Responsibility for ARJE’s continuing operations is shared by a close partnership between the organization’s staff and a dedicated corps of volunteer leadership. On the volunteer side, the “Operations” is overseen by two Operations Coordinators and two Membership Involvement Coordinators. They coordinate the activities of five teams, each of which is made up of various committees tasked with managing particular aspects of the organization’s work: Advocacy, Communications, Finance, Membership, and Professional Learning.
Operations Teams
Advocacy Team
Laura Siegel Perpinyal, Team Leader
Rabbi Rena Rifkin, RJE, Team Leader
CommitteesAccreditation » Marlene Myerson, RJE, Chair
ARJE Fellows » Sarah Lauing, RJE, and Rabbi Lisa Kingston, Co-Chairs
Vatikei ARJE President » Judy Aronson
Retirement Resources » Sharon Amster Brown, RJE, and Harriet Levine, RJE, Co-Chairs
Communications Team
Vanessa Ehrlich, RJE, Team Leader
Jay Rapoport, RJE, Team Leader
CommitteesARJEachshav (E-Newsletter) » Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, Editor
Facebook » David Perolman, Moderator
Website » Hannah Rubin-Schlansky and Rabbi Jessica Wainer, Webmasters
Professional Learning Liaison » Jay Rapoport
Finance Team
Miles Roger, RJE, Team Leader
Rabbi Joe Eiduson, RJE, Team Leader
CommitteesDevelopment » Mindy Sherry, RJE, and Lauren Trexler, Co-Chairs
Financial Controls » Rabbi Jody Cook, Chair
Investments » Emily Cohen, Chair
Member Relations Team
Alyson Bazeley, Team Leader
Barbara Shimansky, RJE, Team Leader
CommitteesMember Recruitment »Barry Shainker, RJE
Member Initiation » Stephanie Schwartz and Molly Levy, Co-Chairs
Member Connection » Lori Daitch,Chair
Professional Learning Team
Bradley Cohen, RJE, Team Leader
Rabbi Lisa Levenberg, Team Leader
CommitteesContinuing Education » David Cohen, RJE, Chair
Executive Committee Liaison » Marisa Kaiser, RJE
North American Annual Gatherings »
2019 Annual Gathering (Washington, D.C.) » Laura Naide, RJE, and Mandy Herlich, RJE, Co-Chairs