The Wise Board of Directors election results are in, and we are excited to congratulate our newly elected and reelected Officers and Directors. Thank you to the hundreds of Wise members who cast their ballots online and made their voices heard, ensuring that Wise will have another team of talented lay leaders helping direct our community for the coming year and the years ahead.
Mazal Tov to newly elected President Jeremy Rosen!
Mazal Tov to our newly elected and reelected Officers: Dana Ehrlich, Vice President; Alexsondra Fixmer, Vice President (Secretary); Lori Goodman, Vice President; Philip Koosed, Vice President; Roya Melamed, Vice President; Ira Pianko, Vice President; and Rabin Pournazarian, Vice President (Treasurer).
Mazal Tov to our newly elected and reelected Congregational Directors: Dina Aspen, Bradley Cohen, Rama Fakheri, Jordan Golshan, Daniel Heyman, Corie Koss, Lisa Niver, Philip Rahimzadeh, Melanie Scher, Stuart Smith, and Elina Wineburgh.
Mazal Tov to our Board-Elected Directors: Robert Glassman, Robin Hanasab, Golareh Ramin, and Felice Williams.
Mazal Tov to Executive Committee Representatives: Andrew Berman and Victor Svilik.
And Mazal Tov to our incoming Wise Parent Association Co-Presidents Karen Denvir and Tiffany Gabbay, who will also serve on the Wise Board of Directors in an ex officio capacity.
The Wise leadership wish to express deepest gratitude to outgoing President Steve Bram, whose two years leading the Board are coming to an end, and to Directors Nasi Bamshad, Shelly Levy, Judi Niver, Frank Ponder, Linda Resnick, Shohreh Saadat, and WPA Representative Kevin West who are completing their Board service this term. Our community is stronger due to their efforts and commitment, and we offer them our heartfelt thanks.
We also share rav todot – abundant thanks – to this year’s Nominating Committee for their efforts in assembling a slate that reflects our Wise values and our inclusive, diverse community. For identifying and interviewing a wide range of potential Board members to ensure that every part of our Wise community is well represented, we recognize Janine Kolodny (chair), Brian Cohen, Jessica Etting, Alex Fixmer, Robin Hanasab, Farnaz Neman, Susan Plutsky, Golareh Ramin, Jeremy Rosen, Allison Sipes, Michael Wachtell, and Ariana West.
May all go from strength to strength!