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Board of Directors (Vaad Menahel)

TRUSTEES
Dr. Aryeh Bliar, Board Director
Yisrael Segev, Adv.
Ehud Ben Naftali, Adv.
Assaf Nevenzal, Adv.

Members of Shalva’s General Board of Directors are voluntary.

American Friends of Shalva Board of Directors

CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
Norman Alpert*

CO-PRESIDENTS
Jane Gol *
David Zwillinger*

TREASURER
Yoni Leifer*

SECRETARY
Jacques Semmelman*

CHAIRMEN OF THE BOARD EMERITI
Nathan Low*
Leon Wagner*
HiIlel Weinberger*

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Joshua Geller
Uri Kaufthal
Michael Kleinberg
Drew Parker
Loren Weiss

BOARD OF ADVISORS
Nicole Agus
Jane Alpert
Ishaia Gol
Nathan Kahn
Sandy Kahn
Lisa Low
Andrew Lowinger
Basya Lowinger
Lauren Presser
Gabrielle Propp
Tommy Rosenthal
Debbie Schwartz
Michael Slade
Ruth Slade
James Tisch

FOUNDER
Kalman Samuels

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Leo Klein

SENIOR DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE
Alexis Schwartz

SOUTHEAST REGIONAL DIRECTOR
Naomi Abehsera

*Executive Committee

Canadian Friends Board of Directors

BOARD PRESIDENT
Aleta Shiff

BOARD TREASURER
Mark Ross

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Gordon Diamond
Trevor Hunt
Renee Lieberman
Ronnie Strasser

LIFETIME MEMBERS
Esty Edell
Lenny Rothschild

NATIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
Sharon Kaminsky

DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR
Melissa Sobel

British Friends Board of Directors

CEO
Lewis Bloch

PRESIDENT
Deborah Fisher

TRUSTEES
John Corre
Laraine Harris
Ronen Kannor
Andrew Raphaely
Michelle Shemtob