The Wexner Foundation is pleased to announce three new classes of the renowned Wexner Heritage Program with dynamic volunteer leaders from Cincinnati, OH, Rochester, NY and Seattle, WA. In Cincinnati the program is supported by a partnership with the Jewish Foundation of Cincinnati; in Rochester, with the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation; and in Seattle, the Samis Foundation and The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle along with alumni of the program and other donors.
Twenty outstanding volunteers from each city were selected through a highly competitive process for this two-year intensive program. Utilizing the diverse, cohort-based learning that is the hallmark of The Wexner Foundation programs, Wexner Heritage Members will be exposed to different approaches to leadership and tools for addressing pressing issues in the Jewish community, while deepening their understanding of Jewish history, values and texts. Members will also be integrated into The Wexner Foundation’s vast network of more than 3,000 professional and volunteer leaders in North America and Israel.
Members in Cincinnati
• Michael Bergman
• Chrissie Blatt
• Motti Edelstein
• Vallie Freeman
• Lori Frischer
• Louis Goldner
• Miriam Hodesh
• Elisa Hoffman
• Brian Jaffee
• Denis Joseph
• Tracy Juran
• Marie Krulewitch- Browne
• Robyn Lamont
• Ernesto Levy
• Ben Lindy
• Cindy Loon
• Danielle Minson
• Brett Stern
• Sherri Symson
• Katharine Vogel
Members in Rochester
• Deborah Biedenkopf
• Lauren Deutsch
• Eitan Freedenberg
• Monica Gebell
• Leah Goldman
• Kate Goldstein
• Sharon Gray
• Mitch Gruber
• Monica Gurell
• Yoram (Rami) Katz
• Yosef Kilimnick
• Daniel Kinel
• Irena Pesis-Katz
• Marc Reich
• Susan Rizzo
• Scott Rogoff
• Tiffany Rothenberg
• Pauline Rutberg
• Matthew Ryen
• Martin Spokony
Members in Seattle
• Etan Basseri
• Marc Bridge
• Lisa Narodick Colton
• Marla Dunn
• Miriam Friedman
• Rachel Lauter
• Aaron Levine
• Hoda Mezistrano
• Lindsay O’Neil
• Brooke Pariser
• Tara Reck
• Leslie Rosen
• Danielle Ruthfield
• Jonathan Schwartz
• Jacob Shuman
• Arthur Shwab
• Monique Smith
• Yoav Srebrnik
• Michael Tarlowe
• Miri Tilson
The Wexner Foundation has more than 30 years of experience developing excellence in Jewish professionals and volunteer leaders in North America. The mission of the Wexner Heritage Program is to expand the vision of Jewish volunteer leaders, deepen their Jewish knowledge and confidence and inspire them to exercise transformative leadership in the Jewish community. More than 2,000 leaders from 34 North American cities have participated in the program.
“We are delighted to welcome these 60 outstanding leaders as they embark upon a transformative journey of Jewish learning and leadership development in the Wexner Heritage Program,” said Rabbi Jay Henry Moses, Vice President of The Wexner Foundation. “We know that they will take their place alongside the more than 2000 highly accomplished alumni of the program as visionary change agents in Jewish life. We are so grateful to our partners in these three communities who share Les and Abigail Wexner’s vision of investing in the future of our community by offering training and enrichment to the volunteer leaders that will guide us into the next generation.”
