Leadership

Professional Staff
Jonathan KupetzRabbi
Paul BuchCantor
Leah Kaye Laird, Temple Administrator
Robin McConnell, Director, Tree of Life Children’s Center
Tatiana AragonAdministrative Secretary
Nathan Gipson, Custodian
Juan Montalvo, Custodian
Randy Polevoi, Accompanist

TBI Board of Trustees – Officers
Jack Warshaw, President
Gary Gilbert, Immediate Past President
Jay Eisenberg, VP Administration
Gary Gilbert, VP Finance
Lee Kane, VP Education 
Judy RoseVP Programs
Kandy Fisher, Financial Secretary
Stephanie Baker, Recording Secretary
Phil Paleg, Treasurer

TBI Board of Trustees
Nicole Aptekar
Cynthia Bassett
Jonathan Brown
Brian Desatnik
David Geller
Neil Gerard
Stephen Hecht
Liron Kaneti
Stuart Mann
Lilian Metlitzky
Dan White
Laura Zuckerman

Above are our TBI Board Officers and Board of Trustee members as of August 1, 2025. We are in the process of updating our committee chairs and other leadership assignments.

We extend a warm welcome to our incoming board members: Nicole Aptekar, Brian Desatnik, Liron Kaneti, and Stephen Hecht as they join our continuing board members in bringing energy and dedication to our community, and to Past President Laura Zuckerman who returns to the Board after being elected to fill an open position at the July meeting.