Board & Staff

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Careena Parker National President
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Debbie Bienenfeld Chairman of the Board

Emunah Staff

Hila Stern, CEO- [email protected]

Mel Zachter, Chief Financial Officer- [email protected]

Kimmy Warner, Comptroller- [email protected]

Melanie Oelbaum, Senior Fundraiser- [email protected]

Ronnie Faber, Director of Philanthropy- [email protected]

Shlomo Kessel, International Director of Philanthropy- [email protected]

Sophia Alpert, Events and Campaign Associate-  [email protected]

Eli Gartenberg, Director of Operations and Special Projects- [email protected]

With decades of philanthropic and professional experience the Emunah of America Board is comprised of like-minded women who lead and actively promote social action impacting and affecting the lives of thousands Israeli citizens. The Board and volunteers work together to raise the necessary funds to support educational and therapeutic programs, capital improvements, and capital campaigns in Israel.  Emunah of America provides an organization for meaningful engagement and support of women in nonprofit leadership roles— mentoring and promoting younger women on the Young Leadership Board. We are grateful for the Boards generosity of time and support and look forward to continued success.

Executive Board

Rhonda Avner
Debbie Bienenfeld
Shaindy Brothman
Charlotte Dachs
Bonnie Eizikovitz
Sondra Fisch
Marcia Genuth
Amy Gibber
Elizabeth Gindea
Anne Gontownik
Chanie Greif
Sora Grunstein
Johanna Guttmann Herskowitz
Fran Hirmes
Shaynee Kessler
Heddy Klein
Esther Lerer
Lynn Mael
Susan Nadritch
Careena Parker
Lisa Reich
Michelle Salig
Harriet Saperstein
Lisa Schechter
Sylvia Schonfeld
Karen Spitalnick
Mindy Stein
Susan Weinstock
Mryna Zisman

Past National Presidents

Eva Adelman*
Gladys Baruch*
Dorothy Bernstein*
Lila Bernstein*
Shirley Billet*
Chana Cohen
Ruth Chernofsky*
Charlotte Dachs
Miriam Federbush*
Sylvia Fein*
Sondra Fisch
Marcia Genuth
Blanche Gershbaum*
Johanna Guttmann Herskowitz
Fran Hirmes
Heddy Klein
Melanie Oelbaum
Rosalie Reich
Betty Roseman*
Sylvia Schonfeld
Beverly Segal
Shirley Singer*
Karen Spitalnick
Mindy Stein
Jean Teichman
Renee Weiss*
Toby Willig**deceased

National Board

Cheryl Borenstein
Raina Butler
Chani Chesner
Shelli Dachs
Seri Diamond-Zamir
Bari Erber
Surella Feit
Cookie Fishel
Bernice Gelman
Beth Goldman
Helena Goldstein
Abby Herschmann
Greta Hirmes
Doris Hirsch
Malka Husarsky
Malkie Klein
Shelli Kuflik
Evie Leifer
Chani Lichtiger
Cecelia Margules

Janine Nathan
Odit OlinerMindy Orlinsky
Elana Oved
Naava Parker
Tali Pines
Melodie Scharf
Tamar Scharf
Barbara Schreck
Dalia Schwalb
Michelle Schwartz
Shari Shapiro
Nadine Shatzkes
Carol Schloss
Arlene Silverstein
Rena Steigman
Ruth Stillman
Lynn Sugarman
Marla Turk
Estelle WienerCharlotte Liechtung Zaslowsky

Young Leaders

Rachel Gindi Best

Samantha Bryk

Maya Golan

Lily Katz Gontownik

Avital Rosen Hod

Dalia Scheiner Horowitz

Abby Alon Kellner

Miriam Rose

Arielle Setton

Shira Ben-David Shaffer