| Membership | Rich Soll | membership@betham.com | Promotes membership by new arrivals to the community and residents who are not affiliated with any local synagogue.
Welcomes new members and orients them to the Congregation and its various programs.
Encourages personal participation and connections among members.
Promotes member retention and solicits feedback from departing members. |
| Havurah | Brooks Herman | havurah@betham.com | Supports the creation and maintenance of Havurot for members of the Congregation by placing new members in existing Havurot, creating new Havurot and assisting with event planning.
Maintains records of Havurot membership for purposes of planning and communication. |
| Men’s Club | Brian Davis | mensclub@betham.com | | Organizes social and intellectual programming for men in order to increase their involvement in the Congregation and the Jewish community at large. |
| Women’s League | Pauline Jacobson | womensleague@betham.com | | Organizes social and intellectual programming for women in order to increase their involvement in the Congregation and the Jewish community at large. |
| Social Action | Lori Good | socialaction@betham.com | | Organizes projects of Tikkun Olam (“repairing the world”) of interest to the members of the Congregation. |
| Green Sanctuary | Nina Brodsky | greensanctuary@betham.com | | Promotes a healthy relationship with the ecology of our world, a community environment of social activism, and conservation practices for the Congregation and the homes of its members. |
| Israel | | israel@betham.com | Organizes programs to promote interest and education regarding Israel.
Coordinates outreach efforts for Israel and groups in Israel requiring support.
Acts as liaison between the Congregation and other Israel action groups in the local community. |
| Jewish Life & Practices | Mike Durschlag, Sol Kempinski | ritual@betham.com | Promotes Judaism to the members of Beth Am without a specific focus on ritual in order for members to connect to the Beth Am community in new ways.
Acts as a liaison between the Congregation and Rabbis regarding Jewish practices and ritual observances. |
| Center for Lifelong Jewish Learning | Nina Brodsky | cljl@betham.com | | Assist the Rabbis to develop and promote adult learning opportunities for the Congregation and the community at large. Classes have included: Judaism, Talmud, Hebrew language, Tefillah, adult b'nai mitzvah program, Jewish ethics, Israel-related topics, current events and family matters. |
| Pre-School | Betsy Polacheck | | | Advises the Pre-School Directors on the educational programming, operations, budget, policies and evaluation of the Congregation’s Pre-School program. |
| Jewish Learning Center (JLC) | Beverly Powazek | | | Advises the JLC Director on the educational programming, operations, budget, policies and evaluation of the Congregation’s Hebrew school program. |
| Youth Commission | Judy Parker | youth@betham.com | Advises the Youth Director on the programming, operations, budget, policies and evaluation of the Congregation’s youth programs, including the:
– Mahar and Kadima programs for elementary school ages; and
– United Synagogue Youth (USY) program for middle and high school ages. |
| College Outreach | Ina Levin | collegeoutreach@betham.com | | Organizes programs to foster connections to college students after their participation in the Congregation’s youth programs and JLC. |
| Executive | Rick Schwartz | rschwartz@betham.com | Prepares policy recommendations for the Board of Directors as provided in the Bylaws of the Congregation.
Acts on management and personnel matters as delegated by the Board of Directors. |
| Marketing & Public Relations | Nomi Mills | pr@betham.com | Develops marketing and advertising strategies to promote the Congregation and its programs.
Assists the staff and committees with marketing and publicizing their programs, services and membership benefits through (a) internal communication to Members, and (b) external communication to prospective Members and community participants of public events. |
| Personnel | Alan Kholos | personnel@betham.com | | Recommends personnel policies, training and staff development programs for staff of the Congregation. |
| Nominating | Michael Goodman
(Immediate Past President) | nominating@betham.com | | Identifies and nominates prospective executive officers and members of the Board of Directors for election at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation or appointment by the President. |
| Building & Grounds | Greg Zweibel | | | Oversees the use, maintenance and improvements to the Congregation’s buildings, grounds and equipment. |
| Security | Russell Silberstein | | | Oversees the security and safety at the Congregation’s facilities. |
| Legal Affairs | Alan Kholos | bylaws@betham.com | | Advise the staff and Board of Directors on legal matters affecting the Congregation and interpretation of the Bylaws of the Congregation. |
| Technology | Michael Mattes | it@betham.com | | Advises the staff on implementation, use, maintenance and improvements to technology systems including, computers, networking, telephone, audiovisual and security systems. |
| Budget & Finance | Bob Rauch | budget@betham.com | In coordination with the Executive Director, prepares and recommends an annual budget to the Board of Directors for presentation and adoption at the Annual Meeting of the Congregation.
Monitors actual income and expenses compared to the approved budget, notifies the Board of Directors of major variances, and recommends corrective actions.
Recommends to the Board of Directors any changes to membership dues, tuition or usage fees. |
| Ways & Means | | waysandmeans@betham.com | | Oversees fundraising programs to increase the financial resources of the Congregation. Programs have included: annual Gala dinner/dance, Yom Kippur appeal, [etc.] |
| Long Term Planning | | planning@betham.com | Develops, and recommends to the Board of Directors, a set of priorities and related timetables for new programs that involve extensive financing, unusual expenditures of time, or long-range planning.
Proactively identifies new needs and new areas of possible service for study, clarification, and referral to a standing committee or to the Board.
Develops and maintains a rolling Five-Year Financial Plan using the current year budget as its basis, with assumptions regarding significant variables affecting the operation of the Congregation. |
| Capital Campaign | Fred Shenk, Russell Silberstein | capitalcampaign@betham.com | | Develops the capital campaign formation strategy and manages implementation of all related fundraising activities. |
| Endowment | Jodie Kaplan | endowment@betham.com | | Develops and implements a program to provide permanent income for the Congregation by including Congregation Beth Am in the estate plans of its members. |
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