WCT Leadership Through the Years
A listing of our presidents, rabbis, cantors, educators, youth directors and rabbinic interns.
PRESIDENTS
Alan Horowitz 1966-1968
Robert Stone 1968-1970
Jack Safirstein, z"l 1970-1972
Carol Panzer 1972-1973
Ed Kleban 1973-1974
Carol Panzer 1974-1975
Joel Leifer 1975-1977
Alan Mitelman 1977-1979
Larry Gralla, z"l 1979-1981
Bob Rosen 1981-1983
Renee Trell 1983-1985
Sy Donner 1985-1987
Jay Izes 1987-1989
Terrie Kaplan. z"l 1989-1991
Sheila Sweet 1991-1993
Steve Levin 1993-1995
Lois Green 1995-1998
Maxine Howard 1998-2001
Lance Rosenthal 2001-2004
David Fligel 2004-2006
Chuck Fishman 2006-2009
Rochelle Stolzenberg 2009-2012
Stu Berlowitz 2012-2015
Dayle Fligel 2015-2018
Andy Farber 2018-2022
Jenna Saidel Lebowich 2022-
RABBIS
Rabbi Dan Isaac 1966 (part-time)
Rabbi Samuel Kehati 1966-1967 (part-time)
Rabbi Stephen Forstein 1967-1968
Rabbi Sanford Ragins 1968-1972
Rabbi Peter Rubinstein 1972-1981 (Sabbatical, 1980-1981)
Rabbi Charles Lippman Interim Rabbi, 1981-1982
Aaron Petuchowski Interim Rabbi, Fall 1982
Rabbi Mark Dov Shapiro, Jan 1983-1988
Rabbi Billy Dreskin Interim Rabbi, 1988-1989
Rabbi Avi Magid 1989-1995
Rabbi Lisa Izes Sabbatical Rabbi, Jan-Jun 2005
Rabbi Mara Young Sabbatical Rabbi, Jan-Jun 2012
Rabbi Mara Young Assistant Rabbi, 2012-13
Rabbi Billy Dreskin 1995-2021
Rabbi Mara Young 2021-
CANTORS
Glen Groper Student Cantor, 1969-1970
Cantor Paul Silbersher 1971-1979
Cantor Burton Borovetz 1979-1985
Ellen Dreskin Student Cantor, 1985-1986
Cantor Ellen Dreskin 1986-1989
Josee Woolf Student Cantor, 1989-1991
Julie Yugend-Green Student Cantor, 1991-1994
Cantor Julie Yugend-Green 1994-1997
Cantor Jonathan Gordon 1998-2020
Cantor Lance Rhodes 2020-2022
Cantor Jenna Mark 2022-
EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS
Haya Luftig 2022-
DIRECTORS OF CONGREGATIONAL LEARNING
Irwin Engel 1972-1973
Larry Davis 1973-1976
Sam Seicol 1976-1978
Dina Katz-Epstein 1978-1986
Cantor Ellen Dreskin 1986-1989
Deborah Wasserman 1989-1992
Harriet Levine 1992-2013
Rabbi Mara Young 2013-2021
Abby Reiken 2021-2023
Sarah Canfield-Dafilou 2023-
DIRECTORS OF YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
Nicole Butler 2002-2003
Scott Newman 2004-2008
Ross Glinkenhouse 2008-2015
Tara Levine 2015-2018
Lily Mandell 2018-2021
Avital Abraham 2021-2023
Alex Shapiro 2023-
RABBINIC INTERNS
Danny Zemel 1976
Neil Comess-Daniels 1977-1979
Elyse Frishman 1979-1981
Aaron Petuchowski 1981-1983
Elka Abrahamson 1983-1985
Billy Dreskin 1985-1988
Robyn Tsesarsky 1992-1995
Josh Davidson Summer 1996
Serena Fujita Summer 1997
Fred Greene 1997-1999
Leora Kaye 1999-2000
Darren Levine 2000-2002
Craig Axler Summer 2002
Vicki Armour-Hileman 2002-2003
Judith Siegal Summer 2003
Corey Friedlander 2003-
Erin Glazer 2007-2009
Rachel Shafran Summer 2008
Mara Young 2009-2011
Rachel Maimin Summer 2011
Andy Dubin Summer 2013
Daniel Geffen 2013-14
Allie Klein Summer 2014
Jason Fenster 2014-2017
Andi Feldman Summer 2015
Deena Gottlieb 2017-2018
Gabi Cohn Summer 2020
Zach Plesent 2018-2021
Lara Tessler 2021-2024