Advisory Board

Rabbi Herbert Bronstein, Senior Rabbi Emeritus, North Shore Congregation Israel

Joel Carp, formerly of the Jewish United Federation

John Casey, formerly of the International YMCA

Donald C. Clark, Jr., Counselor at Law

Elizabeth Coulson

Rev. Stanley Davis, Jr. Executive Director, National Conference for Community and Justice (Ret.)

Amal Ekaik, Fulbright Scholar

Per Hanson, Counselor at Law

Shakeela Hassan, MD

Rev. Sally Vershave Iberg

Jim Kenney, Co-Founder, Common Ground

Bev Shurman Lavitt, LCSW, MSW

Margaret Lee, President, Oakton Community College

Azam Nizamuddin, Counselor at Law

Rev. Dr. Howard Roberts, Senior Minister, Glenview Community Church

Rabbi Brant Rosen, Jewish Reconstructionist Cong. , Evanston

Falah Tabahi, Owner, Pita Inn

Bill Taylor, Past Executive Director, HOP

Associations and affiliations are included for identification purposes only.   

It has been an amazing experience. I learned so much in this year and that is thanks to the great facilitating and the hard working staff and of course the wonderful participants. I gained leadership skills, information and stories from others and most importantly friendships that will last forever. 

Joumana, 2011 XL