2023 - 2024 Volunteers

Without these dedicated community members, the work of the Alliance would not be possible. We thank our volunteer leadership for their commitment of time and expertise.

Alliance Board of Directors

Chair
Harris Chorney

Vice Chairs
Marisa Garber, Philanthropy Co-chair
Richard Glucksman, Philanthropy Co-chair
William Krieger, Jewish Life & Learning
Sara E. Miller, Community Development 
Mara Ostro, Governance 
Avi Rosenstein, Communications

Treasurer
Brauna Doidge

Secretary
Mara Ostro

Board of Directors
Jason Bazarsky 
Reza Breakstone 
Stacy Emanuel, Chair Appointee 
Ryan Forman 
Susan Froehlich, Leadership Development 
Sharon Gaines 
Janet Goldman 
Robert Landau 
Rashmi Licht 
Sara Meirowitz 
Cara Mitnick, Community Relations Council 
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser, Rabbinical Representative 
Jill Padwa 
James Pious, Immediate Past Chair
Eric Shorr 
Richard Silverman

Honorary Directors 
Melvin G. Alperin
Alan G. Hassenfeld

President and CEO
Adam Greenman

Audit Committee 
Robert Landau, Chair
Reza Breakstone 
Sara E. Miller
Jay Rosenstein 
Sally Rotenberg

Finance Committee
Brauna Doidge, Chair
Jason Bazarsky 
Susan Leach DeBlasio 
Joan Gray 
Jill Padwa 
James Pious 
Jay Rosenstein

Governance Committee
Mara Ostro, Chair
Andrew Bramson 
Harris Chorney, ex-officio
Ryan Forman 
Sharon Gaines 
Michele Lederberg 
Rochelle Rosen

Facilities Committee 
Harold Foster, Chair 
Jonah Israelit
James Pious
Oswald Schwartz

Alliance Realty, Inc. Board 
Robert Stolzman, Chair
Sharon Gaines, Vice Chair
Marc Gertsacov, Secretary/Treasurer 
Adam Greenman, President and CEO
 

Jewish Federation Foundation of Greater Rhode Island Board
James Pious, Chair
Mitzi Berkelhammer
Harris Chorney, ex-officio
Susan Leach DeBlasio
Robin Engle
Mark R. Feinstein
Harold Foster
Sharon Gaines
Marilyn Kaplan, Treasurer
Richard Licht
Michael Nulman
Ralph Posner
Jay Rosenstein
Sally Rotenberg
Robert Schloss
Robert Sherwin, Vice Chair
Herbert Stern
Robert Stolzman
Cheryl Greenfeld Teverow, Secretary
Mindy Wachtenheim

Development & Philanthropy Committee
Marisa Garber, Co-chair
Richard Glucksman, Co-chair
Reza Breakstone
Susan Froehlich
Sara Meirowitz
Jill Padwa
Richard Silverman

Community Campaign Solicitors
Walter Anthony
Reza Breakstone
Alan Buff
Harris Chorney
Beverly Ehrich
Mark Feinstein
Barbara Feldstein
Edward Feldstein
Ryan Forman
Harold Foster
Fred Franklin
Susan Froehlich
Sharon Gaines
Marisa Garber
Richard Glucksman
Janet Goldman
George Goodwin
Edward Greene
David Hirsch
Hope Hirsch
Marilyn Kaplan
Robert Landau
Rashmi Licht
Alan Litwin
David London
Sara Miller
Cara Mitnick
Mara Ostro
James Pious
Ralph Posner
Avi Rosenstein
Edward Rotmer
Steven Schechter
Richard Silverman
Barbara Sokoloff
Herbert Stern
Joel Westerman
Dee Dee Witman
 

38th Annual Richard Bornstein Memorial Dwares JCC Golf Classic
Peri-Ann Aptaker, Co-chair
Lisa Maybruch, Co-chair

Branding Communications Committee
Avi Rosenstein, Chair
Ryan Forman
Jodi Greenberg
Lisa Maybruch
Charles Meyers
Sara E. Miller

Community Development Committee
Sara E. Miller, Chair
Abigail Anthony
Adina Davies
Dan Feiner
Jodi Greenberg
Keith Hoffmann
Jeffrey Isaacs
Hanina Rosenstein

Relief & Recovery Committee
Abigail Anthony 
Rabbi Alvan Kaunfer
Rabbi Sarah Mack
Miriam Esther Weiner

Women’s Alliance Committee
Janet Goldman, Chair
Mitzi Berkelhammer
Amy DeBlasio
Donna Frank
Susan Froehlich
Sharon Gaines
Rebecca Goldman
Samantha Goldman
Cheryl Greenfeld Teverow
Katie Ziegler

Women’s Alliance Endowment Fund Committee
Katherine Haspel, Chair
Susan Leach DeBlasio
Robin Engle
Elaine Fain
Sally Rotenberg
Cheryl Greenfeld Teverow

Community Relations Council
Cara Mitnick, Chair
Adam Cable 
Ryan Forman
Richard Glucksman
Rabbi Jeffrey Goldwasser 
Lilia Kirtley Holt 
Robert Landau
Rabbi Preston Neimeiser
Susan Sklar
 

Community Microgrants Committee
Brauna Doidge
Ryan Forman
Samuel Zurier

Membership Experience Committee
Reza Breakstone, Chair
Hamed Lahijani
Jessica Schuster

Early Childhood Center Parent Committee
Amy DeBlasio, Co-chair
Ruthie Furman-Ingard, Co-chair

Jewish Federation Foundation Investment Committee
Robert Sherwin, Chair
Mitzi Berkelhammer
Matthew Blank
Mark R. Feinstein
David M. Hirsch
Marc Lewin
James Pious, ex-officio 
Steven Shalansky, Treasurer
Kenneth Shimberg
Terrence Smily
Herbert Stern
Mindy Wachtenheim
Joel Westerman

Leadership Development Cohort
Abigail Anthony
Hadley Bazarsky
Jeffrey Buckler
Natasha Buckler
Lauren Charness
Max Charness
Amy DeBlasio
Brandon Grandmaison
Michael Goldberg
Rachel Furman
Ruthie Furman-Ingard
Rebecca Goldman
Samantha Goldman
Keith Hoffmann
Rachel Hoffmann
Lynne Klasko
Hanina Rosenstein
Brooke Odessa Spence
Rob Spence
Mel Stupell
Jason Sugarman
Katie Ziegler
Peter Ziegler
 

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