Meet our Leadership
Congregation Beth Am Board of Directors 2019 – 2021
Milt Orkin, President
Michael Gamson, President Elect
Deborah Bowen, Vice President, Ritual and Education
Bob Friedman, Vice President, Membership and Growth
Suzanne Peikin, Vice President, Development
Peter Kaufmann, Vice President, Facilities and Operations
Neal Huneycutt, Treasurer
Jim Corning, Financial Secretary
Dana Terrigino, Recording Secretary
Sue Ellen-Corning, Past President
Liz Carroll, Member-at-Large
Marty Greengrass, Member-at-Large
Jared Kohn, Member-at-Large
Oren Shahar, Member-at-Large
Adam Shoemaker, Member-at-Large
Affiliate Presidents
Jill Hekkanen and Judy Greengrass, Sisterhood
Allan Feldman, Men’s Club
Rachel Buksbaum, BiTTY (Senior Youth Group)
Maxine Gourse, ZAHAV (Adults at Leisure)
Committee Chairs
Cathy Friedman and Irma Polster, Membership
Julie Linick, Social Action (New and Existing Programs)
Sarina Ergas, Ritual
Hope Buksbaum, Youth
Judy Plavnick, Hospitality
Lynn and Laurence Pohl, Caring
Meredith Johnson, Religious School – Steering
Marty Greengrass, Social
Sue Ellen Corning, Personnel
Cathy Friedman, Strategic Planning

Congregation President, Milt Orkin