After 29 years, one of the Katz JCC’s most familiar faces still greets members with a smile

When visitors arrive at the Katz JCC in Cherry Hill, one of the first people that they will likely be greeted by at the front desk is Karen Booth. After all, even before she became the JCC’s Guest Services Lead during the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic, JCC members probably ran into her in one of the many other JCC departments she has worked in during her 29-year tenure. My husband sees me in the morning, and I’m like, ‘I’m going to work!’ And he says, ‘That’s not work,’” Booth shares with a laugh. For anyone who has been around the Katz JCC long enough, you might hear Booth referred to affectionately as “Boothie.”