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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