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Alecia Sachs of Miami, Florida, is the Co-Chair of Chapter Leadership Development and the Annual Planner for Hadassah West GA.
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.
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 Taub is a National Board member and Vice Coordinator of the Organization Division. She is the past Co-Chair of the Leadership Training & Development 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.
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.
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.
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Dr. Judith Mann of Florida is chair of the Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO).
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.
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.
Past National President and Advisor to Hadassah Magazine
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.
Liaison between the Philanthropy Division and Organization Division
Dr. Ofelia Averack of McAllen, Texas, is the Israel grassroots recognition chair.
Patricia Levinson, of St. Petersburg, Florida, is a member of the Hadassah International Team.
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.
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