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Board of Directors

Board of Directors

Beth El's Board of Directors consists of 15 lay leaders who are dedicated to its interests, premises, and people. Each member serves a 3-year term and is part of the many committees that do the good work of Beth El.

To contact the Board of Directors, please email president@bethelphoenix.com.

 

Did you know?

  • The board regularly meets 3rd Wednesday of every month at 6:30 pm
  • Meetings are open to congregants, and public comments can be put on the agenda before the meetings
  • Meetings and Agenda are open to all

Board Members

Executive Committee

  • President – Audrey Wolff
    • awolff@bethelphoenix.com
  • Treasurer - Barry Becker 

barrybeckerlaw@gmail.com

  • Financial Vice President – Eileen Bloom

ebloom@bethelphoenix.com

  • Ritual Vice President - Ben Cooper

bcooper@bethelphoenix.com

  • Facilities Vice President – Herb Dreiseszun
  • Secretary – Charleen Holt

cholt@bethelphoenix.com

  • Education Vice President – Kim Mertens

kmertens@bethelphoenix.com

 

Board of Directors

  • Heather Baker-Mushkatel
  • Alana Berrett
  • Joseph (Rich) Cohen
  • David Goldfarb
  • Ari Hoffman
  • Brad Ostrow
  • José Tafla
  • Gail Ulan
  • Danny Wittenstein
  • Sara Zilversmit
  • Greg Harris, Past President

Committee Meeting Schedule

BEWL - 2nd Wednesday of the month at 10:00 am

Cemetery - As needed on Sunday mornings

COVID-19 Task Force - As needed

Chesed - Weekly Calls to Members, Weekly email from Committee Chair

Education - Monthly meetings on Sundays at 9:15 am (meeting dates determined at each meeting for next month)

Endowment - meets in May and December

Facilities - As needed

Membership - As needed

Ritual - As needed

Security - Grant committee meets as needed to review progress

Social Action - 1st Wednesday of the month at 6:00 pm

 

Committees 

BEWL

Eileen Bloom - President - ebloom@bethelphoenix.com
Alicia Moskowitz - Exec. Committee
Rose Hirsch - Exec. Committee
Judy Zola - Exec. Committee
Edlyn Soderman - Exec. Committee
Bonnie Kluger - Exec. Committee
Charleen Holt - Exec. Committee
Jan Freedman - Exec. Committee
Joan Mattisinko - Exec. Committee

Cemetery

Eli Barzilai - Chair - ebarz@msn.com
Herb Dreiseszun - Member
Allyn Kluger - Member

Chesed

Risa Mallin - Chair - risa.mallin@gmail.com

Education

Kim Mertens - VP - kmertens@bethelphoenix.com
Audrey Wolff - Member
Alana Berrett - Member
Heather Baker - Member
David Goldfarb - Member
Emily Bogusch - Member
Gail Ulan - Member

Endowment

Mathis Becker - Chair - becker.mathis@gmail.com
David Amster - Member
Sara Ziskin - Member
Steve Gelbart - Member
Barry Becker - Member
Geoff Gonsher - Member
Kim Mertens - Member
Risa Mallin - Member
Eileen Bloom - Member
Debbie Gordon - Member
Greg Harris - Member
Allyn Kluger - Member
Herb Dreiseszun - Member

Facilities

Herb Dreiseszun - VP - info@bethelphoenix.com

Membership 

Steve Winkelman - Chair
Risa Mallin - Member
Roberta Harmon - Member

Ritual


Ben Cooper - VP
Mathis Becker - Member
Brian Alpert - Member
Daniel Rosen - Member
Mort Sitver - Member
Sara Zilversmit - Member
Elliot Gould - Member
Dan Kahn - Member
Steve Nathan - Member
John Wolfe - Member
Rabbi Stein Kokin -  Member

Security

Jose Tafla - Member
Jan Nash - Member
Bill Wolf - Member
Chuck Holt - Member
Daniel Stein Kokin - Member
Ben Cooper - Member

Social Action

Sara Zilversmit - Co-Chair - socialaction@bethelphoenix.com

Barbara Lewkowitz - Co-Chair
Sara Ziskin - Member
Debbie Gordon - Member
Myra Millinger - Member
Wendy Laskin - Member

Personnel    

Audrey Wolff - Chair - awolff@bethelphoenix.com
Greg Harris - Member
Kim Mertens - Member
Linda Barzilai - Member
Barbara Becker - Member

Bylaws

Charleen Holt - Chair - cholt@bethelphoenix.com
Audrey Wolff - Member
Rich Cohen - Member

Board Meeting Minutes Archive

 

 

December 2022 Minutes

Mon, March 20 2023 27 Adar 5783