Learn how the Momentum Campaign is reconstructing Judaism → 

Home » Leadership

Leadership

 

Administration

Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D. President and CEO
Rabbi Amber Powers Executive Vice President
Ashley Husley Interim Vice President for Development
Justin Rosen Smolen Vice President for Thriving Communities and Partnerships
Rabbi Mira Wasserman, Ph.D. Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and Director of the Center for Jewish Ethics
Cyd Weissman Vice President for Engagement and Innovation

 

Board of Governors

Officers

Seth Rosen Chair Larchmont, N.Y.
Edwin Baum Vice Chair New York City
Beth Nash Vice Chair Scarsdale, N.Y.
Carmen Corrales Secretary Maplewood, N.J.
Mark Pinsky Treasurer Philadelphia
David Roberts Chair Emeritus St. Louis
Don Shapiro Chair Emeritus Naples, Fla.

 

Ex Officio

Fred Andes Chicago Lay Chair, Joint Israel Commission
Edwin Baum New York City Chair of the Plenum
Micah Fenner Amsterdam Representative, Jewish Reconstructionist Camping Corporation
Rabbi Renee Bauer Madison, Wisc. President, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
Chayim Herzig-Marx Newton, Mass. Lay Chair, Joint Placement Commission
Shahanna McKinney-Baldon Madison, Wisc. Lay Chair, Jews of Color and Allies Advisory Group
Marc Overbeck Salem, Ore. Plenum Steering Committee Representative
Jodi Rosenfeld Philadelphia Student Representative
Rabbi Isaac Saposnik Philadelphia Executive Director, Havaya Summer Programs
Tamar Kamionkowski, Ph.D. Penn Valley, Pa. Faculty Representative
Rabbi Barbara Penzner Boston, Ma. Executive Director, Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

 

Members of the Board of Governors

Susan Beckerman New York City
Rabbi Fredi Cooper Wyndmoor, Pa.
Rabbi Isabel de Koninck Philadelphia
Barbara Dolgin New York City
William Halpern Darnestown, Md.
Daniel Kaufman West Palm Beach, Fla. and Fredonia, N.Y.
Rabbi David Kominsky Plattsburgh, N.Y.
Susan Levine Sonoma, Calif.
Jonathan Markowitz Evanston, Ill.
Carol Baer Mott Potomac, Md.
Mark Nussbaum La Jolla, Calif.
David Piver Newtown Square. Pa.
John Riehl Laurel, Md.
Eric Rosenbaum New York City
Arkady Serebryannik Irvine, Calif.
David Sigman New York City
Judith Spatz Davie, Fla.
Marsha Timmerman Emmaus, Pa.
Rabbi Avi Winokur Haddonfield, N.J.
Rabbi Lina Zerbarini Huntington Station, N.Y.

 

Honorary Governors

William H. Fern, Ph.D. Westport, Conn.
Daniel Levin Chicago
Miriam Roland Montreal
Don Shapiro Naples, Fla.
Aaron Ziegelman New York City

 

Past Presidents

Rabbi Dan Ehrenkrantz, ‘89 President, 2002-2013
Rabbi David A. Teutsch, Ph.D. President, 1993-2002
Rabbi Arthur Green, Ph.D. President, 1987-1993
Rabbi Ira Silverman, z”l President, 1981-1986
Rabbi Ira Eisenstein, Ph.D., z”l College Founder and President, 1968-1981

 

The Reconstructionist Network

Serving as central organization of the Reconstructionist movement

Training the next generation of groundbreaking rabbis

Modeling respectful conversations on pressing Jewish issues

Curating original, Jewish rituals, and convening Jewish creatives

The Reconstructionist Network