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Martine Fleishman is an alumna of the Wexner Heritage ( NY IV) Program. Martine has dedicated herself to family, friends and the Jewish communal arena promoting Israel, Jewish identity, Jewish leadership, education, human rights and social justice. Martine is the chair of the Jewish Agency’s Project T.E.N. She can be reached at mtf37@optonline.net. At 11 years old, my family and I made our first trip to Israel. I went back

Robert Chazan has served for 25 years as the Chair of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholars Selection Committee, and he is an S. H. and Helen R. Scheuer Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies; Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, History; Director, Wagner-Skirball Dual Degree Program and Co-Director, Doctoral Program in Education and Jewish Studies. In August 1985, Rabbi Maurice Corson, newly appointed as President of the recently created Wexner

Bryan is an alumnus of Wexner Heritage Phoenix 09.  He currently serves as Chairman of the Board of the Phoenix Jewish Community Foundation and is a member of the Phoenix Jewish Federation Board and Community Planning Board.  Bryan and his wife Michelle live in Phoenix with their two children. Bryan works for First Community Financial providing asset based commercial lending solutions. Bryan can be reached at: bryankort@gmail.com. It is said

Carole Sterling is an alumna of Wexner Heritage, Toronto I.  Carole can be reached at: carolesterling1@gmail.com. Since my time as a participant in the Wexner Heritage Program, I have actively been involved in the strengthening of synagogue life and the Reform movement. It is my distinct honour to serve as Chair for this Biennial - the opportunity has provided me with many, many defining leadership moments and I will always

Wendy, a Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumna, Class VI, is the Founder and Principal of Rosov Consulting, www.rosovconsulting.com – a consulting firm working with philanthropic and non-profit clients to utilize research and evaluation to inform strategy and decision-making, as well as enhance impact. Wendy is based in Berkeley California with clients across the US, Canada and Israel. Wendy can be reached at wendy@rosovconsulting.com Some twenty years ago, I was fortunate enough to be

Jerry H. Herman is an alumnus of the DC Wexner Heritage Program and was the former Chairman of PANIM and is the current Chair of the Advisory Committee of the PANIM Institute.  As of June 1, 2011, Jerry became the Chief Operating Officer of United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism.  Jerry can be reached at jerryhherman@comcast.net.  A buzz word of Jewish organizations and philanthropists is "Collaboration", a concept which ranges from

Ron Moses is an alumnus of the Wexner Heritage Houston ’06 group.  He is the immediate past president of Congregation Brith Shalom – a Conservative synagogue, and recipient of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston’s Ben Susholtz Young Leadership Award in 2009 and the Maimonides Award for State of Israel Bonds in 2010.  He can be reached at ronmoses@swbell.net I have good news and bad news. Let’s start with the

Marcia Cohodes is a Wexner Heritage Alumna from Minneapolis and a member of the Wexner Alumni Forum. She is retired from a career in investment banking.  She is an advocate for individuals with disabilities in the Jewish community and co-chair of the UJC Disability Workgroup.  Working with alumnus Jerry Ingber, Marcia helped develop Hillel LIFE:  Leadership Initiative for Excellence; a program at the University of Minnesota, funded by alumni of

Rabbi Melissa Weintraub is a Wexner Graduate Fellowship alumna and the Co-Founder and Co- Executive Director of Encounter, an organization dedicated to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to healing internal Jewish rifts that have formed in its wake. Melissa can be reached at melissa@encounterprograms.org. Iris Feinberg, is an alumna of the Atlanta 05 Wexner Heritage Program. Iris is a community volunteer and business person in Atlanta and can be reached

Karyn Grossman Gershon is an alumna of the Chicago Wexner Heritage Program and the Executive Director of Project Kesher, the largest Jewish women’s organization and one of the fastest growing human rights organizations in Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia and Ukraine. In 2009, Project Kesher expanded to the Russian-speaking community in Israel. Karyn can be reached at projectkesher@projectkesher.org. In 1993, I heard that a tiny non-profit called Project Kesher was convening