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BOARD
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Kate Haimsohn Kassar
Kate Kassar is a native of San Diego and grew up as an active member of CBI.
She is currently a member of the Strategic Planning Committee, and co-chairs
the Strategic Planning Program and Services Sub-Committee. She has been
actively involved in young adult programming at CBI and sat on the Makom steering
committee.
She received her Masters of Social Work from Washington University in 1998 and
became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in 2001. Before becoming a mom, Kate
worked at Jewish Family Service of San Diego for five years. Under her direction,
several important programs were created, these include, Project SARAH (Stop Abusive
Relationships at Home) the annual Mental Health Luncheon, supporting Jewish single
parents, and the newly licensed Adoption Alliance of San Diego.
Recently Kate was named one of the top 10 Jewish leaders under 36 in San Diego.
She is happily married to John Kassar and has one son, Ethan, who is 16
months old.
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Marty Klitzner
Marty Klitzner received his undergraduate and MBA degrees from the University of Michigan. In addition, he did three years of post-graduate work in economics at UCLA. For the past 25 years Marty has been Managing Director of Sunrise Capital Partners, an alternative investment hedge fund manager.
Marty has served for many years as a Board member of the United Jewish Federation and on the Executive Committee as its Treasurer. He also serves on the Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego Board and is the current chair of its Grants Committee. Marty has been a member of CBI for 25 years. He and his wife, Terry, were married at CBI and his son, Lee, had his bar mitzvah at the temple as well.
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Liz
Levine
Liz Levine, VP, Education, is a freelance writer/editor. She and her husband,
Andrew, have been members of CBI since 1985, when they moved to San Diego.
Their two children, Kivu and Miri, became B'nai Mitzvah in early 2005.
Liz currently serves on the Board of Directors as Vice President for Education. She chaired the congregation's Mission Statement Task Force in 2001, and has served as chair of the ALEINU/Adult Learners Network steering committee. She is a member of the ALEINU Committee, the Religious School Committee, and the T'fillah/Worship Committee.
Previously, she was involved with the Kehillah/Caring Community Committee, the Career Women's Network, and the (pararabbinic) Human Resources Program, as well as serving on the 2003-04 and 1993 Senior Rabbi Search Committees.
Liz was honored in 1994 as CBI's Volunteer of the Year. She was a member of the Advisory Committee for the Woman's Institute for Continuing Jewish Education in San Diego and edited one of its pioneering books, A Ceremonies Sampler: New Rites, Celebrations and Observances of Jewish Women.
Liz was born and grew up in Fort Worth, Texas. She earned a B.A. with a double major in religion and journalism from Trinity University, where she graduated summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and an M.A. in Jewish studies from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati.
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Leona
(Lee) Levy
Leona (Lee) Levy, and her husband, Jerome (Jerry) Levy, Capt.MC, USN,ret., lived in nine U.S. cities, Japan and Iceland before settling permanently in San Diego. They have four sons, two of whom celebrated Bar Mitzvah at CBI. Their extended family now includes sons, spouses and eight grandchildren living in various locations between Pt. Loma and Singapore.
The Levys have been members of CBI since 1970. During this time, Lee has served on the Aleinu, Kehillah/Caring Community, Worship Committees and the Membership Sub-Committee of Long Term Planning. She is also a Life Member of Hadassah, a member of the Shabbat Havurah , WBI and the Mental Health Committee of JFS.
Jewish Family Service honored Lee with The Jack Stern Volunteer of the Year Recognition Award. She continues to support and consult at the Jewish Healing Center and facilitate bereavement groups. She presently coordinates the Bikkur Cholim program for the Kehilah/Caring Community Committee which she has chaired in the past. Currently she serves as co-chair of Membership.
Lee has enjoyed professional careers as a nurse, educator and social worker. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from the University of Connecticut, a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree from Wesleyan University and a Master of Social Work degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo. Jerry Levy serves on the Board of the Men's Club and as a member of the committee that selected Senior Rabbi Michael Berk. The Levys live in Point Loma and invite all newcomers to visit their part of San Diego.
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Barbara Lounsbury, M.D.
Barbara Lounsbury is a Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician, evaluating and helping children who have developmental
or learning problems. She currently works part-time at Kaiser Permanente and serves as family chauffeur.
At Congregation Beth Israel, Barbara served on the Rabbinic Search Committee
that selected Rabbi Michael Berk. She also recently served on the Education sub-committee
of the Long Range Planning Committee.
She and her family feel blessed to be part of the CBI community and committed
to its long term growth.
Barbara is a Jew-by-choice, who converted to Judaism before marrying her husband, Jonathan. Barbara grew up in Arizona.
She earned her B.A. from Harvard University and her M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Following
residency and fellowship training, she and her husband moved to San Diego. She previously worked at UCSD in the
department of Pediatrics, and in private practice before joining Kaiser.
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Barbara Lubin
Barbara Lubin and her family have been members of Beth Israel for 20 years. She is also a member of the Jewish Family Service Board of Directors and has co-chaired the JFS gala for the past two years. Barbara is a Board member of the Women’s Division of the United Jewish Federation and serves on the Jewish in La Jolla Steering Committee. She is a founding member of the Jewish Women’s Foundation, a program of the Jewish Community Foundation.
Barbara worked professionally in the cosmetics industry where she used her retail and communication skills to teach and motivate individuals to be passionate about and to achieve their goals. Barbara was the West Coast cosmetics educator and trainer for Tigi Cosmetics and then represented Prescriptives Cosmetics as a manager and trainer for five years.
Barbara grew up in Los Angeles and moved to San Diego in 1993. She is married to Jeffrey Lubin, and their children attended the Beth Israel Day School and Religious School and both became b’nai mitzvah at Beth Israel. Barbara and Jeffrey established an education fund at Beth Israel to help families continue their children’s Jewish education. She and her husband own Scripps Investments and Loans, Inc., a private lending company in La Jolla. Their son, Bryan, works with them, and their daughter, Allison, now lives in New York and is a fashion coordinator.
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Robert Metz
After graduating Wayne University in Detroit with a degree in Business Administration, Bob started a window manufacturing company. He served on the national Board of the Architectural Aluminum Manufacturers Association and the United Way of Oakland County, Michigan. Fifteen years later he sold his business and ventured into commercial real estate, soon becoming a VP of the Detroit Board of Realtors. Bob moved to San Diego in 1976 where he pioneered the consumer video industry. In 1980 he became an owner and CFO at Voice & Video Inc., a respected commercial video equipment sales organization. Bob joined the Torrey Pines Kiwanis Club as a charter member in 1982. He has been on their Board for over 22 years and was the president of the club in 1987. He was a co-founder of The La Jolla Festival of Arts, and served as the Site Chairman for 20 years and as General Chairman in 2001. He was treasurer of the Torrey Pines Kiwanis Foundation for over 10 years.
In 1996 Bob and his wife Judy joined Congregation Beth Israel and immediately became involved in Temple activities. In 2001 he co-chaired the Social Action Committee. He was co-founder of the Stand With Israel Committee and its Adopt-A-Family program. Bob continues to be an active member of both of these committees. He was named Volunteer of the Year for 2002/03.
With his wife Judy, they served on the Shalom Committee for 8 years. Bob rescued a slipping Christmas Day CBI tradition and re-named it "Volunteer for a Volunteer" and has led it for the past 9 years. He also founded the "CBI-USO Project", and has been an active participant and leader in many other CBI programs throughout the years. Bob joined Beth Israel's Men's Club Board and was elected President for the term July 2007, through June 2009. Bob has two children, Bill a La Jolla architect, and Ellen Friedman a Physical Therapist residing in Phoenix, and he has two grandchildren in college.
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Cynthia Polger
Cindy and her husband Lorne moved to San Diego in 1988. She has spent many hours as a local community volunteer and served on several Jewish and secular committees, including the boards of Interfaith Shelter Network, Mama's Kitchen and Words Alive; and, Committee Membership at the Agency for Jewish Education and the American Heart Association.
As a family, the Polgers have been members of CBI since 1996. Both of the Polger children have attended the Sid Rubin Preschool, the CBI Day School and now are happily in the CBI religious school.
At Beth Israel, Cindy has served on the Parent's Council at the Religious School, the nominating and the fundraising committee, including chair of the 2002 Miracle of Mitzvah campaign, co-chair of the 2004 annual dinner and the chair of the leadership development committee.
Professionally, Cindy was a public relations consultant specializing in the restaurant and hospitality industries. Currently she is raising her 13 year old daughter and 12 year old son who will be celebrating their b'nai mitzvah at Beth Israel in 2009.
Originally from Denver, Colorado, Cindy grew up as a third generation member of the Hebrew Educational Alliance.
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