Our Board Members

Executive Committee


Phil Blumberg, President

David Adelman, Foundation President

Jeff Lipman, Treasurer

Hannah Rogers, Immediate Past President

Chuck Kuba, President-Elect

Steve Schoenebaum, Member-at-Large

Shaynna Grund, Member-at-Large

Michael Wolnerman, Member-at-Large

Maggie Matijevich, Member-at-Large

Krista Pearl, Member-at-Large

Ed Bell, Member-at-Large

Inbal Mazar, Member-at-Large

Jessie Bougher, Member-at-Large

Edye Beckerman, Member-at-Large

Linda Cohen, Member-at-Large

Gary Bremen, Member-at-Large

Board and Committee Leadership


Board of Beit Sefer Shalom

Dr. Christina Gish Hill, President

Jewish Community Relations

This chair position is currently open.

Jewish Family Services

Deirdre Farr, Chair

Iowa Jewish Senior Life Center

Polly Oxley, President

Angela Meyer, Executive Director

Iowa Jewish Historical Society

Linda Bremen, President

Melanie Sandler, Vice President

Ames Jewish Congregation

Rabbi Barbara Block

Denise Rothschild, President

Beth El Jacob Synagogue

Sue Lekowsky, President

Judaic Resource Center

Rabbi Yossi Jacobson

Temple B’nai Jeshurun

Rabbi Neal Schuster

Emily Kruse, President

Tifereth Israel Synagogue

Gloria Bernstein, President