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Steering Committee

CONNECT @ TI has a Steering Committee that meets once a month. Please feel to contact any member if you would like more information about activities of this initiative, or would like to make comments and suggestions about our work.

Role of the Steering Committee

  • To lead the initiative by setting up an overall organizational framework and structures for the mission to be realized;
  • To ensure that goals are aligned with our congregational capacity, that is, we are not a social service organization, but can provide support and resources;
  • To assure good coordination and communication among the working groups, between the Steering Committee and the Working Groups;
  • To ensure good communication with all TI members and those who have volunteered in be involved in the Working Groups and their various activities;
  • To provide a forum for strategic thinking about where this work should go in the future and take account of changing economic realities; and
  • To conduct an ongoing evaluation and assessment of this work to ensure that we are successful and having the desired impact on the TI community, including TI members, families of Beacon Academy, and Temple Israel staff.

Members of the Steering Committee:

  • Rabbi Friedman (ronne@tisrael.org)
  • Rabbi Zecher (ezecher@tisrael.org)
  • Rabbi Kolin (skolin@tisrael.org)
  • Jane Krantz, Executive Director (jkrantz@tisrael.org)
  • Carol Michael, Temple Israel President (carolb1974@rcn.com)
  • Ann Bookman, co-chair of CONNECT @ TI, co-facilitator, Neighborhood Connections:                                                                Outreach and Assessment Working Group (aebookman@gmail.com)
  • Nonnie Hamovitch, co-chair of CONNECT @ TI, co-facilitator, Access Working Group (nonnieLH@aol.com)
  • Barbara Berke, co-facilitator of Resources Working Group (bberke@gmail.com)
  • Sarah Minden, liaison to Access & Mental Health Working Groups (sarahminden@gmail.com)
  • Fran Godine, liaison to Emergency Services Working Group (godine@comcast.net)
  • Cindy Rowe, liaison to Jobs Working Group (cindy (at) roweresources.com)
  • Peter Dreyfus, co-facilitator of the Finance Working Group (peter_dreyfus@vmed.org)
  • Lucy Cornier (nanabreebree123@aol.com) and                                                                                                                           Regina Jackson (regitandi@aol.com), parent representatives from Beacon Academy
  • Daniel May, Social Justice Organizer (danieldavidmay@gmail.com)