JF&CS Hosts Annual Meeting
The meeting, held on May 19 at The Temple, included recognition of leadership awards, installation of new board officers, and heartfelt speeches.
On May 19, Jewish Family & Career Services held its 2023 Annual Meeting at The Temple where Rashelle Berry was recognized for her inspiring leadership over the last two years as board chair, and Jon Amsler was voted in as the new board chair.
“We are not the same JF&CS as a result of Rashelle’s leadership,” said CEO Terri Bonoff. “Our board membership has been infused with the vitality she has brought.”
Scott Rittenberg was presented with the Herbert Kohn Meritorious Service Award, which honors one dedicated board member who has made a significant contribution to furthering the mission and goals of the agency through either committee or project related work.
The coveted Stacy G. Fialkow Staff Development & Appreciation Award was awarded to a staff member who has given 47 years of dedicated service to the Ben Massell Dental Clinic: practice manager Barbara Jones.
The Executive Board for the 2023-2025 term are Amsler, board chair; Deborah Jacobs, vice chair; Kim Kopelman, secretary; Carly Siegel, treasurer; Gennye Krasner, assistant treasurer; Rittenberg, chair, resource development; Todd Surden, chair, board governance; and Berry, immediate past chair.
General board members include Lauren Abes, Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, Sid Besmertnik, Dexter Caffey, Jay Cranman, Ellen Feinsand, Jennifer Feld, Billie Greenberg, Mimi Hall, Ann Kay, Sara Kogon, Bruce Lindemann, David Poline, Victoria Raggs, Phil Ventimiglia, and Suzy Wilner.
“It is an honor to lead this dynamic agency,” said Amsler. “Our world is changing rapidly, but JF&CS is keeping up. We are strong; we are providing badly needed services to our community, and we have the best executive leadership, professionals, donors, and volunteers.”
In Berry’s closing remarks, she shared her personal connection to the meaningful work of JF&CS.
“When my mother’s parents immigrated to the United States after surviving the Holocaust, they were settled by Jewish Family Services,” she said. “I am intimately aware that as we, at JF&CS, work to provide services to our community in need, our clients and volunteers will become the leaders of the next generation. Serving as your board chair has been the true honor and privilege of my life.”
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