The NESS Initiative is fortunate to have enlisted the volunteer services of a select number of experts in Jewish and secular education to serve as an Advisory Committee. The Committee meets in person several times a year, in addition to providing advice on-line as needed. The Committee's tasks include providing guidance on policies and general oversight of the Initiative.
The names and affiliations of the Advisory Committee members are:
Dr. Robert Abramson, Director, United Synagogue Department of Education
Carol Auerbach, Trustee, Auerbach Family Foundation
Anita Block, Director of NESS, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Dr. Bonnie Botel Sheppard, Director, Penn Literacy Network
Debra Brosan, Consultant for Organizational Development, Auerbach Central
Agency for Jewish Education
Sara H. Cohen, retired educational director, Har Zion Synagogue
Rabbi Richard Fagan, Regional Education Consultant, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Rabbi Bonnie Goldberg, Senior Planner for Jewish Enrichment, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia
Dr. Arlene B. Holtz, Consultant for Reform Education, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Andy Kind-Rubin, Temple Judea
Dr. Diane King, Associate Professor, Gratz College
Susanna Lachs, Board member, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Ruth Laibson, Board Member, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Dr. Rhonda H. Lauer, CEO, FOUNDATIONS, Inc.
Michelle Levin, Board Member, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Shelley Menkowitz, Board Member, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Dr. Gail R. Meister, Executive Director, Evaluation, Technical Assistance & Grants Administration, FOUNDATIONS, Inc.
Rabbi Gary Pokras, Rabbi, Temple Judea
Rochelle Rabeeya, Director of Educational Services, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Dr. Shelley Kapnek Rosenberg, Founding Director of NESS, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Dr. Julie K. Savitch, Professor of Education, Widener University
Robert Schwartz, President, Food Sciences, Inc.
Ricky Shechtel, Executive Director, Sierra Foundation
Dr. Miriam Spector, Director of Teacher Recruitment, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Helene Z. Tigay, Executive Director, Auerbach Central Agency for Jewish Education
Please direct all questions to Anita Block, Director of the NESS Initiative,
at 215-635-8940, ext. 1235 or ablock@acaje.org.