board & leadership
SAJES is proud to have an active Board of Directors comprised of individuals who are committed to ongoing support for the agency’s broad range of activities. Community leaders and forward thinkers, SAJES board members are driven by their deep respect for professional Jewish educators and their desire to create communities where Jewish education and Jewish values are accessible to all. They partner with our staff to build the capacity and reach of the agency. Our Board members reflect a cross-section of the New York Jewish community, with skills and expertise that complement agency needs.
The 2007-2008 SAJES Board of Directors:
Officers
- President - Craig Padover*
- First Vice President - Scott Ingber*
- Second Vice President - Howard Wohl*
- Third Vice President - Alyse Ticker*
- Corporate Secretary - Annette Kasle*
- Financial Secretary - Richard Sirlin*
- Treasurer - Barry Shorten*
Past Presidents
- Howard C. Kotkin*
- Steven A. Horowitz*
- David I. Rosenberg*
- Leonard Zuckerman*
- Arthur Gold*
- Gloria Safran*
Directors
- Stewart Ain
- Barbara Meltzer
- Gary Bixhorn
- Richard Morse
- Rabbi Howard Buechler
- Rabbi Howard Needleman
- Barry Dampf
- Myron S. Glucksman*
- Rubin Pikus
- Sharon Pikus
- Meryl Kravietz
- Samuel Roth
- Richard Krulik
- Judith Streiter*
- Leonard Lustig
- Craig Weinstein
- Joel A.Wirchin
- Arlene Wittels
- Alan Zelman
Executive Director
- Deborah Friedman*
*Member, SAJES Executive Committee
