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Executive Committee
Emily Sanders
Emily grew up in Manhasset Hills, Long Island, NY, and relocated to Atlanta in 1979 when she became employed as a Budget Manager for The Coca-Cola Company. Emily and her family have been members of Temple Emanu-El since 1993. She and her husband, Jon Margolis, have three adult children and five grandchildren. The younger two children were Bar/Bat Mitzvah and confirmed at TE and their oldest grandchild had a baby-naming here.
Emily has served twice on the Financial Council, once at its inception in the late 2000s and again in 2018. She is currently Chair of TE's Endowment Fund committee. Emily & Jon are proud members of the Menschables chavurah group.
Emily has a long history of working in the financial world, first as a Financial Planning Manager for Charter Publishing Company in New York City. She worked for two Fortune 500 companies in Atlanta, Coca-Cola, and BellSouth, in international finance. In 1994, Emily founded her firm, Sanders Financial Management, which was based in Dunwoody and Peachtree Corners for 18 years until its sale to United Capital of Newport Beach, CA, and ultimately sold again to Goldman Sachs, from which she retired as a Vice President in 2022. As well as a financial advisor, Emily is also a lifelong CPA. She was named a "Top 50 Women in Wealth Management" by Wealth Manager magazine and has made numerous TV appearances on CNBC, CNN, and Bloomberg.
Emily is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in International Economics and has an MBA in Accounting from New York University. At age 63, while working full-time, Emily went back to school part-time and graduated from Emory Law.
She has been a volunteer for numerous organizations: Atlanta Jewish Federation investment committee, Leadership Atlanta, Cities in Schools, Habitat for Humanity (assisted building homes), The Atlanta International School (treasurer), Georgia Society of CPA's Leadership Council and currently Jewish Women's Fund of Atlanta (trustee) and JF&CS Foundation Board member.
Emily and Jon love to travel and explore new destinations, visit museums, spend time playing with their grandchildren and small dog, and enjoy beach time in the Panhandle. Emily is an avid walker and reader, currently participating in two women’s Book Clubs.
Grant Stein
Grant and his wife, Janet, have been members of Temple Emanuel since 1986. Their three adult children became Bat Mitzvah and Bar Mitzvah, respectively, at Temple Emanu-El, and currently their local granddaughter attends the Kindergarten Sunday School program at Temple Emanu-El. They have six grandchildren, ages 9, 6(2), 3½, 2, and less than a year old – four boys and two girls. The two oldest live in Boston, the next two in Atlanta, and the next two in San Francisco.
Over the years, Grant has been a Board member and officer at Temple Emanu-El, serving as Secretary, Financial Secretary, and Vice-President, and has also served on the Financial Council and as counsel.
Grant is a retired partner at Alston & Bird LLP, where he began in 1983. He has served in leadership capacities in several legal organizations over the years.
Grant grew up in Cleveland, Ohio. His family was members at both Fairmount Temple (Reform) and the Heights Jewish Center (Orthodox), and he also spent time at Zemach Zedek, a neighborhood Chasidic Shul (Zemach Zedek). He came to Atlanta in 1974 to attend Emory. From 1975-78 he taught Hebrew at Temple Sinai while also working at The Tinder Box at Lenox Square. He attended the University of Georgia School of Law, where he met his wife, a fellow law student. They are both committed Dawgs as are their children and grandchildren (at least the four that understand, and there is a little Texas competition for the two in California). Janet and Grant have been married for 43 years.
Among their most important relationships are the families with which they first became connected more than 35 years ago through their Chavurah at Temple Emanu-El. It was a simple phone call asking for their help in setting up for a Purim Carnival that was the catalyst to deepen their relationship with these families and Temple Emanu-El. Who knew?
Jackie Beres
Jackie was born and raised in Atlanta and is a graduate of the University of Georgia. After her first trip to Israel on a singles mission, she wanted to get more involved in pro-Israel advocacy, so she took a job with the Atlanta office of AIPAC. It was there that Jackie started her career in nonprofit fundraising. After a few years, Jackie packed up and moved to Washington, DC where she got her dream job working for the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. Following Jackie’s move back to Atlanta, she was the director of development for the Atlanta office at ADL and most recently the Senior Director of Major Gifts for Make-A-Wish GA. She now works as a fundraising consultant. In her spare time, Jackie serves on her son’s elementary school fundraising committee and volunteers as much as possible for his classroom. Pre-Covid, Jackie served as a fertility buddy for the Jewish Fertility Foundation. She currently serves on the TE Endowment Growth Committee.
Jaimie Chausmer
Jaimie was born and raised in Florida and attended the University of Florida for undergrad. She spent many summers at Camp Barney and knew she wanted Atlanta to be her home. She moved here in 1999 to go to grad school at Emory and became a Cardiac Nurse Practitioner.
She loves Temple Emanu-El and has met some wonderful friends. She does not have any relatives here, and she truly feels at home and among family when she walks through the doors. Jaimie serves as Ambassador for new members. She is on the religious school committee, room mom for sons’ class, planned the Purim Carnival this year with three other amazing members, and participates on the TRIBE committee. Her biggest honor was being awarded the Shirley Schiffer Volunteerism award a few weeks ago.
She loves spending time with her husband Aaron. Fun fact, he is from her hometown, they went to the same temple growing up, but they did not know each other. They met here via his neighbor who happened to be Jaimie’s best friend. Besharat!! They have two kids Leah (11 yrs.) and Asher (6 yrs.), and two amazing dogs.
Mark Feinberg
Mark Feinberg was born in 1962, and raised in Gainesville, Florida. His family were active participants in Gainesville's small Jewish community.
As members of B’nai Torah, Mark, and his siblings, 2-sisters and 1-older brother were raised within a conservative Jewish upbringing. Mark’s father Robert was President of the Synagogue for 2-terms, including the transition from a small aging building into a newly constructed home for the growing congregation. That congregation and building remain in place today.
Bar Mitzvahed in 1975 as one of (3) 13-year-olds that year, Mark later joined BBYO where he really got his first taste of life as a Jew. In December of 1979, as a 17-year-old senior in high school, he met a beautiful 14-year-old young lady who would days later tell her mother that she had met the man she was going to marry. Eight years later her wish came true, and it was the greatest thing that ever happened to Mark.
Robyn and Mark have been happily married for 37 years, raising two wonderful people. Joel is 32 years old and married Ariel Touger-Feinberg of Milburn, NJ in February of 2024, and Amy who just turned 30, and is engaged to Jason Kayne of Chicago, IL.
Joel is the Project Manager of Emerging Technology at Major League Baseball in New York City, and Amy is an Occupational Therapist at Emory Hospital in Decatur and a Pelvic Floor Specialist at ATL Pelvic Health.
Mark and Robyn both graduated from the University of Florida. They moved to Atlanta in 1987 and have never left. They joined Temple Emanu-El in the Fall of 1995. Mark previously served for two terms on the Board during Julie Schwartz’s term as Senior Rabbi.
Over the years Robyn and Mark have helped on several committees including large fundraising events, and several video productions, and enjoyed so many special moments at Temple Emanu-El. Robyn and Mark presently serve as Co-Chairs of the Honi Circle Committee.
Jeff Pollock
Jeff grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina, and graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. In 2003, he married his wife, Libby also a Hoosier and current Sisterhood Co-Chair), and together they have two children, Laura (18) and Adam (16). Jeff and his family have been members of Temple Emanu-El for more than 20 years, and the Temple has been an important part of their family’s life and community. Most recently, Jeff served for two years as Brotherhood Co-Chair.
Professionally, Jeff is the managing principal of Pollock Commercial, an Atlanta-based commercial real estate brokerage and advisory firm he founded in 2009. He specializes in leasing, sales, and development projects throughout metro Atlanta. Active within the commercial real estate community, Jeff served as the 2020 President of the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors and has also served as President of the Georgia CCIM Chapter.
Jeff values the relationships, sense of community, and lifelong friendships that Temple Emanu-El has brought to his family over the years. Outside of work and temple life, he enjoys spending time with family and friends, golf, travel, and staying active in the Atlanta community.
Bill Sukenik
The Sukenik family has been a member of Temple Emanu-El for over 25 years, residing in Peachtree Corners. Bill was born and raised in New York City, completing his civil engineering education at S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo and Virginia Tech. Bill began his engineering career in Sacramento, California, in 1975, relocating to Southern California, where he met Julie, a native Californian. They married in 1983. After leaving California in 1990, and with relatively short residencies in Houston, Texas, and Palm Beach County, Florida, the Sukeniks settled in the metro Atlanta area. Their children, Adam Sukenik (who lives in East Cobb County) and Danielle Sukenik (who lives in Denver, Colorado), were Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah, respectively, at Temple Emanu-El.
In Humble, Texas, Bill served two years as Secretary/Treasurer and Building Committee chair of Beth Torah, a 60-family Reform Congregation. At Temple Emanu-El, he was a member of the Head Usher contingent for ten years and currently serves as a member of the group led by Lynn Newport, providing oversight and support of various temple capital projects, including re-roofing, parking lot paving, restroom renovation, and air conditioning improvements.
Bill is a retired registered Civil Engineer, having spent over 47 years in government and consulting engineering with total water and wastewater system improvement expenditures of over $3 billion. Holding engineering licenses in eight states, he fulfilled positions of project manager, program manager, director, vice president, and senior vice president with major engagements in California, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Virginia.
In retirement, he enjoys exercising, reading, gardening, listening to smooth jazz, and driving his Audi convertible on twisty roads in the north Georgia mountains and neighboring states.
Bill looks forward to actively participating in the business of the Board in support of our thriving temple community.
Gui Nebel
Gui and his family relocated to Sandy Springs in 2017 and have been members of Temple Emanu-El ever since. Gui is married to Lakshmi, and together they have two children, Avi and Maya.
Gui was born in the US but raised from a very early age in Brazil, where he lived until his mid-20s. He holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Brazil and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Gui has over 30 years of professional experience in finance and strategy, having spent most of his career in large corporations leading finance teams.
Previously, Gui served as a member of the Board of Trustees of Temple Emanu-El. Before moving to Atlanta, he also served on the boards of his synagogue and his children's day school and on the Risk Management Committee of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.
Bill Kellert
Bill grew up in Hollywood Florida where he met his wife Elyse. He moved to Atlanta to go to school at Emory and has never left. Out of college, he joined The Temple and was active with the young adults group there. In 1993 Elyse and Bill, along with their two boys Greg and Bryan joined Temple Emanu-El. Both Greg and Bryan had their bar mitzvah and confirmation at Emanu-El.
As a member of Temple Emanu-El, Bill has, among other things, participated in the leadership training program, served as a Jr. TEFTY advisor, gabbai, board member, Brotherhood treasurer, financial secretary, vice-president and treasurer.
Bill has been a CPA for 35 years and has had his own practice for 20 years. Outside of work, Bill enjoys running, horses and as of March 3 – spending time with his first grandchild – Collin Kellert.
Ellen Lindemann
Ellen Lindemann and her husband Bruce have been Temple Emanu-El members since 1989. They are both Chicago natives but have been in Georgia since 1978. Ellen retired from Southern Company after 30 years and currently works as the Assistant Director of Lekotek of Georgia; a nonprofit providing adapted toys and technology for children with disabilities. She also is the owner of LN Consulting, an HR consulting business. Ellen has experience in various areas of line and executive management with Southern Company. She has held line positions in engineering, human resources, marketing, construction and supply chain. Most recently she had served as Senior Vice President of Environmental Projects and Construction with responsibility for a $6B construction program. Just prior to that, she was the Senior Vice President of Human Resources for Southern Company, responsible for strategy, planning, design and implementation of all Human Resource services for the corporation. She has served on the Board of Directors for 21st Century Leaders, a Georgia high school leadership program and the Girl Scout Council of Northwest Georgia. Ellen has co-chaired the Temple Emanu-El Family and Religious Education Committee, is a graduate of Leadership Atlanta and has been actively involved in disability issues. She currently is a Board member for IVP Plastics manufacturing company. Ellen holds a BS in Architecture from the University of Illinois and an MS in Civil Engineering from Michigan State University. Ellen and Bruce have three grown children; Carla, Andrea and Mark and live in Dunwoody, Georgia.
Board of Trustees
Karen Asher
Karen and her husband Scott moved to Atlanta from New Jersey in August 2022, followed by their adult children, Stephanie and Eric, who have been members of TE since October that year. Originally from the suburbs of Manhattan, Karen grew up attending Yeshiva and was actively involved in Young Judaea, a Zionist youth movement. She also attended Camp Tel Yehudah and participated in the Young Judaea Year-Course Israel program. Karen holds a degree in Psychology and Judaic Studies from SUNY Albany and a double Master's in Elementary Education and Moderate Special Needs from Lesley College.
Karen’s career began in New York, where she taught at a Reform Temple and worked as an assistant teacher in a public school before becoming a special education teacher in the Bronx. After moving to Maryland, she taught in a public school for two years. Upon returning to NY/NJ, Karen taught at a Reform synagogue and led the Tot Shabbat program at their Conservative synagogue. She also worked at the Glen Rock Jewish Center for 16 years, including serving as assistant principal of the religious school.
In Atlanta, Karen has fully embraced her Jewish community, teaching at the TE religious school, serving on committees, volunteering with the CAC and Backpack Buddies, and tutoring Hebrew and Jewish studies. She and Scott are grateful for their connection to Temple Emanu-El as the foundation of their Jewish life in Atlanta.
Arianne Belzer-Carroll
Arianne was raised in Kansas (rock chalk!) not too far from Rabbi Rachael and moved to Georgia in 2006 to attend Agnes Scott College. She taught third-grade Hebrew at Temple Emanu-El and worked with TEFTY all through college and is teaching at the Diamond Family Religious School again now. Truly some of the best people she knows are people at Emanu-El. It is home, and it is family. Arianne is currently working toward putting together a mitzvah crafting group in the coming year as part of a social action project, and she feels very strongly about community and genuine tikkun olam. She spends most of her energy working for inclusivity, equality, pride, and education and helping people be heard. The rest of it Arianne spends knitting and telling dad jokes to her very patient son, Noam.
Arianne’s alter ego is a high school Latin teacher in Gwinnett County, where she runs the sexuality and gender alliance and coaches an academic competition team, and by night she writes books in Latin that center on under-heard voices. Arianne lives with her husband Ben (who also teaches Latin), their shlemiel of a cat, and their schlimazel of a dog. Noam is currently at college in Connecticut, but you may see his redhead around when he comes home on breaks.
David Bieber
David is a native New Yorker and grew up very involved in Temple activities. He went to the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) and received a BA in Economics and met his wife Dorte there. David and Dorte settled in Atlanta in 1995 and where he earned an MBA from Emory University and has been here ever since. They moved to Dunwoody in 1997 and joined Temple Emanu-El in 2004. They are proud parents to three adult sons, Matthew, Joshua and Max, who all attended religious school, had their B’nai Mitzvot, and confirmations at Temple Emanu-El. David became more involved with Temple social justice activities in 2021 and joined the committee in 2022. He currently leads Mary Hall Freedom Dinner efforts and is looking to become more involved. David works for Panasonic Connect where he leads their business development efforts on a global basis.
Sarah Davis
Growing up in an interfaith reform Jewish family, Sarah was very involved with the youth group at Temple Kol Emeth (KEFTY), where she was an integral part of fundraising, event planning, and leadership through her positions on the board. During her high school years, Sarah was a madricha and later a teacher at the religious school at TKE, where she worked primarily with students who were starting the program late and/or those that needed more direct 1:1 tutoring to learn their prayers for B’nai Mitzvot. Sarah also worked at Camp Barney Medintz for a summer during college.
Sarah completed her degree in Global Supply Chain and Operations Management at the University of South Carolina in December 2023, and she moved back to Atlanta to begin working as a Supply Chain Consultant for Manhattan Associates. She also found a new Jewish home in Temple Emanu-El, after having been away from the Jewish community for most of college. At TE, Sarah has been teaching kindergarten in the Diamond Family Religious School for nearly a year and a half, and she is looking forward to getting more involved with the NextDor program and creating more community for the 20s-30s age group.
Sarah can be found at TE nearly every Friday for Shabbat services and on Sundays to teach, but when not at the temple or working, Sarah enjoys hiking outdoors, spending time with her friends, playing piano, and reading.
Lori Goldberg
Lori and her family have been a part of the Temple Emanu-El community since 2008. Lori grew up across the Eastern US (Trumbull, Connecticut; Syracuse, New York; Memphis, Tennessee), earning her bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Florida, and her master’s degree and Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology from the Pennsylvania State University. She began her consulting career in Talent Management in New York City, where she met her husband, Stanley. They moved to the Dunwoody area in 2008, and have two boys, Max (13 yrs.) and Henry (11yrs.).
Lori is currently the Global Vice President of Talent for AGCO Corporation, where she manages the employee experience (talent acquisition, onboarding, learning and development, performance management, talent and succession planning, talent data and analytics, employee listening) for 25K employees across 17 countries. She has served on multiple Boards (The Packaged Good, Kingsley PTO), is currently part of the synagogue’s Onboarding Committee, and is excited to join the Temple Emanu-El Board to serve the community further.
Amanda Goldstein
Amanda was born and raised in Atlanta, GA. She graduated from Chamblee High School in 1998 and went on to UGA to major in Finance. She graduated in 2002, right after the market crashed, and had to put her career goals on hold until the hiring freeze was over. While she waited to pursue her dream job of becoming a financial advisor (like her dad), she worked as a waitress and saved her money by living at home. She then traveled around the world for a year, visiting 15 countries and meeting lots of new people and cultures. By the time she came back to the US, the industry had started hiring again, and she was hired by Merrill Lynch in 2005. After a year of training, she became her dad’s business partner. They later moved their business to UBS, where they partnered with Bobby Goldstein, Amanda’s future husband.
Bobby and Amanda built their life around their Jewish community and have always been involved in various volunteer activities that were meaningful to them. They have two children, Madeline (7th grade @ Davis) and Micah (5th grade @ The Howard School). Bobby also has a 39-year-old son, Josh “Yoeshi”, from his previous marriage.
When they are not going to various activities for the kids, they enjoy exercise, cooking, and entertaining family & friends in their home. They love rescuing animals and currently have two cats (Phoebe & Sophie) and one spoiled Shih Tzu (Bernie). They are very lucky to live so close to their family.
Marvin Goldstein
Marvin and Ann are original Charter Members and have been continuous members of Temple Emanuel (TE) since its formation 47 years ago. They are transplanted New Yorkers (Long Island) and have been married for 54 years. Their children, Michele Starnes is a special education teacher and Edward works at the Dunwoody Publix. Each attended TE Religious School and had their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs at Temple Emanuel. Marvin and Ann have two granddaughters: Ella is a freshman student at the University of South Carolina and Avery is a sophomore at St. Francis High School in Milton, Georgia.
With a New York State Regents scholarship, Marvin graduated with a BS from the State University of New York, Stony Brook. Coming to the University of Georgia in 1965, Marvin received a NIGH fellowship enabling him to obtain an MS in 1966 and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in 1973. He taught at the University of Georgia, Sacred Heart University, Bridgeport University, Together, and Clayton State University. Dr. Goldstein has had a private Psychology practice for 50 years in Dunwoody. Holding several offices, he presently is treasurer of the Georgia Hypnosis Society. Also, he has been on staff at Northside Hospital for 18 years.
Through the Atlanta Jewish Federation, Marvin participates in the Levis Family Music program and the PJ Library. He supports the Weber School and the Davis Academy.
Marvin previously served on the TE Board of Trustees. He supported Temple Emanuel through the Goldstein Multimedia Center and Patio. He helped with the renovation of the kitchen and the Administration offices. When the school was in trouble financially, he came to their aid and recently announced the renovation of some TE school classrooms. He lives by dor l' dor and bal tashet.
Scott Greenwald
Scott grew up in Baltimore, Maryland, and attended the University of Wisconsin, where he graduated with distinction in 1999. He then headed south to earn his law degree from Emory University School of Law in 2002. What began as a temporary move turned into something much more, Scott has proudly called the South home ever since.
A licensed attorney (Louisiana and Wisconsin) and property insurance consultant, Scott has spent more than 20 years in the insurance industry, specializing in the evaluation, negotiation, and consultation of complex claims. He works with clients nationwide across a range of industries, including multifamily housing, hospitality, manufacturing, and commercial real estate, and is a frequent speaker on insurance claims and disaster preparedness.
Scott, his wife Jennifer, and their son Jackson have lived in Dunwoody since 2010, building their lives around the Atlanta community after previous stops in Charlotte and New Orleans. Jennifer works at the American Cancer Society, and Jackson is a student at The Weber School. Scott has been actively involved in the Jewish community for many years, including multiple nominations to chair the Federation’s Super Sunday event and coaching a variety of youth sports through the JCC. The family has embraced and been embraced by the warmth of Temple Emanu-El.
When he’s not working, Scott can usually be found on a tennis court, skiing, traveling, or squeezing in as many sporting events as possible. A loyal (and long-suffering) Baltimore Orioles fan, he has also adopted the Atlanta Hawks as one of his own, proof that patience and perseverance extend well beyond his professional life.
Marcia Hauler
Marcia is married to Mark Hauler and has lived in Dunwoody for more than 30 years. Together they have two daughters, Lindsay, who lives in Atlanta, and Lesley, who lives in London.
The family joined Temple Emanu-El in 1995. Both of their daughters grew up at Temple Emanu-El going to Sunday School and Hebrew school, having Bat Mitzvahs and Confirmation, and finally serving as Madrichim in Sunday School. Marcia and Mark have been active in Temple and participated in the Israel Trip with Rabbi Spike in 2019.
Marcia is a graduate of UGA’s School of Journalism with a degree in Public Relations. She spent most of her 30+ career in Customer Success roles in healthcare and computer software. She retired during the pandemic when business travel could not be done. Since that time, she has volunteered as a TE new member ambassador, at events/activities as well as CAC, Backpack Buddies, Mary Hall Freedom House, and City of Dunwoody activities.
Marcia and Mark are crazy about their two rescue dogs, Ollie, and Lola. Her favorite things to do are going to fitness class/working out at the JCC, listening to pop music, family walks at Brook Run Park, and traveling anywhere. She is very excited to become a Trustee of Temple Emanu-El.
Hila Roberts
Hila Roberts was born in Israel and raised in Las Vegas. She and her husband, Robert, moved to Atlanta 20 years ago and live in Chastain Park with their two children, Shaia (13) and Gordon (10). Hila and her family joined Temple Emanu-El in 2025 and are looking forward to celebrating Shaia’s Bat Mitzvah in August.
Professionally, Hila is an accomplished strategy, operations, and growth leader. She spent nearly two decades at The Home Depot in a range of general management and commercial leadership roles, and most recently served as EVP & Chief Commercial Officer at Progress Residential, where she led cross-functional teams across marketing, pricing, leasing, retention, and customer care. Hila is currently exploring her next leadership opportunity. She holds a B.A. from Claremont McKenna College and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Hila also serves as Board Chair of Dance Canvas, where she focused on fundraising, and as a board director with the Harvard Business School Club of Atlanta.
Hila looks forward to applying her background in leadership and community building to support Temple Emanu-El’s mission and strengthen its vibrant community.
Phil Singer
Phil grew up in the greater Boston area, where he attended Temple Sinai in Sharon, Massachusetts. He played for the town’s USY basketball team, which won the City Championship two years in a row. He received his B.A. from the University of New Hampshire and his MBA from Babson College.
Phil met his wife, Karen, while working for Wendy’s International, Inc. in Columbus, Ohio. After several business-related moves, including stints in New York and Los Angeles, he and Karen settled permanently in Atlanta in 1989. Shortly after arriving in Atlanta, they joined B’nai Torah, where their sons, Adam and Richie, became B’nei Mitzvah.
Phil retired in July 2023, following fifteen years of television sales at Turner Broadcasting and twelve years of sponsorship sales at PlayON! Sports – a streaming platform for high school sports.
Phil and Karen joined Temple Emanu-El ten years ago and were very excited when their son, Adam, and daughter-in-law, Alina, decided to join Temple Emanu-El, along with their two children, who are now in the temple’s Sunday School program.
Through the synagogue, Phil tutors students at Hightower Elementary School, is on the Onboarding Committee, volunteers with Backpack Buddies and the Mary Hall Freedom Village lunch program, and is on the Synagogue’s Multifaith Connections Steering Committee.
One of Phil’s most memorable life experiences was taking a trip to Israel in the Fall of 2023 with his family, particularly when he stood side by side with his son and grandson at the Western Wall.
Ian Schonberg
Ian was born and raised in West Palm Beach, FL. He received a Bachelor's in Social Work at Florida State University and a Master's in Education at Georgia State University. He has been a social worker for over five years, a special education teacher for seven years, the Assistant Director for Graduate Advisement at Georgia State University for five years, and most recently, an Executive MBA recruiter for Georgia State University.
Ian and his wife Carrie have been married for sixteen years and have two children, Brock (13) and Joelle (8), both attending the Diamond Family Religious School. He currently is on the Temple Emanu-El onboarding committee and a member of the Temple Emanu-El Brotherhood. Ian feels grateful that his family is part of such a warm and caring community and wants to represent Temple Emanu-El to both new and current members of the congregation. He is eager for this opportunity to serve on the board and to assist with issues affecting the community.
Past Presidents
Mark Young
Stephen L. Zisser
Arthur E. Katz
George M. Fox
Sandra Z. Ferko
Steven E. Marcus z'l
Harold E. Kirtz
Stewart I. Aaron z'l
Cary Rosenthal
Stephen E. Lewis
Ann Van Prooyen
Scott Walsey
Lynn Newport
Jane Schiff
Norman E. Zoller
Norman S. Cohen
Jeff Marcus
Scott Walsey
Noah Rosner
Art Katz
Rick Shapiro z'l
Robert Wittenstein
Edye Disner
Bill Kellert
Dana Neiger
Mitch Lewis
Art Katz
