BOARD OF TRUSTEES

We are pleased to present our 2020-2021 Board members and thank them for their work and dedication to the Federation and achieving our mission. 

OFFICERS

President Tom Cone

President Elect John Cohen

Vice President Emily Kranz

Vice President Erica Procton

Vice President Jenny Kaiser

Vice President Erin Rosen

Secretary Raffi Simel

Treasurer David Rosenstein

Immediate Past President Sue Simmons

Women’s Philanthropy Collective President TBA

Campaign Co-Chair (one-year term) Ron Milstein

Campaign Co-Chair (one-year term) Marissa Milstein

Jewish Family Services Chair Michele Gordon

Jewish Foundation of Greensboro Chair Howard Mezer

Executive Director Marilyn Forman Chandler

CONGREGATIONAL RABBIS

Temple Emanuel Rabbi Fred Guttman

Beth David Rabbi Joshua Ben-Gideon

Chabad Greensboro Rabbi Yosef Plotkin

PAST PRESIDENTS

Mike Berkelhammer

Marc Isaacson

Joel Liebling

Kathy Manning

Susan Robinson

Keith Rosen

Tom Sloan

TRUSTEES AT LARGE

TERM EXPIRES 2021

Peggy Bernstein 

Rabbi Andrew Koren 

Steve Friedland 

Aaron Strasser 

Fred Siegel 

TERM EXPIRES 2022

Gary Bargebuhr

Corie Hampton

Scott Kaplan

Victoria Milstein

Vivian Sheidler

Ron Yardenay

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS

2020 – 2022

Freddy Robinson

Dana Schleien

Tammi Thurm

EMERITUS BOARD SEATS

Tobee Kaplan, z”l

Leonard Kaplan, z”l

Vice-Chair, Campaign Ron Yardenay (duplicate seat) 

Vice-Chair, Campaign TBA

Immediate Past Co-Chair, Campaign Jessica Wisniewski

Immediate Past Co-Chair, Campaign Raffi Simel

JFNA BOARD (ex-officio) 

Kathy Manning (duplicate seat) 

JDC (ex-officio) 

Debby Miller

PROFESSIONALS (ex-officio without vote)

Head of School, BSDS Susan Siegel

Executive Director, NC Hillel Ari Gauss

COMMITTEE CHAIRS

2020 – 2022

Budget & Allocations Committee David Rosenstein (duplicate seat)

Finance Committee Jon Glazman

Nominating Committee Sue Simmons (duplicate seat)

Personnel Committee David Moff

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATION REPRESENTATIVES

TO THEGREENSBORO JEWISH FEDERATION (ex-officio)

Beth David Synagogue Mike Nichols

B’nai B’rith Youth Organization Board TBA

B’nai Israel Synagogue (High Point) Lori Brody

B’nai Shalom Day School Brian Ross (until 2022)

Chabad Rabbi Yosef Plotkin (duplicate seat)

Hadassah Arlene Henza

North Carolina Hillel Marissa Milstein (duplicate seat)

Temple Emanuel Amy Epstein