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Executive Committee

Effective July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for day-to-day oversight of the administrative and financial functions of the synagogue, subject to the powers of the Board of Directors granted under the Congregation's By-Laws and under California Law.

PRESIDENT Ilene Berman		CHAIR OF THE BOARD Roslyn Grinberg
ADMINISTRATIVE VICE PRESIDENT Moshe Meppen		PROGRAMS VICE PRESIDENT Jack Donitz
STRATEGIC PLANNING VICE PRESIDENT Ricky Mintz		DEVELOPMENT VICE PRESIDENT Nancy Beiser
EDUCATION VICE PRESIDENT Hannah Wachs		FINANCE VICE PRESIDENT Gil Borok
MEMBERSHIP VICE PRESIDENT Stephanie Walsh		PRESIDENT ELECT Eric Kingsley
DAY SCHOOL PRESIDENT Amanda Waterman		IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Jeff Goss

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Board of Directors

Effective July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024

The management and administration of the affairs of the Congregation is vested in the Board of Directors. The Board is charged with engaging in policy, long-term planning, and the general oversight of the mission and financial stability of the Synagogue.

Richard Bender
Nancy Beiser
Ilene Berman
Sylvia Bernstein-Tregub
Ronald Blanc
Buzzy Bookman
Gil Borok
Jessica Boudai
Nathaniel Braun
Richard Burstein
Nancy Sher Cohen
Judie Cotton
Howard Davine
Jacob "Jack" Donitz
Rabbi Ed Feinstein
Alan Feit

Judith Geller-Wollstein
Saul Gershkowitz
Karen Getelman
Elaine Gill
Jeffrey Goss
Avery Greenberg
Roslyn Grinberg
Scott Howard
Dr. Joel D. Hyatt
Andy Hyman
Eric Kingsley
Victor Kohn
Rabbi Nolan Lebovitz
Jeffrey Levine
Norm Levine
Debbie Meppen
Moshe Meppen

Ricky Mintz
Collin Plume
Cantor Jacqueline Rafii
Rich Robin
Scott Sandler
Rita Sinder
David Spiegel
Melody Torbati-Yadegar
Hannah Wachs
Stephanie Walsh
Amanda Waterman
Matthew Waterman
Irving Weintraub
Matthew Weintraub
Katherine Wininger
Stanley Zicklin