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Board of Governors

Comprised of dedicated alumni, parents, University faculty and staff and community members, the Board of Governors is the directing body of the Illini Hillel. The Board is responsible for ensuring that Illini Hillel is fulfilling its mission and for the legal accountability of its operations. It is responsible for ensuring effective organizational and strategic planning and for ensuring that Hillel has adequate resources to carry out its mission.

For more information or if you are interested in joining the Governing Board, please contact our Executive Vice President, Dan Spiegel.

Executive Board

Jeff Kaminsky, President
Dan Spiegel, Executive Vice President
Andrea Rich, Vice President - Publicity
Marion Smith, Vice President - Student Life
Vadim Sagalchik, Secretary
Lewis Steinberg, Treasurer
Cliff Wolf, Past-President

Board of Governors (2012-13)

·      Andrea Aguiar
·      Zahava Berman
·      Rob Brooks
·      Jessica Cavanagh
·      Debbie Cohen
·      Mara Eisenstein
·      Sue Falender
·      Alison Baker Frank
·      Noah Frank
·      William Gold
·      Brian Gold
·      Marc Goldman
·      Dana Gordon
·      Beth Grey
·      Douglas a. hirsh
·      Jill Takiff Hirsh
·      Marc Hork
·      Jeff Kaminsky
·      Dr. Jerome B. Kaufman
·      Jessica Kopolow
·      Paul Lapping
·      Steve Leibach
·      Steve Miller
·      Andrea Rich
·      Arthur Robinson
·      Chuck Rosenberg
·      Bruce Rosenstock
·      Vadim Sagalchik
·      Mitchell H. Sandler
·      Rayna Schaff
·      Lizzy Takiff Scheinfeld
·      Rabbi Ora Schnitzer
·      Gail Schnitzer Eisenberg
·      David Schwalb
·      Marc Schwartz
·      Lori Silverman
·      Jonah Smith
·      Marion Smith
·      Dan Spiegel
·      Lewis Steinberg
·      Barry Weiner
·      Cliff  Wolf
·      Roxie Zeller
·      Sherri Zirlin
·      Harry Zoberman
UIUC Hillel | Margie K. and Louis N. Cohen Center for Jewish Life is an integral part of the Hillels of Illinois, a partner in serving our community, supported by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago; the Champaign-Urbana Jewish Federation; an accredited campus foundation of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life.