Speakers Bureau

Aileen Bormel of Baltimore is the new HMO Medical Staff in U.S. Engagement Chair, Hadassah Israel Travel Tour Leaders Co-Trainer, and a member of the Jewish Education Committee.

Barbara B. Spack is the Data Analysis & Impact Center Chair. She is also a member of the Hadassah Israel Team and Young Judaea Scholarship Team.

Bonnie Lipton of Highland Park, Illinois, is an advisor to the HMO Medical Staff in U.S. Engagement Team and one of the advisors to the Philanthropy Division.

Carol Ann Schwartz of Cincinnati, Ohio is the 28th National President of Hadassah.

Carol Goodman Kaufman of Worcester, Mass. sits on the Youth Aliyah B'nai Mitzvah Committee Team.

Carol Rosenthal of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, is currently serving as the Hadassah International chair. She previously served as the Hadassah Israel travel tour leaders co-trainer and National Assembly training co-chair.

Cathy Olswing of Tucson, Arizona, is the Hadassah Israel chair and a Hadassah Board member. She previously served as the national leadership support chair and chair of the Chapters Presidents NEST where she led the monthly sessions of chapter president meetings.

Cheryl Sperber of Great Neck, New York, is the Keepers of the Gate co-chair, a member of the antisemitism team and a United Nations team leader & onsite representative. She previously served as the chair of Zionist education and as a Hadassah Nassau region president.

Dr. Dale Marcus of Englewood, Colorado, is a national vice president while simultaneously serving on the planned giving and estates team and as the 2025 National Conference chair. She previously served as chair of planned giving and estates, a member of the National Assembly and a consultant for Building Hadassah Communities.

Dr. Dale Marcus of Englewood, Colorado, is a national vice president while simultaneously serving on the planned giving and estates team and as the 2025 National Conference chair. She previously served as chair of planned giving and estates, a member of the National Assembly and a consultant for Building Hadassah Communities.

Debbie Kessler is currently the co-chair of Hadassah Israel Travel.

Deborah J. Wiskind of Ardsley, New York, is a national vice president. She previously held the position of Leadership Department chair and Metro resource chair, working with Hadassah Northern New Jersey, Hadassah Connecticut and all the New York regions.

Diane Issenberg is the Data Analysis & Impact Center Vice-Chair. Simultaneously, she is also serving as a Philanthropy Division Advisor, and Principle Giving Chair (Donor Experience & Major Gifts Department).

Diane Issenberg is the Philanthropy Division co-coordinator and the advisor to Bring Israel to the United States. She previously served as Data Analysis & Impact Center vice chair, Philanthropy Division advisor and principal giving chair (Donor Experience & Major Gifts Department)

Dianne Gottlieb is the Philanthropy Division Campaign chair. She is the immediate past chair of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) and a past member of the Board of Directors, HMO.

Ellen Hershkin is the chair of Hadassah's magazine. She is the immediate past chair of Hadassah Israel Travel. Ellen will be serving as an advisor to Hadassah Israel Travel.

Fran Feldman of Boston is currently serving as a national vice president and simultaneously providing editorial services in the Marketing & Communications Division.

Frieda Rosenberg of Merrick, New York, is currently the chair of the Zionist Affairs Department. She previously served as the co-coordinator of the Education & Advocacy Division.

Gail Black of West Caldwell, N.J. is the chair of the Membership Department in the Engagement Division. She is the immediate past membership vice chair in the same Division. xa

Gail Hammerman of Brooklyn, New York, is Educators Council chair.

Gilat Yeye is a former Head Nurse at Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) in Jerusalem.

Greta Rothschild of Deerfield, Illinois, is currently the member impact & giving liaison in the Young Judaea Department. She previously served as the national chair of Young Judaea and has also held national portfolios of grassroots fundraising vice chair and Hadassah-Young Judaea team member.

Haren Haber of New City, New York, currently serves as vice chair of the Together We Will Heal initiative and as an antisemitism team member. She previously served as the HMO visitor follow-up and was a member of the donor experience team in the Philanthropy Division. She is proud to be a Keeper of the Gate and member of the Society of Major Donors.

Jill Sapperstein of Baltimore is the geographic area (GA) vice chair in the Organization Division. She previously served as national vice president and Operations/Salesforce advisor. She is the immediate past chair of operations in the national Executive Division.

Dr. Judith Mann of Florida is chair of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO).

Judy Shereck is the advocacy liaison in the Young Judaea Department. She previously served as Zionist affairs advocacy chair and as a member of the Honorary Council of Hadassah. She also previously served on the Volunteer Operations Committee and as a member of the Young Judaea Scholarship Committee.

Kacy Spivack presently serves as the National Assembly enrichment chair and the Hadassah BluePrint 2.0 co-chair.

Karen Bloom, currently of Oakland, California, is the region president of Hadassah Central Pacific Coast. She previously served as co-chair of the Hadassah Educators Council and as the vice president of membership for Hadassah Central Pacific Coast.

Karen Ezrine is the co-chair of Bring Israel to the United States and the Hadassah International liaison to Philanthropy. She previously served as chair of Hadassah International and co-chair of the Hadassah Medical Organization, respectively.

Lisa Hostein is the Executive Editor of Hadassah Magazine.

Marcia Gabrilove Ladin of Rochester, N.Y. is the national secretary of Hadassah and the Young Judaea Social Media Chair.

Marcie Natan is the Youth Aliyah Co-Chair and a Past National President of Hadassah.

Marlene Edith Post is a past National President of Hadassah and is the current Chair of Hadassah Magazine.

Maureen (Miki) Schulman is Chair, Philanthropy Division Round Building.

Merna Shapiro is the Co-Coordinator of Engagement Division and is a member of the Governance, Ethics and Strategic Planning Committees.

Michele Rubin, a native of Chicago, Illinois, currently serves as the Youth Aliyah Co-Chair.

Michelle Conwisar of Bell Canyon, Calif. is currently a Philanthropy Division Campaign Vice-Chair She was the immediate past National Evolve: The Next Generation liaison, which helped to expand Hadassah’s outreach to a younger demographic in local communities.

Michelle Goldberg of Seattle is the Executive Division Co-Coordinator. She is the immediate past vice coordinator of the Engagement Division.

Michelle Hubertus serves as a national vice president and the major gifts advisor in the Major Gifts and Donor Experience Department. She most recently served as the 2024 Conference chair. Previously, she served as a national treasurer and a director of Hadassah International LTD, and she sat on the Executive Committee.

Nancy Falchuk is currently a Hadassah International Team member.

Naomi J. Brunnlehrman is the Director of Hadassah’s Education and Advocacy Division.

Natalie K. Silverman of Springfield, Illinois, is a member of the Together We Will Heal initiative team. She is also a Youth Aliyah ambassador to the regions and one of the chapter leadership trainers. She previously served as the annual planner for Hadassah Northeast, Hadassah Mid-Atlantic and Hadassah Midwest and as a member of the Youth Aliyah Stewardship Committee team.

Dr. Ofelia Averack of McAllen, Texas, is the Israel grassroots recognition chair.

As a learning systems chair and recent national vice president, Peg Elefant has demonstrated exemplary leadership over her 40+ years with Hadassah, including service as curriculum developer, chair of Building Hadassah Community, national leadership vice chair and Pacific Northwest region president.

Peg Elefant is currently a Hadassah National Vice President.

Rhoda Smolow is currently the Hadassah BluePrint 2.0 co-chair. She is the immediate past 27th national president of Hadassah, and she recently served as the National Assembly training co-chair.

Rita Shapiro of Kansas City, Missouri, currently sits on the antisemitism team in the Education & Advocacy Division and is a member impact & giving liaison in the Philanthropy Division. She recently served as the national Hadassah chair of antisemitism in the Education & Advocacy Division.

Rochelle Edelman of Colorado Springs, Colo. is the resource chair Team Leader and resource chair for Hadassah West and she is on Hadassah’s Honorary Council.

Roz Kantor of Boynton Beach, Florida, is chair of the Together We Will Heal initiative. She most recently served as national chair of the Society of Major Donors Luminaries.

Dr. Ruth Ann Freedman of Highland Park, Ill. is chair of institutional giving in the Philanthropy Division and an elected member of the National Board. Ruth Ann and her husband, Dan Wander, are the Midwest co-chairs for the Full Circle Campaign.

Sandra (Sandy) Einberg of Los Angeles is currently Leadership Department vice chair. She most recently served as resource chair for the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic geographic areas.

Stephanie Z. Bonder is currently the chair of Speakers Bureau, as well as a member of the Antisemitism Committee and Zionist Education Team in the Education & Advocacy Division. She is also a member of the National Board of HWZOA.

Sue Polansky from Longmeadow, Massachusetts, currently serves on the Zionist education team. She most recently served as the Zionist affairs vice chair.

Susan Musicant Shikora of Sharon, Mass. is the Presidential Development co-chair.

racey Drayer of North Woodmere, New York, serves as co-coordinator of the Philanthropy Division and is a member of the National Board.

Valerie Lowenstein, from Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, is currently co-chair of Bring Israel to the United States and SMD Luminaries in the Philanthropy Division. She most recently served as the national vice president and on the Executive Committee.

Viviane Kovacs of Searingtown, New York, is the Hadassah National Treasurer. She is also simultaneously serving as the Finance Division Coordinator and HMO Recognition Chair.