By The Reporter staff
The Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton will hold its 2026 Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 17, at 7:30 pm, at the Jewish Community Center. The event will include the election of the new Board of Directors. The Federation's Annual Report will be available at the meeting in hard copy. It will also appear on the Federation website and in the June issue of The Reporter.
"The community is invited to our annual meeting in June where we will discuss the annual report, elect new officers and conduct other business. Our board members are committed to making the community better. I am so grateful for their commitment," said Shelley Hubal, executive director of the Federation. "As we look back at the last year and all we have accomplished, we hope the community will see the value of their gift to the Federation."
Proposed members of the Board of Directors are:
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Executive Committee: Suzanne Holwitt, president; Howard Warner, immediate past president; Mark Walker, vice president; Lee Schechter, interim treasurer; Eileen Miller, secretary; Charles Gilinsky, assistant secretary; Jodi Sampey, Campaign chairwoman; Lee Schechter, endowment chairman; and TBD, community relations chairman.
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Board members at large are Jared Anstandig, Rita Bleier, Dennis Foreman, Sondra Foreman, Steve Gilbert, Phillip Gottlieb, Maren Nasar, Andrew Newmark, Jeff Platsky, Rose Shapiro, Dina Shvetsov, Cathy Velenchik and Susan Walker.
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Affiliate organization representatives are Sheryl Brumer and Raychel Reilly (Jewish Community Center); TBA (THE REPORTER); Neisen Luks and Rabbi Leiah Moser (Temple Concord); Arthur Seigel and Rabbi Micah Friedman (Temple Israel); Rabbi Zev Silber and Benny Kellman (Beth David Synagogue); Rabbi Moshe Shmaryahu (Hillel Academy); and Rabbi Aaron Slonim (Rohr Chabad Center). Steve Malkin is the chairman of the Safety and Security Committee.