2009 Annual Meeting

At the JCDSRI Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 3, Doris Feinberg, President of the Jewish Federation of Rhode Island presented Greetings. The Charles Samdperil Award was presented by Karyn Samdperil Rosenfield. The award was given to Sharon Sock and Nicole Katzman. Sharon created Shalom Friends, a program for very young children, and Nicole is the Director of PJ Library. Special musical presentations, Beatle Torah by Grade 4 (directed by Marcia Kaunfer) and Guys and Dolls (directed by Lisa Bergman) by Middle School delighted the audience.

The Governance Committee has consisted of: Elisa Heath, Bonnie Steinberg Jennis, Dan Lowinger, Ivy Marwil, Deb Shuster, Cheryl Teverow, Mindy Wachtenheim, and Hershey Rosen as chair

Nominations for the Board:

Trustees Whose Terms End in June 2010: Daniel Gamm, Hope Hirsch, Hershey Rosen, Jay Strauss, and Joe Mann

Trustees Whose Terms End June 2011: Gloria Feibish, Rachel Friedberg, Arthur Sheer and Deb Shuster

Current Board Members Who Are Eligible for Another Term - all for 2012: Sheila Alexander, Ben Kimia and Bruce Wolpert

The Senior President of the PA Guy Bermel

Persons Nominated for a term ending June 2011: Rabbi Amy Levin and Steve Blazer

Persons Nominated for a term ending June 2012: Barbara Fields and Laurence Kotler-Berkowitz

Nominations for Officers President: Bruce Wolpert, Vice President: Gloria Feibish, Treasurer: Joe Mann, Treasurer-Elect: Dan Gamm, Secretary: To be determined School Volunteers

Special recognition to Laura Mernoff-classroom volunteer, garden committee member-initiated tree planting on the school grounds, scenery for plays, artistic enhancement of fence on Taft Avenue, and more! Thank you Laura Mernoff!

PA Co-Presidents: Guy Bermel and Lori Lowinger

Regular PA Attendees: Judy Westrick, Marissa Garber, Robyn Goldstein, Marilyn Katz, Susie Hamin, Karen Hammarstrom, Deb Blazer, Laura Mernoff, Nicole Katzman and Mara Tyrell, both of whom also chaired the Shabbat Dinner in March.

Weekly Classroom Volunteers: Pre-K Barbara Sheer (also Honorary Grandparent Chair for Special Visitors Day) Mara Tyrell (also co-chaired Shabbat Dinner in March) K: Rochelle Rosen, Willa Perlman, Julie Rabinowitz, 1st:Galit Raz, 2nd: Marilyn Katz 3rd: Laura Mernoff

Middle School Guest Lecturer: Dr. Rami Kantor

Consistent library volunteers for book fair: the Usher family, our alumni, current students, and Max Rothemich, for bringing "life" to Clifford

Community Garden Committee: Jamie Woods, Ang Sheer, Rochelle Rosen, Nechama Rackover, Andrea Katzman, Laura Mernoff, and Karolyn White

Theater productions: Donna Goldin, Nora Kobrin, and Giselle Corr

Math Tutoring: Sally Rotenberg

Bobbie Herzog and Bonnie Steinberg who participated in the Recruitment Phonathon.
Deb Blazer for many events for the admissions office including Visitors Day with Cheryl Blazar.

For ongoing efforts in outreach and recruitment: Sheila Alexander, Alisa Kotler-Berkowitz, Nicole Katzman, Rochelle Rosen, Mara Tyrrell, Alison Walter and Jamie Faith Woods

FACULTY/STAFF RECOGNITION

Faculty Leaving: Lucille Andolfo, James Hockhousen, Elana Riffle, Betsy Singer Cable, Lisa Bergman, Ronit Shapira, Linda Francis, Joyce Simeone, Bill Dilworth, Nicole Dunn, Steven Jablow and Lila Winograd

Faculty/Staff Anniversaries: Bill Dilworth -5 years, Sue Sugerman-6 years, Peter Smith-6 years, Nicole Dunn-11 years, Harshita Lakhiani-11 years, Eileen Ellis-16 years and Karolyn White-16 years

Special Recognition: Steven Jablow-20 years and Lila Winograd-22 years