2025-2026 Northwestern Hillel Board

Scott Topal (NU ’10), Board Chair

Deborah Barker (NU ’94, DEN ’98)

Merrie Gebhardt (NU ’11)

Jennifer Gross (NU ’89)

Spencer Kallick (NU ’08)

Jim Levitas (NU ‘93 and NU parent)

Debbie Lobel, Chair Emerita (NU ’91 and NU parent)

Barbara Weisskopf (NU parent)

Cydney Topaz (Former NU Hillel staff)

Debbie Winick (NU parent)

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Michael Balinsky (NU Hillel Executive Director Emeritus)

Rich Biller (NU ’81)

Ron Blaustein (NU ’93, Kellogg ’99)

Nora Cohen (NU ’13)

Linda Dashefsky (NU parent)

Tamar Dolgen (NU parent)

Sandy Goldberg (NU faculty, NU parent)

Zach Goldstein (NU ’14)

Heidi Gluck Jonas (NU ’03)

Eric Kahn (Kellogg ’93 and NU parent)

Shelly Kupfer (NU parent)

Lesley Matsa (Chair Emerita)

Lisa May (NU ’93 and NU parent)

Hannah Newman Rodheim (NU ’14)

Sammie Offsay Nissen (NU ’13)

Jamie Rosenthal (NU ’81 and NU parent)

Barry Slotnick (NU ’93, Kellogg ’00, and NU parent)

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Emily Briskman, JUF

Kim Milstein Buckley, NU Alumni Relations and Development, NU ’98, Kellogg ’04

Michael Simon, Executive Director

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Jeremy Berkun '26

Claire Conner NU ’27

Talia Dauer '27​