Leadership

Temple Avodat Shalom has a community of leaders in more than a dozen departments, including education, membership, finance, communications, technology, development, maintenance, events, and administrative support. Led by our Rabbi, Temple Avodat Shalom has only the best and brightest talent to deliver the highest quality service to our members. Our staff, which we consider "a family," is committed to excellence.

Leadership

Board of Directors 2019-2020
Officers
 President – Steve Berman 
 president@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 

  Executive Vice President – David Sloves 
  vicepresident@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 

 Education Vice President – Larry Altman
 educationvp@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 

 Financial Vice President – Marc Herrmann 
 finance@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 Membership Vice President – Michael Starr 
  membership@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 

 Treasurer – Gunter Hecht 

 

 

 

 Secretary – Vicki Monaloy 

 Financial Secretary – Peggy Schneider 
 finsec@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 Immediate Past President – Audrey Rosenblatt 

 

 

Additional Past Presidents –

  Michael Edelstein

 

 

 

 Leonard Lawton

 

 

Trustees
Gary Barth
 Jason Berger

 

 

 

 Steve Cohen

 

 

 

 Meryl Kordower

 

 

 

 Fred Levitan

 

 

 

 

 Brett Norton

 Brian Seligman

 

 

 

 Mitch Sheiner

 

 

 

 Michael Wacks

 

 

 

 

Other Officials
Parliamentarian – TBD

School Committee
 Jane Gaffin - Chairperson
 schoolcommittee@avodatshalom.net

 

 

  Lisa Nelson-Cohen
  Seth Kadesh
  rsfundraising@avodatshalom.net

 

Maggie Klein
Jill Prins
Julie Rabinowitz 
Josh Reicher
Debbie Seife
Aarthi Seligman
challah@avodatshalom.net

Brotherhood
 President – Mike Edelstein
 brotherhood@avodatshalom.net

 

 

Sisterhood
 Co-President – Elizabeth Dunkelman

 

 

Co-President – Cassy Kadesh
sisterhood@avodatshalom.net

 

 

Standing Committee Chairs
Administrative – Barbara King
admincomm@avodatshalom.net

Buildings & Grounds – Jeffrey Pollack
 

 

 

 Constitution – Nilene Evans Chase
 

 

 

 

 Dues Adjustment – Peggy Schneider
 finsec@avodatshalom.net
 

 

 Finance – Marc Herrmann
 finance@avodatshalom.net

 

 

Funeral Society – Barbara King
Publicity – Gary Barth

 Mitch Sheiner
 publicity@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 

 Religious Activities – Russell Sagerman
  rac@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 

 School – Jane Gaffin

 

 

 Social Justice – Nilene Evans Chase
 justice@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 

 Technology – Joel Rosenblatt
 tech@avodatshalom.net

 

 

Ways & Means –
 Lisa Cohen
Amy Lederman
fundraising@avodatshalom.net

 

 Young Families – Wendy Grinberg     youngfamilies@avodatshalom.net

 

 

 Youth Activities – Margie Gelbwasser