  Fall 2024 - Session Concluded
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  Eli is currently a freshman at Tenafly High School in Tenafly NJ. Like his brother Sam, he too loves tennis, and has worked with neurodiverse youth at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades for two years. He was the perfect person to help Sam launch this chapter of ACEing Autism at the Kaplen JCC, and he plans to continue the program once Sam heads off to college in two years.
  Sam is currently a junior at Tenafly High School in Tenafly N.J. The combination of his love of tennis, working with kids in a variety of capacities, and his desire to launch a “business”, and the large neuro-diverse population of his home county, made starting a chapter of ACEing Autism a perfect initiative for Sam. Sam volunteers in several capacities. He teaches tennis to underserved youth communities, is an assistant kindergarten teacher at his former religious school and volunteers for the USTA’s Eastern Jr Council helping to grow the sport of tennis. As a Program Director for ACEing Autism, he draws on all of these skills seamlessly.
  “This has been an incredible set of sessions”, said Sam Zausner, 16 year old Program Director for the Tenafly program at the Kaplen JCC,” and we feel privileged to be able to run it at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades. NJ has such a high population of neuro-diverse kids, and it is awesome to be able to combine my love of tennis, with helping others. We were able to gather a great group of participants and volunteers, at a great venue, and together we all really care about making an impact in our community.”
  Susan Marenoff-Zausner has been president of the Intrepid Museum since 2011, the first woman in the history of the institution to hold the position. She joined the Museum in 2003, serving as chief marketing officer and executive vice president for business development, and then its executive director. The Museum is one of the leading cultural attractions in New York City.
  Before joining the Intrepid Museum, Marenoff-Zausner was an executive in the sports industry, serving as general manager of the New York Power of the Women’s United Soccer Association (WUSA), director of global marketing at the Women’s Tennis Association Tour, New York/New Jersey venue director for the 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and a vice president at Madison Square Garden.
  She lives in Tenafly, N. J., with her husband and two sons.