Do you know a business professional who should be recognized for leadership in both the business and Jewish communities? If so, you have the opportunity to nominate her/him for the BLC’s 2010 Business Leader Award.
The award will be presented at the Business Leadership Breakfast in early 2010. Last year’s recipient and first person to receive this award, Richard N. Goldman, was recognized for his leadership in the business community, as well as his philanthropic service, visionary problem solving, and innovation in creating solutions for the Jewish community.
So let your choice be heard. Email elizabethl@sfjcf.org before the December 4 deadline with the following information:
- Nominee’s complete name
- Why is this person being nominated?
- Include business leadership qualities, volunteer activities, effectiveness as a role model, and community involvement.
- Your complete name and contact information (in case we have questions).
For more information about the 2010 BLC Breakfast, please visit our website.
Dr. Marc Dollinger has volunteered, advised and taught at a multitude of various academic and educational projects and boards, working tirelessly for the betterment of the Jewish community. With his intelligence, compassion, respect for others, and tireless energy, Marc is committed to every task. His model for effective decision-making paired with his respectful approach of others’ knowledge and skills uniquely enables him to bring people together. Seeing the commonalities, he builds consensus, often where none seemed possible. Marc never leaves a conversation with the person feeling undervalued — a rare gift. He allows others to take the lead and, with his guidance, find their own articulate voices, making those he works with feel better at what they do.
Admired and beloved by staff and lay leaders, Dr. Jehon Grist is regarded as a brilliant teacher, innovative program-designer, and, above all, an effective institution-builder.
In her 11th year working for the Federation, after 4 years with the Orange County, CA Federation, Lisa is what we affectionately refer to as a JCF “veteran.” Having worked with Business & Professionals, Donor Relations, Leadership Development, the Community Campaign, LGBT Alliance and Major Gifts, Lisa’s accomplishments were recognized in 2007 with a promotion from Campaign Assistant to Development Business Operations Manager.
Richard N. Goldman is a forward-thinking San Francisco philanthropist dedicated to supporting the Bay Area, environmental causes, population issues, Jewish affairs, and Israel.
Debbie Togliatti has been in the ECE field for more than 25 years, the past 22 years teaching at T’enna Preschool of the OFJCC (formerly the ALSJCC) in Palo Alto.
Kevin Waldman, a valued and active Federation lay leader, has served on the Federation Board and Executive Committee as well as YAD president from 2005-2007. In that capacity, he not only led the Tel Aviv One Young Adult Mission to Israel but also helped make it a success by securing a large number of subsidies, ensuring 65 people from our community a spot on the trip — subsequently recruiting much of YAD’s leadership today.
After her conversion to Judaism at Oakland’s Temple Beth Abraham in 1997, Finnish-born Outi Gould undertook an intense study of the Jewish worship practice, the Hebrew language, and trope. Within a few years she found herself tutoring Bar/Bat Mitzvah students, and in 2001 she joined the staff at Bet Sefer Avraham where she now teaches tefilah to fifth and sixth graders as well as adult Alef Bet and trope classes. She connects with students through her own history of Jewish learning and creates a comfortable learning environment for students of different ages, personalities, and learning needs. She provides a role model for her teenage and adult students by leading services and being a regular Torah and Haftarah reader. At Temple Beth Abraham, Outi has been involved in a variety of activities: ritual committee chair, gabbai, shaliach tzibbur, caterer, student, teacher, tutor, and webmaster. Most recently, she has started designing and sewing tallitot and gets special pleasure out of seeing one of her students wear a tallit she has made.
Naomi Dardik truly exemplifies everything a Jewish day school seeks in a Jewish educator – a commitment to openness and inclusion, serious engagement with Jewish content, and modeling a life of committed Jewish involvement. Naomi has taught at JCHS since its beginning and is the longest serving member of the Jewish Studies faculty. She has taught every grade and virtually every class at some point or another. Naomi is collaborative, supportive and involved. She is always willing to take on a project, listen to an idea, offer feedback, volunteer for a task, listen to constructive criticism, lend a hand and offer support. As a torah scholar and a fountain of wisdom, she asks questions and seeks to help her students find meaningful connections between the texts of our tradition and their lives.
Lizet Shamash was born and raised in Istanbul, Turkey in a traditional Sephardic family. Education was always highly prized and valued in Lizet’s home.
Stephanie Levin has been a part of the Peninsula JCC in a variety of roles since 1999 when she began as the Summer Camp Program Director. She happily returned to the PJCC family in January 2008 to serve as the Youth and Family Director where she has the opportunity to develop and facilitate new Jewish Family programs as well as enhancing and supervising camp and teen services. Her extensive experience working with youth and families in a variety of both formal and informal settings includes JCCSF, Berkeley Hillel, Oak Hill School and numerous Bay Area synagogues. As a Jewish educator, Stephanie is especially passionate about inclusion programming for children with special needs, family education and service learning. Stephanie is a graduate of the Tikea Fellowship for Educators of Jewish Teens (2nd cohort), holds a Bachelor’s degree in Women’s Studies from Mills College and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Northern California Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.
