TOURO SYNAGOGUE FOUNDATION REPORT OF THE NOMINATING COMMITTEE July 2015

The nominating committee, composed of Andrew M. Teitz (Chair), Beverly Bavly, Evan Smith, Bea Ross, and Bernard Gewirz, is pleased to present the following slate of officers and board of directors.* Short biographies of new Board members are enclosed.

Andrew M. Teitz, Chair, Nominating Committee July 13, 2015

Proposed Officers: Diane Hurley, Chair David Brodsky, First Vice Chair Bernard Gewirz, Vice Chair M. Bernard Aidinoff, Vice Chair B. Schlessinger Ross,# Vice Chair Rita Slom, Secretary Michael Pimental, Treasurer

Class of 2018: Mr. Elliot Brodsky Mr. Jerrold Dorfman Ms. Susan Goldberg Mr. Benjamin Gordon Mr. John Grosvenor* Mr. John Laramee Mr. Allyn Levy* Ms. Donna Podrat Mr. Lawrence Sheftel Mr. Harvey Wolinetz

To fill vacancy in the class of 2017: Rebecca Ackerman*

* Indicates new member to board. # Indicates existing Board member or Officer in new position.

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BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ON NEW MEMBERS

John K. Grosvenor, AIA Newport, RI Principal, Northeast Collaborative Architects John K. Grosvenor, AIA has practiced architecture for over 30 years and is recognized for designing within the historical context. and his projects range from large scale adaptive reuse to sensitive new construction. He earned a B.S. in Psychology from Kenyon College and a M. Arch. from Miami University. He has served as President of AIA/RI, Chairman of Preserve RI, and Commissioner of the Rhode Island Historic Preservation and Heritage Commission for 28 years. Mr. Grosvenor recently received the 2015 Laurel Award for Artisanship from the Preservation Society of Newport County. He is also a celebrated artist with his watercolors.

Allyn Levy Brookline, MA and Palm Beach, FL Retired. Allyn Levy is the former chairman and chief executive of Patriot Bancorp of Boston, Mass., and former chairman, president and chief executive of its predecessor, Harbor National Bank of Boston. He grew up in Boston and, together with his wife, Judith A. Levy, has been very active in the Jewish Federations of Boston and Palm Beach County. He was a talented high school baseball player and is a skilled golfer.

Rebecca Ackerman Cresskill, NJ Director of Marketing, Haband LLC Rebecca Teitz Ackerman attended Touro Synagogue as a child when she visited her grandparents in Newport. She received her BA, MSEd and MBA from The University of Pennsylvania and The Wharton School. She has served for many years as the Chair of the Therapeutic Nursery Committee at the JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly, NJ. She has long experience working in the catalog and omni-channel marketing industry in and near New York City. Although now living in New Jersey, she brings her young adult sons with her to the George Washington Letter Reading event as often as possible.

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