{"id":30,"date":"2015-06-02T23:56:23","date_gmt":"2015-06-02T23:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2026-08-14T17:00:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T17:00:55","slug":"region-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/region-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Region Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"30\" class=\"elementor elementor-30\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fcda740 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fcda740\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-867710b\" data-id=\"867710b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c43d247 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c43d247\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"padding-left: 120px;text-align: left\">2026 -2029&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"padding-left: 40px;text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-size: 22pt\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><b>Executive Committee<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>President: Robin Beth Lash, <\/strong>Congregation Shaarey Zedek, MI,&nbsp; <a href=\"cglrpresident26@wlcj.org\">cglrpresident26@wlcj.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>VP Communications: Emma Zerkel,<\/strong> Congregation Shaarey Zedek, MI <a href=\"mailto:cglcommunications@wlcj.org\">cglcommunications@wlcj.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>VP Education: Linda Wolf, <\/strong>Women of Park, OH <a href=\"mailto:linwolf57@gmail.com\">linwolf57@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>VP Membership: Lisa Kadosh, <\/strong>Adath Israel Congregation, OH&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Lkaisisterhood@hotmail.com\"> Lkaisisterhood@hotmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>VP Programing: Rebecca Goldwasser, <\/strong>Adath Israel Congregation, OH <a href=\"mailto:tamarhrgold@live.com\">tamarhrgold@live.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>VP Torah Fund: Heidi Weisman, <\/strong>Adath Israel Congregation, OH <a href=\"mailto:heidiaisisterhood@gmail.com\">heidiaisisterhood@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Recording Secretary: <\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Michele Sussman,<\/strong> Congregation Beth Judea, IL&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:mesussman@gmail.com\">mesussman@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Co-Treasurer: Fern Schwartz, <\/strong>Beth El Congregation, PA <a href=\"mailto:ferngs625@gmail.com\">ferngs625@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Co-Treasurer: Lynda Abraham-Braff, <\/strong>Beth El Congregation, PA <a href=\"labrahambraff@gmail.com\">labrahambraff@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Financial Secretary: Renee Kaplan, <\/strong>Congregation Beth Judea, IL <a href=\"mailto:reneekaplan5@gmail.com\">reneekaplan5@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Parliamentarian\/IPP: Wanda Pitzele, <\/strong>Adath Israel Congregation, OH&nbsp;<a href=\"wanda.pitzele@icloud.com\">wanda.pitzele@icloud.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 80px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\">&nbsp;<\/span><br><span style=\"font-size: 22pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">CGLR Board<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Archives: Laurie B. Davis, <\/strong>Congregation Beth Shalom, IL <a href=\"mailto:lbd715@gmail.com\">lbd715@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Creative Judaic Arts: Lynda Abraham-Braff, <\/strong>Beth El Congregation, PA <a href=\"mailto:labrahambraff@gmail.com\">labrahambraff@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Social Action: Deborah Gubin, <\/strong>Anshe Emet Synagogue, IL &nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Inclusion: Lynda Newman <\/strong>B&#8217;nai Jeshurun, OH<a href=\"Lynda.NewmanRN@gmail.com\"> Lynda.NewmanRN@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Individual Membership: Sandy Carleton, <\/strong>Congregation Ohave Sholom, IL&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:scarle15@hotmail.com\">scarle15@hotmail.com <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Israel: llana Ben-Ze\u2019ev, <\/strong>Congregation Shaarey Zedeck, MI&nbsp;<a href=\"ilana25841@gmail.com\">ilana25841@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Past Presidents Council: Pam Schlosberg, <\/strong>Congregation Beth Shalom, IL&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:pschlosberg@wlcj.org\">pschlosberg@wlcj.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>Nominating Committee Chair: Wanda Pitzele, <\/strong>Adath Israel Congregation, OH&nbsp;<a href=\"wanda.pitzele@icloud.com\">wanda.pitzele@icloud.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16pt\"><strong>WLCJ Board Representing CGLR:<\/strong>&nbsp; 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Executive Committee President: Robin Beth Lash, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, MI,&nbsp; cglrpresident26@wlcj.org VP Communications: Emma Zerkel, Congregation Shaarey Zedek, MI cglcommunications@wlcj.org VP Education: Linda Wolf, Women of Park, OH linwolf57@gmail.com VP Membership: Lisa Kadosh, Adath Israel Congregation, OH&nbsp; Lkaisisterhood@hotmail.com VP Programing: Rebecca Goldwasser, Adath Israel Congregation, OH tamarhrgold@live.com VP Torah Fund: Heidi Weisman, Adath <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/region-board\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-30","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30"}],"version-history":[{"count":84,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1056,"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/30\/revisions\/1056"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wlcjregion.org\/central\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}