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), Treasurer

Debbie Lobel, (NU ’91 and NU parent), Immediate Past Chair

Hannah Newman Rodheim (NU ’14)

Cydney Topaz (Former NU Hillel staff)

Barbara Weisskopf (NU parent)

Debbie Winick (NU parent), Vice Chair

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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)

Lindsay Conner (NU parent)

Linda Dashefsky (NU parent)

Tamar Dolgen (NU parent)

Sandy Goldberg (NU faculty, NU parent)

Zach Goldstein (NU ’14)

Adam Goodman (NU faculty, NU parent)

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)

Sammie Offsay Nissen (NU ’13)

Jamie Rosenthal (NU ’81 and NU parent)

Melissa Saperstein (NU ’89 and NU parent)

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

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Emily Briskman, JUF

Michael Simon, Executive Director

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Jeremy Berkun NU ‘26

Callie Berthold NU ‘27

Claire Conner NU ’27

Talia Dauer NU ‘27

Tobias Khabie NU ‘26

Abigail Lev NU ‘26

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Rachael Pollak (Kellogg ’28, Golub Board Fellow)