Temple Officers

Serving on the Temple Micah Board of Directors has always been hard work. The policy-making body is just that–policy-making. In partnership with the rabbis, the board sets the tone, direction and substance of the congregation. Just like the no-plaques rule which refuses to honor wealthy members just because they are able to donate substantial sums, the board is not a reward for making a large monetary contribution or being famous or politically powerful. It has always been a cross-section of the membership that provides hands-on supervision and participation in the varied aspects of the temple.

Presidents of the Board

• Theodor Schuchat (z”l) (1963-1968) [when it was Southwest Hebrew Congregation]
• Stanley Siegel (1968)
• Sheldon Tromberg (z”l) (1968-1970)
• Sidney Booth (1970-1972)
• Bayla White (1972-1974)
• Mel Goldberg (1974-1976)
• Aaron Altschul (z”l) (1976-1978)
• Celia (Futrovsky) Shapiro (1978-1979)
• Gerry Liebenau (1979-1981)
• Nancy Elisburg (1981-1983)
• Vivian Liebenau (z”l) (1983-1985)
• Richard Futrovsky (z”l) (1985-1987)
• Jay Grusin (1987-1989)
• Kate Grausz (z”l) (1989-1991)
• Jessica Silver (1991-1994)
• Bobbie Wendel (1994-1996)
• Cecelia Weinheimer (1996-1998)
• Peggy Banks (1998-2000)
• Paul Greenberg (2000-2003)
• Jonah Gitlitz (2003-2005)
• Betsy Broder (2005-2008)
• Bill Nussbaum (2008-2009)
• Larry Cooley (2009-2011)
• Mary Beth Schiffman (2011-2013)
• Jodi Enda (2013 – 2016)
• Ed Lazere (2016 – 2017)
• Marcia Silcox(2017 – present)

Members of the Board of Directors in 2019

Current Board:

Marcia Silcox, President; Joshua Berman, Vice President, Harriet Tritell, Secretary; Jeff Davis, Treasurer; Martha Adler, Shellie Bressler, Marina Fanning, Jim Hamos, Alison Harwood, Todd Jasper, Ed Lazere, Heather Moran, Sonia Pearson White, Robin Rudowitz, Josh Seidman.

Voices of Past Presidents

Jodi Enda, 2013-2016

During my tenure, we created an innovation fund.  We had always been a lab for innovation and now we had a way to pay for it…Being president of Temple Micah was one of the great honors of my life.