Americans for Ben-Gurion University’s board of directors is committed to fulfilling David Ben-Gurion’s vision for the Negev and the future of Israel.
Board Chair
Andrea Goren, NY
President & Chief Executive Officer
Doug Seserman
Immediate Past Chair
Gary DeBode, NY
Vice Chairs
Terri Alpert, CT
Marci Dollinger, CA
Elizabeth Grzebinski, TX
Treasurer
David Wagonfeld, CA
Secretary
Ellen S. Marcus, TX
Directors Terri Alpert, CT Joshua Arnow, NY Madeleine Arnow, NY Cindy Ingerman Balick, PA Ken Bloom, CT David Breslauer, TX Sylvia Brodsky, PA Riva Collins, TX Jacob Dayan, CA Lisa Douglass, CA Lisa Field, CA Steven Finkelman, TX Esther Foer, DC Max Gitter, NY Lloyd Goldman, NY Melinda Goldrich, CO Craig Granowitz, NJ Bill Handy, CA Seth Harlem, FL Neil Hockstein, DE Leon Kaplan, CA Tara Kelleher, NY Jeff Kupfer, MD Donna Lam, CA |
Jill Max, MD Clive Miskin, TX Joanne Moore, DC Al Newman, FL Michael Ozer, TX Jeff Polak, CA Frank Parlato, CA Joel Reinstein, FL Hunter Reisner, NY Bathsheva Rifkin, CT Joseph Rose, NY Carol D. Saal, CA Sherrie R. Savett, PA Peter Schechter, DC Lisa Scheller, PA Craig Simon, IL Ernest Simon, IL Danna Slusky, CA Rob Spitzer, WA Noah Tratt, WA Jeff Ullman, CA Lewis Winarsky, MD Toni Young, NY Roy J. Zuckerberg, NY *Honorary Member |
Past Presidents | |
Toni Young, NY | 2017-2020 |
Lloyd Goldman, NY | 2012-2016 |
Alexander M. Goren, NY* | 2009-2012 |
Carol D. Saal, CA | 2005-2009 |
Lis Gaines, NY | 2003-2005 |
Zvi Alon, CA | 2000-2002 |
Jules I. Whitman, PA* | 1998-2000 |
Kenneth L. Tucker, IL* | 1995-1998 |
Harold L. Oshry, FL* | 1991-1994 |
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt, NY | 1989-1991 |
Isaac L. Auerbach, PA* | 1987-1989 |
Arnold Forster, NY* | 1986-1987 |
Jack J. Spitzer, WA* | 1984-1985 |
Robert H. Arnow, NY* | 1982-1984 |
Aron Chilewich, NY* | 1975-1982 |
Harry T. Dozor, PA* | 1973-1975 |
*Deceased |