Jewish Community Center Of Orange County

Profile Current (Last updated: Jan 08, 2026 )

MANAGEMENT

CEO/Executive Director

Scott Braswell

CEO/Executive Director Experience

With over 20 years of working in the Jewish world, Scott has worked at the Barshop JCC in San Antonio, Texas, as the Youth and Teen Director and the Senior Assistant Director of the URJ Greene Family Camp. Before joining the Merage JCC, Scott served as the Assistant Executive Director of the Aaron Family JCC in Dallas, TX. A proud Longhorn, Scott holds a Bachelors's in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master's in Jewish Professional Studies from Spertus Insitute in Chicago. In addition, Scott has a Certificate in Jewish Education Specializing in Adolescents and Emerging Adults from Hebrew Union College-Institute of Religion-New York. He was also part of the inaugural cohort of the Leadership Certificate in Combating Antisemitism also through the Spertus Institute. Scott now resides in Aliso Viejo with his family.

Staff Information

Number of Full-Time Staff 238
Number of Part-Time Staff 178
Number of Volunteers 500
Number of Contract Staff 70

Staff Demographics

Ethnicity
Other 0
Caucasian 0
Hispanic/Latino 0
African American/Black 0
Asian American/Pacific Islander 0
Native American/American Indian 0
Gender
Male 0
Female 0
Not Specified 0

CONTACT

Jewish Community Center Of Orange County

1 Federation Way
Suite 200
Irvine, California 92603

heatherr@jccoc.org

Phone: 949-435-3400

www.jccoc.org/