Meet the team.
Experienced, compassionate, and in your corner. Our team has walked alongside hundreds of families on the way to financial freedom.
Leivi Bartfield
Co-Founder & President
The engine and brains behind the systems that make this work at scale. Leivi developed the strategies that turned one-off help into a repeatable way to get families out of debt. Lives in New Haven with his wife and children.
Shalom Goodman
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Shalom started Collective Kindness almost by accident, responding to a family in need before Passover. He's the driving force behind Kosher Debt Help, committed to helping families find their way to financial freedom with dignity and hope. Lives in Chicago with his wife and two kids.
Mordy Richler
Head of Debt Strategy
Mordy is the architect of the KDH method. He wrote the order of operations, authored the white paper, and built the creative workarounds that pull families out of debt 10x faster than the industry standard, which is why the toughest cases always land on his desk. Lives in NYC with his wife and children.
Levi Pinson
Debt Expert
Compassion is at the heart of everything Levi does. He brings patience, empathy, and genuine care to every family. Lives in Brooklyn with his wife and four children.
Shua Piekarski
Debt Expert
Shua's background in education showed him firsthand the financial pressures on hard-working families. That experience fuels his work helping them break free. Lives in NYC with his wife and children.
Dovi Vogel
Debt Expert
Based in Hollywood, FL, Dovi is an e-commerce business owner who brings genuine compassion to every family he meets. He's seen how a few informed decisions can mean the difference between ongoing hardship and being debt-free within a few years. That's what drives his work here.
Hershel Gross
Debt Expert & Budgeter
Hershel is a Senior Trade Credit Underwriter at AIG and brings that same analytical eye to every family he works with. Whether it's a workable budget or a credit card payoff plan, he loves watching small wins grow into lasting change. Lives in Houston with his wife and three daughters.
Julie Shizgal
Client Coordinator
Decades as an educator, a mother, and a grandmother have shaped Julie into the warmest first call you could ask for. She makes sure no one walks in alone.
Chaya Sara Koniarski
Client Coordinator
Experience leading Chabad Youth programs in Australia shaped Chaya Sara's lifelong mission of support and connection. She brings that same warmth to every family she meets.
Hannah Lagura
Executive Assistant
Hannah keeps the operation running. The details, the follow-through, the calendar tetris that makes it possible for everyone else to focus on families.