Executive Board

2025-2026

Dr. Cathy Berkowitz, CJE

CONGREGATION B'NAI TORAH

BOCA RATON, FL


PRESIDENT

Dr. Melissa Ser, CJE

ADAT SHALOM SYNAGOGUE

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI

SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Rebecca Gordon, CJE

CONGREGATION GESHER L'TORAH

ALPHARETTA, GA

VICE PRESIDENT COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

Jason Cathcart, CJE

BETH DAVID SYNAGOGUE

GREENSBORO, NC

VICE PRESIDENT FINANCE

& TREASURER

Debra Deutsch, CJE

CONGREGATION ETZ CHAIM

MARIETTA, GA

VICE PRESIDENT

MEMBERSHIP

David Schwartz, CJE

WEST SUBURBAN TEMPLE HAR ZION

RIVER FOREST, IL

VICE PRESIDENT CONFERENCE

& PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Babette Cohn, CJE

SHAARE TEFILA CONGREGATION

OLNEY, MD

SECRETARY

Teri Rube Hochberg, CJE

THE PARK SYNAGOGUE

PEPPER PIKE, OH

OFFICER AT LARGE

Rabbi Cantor
Dr. Larry I. Brandspiegel, CJE

EAST BRUNSWICK JEWISH CENTER

E. BRUNSWICK, NJ

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

GENERAL BOARD

Cantor Barbara Barnett

Dr. Lawrence Katz

Cantor Josh Fineblum

David Cohen

Betty Golub

Dr. Eliyahu Krigel

Rabbi Paul Freedman

Charlie Sherman

Aviva Tilles

Mandy Cheskis

Rabbi Nogah Marshall

Rabbi Suzanne Brody

Sharon Solomon

Rabbi Julie Schwarzwald


Rabbi Robin Foonberg, CJE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

LONG BEACH, CA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rabbi Robin Foonberg began her career in Jewish education in 1994. Since that time, she has accomplished a Master’s Degree in Jewish Education from Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies in Chicago and was ordained from the Academy for Jewish Religion/CA. She has worked at two Reform synagogues as teacher, Assistant Director, and Family Educator and spent seven years as the Judaic Studies Director at Morasha Jewish Day School. For the past twelve years, Robin was the Director of Education at Congregation B’nai Israel, a Conservative synagogue in Orange County, CA. During that time, she served on the board of JEA, most recently as president for the past three years. Robin is excited to serve as JEA’s Executive Director.