Synagogue Board of Trustees 2025-2026

Officers and Committees

PRESIDENT
Bob Stayton

INTERNAL ENGAGEMENT
Sue Amster, Vice President
Bev Shapero, Corresponding Secretary

    • Ritual Committee
    • Youth & Intergenerational Education
    • Family Programming
    • Member Life Cycle Stewardship

EXTERNAL ENGAGEMENT
David Zucker, Vice President

    • External Programming
    • External Ritual Support and Events
    • External Community Support Activities
    • External Membership Initiatives

FACILITIES
Bill Freedman, Vice President

    • Facilities Maintenance and Planning
    • Security and Emergency Planning

CORE ENGAGEMENT
Connie Hinitz, Vice President
Judy Knapp, Recording Secretary
Joe Lazear, Financial Secretary
Steve Karmel, Treasurer

    • Fundraising and Donor Stewardship
    • Personnel-Staff Oversight
    • Data and Technology Management
    • Financial Management and Reporting
Trustees

Jeff Bassin
Marty Cohen
Laurie Dubin
Jeff Gushin
Ali Klein
Jennie Lechter

Sonia Milrod
Joel Suddleson
Mark Weinstein
Bobbie Winkler
Barry Wolfson
Joe Zukor

SISTERHOOD PRESIDIUM
Gayna Bassin
Royal Duncan
Bobbi Handwerger
Paula Nevins
Sandy Spitz

MEN’S CLUB PRESIDENT
Frank Kearly

RITUAL COMMITTEE CHAIR 
Barry Wolfson

Past Presidents

Mr. Sam Comins
Mr. Julius Sass
Mr. Leonard Ipp
Mr. Norman Weiser
Mr. Charles Specter
Mr. Norman Epstein
Mr. Gerald Herbst
Mr. Perry Brenner
Dr. J. Leon Lichtin
Mr. Robert Goldstein
Mr. Steven Ackerman
Mr. Louis Neusner

Mr. Ronald Richards
Mr. Paul Biegelsen
Dr. Robert Perry
Dr. Harvey Singer
Ms. Edith Neusner
Mr. Martin Ackerman
Ms. Renee Roth
Dr. Henry Fenichel
Mr. William Freedman
Dr. Herb Brass
Mr. Donald Hordes

Mr. Jeffrey Bassin
Ms. Sonia Milrod
Ms. Barbara Goldstein
Mr. Steven Pentelnik
Dr. David Zucker
Mr. Karroll Miller
Mr. Joseph Lazear
Dr. David Bernstein
Mr. Matt Lee**
Mr. Bill Freedman
Ms. Connie Hinitz

**Continue to serve on the Board by virtue of their role as a past president of the Synagogue.