The Board of Trustees consists of approximately 24 members and is elected from our membership.  Board Members serve one 3-year terms and 8 Board Members rotate off and on the Board each year. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the congregation. The Board works closely with the membership and the professional staff to set direction, policies and procedures as well as create long term planning for the congregation.

Board of Trustees for 2008/09

Officers
Mort Denlow, President
Brad White, Vice President
Bob Cutler, Vice President
Sharon Ephraim, Treasurer
Beth Gomberg Hirsch, Secretary
Phil Bashook, Immediate Past President

Board of Trustees
Chava Alpert (1st year)
Michael Altman (1st year)
Emily Axelrod (1st year)
Dan Cohan (2nd year)
Betsy Fuchs (1st year)
Steve Galler (Presidential Appointment / Executive Committee Appointee)
Eric Gershuny (1st year)
David Graham (2nd year)
Tina Herpe (Presidential Appointment)
Jonathan Hartman-Seeskin (1st year)
Florence Jacobson (3rd year)
Karin Kelber (3rd year)
Edward Linn (3rd year / Executive Committee Appointee)
Susan Melczer (1st year)
Phyllis Mitzen (3rd year)
Sharon Mitzen (1st year)
Stephen Reiches (1st year)
Lenore Reif (3rd year)
Shirley Richter(2nd year)
Howard Sachs (1st year)
David Spitulnik (3rd year)
Beth Strum (1st year)
Nina Vinik (3rd year)
Georgine Wilson (1st year)
Julie Zaideman (Presidential Appointment)
Susan Zukrow (2nd year)

Youth Group Co-Presidents
Sara Blumenthal

Network Interim President
Corinne Lee Cohen

PAST PRESIDENTS
* Sidney Mogul 1950-1952
* Mason Loundy 1952-1954
* Lee K. Thorpe 1954-1957, 1966-67
* Sol Weiner 1957-1967
Sidney Waller 1958-1960
Leon Shear 1960-1961
Conrad Orloff 1961-1963
*Samuel Sherwin 1963-1966
*Jacob Gross 1967-1969
Paul Hansfield 1969-1971
Walter Director 1971-1973
*Jacob Ginsburg 1973-1975
*Fred Richter 1975-1977
Richard Rhodes 1977-1979
Richard Loundy 1979-1981
* Edward Yalowitz 1981-1983
Sophie K. Black 1983-1985
Joel Wineberg 1985-1987
Lawrence M. Cohen 1987-1989
Robert Romain 1989-1991
*Andrew Melczer 1991-1993
David Zarefsky 1993-1995
Patricia S. Gerbie 1995-1997
*Phillip Pollack 1997-1999
Rosalie Greenberger 1999-2001
Robert Render  2001-2003
John Levin 2003-2005
Phil Bashook 2005-2007

* denotes deceased