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2025 Officers

Amy Schwach

President

Temple Shaaray Tefila
New York, NY

Anita Aronoff

President-Elect

Temple Israel
New Rochelle, NY

Jack Feldman, FTA

Immediate Past President

Temple Sinai
Sandy Springs, GA

Danny Glassman

Vice-President
Professional Development

Temple Jeremiah
Northfield, IL

Stephen Winer

Vice President
Community Impact

Congregation B'nai Shalom
Westborough, MA

Michael Kancher

Treasurer

Congregation of Reform Judaism
Orlando, FL

Gordon Gladstone

Vice-President
Strategic Engagement

Kol Shofar
Tiburon, CA

Ben Wachstein

Recording Secretary

Beth El Congregation
Pikesville, MD

Brett Shankman

Parliamentarian

Suburban Temple - Kol Ami
Beachwood, OH

Steve Stark

Assistant Treasurer

Temple Emanuel
Denver, CO

NATA Staff

Alison Siegel Lewin

Executive Director

Skokie, IL

Alissa Poland

Operations Manager

Lexington, KY

2025 Directors

Joie Magnone

Temple Beth El
Providence, RI

Scott Nelson

Congregation Sukkat Shalom
Wilmette, IL

Peter Pishko

Temple Solel
Paradise Valley, AZ

Brian Rissinger

Congregation Keneseth Israel
Elkins Park, PA

Chip Schrager

Congregation B'nai Israel
Armonk, NY

Mark Shepard

Congregation Ohabai Sholom
Nashville, TN

Jennifer Smith

Jacksonville Jewish Center
Jacksonville, FL

Lauren Snyder

Temple Beth Tikvah
Fullerton, CA

Sarah Wilschek

Congregation Ohev Beth Sholom
Youngstown, OH

Presidential Appointees

David Lamden

Temple Shalom
Dallas, TX

Ex-Officio Members

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

President
Union for Reform Judaism
New York, NY

Shelley Nicely Groff

Chair of the Board
Union for Reform Judaism
New York, NY

Ruth Cohen

Director, NA Congregational Member Services & Account Management at Union for Reform Judaism
Union for Reform Judaism
New York, NY

2024 Board of Directors Installation Ceremony

Charlotte, NC

NATA Past Presidents

Irving I. Katz, FTA*	Apr-1941	to	Nov-1948
Max Feder, FTA*	Nov-1948	to	Feb-1955
Bernard I. Pincus, FTA*	Feb-1955	to	Apr-1957
Louis J. Freehof*	Apr-1957	to	Apr-1958
Nathan Emanuel, FTA*	Apr-1958	to	Oct-1961
Henry S.Jacobs*	Nov-1961	to	Nov-1963
Frank L. Adler, FTA*	Dec-1963	to	Dec-1965
Henry S. Fruhauf, FTA*	Nov-1965	to	Nov-1967
Julian Feldman, FTA*	Nov-1967	to	Nov-1969
Bernard I. Lepoff, FTA*	Nov-1969	to	Nov-1971
David Mitchell, FTA*	Nov-1971	to	Nov-1973
Frank L.Simons, FTA*	Nov-1973	to	Nov-1975
Melvin S.Harris, FTA*	Nov-1975	to	Nov-1977
Walter C.Baron, FTA*	Nov-1977	to	Nov-1979
Henry Ziegler, FTA*	Nov-1979	to	Jul-1982
Shirley M. Chernela, FTA*	Jul-1982	to	Nov-1985
Harold Press, FTA*	Nov-1985	to	Nov-1987
Ilene Herst, FTA*	Nov-1987	to	Nov-1989

*of blessed memory

William Ferstenfeld, FTA	Nov-1989	to	Nov-1991
Norman Fogel, FTA	Nov-1991	to	Nov-1993
Steven E. Breuer, FTA	Nov-1993	to	Nov-1997
Fern Kamen, FTA	Oct-1997	to	Dec-2001
Elizabeth Hirsch, FTA	Dec-2001	to	Dec-2003
Gary Cohn, FTA	Dec-2003	to	Dec-2005
Loree Resnik, FTA	Dec-2005	to	Dec-2007
Edward Alpert, FTA	Dec-2007	to	Dec-2010
Livia Thompson, FTA	Dec-2010	to	Dec-2013
Janice Rosenblatt, FTA	Dec-2013	to	Dec-2016
Abigail Goldberg Spiegel, FTA	Jan-2017	to	Dec-2019
Jack Feldman, FTA	Jan-2020	to	Dec-2022