Committees and Committee Chairs

Micah Committee Leadership

There is a lot going on at Micah and now you know where you can take ideas, questions and offers to volunteers assistance. If you are interested in one of these committees, or would like more information, please call the Micah office (615-377-9799) and we will get you in touch with the appropriate person.

Executive Committee 2011-2012
President              Hope Stringer
Vice President     David Estrin
Secretary              Ann Stern
Treasurer              Henry Johs
Past President     Ron Galbraith

Board of Trustees 2011-2012
Pamela Carver
Dee Doochin
Stephen Frohsin
Larry Fuldauer
Lewis Goldstein
Hillary Kaplan
Jeff Karp
David Kenyon
Debbie Linn
Josh May
Adam Michael
Simon Riss
Kay Robins
Libby Salberg
Bill Snyder
Shirley Speyer
Wendy Spira
Michael Whitney

Joel Buckerg (Legal Advisor)
Sarah Baum (Youth Group President)

Adult Education Committee
Rick Wise, Chair
Purpose: fosters a culture of life-long Jewish learning at Micah and provides access to curricula and speakers that will allow congregants to grow as educated Jewish adults.

Larry Goldberg, Chair
Purpose: to organize programming for our 55+ age group within our congregation.

Cemetery Committee
Howard Stringer, Chair
Purpose: provide a perpetually kept final resting place of peace and sanctity for the members of our Congregation and their families.

Facilities and Grounds Committee
Gil Given, Chair
Purpose: to maintain the beauty and structural integrity of the synagogue and its premises and provide a safe, clean atmosphere for worship and education; this includes providing and reviewing a maintenance plan for the facility.

Finance & Budget Committee
Henry Johs, Chair
Purpose: clarifies the Micah income statement for the Board of Trustees. Also prepares the annual budget for presentation to the board and oversees Audit Committee.

Human Resources Committee
David Estrin, Chair
Purpose: to establish uniform personnel practices assuring that matters of recruiting, interviewing, training, performance evaluation, dismissal, salary negotiations and other practices are conducted in a consistent and professional manner.

Investment Committee
Richard Eskind, Chair
Purpose: responsible to the board of trustees and the congregation to safeguard and grow the corpus of the permanent endowment and related investment accounts.

Legacy Committee
Mike Levine, Chair
Purpose: to provide confidential assistance to members, their families and others who would like to participate in planned giving opportunities for Congregation Micah.

Legal Counsel
Joel Buckberg
Purpose: assists the President and the Board of Trustees in any legal matters.

Library Committee
Debbie Linn, Chair
Purpose: to build and sustain a resource for lifelong religious learning. 

Membership Committee
Purpose: assures that every new or prospective member of Congregation Micah has the information and personal contact that will allow him or her to both fully benefit and fully contribute as a member of the congregation.

              Recruiting/Outreach Committee
              Jennifer Kornblit and Diane Kimbrough, Co-chairs

              New Member Welcome Committee
              Ann Stern, Chair

              Member Services Committee
              Marjean Coddon, Chair

              Annual Support Committee
              Faith Haber Galbraith, Chair

Micah Caring/Mitzvah Committee
Dee Doochin and Cindy Landsman, Co-chairs
Purpose: to preserve and promote the Micah culture of support for our members when they have a need; much of the work of this committee is done through Soup and Solace.

Micah Children’s Academy Liaison
Henry Johs, Chair; Diana Landa, Treasurer
Purpose: provide governance and financial oversight for the Micah Children’s Academy.

Public Relations
Judith Mandell, Chair
Purpose: to actively seek opportunities for our greater Middle Tennessee population to learn about Congregation Micah events, progress and community leadership.

Religious School Committee
Debbie McCormick, Chair
Purpose: charged with overseeing the classes, teachers, parents, texts, and philosophical direction of our Religious school.

Ritual Committee
Bob Woolf, Chair
Purpose: to ensure that Micah’s congregants are able to experience a feeling of spirituality and a special connection to the Jewish religious observances and rituals that are practiced at Micah. 

Room at the Inn Initiative
Bob Smith, Cindy Landsman, and Andy Saul, Co-Chairs
Purpose: to organize and support Room at the Inn at Congregation Micah

Security Committee
David Lehman, Chair
Purpose: reviews and works to maintain the safety and security for congregants, students, staff and guests.

Social Action Committee
Rachel Kenyon, Chair
Purpose: serve our congregants, our community and our world through events and support activities that meet specific community needs.