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Staff & Board

2025 Officers

IMGL0017 Anita Aronoff

Anita Aronoff

President

Temple Israel
New Rochelle, NY

IMGL0005 Amy Schwach 1

Amy Schwach

Immediate Past President

Temple Shaaray Tefila
New York, NY

IMGL0070 Danny Glassman 1

Danny Glassman

Vice-President
Professional Development

Temple Jeremiah
Northfield, IL

9903 Gordon Gladstone 1

Gordon Gladstone

Vice-President
Strategic Engagement

Kol Shofar
Tiburon, CA

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Ben Wachstein

Recording Secretary

Beth El Congregation
Pikesville, MD

Brett Shankman 1

Brett Shankman

Parliamentarian

Suburban Temple - Kol Ami
Beachwood, OH

9977 Steve Stark (1)

Steve Stark

Assistant Treasurer

Temple Emanuel
Denver, CO

2025 Directors

9916 Andrew Appel 1

Andrew Appel

IMGL0374 Daniel Deutch 1

Dan Deutsch

Temple Israel
Boston, MA

IMGL9995 Stacie Gabert 1

Stacie Gabert

Temple Sinai
South Burlington, VT

IMGL0445 Holly Krakow 1

Holly Krakow

Makom Solel Lakeside
Highland Park, IL

9954 Josh Laster 1

Josh Laster

IMGL0440 Joie Magnone 1

Joie Magnone

Temple Beth El
Providence, RI

IMGL0379_Toby Neiman 1

Toby Neiman

IMGL0367 Scott Nelson 1

Scott Nelson

Congregation Sukkat Shalom
Wilmette, IL

9910 Peter Pishko 1

Peter Pishko

Temple Solel
Paradise Valley, AZ

IMGL0480_Brian Rissinger 1

Brian Rissinger

IMGL0414 Elleen Schneyman (2)

Eileen Schneyman

Temple B'nai Torah
Wantagh, NY

9932 Chip Schrager 1

Chip Schrager

IMGL0031 Mark Shepard 1

Mark Shepard

IMGL0024 Jennifer Smith 1

Jennifer Smith

IMGL0459 Lauren Snyder 1

Lauren Snyder

Temple Beth Tikvah
Fullerton, CA

IMGL0010 Sarah Wilschek 1

Sarah Wilschek

NATA Staff

IMGL0424 Alison 1 1

Alison Siegel Lewin

Executive Director

Skokie, IL

alewin@natanet.org

IMGL0429 Alissa1 1

Alissa Poland

Operations Manager

Lexington, KY

apoland@natanet.org

Ex-Officio Members

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

President
Union for Reform Judaism
New York, NY

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Shelley Nicely Groff

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

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Ruth Cohen

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

2025 Board of Directors Installation Ceremony

Tucson, AZ

NATA Past Presidents

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

*of blessed memory

William Ferstenfeld, FTANov-1989 toNov-1991
Norman Fogel, FTANov-1991 toNov-1993
Steven E. Breuer, FTANov-1993 toNov-1997
Fern Kamen, FTAOct-1997 toDec-2001
Elizabeth Hirsch, FTADec-2001 toDec-2003
Gary Cohn, FTADec-2003 toDec-2005
Loree Resnik, FTADec-2005 toDec-2007
Edward Alpert, FTADec-2007 toDec-2010
Livia Thompson, FTADec-2010 toDec-2013
Janice Rosenblatt, FTADec-2013 toDec-2016
Abigail Goldberg Spiegel, FTAJan-2017 toDec-2019
Jack Feldman, FTAJan-2020 toDec-2022
Amy SchwachJan-2023toDec-2025

 

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