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Board Chair: J. David Heller
Vice Chairs: Beth Wain Brandon · Lynne M. Cohen · James A. Ratner · Neil R. Waxman · Daniel N. Zelman
Treasurer: Dara G. Yanowitz
Associate Treasurer: Jeffrey Weiss
President: Erika B. Rudin-Luria,
Executive Committee: Reneé Chelm* • Grant N. Dinner • Barry S. Feldman • Margaret Richards Frankel • Robert Goldberg * • Lynn-Ann Gries • Gary L. Gross* • Harley I. Gross* William H. Heller* • Michelle Hirsch • Shoshana Dessler Jacobs • Ilana I. Katz • Susan D. Krantz • Karen Krause • Erica Lazzaro • Gregg A. Levine • Peter Meisel • Abbie Pappas • Albert B. Ratner* • Charles A. Horowitz Ratner* • Enid Rosenberg • Barbara Rosskamm • Bradley J. Schlang • Bradley A. Sherman
Michael D. Siegal* • Scott M. Simon • Erica G. Starrfield • Sally H. Wertheim* • Danielle Wild • Mitch Wolf • Timothy F. Wuliger* • Sarah Zimmerman
Trish Adler • Jules Belkin • Eric E. Bell • Jordan D. Berkowitz • Patti B. Berns • Barnett N. Bookatz • Susan R. Borison • Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein • Michael Cantor • Cynthia Chaiten • Jennifer Cohen • Rabbi Jonathan Cohen • Jeffrey S. Davis • Reuven D. Dessler • Amy Einhorn • Adam H. Gimbel • Shelley Gimbel • Ira S. Goffman • Adrienne Goldberg • Larry P. Goldberg* • Alan D. Gottlieb • Roe Green • Rochelle Gross • Rabbi Rosette Barron Haim • Rebecca C. Heller • Evan Hirsch • Edna Jaffa • Gabrielle Jerusalem • Justin Kadis • Suellen Kadis • Jeffrey M. Kahn • Michele Kaminsky • Ira Kaplan • Ethan Karp • Michael B. Klein • Nathan Klein • Terri Kline • Adena J. Klineman • Hallie Bram Kogelschatz • S. Lee Kohrman* • Sharon Koppelman • Norma W. Lerner* • Eliana J. LeVine • Jan Lewis • Mariely Luengo • Keith Libman • Milton S. Maltz* • Tamar Maltz* • Gregory A. Marcus • Susi Y. Meisel • Natan D. Milgrom • David P. Miller • Amy Morgenstern • David B. Orlean • Cameron Orlean • Dayna Orlean • Ervin Pavlofsky • Shari S. Perlmuter • Kim M. Pesses • Marla Petti • Keith Polster • Loree E. Potash • Robert S. Reitman* • Brian D. Robbins • Beth Rosenberg • David M. Rosenberg • Betty Rosskamm* • Peter Rzepka* • Evie Safran* • Harvey Sass • Marcy Schwartz • Gary S. Shamis • Mary Ann Shamis • Eliav Sharvit • Elisabeth W. Sherman • Michal Soclof • Todd Stein • Jeanne Tobin • Richard Uria • Penni Weinberg* • Stephen J. Weinberg* • Judith Weiss* • Morry Weiss* • Adam L. Wieder • Jeffrey J. Wild • Judy Willensky • Nancy G. Wolf • Jason A. Wuliger • Sandra Wuliger* • Donna Yanowitz* • Darrell A. Young • Don Zigdon
President Emeritus: Stephen H. Hoffman*
Emeritus Trustees: Thomas W. Adler • George N. Aronoff • Richard Bogomolny • Leslie D. Dunn • Leonard Fuchs z”l * • Peggy Garson
Lois K. Goodman • Robert D. Gries • Susan R. Hurwitz • Marvin L. Lader • Barbara S. Rosenthal • Gordon H. Safran • David J. Strauss • Philip Wasserstrom
*Trustees for Life, z”l Of Blessed Memory
ALLOCATIONS COMMITTEE
Distributes resources from the Campaign
for Jewish Needs, balancing local, national, and overseas needs; helps to identify immediate and long-term issues which the community and/or individual agencies need to address; helps ensure that funds from the Campaign for Jewish Needs are used effectively and efficiently.
Michelle Hirsch, Chair
Jared S. Miller, Chair, Subcommittee
on Human Services
Loree E. Potash, Chair, Subcommittee
on Overseas
Elisabeth W. Sherman, Chair, Subcommittee on Education Agencies
Barry S. Feldman, National Agencies
Liaison Team
COMMUNITY PLANNING COMMITTEE
Studies and plans for community needs
Peter Meisel, Chair
COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Implements public affairs agenda
Gregg A. Levine, Chair, Kerry Kertesz, Vice-Chair
DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Oversees all fundraising activities
Enid Rosenberg, Chair,
Bradley A. Sherman, General Chair,
2022 Campaign for Jewish Needs:
Michelle Hirsch, Chair,
Women IN Philanthropy:
Abbie Pappas, Chair,
Young Leadership Division:
Lisa H. Michel, Chair,
Professional Advisory Council:
Jules Belkin, Keith Libman, Shari S. Perlmuter, Danielle Wild, Co-Chairs, LIFE & LEGACY®
ENDOWMENT FUND COMMITTEE
Recommends funding for community programming and emergency needs
Grant N. Dinner, Chair,
Matthew F. Kadish, Chair, Donor Advised Fund Advisory Committee,
Alan E. Yanowitz, Chair, Foundation Advisory Council
FINANCE AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Manages investment of endowment and capital funds
Morris Wheeler, Chair
HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Provides guidance and oversight of the recruitment, development, and placement of qualified professional and lay leadership
Lynn-Ann Gries, Chair,
Susan R. Hurwitz, Chair, ALeRT (Agency Leadership Roundtable),
Marcia Levine, Chair, Gries Award Committee,
Kim M. Pesses, Stephen J. Weinberg, Mandel Course for Advanced Leadership
MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE
Establishes marketing agenda and oversees communications activities
Ilana I. Katz, Chair,
Penny Greenberger, Robert Greenberger,
Co-Chairs, Annual Meeting
OVERSEAS CONNECTIONS COMMITTEE
Conceives and manages projects that connect Jews in Cleveland with Jews in Israel and around the world
Scott M. Simon, Chair,
Mark Holz, Chair, Cleveland/Beit Shean Partnership Subcommittee,
Barry S. Feldman, Chair, Cleveland/St. Petersburg Partnership Subcommittee,
Scott J. Spiegle, Chair, IDF Education,
Corps Subcommittee,
Dan A. Polster, Chair, Jordan/Cross-Border Initiative Subcommittee,
Herbert A. Wainer, Chair,
STEM Advisory Workgroup
STRATEGIC PLANNING COMMITTEE
Responsible for the creation, implementation, oversight, and revision of the Strategic Plan
Danielle Wild, Chair
ADMINISTRATIVE
Idelle K. Wolf, Chair
AUDIT
Susan D. Krantz, Chair
AWARDS
J. David Heller, Chair
CASH COLLECTION
Ronald S. Gross, Chair
CHARLES EISENMAN AWARD
J. David Heller, Chair
COMMISSION ON CEMETERY PRESERVATION
David B. Shifrin, President
EXECUTIVE
J. David Heller, Chair
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
Bradley J. Schlang, Chair
JEWISH COMMUNITY HOUSING
Adam H. Gimbel. President,
Mark H. Doris, Vice President
JEWISH VOLUNTEER NETWORK
Martin R. Shankle, Chair
NOMINATING
Gary L. Gross, Chair
PROPERTIES
Susan S. Frankel, Chair
RETIREMENT FUND
Raymond Rund, Chair
RISK MANAGEMENT
Todd Stein, Chair
SECURITY
Keith Libman, Chair
TECHNOLOGY
Robert D. Marks, Chair
Amb. Milton A. and Roslyn Z. Wolf Young Campaigner of the Year Award
Abbie Pappas
Bennett and Donna Yanowitz
Young Leadership Award
Sarah Zimmerman
Gries Family Award for
Community Leadership
Barbara S. Robinson
Irene Zehman Volunteer Award
Shoshana Dessler Jacobs
Charles Eisenman Award
Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, MetroHealth Systems
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