Leadership & Staff
A dedicated group of experienced volunteer leaders guides the Council. The members of the Board of Directors come from throughout Westchester County and span the various forms of Jewish lifestyle and observance. Board members are elected annually and serve a three-year term. The Executive Committee is made up of officers who supervise day-to-day operations. Headed by a President and three Vice Presidents, officers serve a two-year term. The past Presidents of the Council remain involved as ex-officio board members as does a select group of Honorary Directors.
Board of Directors, 2021-2022
Westchester Jewish Council Executive Committee
* Board Officers serve a one-year term.
| President |
William H. Schrag |
| Vice President |
Jeff Kohn |
| Vice President |
Betsy Bernstein |
| Vice President |
David Eppinger |
| Treasurer |
Marc H. Klee |
| Associate Treasurer |
Michael Karnes (z”l) |
| Secretary |
Elizabeth Lampert |
| Associate Secretary |
Steven L. Young |
| At-Large |
Debra Abrahams Weiner |
| At-Large |
Harold Aspis |
| At-Large |
Lisa Roberts |
Westchester Jewish Council Board of Directors
- Harold Aspis
- Melissa Baer
- Betty Berenson
- Samuel E. Berger
- Steven Berkowitz
- Tracey Bilski
- Joyce Claar
- Hon. Jeffrey A. Cohen (Ret.)
- Steve Cony
- Lawrence D. Engle
- David Eppinger
- Karen Everett
- Allison Fine
- Holly Rosen Fink
- Karen Firestone
- Jonathan Flaxer
- Aaron Fleishaker
- Michelle Gewanter
- Lisa Ginsberg
- Michele Gregson
- Bonnie Hagen
- Jeffrey Kapelus
- Evan Kingsley
- Arlene Kleinberg
- Stuart Kolbert
- Elizabeth Lampert
- Betsy Miller Landis
- Arnold Linhardt
- Gabriel Lomas
- Marti Michael
- Michael Mittelman
- Jessica Morgenthal
- Mitchell Ostrove
- Sue Pearson
- Keith Reich
- Dan Reingold
- Julie Rockowitz
- Michael Rosenblut
- Karen Rosenfeld
- Martin Rogowsky
- Ellen Salant
- Danny Schultz
- Yael Schulman
- Stu Seltzer
- Lori Sloane
- Jennifer Sokol
- Sheila Spicehandler
- Richard Spitz
- Ann Tourk
- Harold Treiber
- Giselle “Gigi” Weissman
- Bruce Wexler
- Jamie Schaefer-Wilson
- Nancy Zaro
- Harriett “Gigi” Zeller
- Jack Zinn
Ex-Oficios
- Rabbi Howard Goldsmith, Chair, Westchester Board of Rabbis
- Cantor Robin Joseph, Chair, Kol Hazzanim/Cantors of Westchester
- Stuart Skolnick, Chair, Synagogue Executive Directors
Honorary Directors
- David A. Alpert
- Andrew Benerofe
- Froma Benerofe
- Donald Fleishaker
- Martine Fleishman
- Robert Friedland
- Hon. Nita Lowey
- Harriet Schleifer
Past Presidents (in reverse order of service)
- Lisa Roberts
- Paul B. Warhit
- Ronald E. Burton
- Debra Abrahams Weiner
- Irwin S. Davison
- Lester J. Millman
- Donald Landis (z”l)
- Saul Singer (z”l)
- Samuel Stein (z”l)
- Hon. Sam Eisenberg (z”l)
- Hon. Samuel G. Fredman (z”l)
- Clarice Pressner (z”l)
- Rabbi Amiel Wohl (z”l)
Staff
