Achievements and Awards

Directors Certification (since 2003)

The following directors have achieved Director Certification. This achievement identifies the proficiencies necessary for being a successful director and recognizes those directors who demonstrate these best practices. 

• Sue Parker Gerson, Denver, Colorado - Level II
  
• Judy Loebl, Detroit, MI - Levels I and II
• Barbara Kabatznik, Boca Raton, Florida - Levels I and II
• Judy Trotter, London UK - Level II
• Leah Justin, Melbourne, AU - Levels I and II
• Aliza Orent, Austin, Texas - Level I
• Rena Rabinowitz, Northern New Jersey, New Jersey - Level I
• Judy Asuleen, Broward County, Florida - Level I
• Amy Karp, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia - Level I
• Annie Glickman, Dallas, Texas 2006
• Janis Zaremba, Raleigh, North Carolina 2006
• Ethel Melzer, Buffalo, New York 2006
• Jackie Land, Washington DC 2006
• Rosa Mandelblum, Sarasota, Florida 2006
• Noah Hadas, San Diego, California 2006
• Don Goldman, Greater Kansas City, Kansas 2006
• Miriam Brunn Ruberg, Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia 2006
• Bonni Goldberg, Portland, Oregon 2005
• Nina Luban, Westchester, New York 2005
• Rebecca Starr, Detroit, Michigan 2005
• Judy Trotter, London, England 2005
• Judy Kupchan, Chicago BJE, Illinois 2005 Level II
• Debby Malissa, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2005 Level II
• Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar, Miami, Florida 2004 Level II
• Teri Gross, New Orleans, Louisiana 2004
• Sue Parker Gerson, Denver, Colorado 2004
• Hinda Miller, Rochester, New York 2004
• Orly Lewis, Richmond, Virginia 2003
• Judith Meltzer, Baltimore, Maryland 2003

Distinguished Directors (1996- 2002)

The following directors have worked at the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School for a period of five years or more.

• Rayna Gellman, Tucson, Arizona, 2002
• Jody Hirsh, Milwaukee, Wisconson, 2002
• Eliana Temkin, Portland, Oregon, 2002
• Orly Lewis, Richmond, Virginia, 2002
• Debby Malissa, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2002
• Renah Rabinowitz, Bergen County, New Jersey, 2002
• Deva Zwelling, Dayton, Ohio, 2002
• Debbie G. Schwartz, Columbus, Ohio, 2001
• Judy Meltzer, Baltimore, Maryland, 2001
• Rabbi Efrat Zarren-Zohar, Miami, Florida, 2001
• Amy Karp, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2001
• Elaine Hirsch, Phoenix, Arizona, 2001
• Rabbi Eve Ben-Ora, Houston, Texas, 1999
• Rosa Finestone, Montreal, Quebec, 1998
• Aliza Orent, St. Paul, Minnesota, 1998
• Judy Kupchan, Chicago, Illinois, 1998
• Susie Klein, Sydney, Australia, 1997
• Barbara Shuman, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1997
• Marta Wassertzug, Rockville, Maryland, 1997
• Nancy Klein, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1996
• Esther Zimand, St. Louis, Missouri, 1996

Certificate of Excellence

Esther Zimand, St. Louis, Missouri, 2001
(in honor of her Bat Mitzvah year with the FMAMS)

Veteran Director

Vivan Kanig, Tenafly, New Jersey, 1998