Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees oversees the general direction of the Synagogue. Working as a team with the staff and elected by the membership in accordance with the By Laws, the Board decides the critical issues for the congregation, including finance and staffing.


The current Board of Trustees comprises: 


Kathy Chaikin Bernstein (President), employed by a major bank.
Beth Alberts (Sisterhood President)
Francis Cappel (Trustee for Life), retired 
Sarah Leah Dang, employed by the San Francisco Ethics Commission.
Charles Drucker, retired optometrist.
Kate Favetti (Secretary), retired human resource/labor relations specialist.
John Fuchs-Chesney, employed by a semiconductor manufacturer.
Stacey Herrera, employed as a pediatric nurse practitioner.
Blair Horst, employed by a national laboratory.
Edith Hylton (Trustee for Life), retired office manager.
Harold Kahn, employed as a judge.
Steve Kolm, employed as an architect.
Jack Merk, employed as a lawyer.
Claire Mikowski, employed as a Jewish educator.
Carol Mills, employed licensed clinical social worker.
David Morgenstern (Vice President), employed as an editor.
Michael Pastor, employed as a psychotherapist.
Andy Safford, employed as an engineering consultant.
Beth Weisberg (Past President), employed as a management consultant.
Ronnie Zuckerberg, employed as an interior designer.



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