NAASE – The North American Association of Synagogue Executives

Board Of Directors, 2025 – 2027

The Executive Directors who serve voluntarily on the NAASE Board of Directors bring together their experience and their commitment to the profession of synagogue management for the benefit of their colleagues in the field and the congregations of the Conservative Movement.

Each brings specific insights and unique strengths to the shared efforts of the Board, serving in various capacities simultaneously – some as committee chairs, others as special project managers, and others as consultants and liaisons to the Board at large.

Guided by the Association’s Constitution and mindful of the dynamic needs of Executive Directors scattered across the North American continent, the Board of Directora oversees the interrelated functioning of the committees and individuals who develop and sustain the diverse programming of the Association. Currently, our Directors guide the professional association of over 300 members.

President
Hal Ossman, FSA
B’nai Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD

Senior Vice President 
Matthew Halpern, FSA, ATz
Temple Beth El, West Palm Beach

Vice President
Rivka Campbell, FSA
Beth Tikvah Synagogue, Toronto, ON 

Vice President 
Ken Krivitzky, FSA
Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, Wynnewood, PA

Treasurer
Shari Lipp-Levine, FSA
Congregation Beth-El Zedeck, Indianapolis, IN 

Secretary
Deborah Zeger, FSA
Temple Beth El, Pittsford, NY

Presidential Appointee
Lynne Balaban, FSA
Main Line Reform Temple-Beth Wynnewood, PA

Immediate Past President
Lori Dafilou, FSA, 
Congregation Beth Am Israel, Penn Valley, PA

Board Members

  • Kim Beame – Congregation Shaarei Kodesh, Boca Raton, FL
  • Aaron Chusid – Tikvat Israel Congregation, Rockville, MD
  • Nancy Gurwin – Congregation Tifereth Israel, Columbus, OH
  • Shai Habosha, FSA – B’nai Aviv, Weston, FL
  • Corie Hampton, FSA – Beth David Synagogue, Greensboro, NC
  • Stuart Kirsch – Congregation B’nai Shalom, Walnut Creek, CA
  • Stephanie Krasman, FSA – Beth Sholom Synagogue, Toronto, ON
  • Carly Litwok – Congregation Har Shalom, Potomac, MD
  • Genea Moore – Midway Jewish Center, Syosset, NY
  • Renalee Pflug – Adat Shalom Synagogue, Los Angeles, CA
  • Alex Pomerantz – Beth Am Synagogue, Baltimore, MD
  • Robert Rich, FSA – Congregation Shaarey Zedek, Southfield, MI
  • Michael Rogovin – Temple Emanuel of the Pascack Valley, Woodcliff Lake, NJ
  • Candace Vogel, FSA – Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue, Toronto, ON
  • Dara Winston – Marlboro Jewish Center, NJ

Our Past Presidents remain active as consultants to the Board of Governors, occasionally with several of them serving as ex-officio voting members of the Board of Governors, and as committee and special project chairpersons. They continue to represent NAASE with distinction, to several of our sister organizations.,

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