metro FEDERATION'S DEPARTMENT OF WOMEN'S PHILANTHROPY SLATE OF THE 2014-2015 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Jewish Federation OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT Women's Philanthropy Women's Philanthropy of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit is proud to announce its SLATE OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS who will be installed at the 68th ANNUAL MEETING, scheduled for Thursday, May 22, 11:30 a.m., at the Jewish Community Center of Metropolitan Detroit. All women in the community are invited to attend. Please call Women's Philanthropy at 248-203-1456 for additional information. The Chair of the Nominating Committee was Marcie Orley and the members included: Suzan Curhan Sherrie Singer Jodi Goodman Dona Stillman Leah Trosch Barbara Zaltz Ex - Officio Lisa Lis Susie Citrin Nominees for the Women's Philanthropy Board President Campaign Vice-President Roselyn K. Blanck Leah Trosch Education Vice-Presidents Suzan Curhan Sue E. Kaufman Linda Spigelman Corresponding Secretary Recording Secretary Jennifer Silverman Debbie Levin Designates to Board of Governors Miriam Forman Karen Simmons First Three-Year Term Ending 2017 Sharyn J. Gallatin Stacey Gordon Susie Sills-Levy Fran Newman Denise Parr Second Three-Year Term Ending 2017 Barbara Zaltz Rachel Zimmerman Robyn Canvasser Joan Chernoff Epstein Norma Dorman Miriam Forman Pamela Lippitt Natalie Newman Amy Shefman Nancy Stone Lori Weisberg New Advisory Service Council Enid Goodman Lynn Rubin Re-nominated Advisory Service Council Barbara Bloom, Lauren Daitch, Judy Elson, Marcy Feldman, Marilyn Goldberg, Rose Rita Goldman, Cheryl Guyer, Jan Hauser, Nancy Jacobson, Sissi Lapides, Dottie Levitsky, Renee Mahler, Florine Mark, Gail Mayer, Selma Schwartz, Donna Slatkin, Malka Torgow, Trudy Weiss In accordance with the Federation's Women's Philanthropy Bylaws, Article IX, Sections 1 - 3: Section 1: Elections shall take place at the Annual Meeting of the Women's Philanthropy membership. Section 2: Notification of the Annual Meeting shall include the slate to be presented for election. 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We are not organizing these programs with an eye on making money, but because they fit our mission of being a community neighborhood:' The Mayerson runs an annual operating deficit of $300,000, Fisher says, but in order to eliminate it, the center would have to cut programs and services. If the community wants to continue serving seniors, children and families and assisting those with financial need, it needs to financially support the JCC. "I don't think it's so bad that a nonprofit runs deficits:' he says. "It means we have to raise money. We're a social service agency. People don't think of a JCC as a social service agency but as a fit- ness center. We would prefer that along with being a fitness center, we are also seen as a social service organization:' The Way Forward The JCC's debt problem is something its leaders don't talk about publicly. But, if Florine Mark is correct, it is a mere blip in the center's history. What she sees is a JCC abuzz with conversation and cultural and athletic opportunities — the film festival, music fest and book fair, entertainment at the Berman Center for the Performing Arts, top-notch senior facilities, the day care center and inline hockey. "Everything we do is first-class. We are the heart of the Jewish corn- munity," she says. ❑