The Board of Trustees consists of 24 elected members and up to three Presidential Appointees, as well as the Executive Officers of the congregation, the Immediate Past President, and past presidents. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall governance of the congregation. The Board works closely with the Klei Kodesh (senior staff) to set direction, policies, and procedures as well as create long-term planning for the congregation.
Get to Know This Year’s Officers and Board of Trustees
Beth Emet The Free Synagogue Constitution and By-Laws
Officers
President – Lee Weintraub (second year of term) Vice President – Nisan Chavkin (second year of term) Second Vice President – Sara Hartman-Seeskin (second year of term) Treasurer – Mike Isaacson (second year of term) Secretary – Dick Axelrod (first year of term) Foundation President – Matt Feldman (first year of nine year term)
Board Members
First Year of Term Irina Greenwald Joel Hodes Elizabeth Lerner Joel Lipman Andy Montgomery Paul Peterson Jodi Portnoy Michael Schachter Diane Weil Mark Williams
Second Year of Term Ted Goldsmith Hollis Heavenrich-Jones Gideon Horberg Paul Isaacson Ed Linn Mike Orenstein Zach Selch Helene Spak Wendy Yanow
Third Year of Term Richard Berger Judith Caplan Sandra Cutler Michelle Oxman Jane Wintroub
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
*denotes deceased
* 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 Susan Melczer 2009-2011 Sharon Ephraim 2011-2013 David Graham 2013-2016 Ross Bricker 2016-2019 Karen Isaacson 2019-2022
Matt Feldman, President Sarah Chavkin, Treasurer Adam Prawer-Stock, Secretary Ellen Frank-Miller Mike Isaacson Stephen Reiches Todd Wiener Brad Wynn
