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Board of Trustees

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 2009/10

Officers
Susan Melczer, President
Dan Cohan, Vice President
Bob Cutler, Vice President
Sharon Ephraim, Treasurer
Tina Herpe, Secretary
Mort Denlow, Immediate Past President


Board of Trustees
Michael Altman (2nd year)
Emily Axelrod (2nd year)
Ross Bricker (1st year)
Mark Caro (1st year)
Betsy Fuchs (2nd year)
**Eric Gershuny (2nd year) (Presidential Appointment / Executive Committee Appointee)
Sharon Glazer (1st year)
David Graham (3rd year)
Deborah Hamilton (1st year)
Jonathan Hartman-Seeskin (2nd year)
Doug Hoffman (1st year)
Doug Masters (1st year)
Sharon Mitzen (2nd year)
Roz Pollack (1st year)
Stephen Reiches (2nd year)
Mark Schoenfield (1st year)
Tamar Selch (1st year)
Beth Strum (2nd year)
**Georgene Wilson (2nd year) (Presidential Appointment / Executive Committee Appointee)
Jane Wintroub (1st year)
Julie Zaideman (1st year)
Susan Zukrow (3rd 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
Mort Denlow 2007-2009

* denotes deceased
** member of executive committee