About Us
Our MISSION - Support and serve the Howard County Jewish community and connect the local community to the State of Israel and Jews throughout the world.
Our VISION - Be the dynamic, integrating resource in Howard County by promoting the well-being of the Jewish community as a whole, in partnership with other Jewish-based and community organizations.
Our STRATEGIC PURPOSE - Build community by caring for, supporting, and enriching Jewish life in Howard County. The Federation welcomes all people who identify Howard County as their Jewish community to participate in, volunteer for, or donate to Federation activities and programs.
Professional Staff
Sara Schreibstein
Program Coordinator, Families with Young Children
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Board of Directors
Charles Koplik
Laura Salganik
Jeff Gold
Nick Lamanna
Louis Ulman
Rebecca Feldman
Steve Baron
Judee Iliff
Annie McCormick
Rabbi Gordon Fuller
Elliot A. Shefrin
Josh Bross
Steve Kaplan
Kelli Rives
Rabbi Jenni Greenspan
Past Board Chairs/Presidents
*of blessed memory
Jacques
Pessin *
1967-1969
Richard
Goldberg *
1974-1976
Howard
Feldmesser
1982-1983
Fred
Berko
1988-1991
Gordon
Novinsky
1997-1999
Ken
Goodman
2005-2007
Richard
Schreibstein *
2014-2016
Marty
Chaitovitz *
1967-1970
Jerome
Weinstein
1976-1978
Jean
Friedberg
1983-1985
Roy
Appletree
1991-1993
Toby
Knopf *
1999-2001
Gary
Perolman
2007-2009
Beth
Millstein
2016-2019
Siegfried
Rowe *
1970-1973
Daly
Temchine
1978-1980
Toby
Brookes
1985-1986
Ellen
Strichartz
1993-1995
Brenda
Fishbein
2001-2003
Pearl
Laufer
2010-2012
Rachael
Simon
2019-2022
Irving
Tranen *
1973-1974
Joseph
Snyder *
1981-1982
Siegfried
Rowe *
1986-1988
Jacques
Fein *
1995-1997
Ruth
Naftaly
2003-2005
Rob
Cahn
2012-2014
Want to get involved in one of our committees?
Contact Shauna Leavey, Director of Community Engagement
about getting involved in one of our committees:
Finance & Administration - chaired by Jeff Gold
Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) - chaired by Betsy Singer Marcus, Laura Salganik
Social Services - chaired by Hedy Tanenholtz, Steve Baron
Development - chaired by Rachael Simon
Community Engagement - chaired by Laura Salganik
Purim Palooza
Challah Bake - chaired by Adrienne Goldstein, Hedy Tanenholtz
Yom HaShoah - chaired by a member of the Board of Rabbis (currently Rabbi Dan Plotkin)​