President
Marc has enjoyed living in the Tampa area for thirty years and  joined Kol Ami shortly after arriving here. His early involvement at KA was serving as the House chair predecessor to Todd Weiner, Social Chair, Fair Share Dues Chair, Financial VP, and Administrative VP. Marc’s college career started with undergraduate work and then dental school education at the University of Pennsylvania, a residency at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, private practice in Washington DC, and he has been in a partnership with Ron Pross and Richard Kanter since 1982. His involvement in organized dentistry consists of local and state board positions in the Academy of General Dentistry, editor of the state dental magazine, and the Tampa Bay Dental Study Club. Marc had also served in various capacities for the past twenty-five years on the Carrollwood Village Homeowners Board. He is married to Sheryl and has two wonderful children, Barrett and Julie.
Email : marctindell@gmail.com

Vice President/President Elect - Craig Kalter
The Kalter family has been members of Kol Ami since 1987. Becky and Daniel have grown up and became Bat and Bar Mitzvah at Kol Ami. Craig completed undergraduate education at Emory University where he met his wife, Ann.  They migrated to Tampa where he completed medical school, OB-GYN residency, and maternal-fetal medicine fellowship at USF College of Medicine. Since becoming Fair Share Dues Committee chairman in 2005, Craig has been active on the Board of Trustees. He served on the Executive Board and oversaw the transition to our current fixed dues system.  He enjoys reading Torah (albeit at a very loud volume), leading services, and being in the thick of things at Kol Ami.  Biking, golf, and the Bucs fill up the rest of his time.
Email: ckalter@tampabay.rr.com

Vice President (Finance & Treasurer) - Trudy Novak 
Trudy grew up in Potomac, Maryland, and earned a BS degree from the University of Maryland.  She is a non-practicing CPA.  Twenty-nine years ago, Trudy moved to Tampa to accept a position at Seminole Electric Cooperative, a wholesale provider of electricity to distribution cooperatives located throughout Florida.  Trudy still works at Seminole and is currently the Vice President of Planning and Regulatory Affairs.  Trudy and her husband, Ken, have been members of Kol Ami since 1983.  Trudy has served two terms at Kol Ami as the Recording Secretary and two terms as Vice President — Finance/Treasurer. Trudy also served on the Board of the Hillel School of Tampa for 9 years.  While on the Hillel Board, she served as Treasurer and Financial Secretary.  Trudy and Ken have two children, Erica (25) and Courtney (19).
Email: tnovak@seminole-electric.com

Vice President (Education & Youth) - Lynn Chernin 
Lynn was born and raised in St. Paul, Minnesota.  While living in the Twin Cities, she was involved in the St. Paul United Jewish Fund and the Minnesota AIDS Project.  Lynn and her husband, Adam, moved to Tampa eleven years ago when their family purchased the last remaining meat packing plant in the state of Florida.  They became members of Kol Ami a year later. Since joining Kol Ami, Lynn has served on the Sisterhood Board and, while a member of the Fundraising Committee, chaired the Joe Black concert and the Las Vegas Night Auction.  She served on the Board of Trustees for three years as Publicity Chair prior to becoming a Vice President, which she has been for the last four years.  Lynn is also involved in the community. She was President of the North Preschool Parents Association, currently sits on the Hillel School of Tampa’s Board of Trustees where she was Sponsorship Chair for the Gil Cates event and co-chair for “From The Heart With Larry King.”  Lynn and Adam are the proud parents of Alissa (10), Devin (8), and Jacob (5) and look forward to watching their children grow up at Kol Ami.
Email: lynnz13@me.com

Vice President - Avi Elias
Avi was born in Reading, Pennsylvania, and raised in Phoenix, Arizona. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Arizona and a Master’s Degree in Health Services Administration from The George Washington University. As part of his graduate work, Avi completed an internship at the Jewish Home for the Aged in San Francisco, California. Avi has spent the last fourteen years in the senior services arena, the last twelve years serving as Executive Director of various assisted living facilities. In addition to his Assisted Living Administrator’s Certificate, Avi is a licensed Nursing Home Administrator. Avi is currently the Executive Director Cypress Palms Enhanced Assisted Living, located at The Palms of Largo. Additionally, Avi serves on the Board of the Jewish National Fund. In 2000, Avi moved to Florida and promptly found Congregation Kol Ami. Avi has one daughter, Courtney (8).
Email: avi.m.elias@gmail.com

Vice President - Jeff Hinds 
Jeff moved to the Tampa Bay area from Trotwood, Ohio (Pop. 7,802), in 1979. Following graduation from the University of Florida, Jeff returned to Tampa, where he met his wife, Terri. Terri and Jeff are blessed with two riant children, Ethan (7) and Miriam (3). Jeff is an attorney with a practice devoted exclusively to eminent domain, inverse condemnation, and real estate litigation. He has served on the Kol Ami Board in various capacities for ten years
Email: jeffrey.hinds@condemnationlaw.us

Vice President - Miriam Zohar
Miriam grew up in New York and Miami before attending the University of Florida in the mid 1980s where she studied and got her degree in Interior Design at the College of Architecture. During an internship in Tampa, she met her husband Dan and they married at Kol Ami after graduation. Miriam jumped right into her new community and began volunteering in the Kol Ami Sisterhood while working full time at a local design firm. Shortly after, she was nominated for Sisterhood President and held the position for three years, continuing on the Board in various capacities for several years andˇserved on the General Board as Membership Chair. Other volunteer opportunities came to her and she has done work for several other Jewish organizations such as ORT, JCC Preschool, and Hadassah. She has also held positions on the Hillel School Board and PTO, served as PTO Co-President and has been the PTO Catering Director for several years now. While volunteering her heart out, Miriam has had three wonderful children with her very encouraging and understanding husband, Dan. Gabriel (20), Jacob (18), and Bailey (13), are her greatest joy. One of her biggest reasons for volunteering and serving her Jewish community is to be a good example for her children. She is very grateful for having been able to celebrate many life cycle events at Kol Ami.
Email: mszohar@aol.com

Financial Secretary - David Pearlman
David is a graduate of Indiana University where he earned a B.A. degree in Psychology with an Area Certificate in Jewish Studies. He is currently a Financial Advisor with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney where he specializes in financial planning. David, his wife, Deborah White, and their children, Noah (8) and Evan (7), joined Kol Ami in 2000. David has served on a variety of committees at Kol Ami, including the Nominating Committee, the Long Range Planning Committee, the Ritual Committee, and the Interim Rabbi Search Committee. Outside Kol Ami, David currently serves as an Advisory Board Member for JNF, the Development Corporation for Israel and The Make-A-Wish Foundation. He previously served as the Chair for the Loan Committee for Neighborhood Lending Partners, a non-profit organization specializing in financing projects in affordable housing communities in Florida. David is also a graduate of Tampa Connection, a local leadership development program. He continues to be excited to be a part of the leadership of Kol Ami.
Email: david.pearlman@mssb.com

Recording Secretary - Amy Feder-Binder
Amy was born in Brooklyn, and grew up in North Woodmere, NY where she met and married her husband. Michael. She is a graduate of SUNY-Binghamton, with a BA in History. The Binders became members of Kol Ami in 1992, when they moved to Tampa. Amy originated the Board position of College Outreach and served for 2 terms and then was a Senior Advisor. She has also served on the Ritual Committee. She is now “retired” after managing her husband’s medical practice for 16 years. Amy and Michael are the proud parents of Mara, Aaron, and Anna.
Email: adfb1818@aim.com

Board Members (including non-voting co-chairs and adjuncts*)
Emanuel (Manny) Donchin – Adult Education
Rina Donchin – Adult Education Co-Chair*
Toby Elozory – College Outreach
Andrea Friedman – Membership
Jeffrey Gad – Dues
Mark I. Greenberg – Web Site
Cathy Grossman-Hamilton – Ma’asim Tovim
Helene Kramer – Chavurah*
Jamie Krischer – Religious School Co-Chair*
David Lazarus – Long Range Planning
Michael Leeds – House Chair*
Stuart Marofsky – Endowment
Dan Ochman – Social*
Steve Permuth – Endowment Co-Chair*
Sheri Peterson – Social Action
Kalman Pila – Ritual
Yoav Rappaport – Fundraising
Linda Ravitz – Youth
Judith Sachs – Kesher*
Brian Shaw – Council of Chai
Carol Tarica – Fellowship
Amy Wasser – Religious School
Michelle Winarsky – Security*

Senior Advisory Members
Henry Hyatt
Lorna Michaelson
William “Bill” Wares

Ex-Officio
Steven Guindine (Men’s Club)
Phoebe Ochman (Sisterhood)