FED: Annual Meeting

2025 Annual Meeting Program
Wednesday, May 28, 7pm
at the JCC of Greater Ann Arbor

Pre-meeting music performed by Brandy Sinco

Welcome

Marla Linderman Richelew, Board President

D’var Torah

Rabbi Chelsea Fuchs, Temple Beth Emeth

Federation’s Foundational Pillars

PHILANTHROPY

2025 Annual Community Campaign
Larry Adler, 2025 Annual Community Campaign Chair

Your Impact
Bruce Kutinsky, 2025 Allocations Committee Co-Chair

Community Engagement Fund

Planned Giving: Jewish Community Foundation and Life & Legacy
Susan Fisher, outgoing Foundation Committee Chair Some appreciation for her

ENGAGEMENT

Remarks
Marla Linderman Richelew

Israel-Related Programming

JCRC (Jewish Community Relations Committee)

Keynote Presentation: From Ann Arbor to Damascus
Rabbi Asher Lopatin, Director of Community Relations

CONVENING

Community Security

Long-Range Community Planning

ORGANIZATIONAL WELLNESS

Decky Alexander, Immediate Past President

Approval of Bylaw Amendments

Appreciation of outgoing NextGen Board and Ariella Hoffman Peterson

Appreciation of Outgoing Board Members:
Marla Chinsky, Murray Rebner, Decky Alexander

Election of Board members

Closing Remarks

Eileen Freed, CEO

2025-2026 Federation Board of Directors Slate

Continuing Board Members:
Larry Adler, Annual Community Campaign Chair
Debra Chopp
Jack Fuchsman
Julie Grand
Bruce Kutinsky, Allocations Co-Chair
Marla Linderman Richelew, President
Jennifer Rosenberg
Marty Shichtman
Alicia Simon, Partnership2Gether Chair
Annie Wolock, Secretary

Up for Election for a New 2-Year Term:
Jeremy Bloom, Allocations Chair
Susan Fisher
Ed Solomon, Treasurer

New Board Members:
Galit Dunietz
David Lauer, NEXTGen Rep
Wendy Lawrence, JCRC Chair
Joan Lowenstein, President-Elect