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Announcing the WRJ Pacific District 2023 Slate of Officers

On behalf of the WRJ Pacific District Nominating Committee, we are honored to share with you the WRJ Pacific District Proposed 2023-2026 Slate of Officers.
President
 Carol Schuster, Temple B’nai Torah, Bellevue, WA
 
Immediate Past President
Cher Krichmar, Temple Beth Ohr, La Mirada, CA
 
Co-1st Vice Presidents
Lillian Burkenheim-Silver, Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village, CA
Flo Cohen, Temple Sinai of Glendale,. Glendale, CA
 
Vice President Marketing/Communication
Naomi Estrada, Temple Mount Sinai, El Paso, TX
 
Vice President Membership
Deawn Herrmann, Congregation Kol Ami, Vancouver, WA
 
Vice President Action & Advocacy
Shari Kotzen Shelton, Congregation Kol Ami, Vancouver, WA
  
Vice President Philanthropy
Dana Spiel, Temple Emanuel, Tempe, AZ
 
Vice President Area Director - Pacific Northwest
Rhonda Daniels, Congregation Beth Israel, Portland, OR
 
Vice President Area Director - Northern California
Karen Peterson, Congregation Shir Hadash, Los Gatos, CA
 
Vice President Area Director - Southern California
Margie Meadow, Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village, CA
 
Vice President Area Director - Southwest
Laurie Kassman, Kol Ami Synagogue, Tucson, AZ
 
Treasurer
Shari Carruthers, Peninsula Temple Sholom, Burlingame, CA
 
Recording Secretary
Tracey Poirier, Temple Judea, Tarzana, CA
 
Corresponding Secretary
Aime Friedman, Temple Judea, Tarzana, CA
 
Pacific Northwest Area Directors
Shana Aucsmith, Temple B’nai Torah, Bellevue, WA
Carol Stoler, Congregation Kol Ami, Vancouver, WA
 
Northern California Area Directors
Melissa Jakubowitz, Temple Isaiah, Lafayette, CA
Beverly Mendel, Temple Emnanu-El, San Jose, CA
Eve Panush, Congregation B’nai Israel, Sacramento, CA
 
Southern California Area Directors
Joann Kotkin, Temple Beth Ohr, La Mirada, CA
Evelyn Lever, Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village, CA
Freddie Goldberg, Temple Beth Hillel, Valley Village, CA
Flo Bornstein, Temple Emanuel, San Diego, CA
 
Southwest Area Directors
Judi Braudy, Congregation Lev Shalom, Flagstaff, AZ
Tina Wolfe, Temple Mount Sinai, El Paso, TX
We wish to thank all the women who applied and everyone who stepped up to take a position. We appreciate the passion and dedication of these women and are excited to watch our district flourish under their leadership

We also thank the committee for their time, devotion, and consideration in reviewing the applications and creating a slate that will carry our shared values forward. We had a wonderful team of dedicated committee women to help accomplish this task: Dana Adler, Donna Blankinship, Freddie Goldberg, Sue Meyer, Eve Panush, Sharon Rogoff, Julia Weinstein, and Cindy Weschrob.

As you can see, we still have open slots. If you would like to be considered for one of these positions, please contact Dana Adler, [email protected], 520-241-4381.

Please join us at the WRJ Pacific District Convention March 23-26, 2023 in Bellevue, WA, where we will vote on and install the slate. Register for Convention here. You can support our convention (whether or not you attend in person or virtually) by advertising in our eTribute Book, by becoming a Convention Sponsor, or by purchasing Chance to Win tickets.


Respectfully submitted,
Dana Adler
Chair, WRJ Pacific District Nominating Committee
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