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College Leadership

Administration

Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. President and CEO
Rabbi Amber Powers Executive Vice President
Ashley Husley Interim Vice President for Development
Justin Rosen Smolen Vice President for Thriving Communities and Partnerships
Rabbi Mira Wasserman, Ph.D. Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the Center for Jewish Ethics
Cyd Weissman Vice President for Engagement and Innovation

Board of Governors

Officers

Seth Rosen Chair Larchmont, N.Y.
Edwin Baum Vice Chair New York City
Beth Nash Vice Chair Scarsdale, N.Y.
Carmen Corrales Secretary Maplewood, N.J.
Mark Pinsky Treasurer Philadelphia
David Roberts Chair Emeritus St. Louis
Don Shapiro Chair Emeritus Naples, Fla.

Ex Officio

Fred Andes Lay Chair, Joint Israel Commission Chicago
Edwin Baum Chair of the Plenum New York City
Micah Fenner Representative, Jewish Reconstructionist Camping Corporation Amsterdam
Rabbi Renee Bauer President, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Madison, Wisc.
Chayim Herzig-Marx Lay Chair, Joint Placement Commission Newton, Mass.
Shahanna McKinney-Baldon Lay Chair, Jews of Color and Allies Advisory Group Madison, Wisc.
Marc Overbeck Plenum Steering Committee Representative Salem, Ore.
Jodi Rosenfeld Student Representative Philadelphia
Rabbi Isaac Saposnik Executive Director, Havaya Summer Programs Philadelphia
Tamar Kamionkowski Faculty Representative, Professor of Biblical Studies Penn Valley, Pa.
Rabbi Barbara Penzner Executive Director, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Boston, Ma.

Members of the Board of Governors

Susan Beckerman New York City
Rabbi Fredi Cooper Wyndmoor, Pa.
Rabbi Isabel de Koninck Philadelphia
Barbara Dolgin New York City
William Halpern Darnestown, Md.
Daniel Kaufman West Palm Beach, Fla. and Fredonia, N.Y.
Rabbi David Kominsky Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Susan Levine Sonoma, Calif.
Jonathan Markowitz Evanston, Ill.
Carol Baer Mott Potomac, Md.
Mark Nussbaum La Jolla, Calif.
David Piver Newtown Square. Pa.
John Riehl Laurel, Md.
Eric Rosenbaum New York City
Arkady Serebryannik Irvine, Calif.
David Sigman New York City
Judith Spatz David, Fla.
Marsha Timmerman Emmaus, Pa.
Rabbi Avi Winokur Haddonfield, N.J.
Rabbi Lina Zerbarini Huntington Station, N.Y.

Honorary Governors

William H. Fern, Ph.D. Westport, Conn.
Daniel Levin Chicago
Miriam Roland Montreal
Don Shapiro Naples, Fla.
Aaron Ziegelman New York City

Past Presidents

Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz, ‘89 President, 2002-2013
Rabbi David A. Teutsch, Ph.D. President, 1993-2002
Rabbi Arthur Green, Ph.D. President, 1987-1993
Rabbi Ira Silverman, z”l President, 1981-1986
Rabbi Ira Eisenstein, Ph.D., z”l College Founder and President, 1968-1981

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