Join us for the Springfield JCC's 129th Annual Meeting. This meeting will highlight plans for the JCC's future, the installation of new board members, and celebration of award recipients.

This year’s award recipients include Lena Cohen (pictured), recipient of the Marcia Rosen Award, and one very special honoree to be announced at the meeting.

Pre-registration is required for this free event - see below.

The proposed slate for the JCC Board of Directors was presented to the current JCC Board of Directors on August 27, 2025 and will be voted on at the JCC Annual Meeting on October 16, 2025:

OFFICERS

• Drew Sadowsky, President
• Rachel Berezin, Vice President
• Jillian Bertuzzi Dalton, Vice President
• Doug Taylor, Treasurer
• Shelley Barron, Secretary
• Jon Goldsmith, Immediate Past President
• Sally Schneider, Immediate Past President

DIRECTORS

• Jane Albert
• Carol Casartello
• Rita Grodd
• Susan Kline
• Linda Pickreign
• Gary Rappaport
• Liz Rappaport
• Jessie-Sierra Ross
• David Katz, Honorary
• Lauren Halpern Smith, new board member - to be nominated
• Jeremy Powers, new board member - to be nominated
• Jen Sullivan, new board member - to be nominated
• Brian Zippin, new board member - to be nominated

NOTE: The presentation of the slate has been conducted in compliance with the JCC By-Laws and as such, includes the required accompaniment of the related By-Law, as provided below:

Article V – Officers - Section 10
“At least twenty (20) days before the Annual Meeting, the President, subject to the approval of the directors shall appoint a Nominating Committee of seven (7). Said Committee shall nominate members in good standing as candidates for the Board of Directors and Officers. This complete slate, together with a copy of the “By-Laws” relative to nominations, shall be posted in a conspicuous place in the JCC and appear in public print at least fifteen (15) days before the elections. In the event that the Board of Directors fails to approve the Nominating Committee submitted by the President, it may elect its own Nominating Committee.”

Article V – Officers - Section 11
"Any member who desires to nominate any person or persons not selected by the Nominating Committee may do so by delivering to the Chief Executive Officer or President of the Board of Directors, in writing, at least ten (10) days before the Annual Meeting, the name or names of those persons.  Such nominations shall then be presented to the JCC in addition to the slate of the Nominating Committee."

To read the current JCC By-Laws in full, please use this link:

By-Laws of the Springfield JCC

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