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College Leadership

Administration

Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. President and CEO
Rabbi Amber Powers Executive Vice President
Amanda Beckenstein Mbuvi, Ph.D. Vice President for Academic Affairs
Cyd Weissman Vice President for Engagement and Innovation
Tresa Grauer, Ph.D. Vice President for Thriving Communities
Rachel Swartz Robinson Vice President for Development and Philanthropic Advisor

 

Board of Governors

Officers

Seth Rosen Chair Larchmont, N.Y.
Susan Beckerman Vice Chair New York City
Susan Levine Vice Chair Sonoma, Calif.
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
Rabbi Mira Wasserman Faculty Representative Penn Valley, Pa.
Rabbi Elyse Wechterman Executive Director, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association Abington, Pa.

Members of the Board of Governors

Rabbi Fredi Cooper Wyndmoor, Pa.
Rabbi Isabel de Koninck Philadelphia
Barbara Dolgin New York City
Richard Farber Pacific Palisades, Calif.
William Halpern Darnestown, Md.
Daniel Kaufman West Palm Beach, Fla. and Fredonia, N.Y.
Karen Kolodny New York City
Rabbi David Kominsky Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Rabbi Janet Madden Santa Monica, Calif.
Jonathan Markowitz Evanston, Ill.
Beth Nash Scarsdale, N.Y.
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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