Erik Lieber

I have been involved with PSJC since the early 2000s, after stints as a youth director at Temple Shalom of Flatbush and East Midwood Jewish Center in the 80s and 90s. Interestingly enough, I first came to PSJC as a pest control expert. Since I was familiar with the synagogue, when it came time to send my kids to Hebrew school, PSJC was the natural place to go. All three of my kids attended Hebrew school at PSJC and all became bar/bat mitzvah under Rabbi Carter’s guidance. I have been an active leyner and leader of services for many years. I’ve also been an active participant in the annual Purim Spiel both as a performer as well as a writer. PSJC has been my Jewish home away from home. Professionally, I worked in the New York City public school system for 25 years, and currently work part-time for the Jewish Community Project (JCP) Downtown.

Roberta Moskowitz

My husband Marty and I live in Windsor Terrace with our thirteen-year-old rescue dog, Sadie. We have been members of PSJC for over twenty-five years. The warmth, inclusivity, humane spirit and heartfelt davening were just some of the qualities that drew us to PSJC. I believe those qualities of PSJC had a profoundly wonderful influence on the values of our twenty-five-year-old son Jonathan, who grew up attending PSJC. Jon’s Bar Mitzvah fell on the tenth anniversary weekend of 9/11. Under the direction of Rabbi Carie, this occasion was appropriately joyous & respectfully solemn. Professionally, I taught first grade, early childhood science & third grade for over 30 years. My teaching years were incredibly gratifying. I currently work part-time as a homework teacher at P.S.154’s after-school program. My PSJC pre-retirement volunteer experiences include CHIPS’ Francis Residency, being part of the team organizing the Purim carnival in the early 2000s, organizing childcare during Kol Nidre service, working on the food and beverages at the annual auction, and volunteering at Masbia. As a retiree, I wanted to give back. Through Engage Brooklyn, in which I was an active member of the Leadership Committee, I volunteered at organizations offering food & support to those in need. I have been serving on the PAI Steering Committee since its inception in 2017. In addition to working with the group to plan various activities, my pet project has been “PSJC PAI PB&J Sandwiches and Hardboiled Eggs for CHIPS “. Since October 2021, we have donated over 3,000 PB&J sandwiches and over 2,000 hardboiled eggs to CHiPS, as well as toiletries and other much-needed food items. This past MLK Day Sunday, I had the opportunity to organize the PB&J sandwich making. Working with PSJCers, as well as Brooklyn Millennium high school students, was so much fun and so productive! I look forward to the opportunity to sit on the PSJC board and continue to give back to this wonderful community.

Adina Lerner

My husband, Eric, and I grew up attending shul weekly, and it was important to us that our children develop the same sense of connection and familiarity. At PSJC, we’ve found not only an incredible Hebrew School for Isla and Judah, but also a vibrant, welcoming community full of ruach. I’ve even had the privilege of serving as the Hebrew School Committee chair, which has deepened my connection to this special place.

Before becoming a full-time simcha and family photographer, I was a teacher in the NYC Department of Education. These experiences have shaped my dedication to fostering strong relationships and building community. PSJC truly feels like home, and I’m excited to contribute to its growth and vibrancy as a member of the board of trustees.

Abby Ingber

My husband, Jeffrey Easton, and I joined PSJC more than 20 years ago when our daughters, Alex and Rachel (now 26 and 23), were very young, and we were looking for an egalitarian Jewish community that also reflected the tradition, warmth and Jewish spirit I was raised with. As background, I attended modern orthodox Jewish day schools and summer camps through high school, and my Jewish home life was filled with singing and spirituality -- with my father serving as a part-time volunteer high holidays cantor and my mother working as a Jewish early childhood educator. As an adult, PSJC has been essential in helping me continue to lead an active and meaningful Jewish life. My children had wonderful Bat Mitzvahs at PSJC, and more recently I have become more active in PSJC and the wider Brooklyn Jewish community, singing in and designing/maintaining the website for Shir Chadash - the Brooklyn Jewish Community Chorus, writing for and performing in the PSJC Purimspiel, recording videos for high holiday services, serving on the Hannah Senesh Alumni Parent Steering Committee, and, in this pandemic year of mourning for my mom, regularly attending and actively participating in PSJC Wednesday morning minyan and Shabbat services (while sampling the services of six other congregations – wandering, but always coming home to PSJC!). Professionally, I have been a financial services lawyer for over 30 years, currently serving as Executive Director and Assistant General Counsel at JPMorgan Chase and Chief Legal Officer and Secretary of the Six Circles mutual funds. I look forward to the opportunity to serve on the PSJC Board and contribute to this wonderful community.

Barbara Auslander

I first came to Park Slope Jewish Center in the fall of 1985 along with my husband, Andrew.   As newlyweds in search of a synagogue for High Holiday services that would bridge the gap between my Orthodox upbringing and his assimilated one, we were shul shopping.  It was my Holocaust survivor father who made the shul shidduch.  Andrew and I were living in Sunset Park at the time and the closest temple was an aging congregation in Bay Ridge.  Dad sent me an article about a shul in Park Slope with a female rabbi and said that this is kooky enough for both of you.  I knew little about Conservative Judaism but dad was right in that the shul was a mix of friendly people engaged in prayer, observance, female empowerment, and social causes. I approached the president at the time inquiring as to the price of tickets.  He told me membership was whatever it was and we quickly became members.  Immediately upon learning that I had attended an all-girls yeshiva for twelve years, the president “volunteered’ me to teach an adult Hebrew class.  Soon I was organizing monthly catered Friday night Shabbat dinners and asked to serve on the board of three administrations where I headed up the membership committee and co-chaired the auction.  I experienced PSJC’s trial by fire and then the inevitable burnout.  For the next decade or so I drifted in and out while working in sales and eventually as the Director of Marketing for an international textile company and then in interior decorating.

During the isolation of Covid and chemo I did the “shul Shuffle” and Zoomed different religious services and classes across the time zones particularly seduced by the musical ones.  But in the end I realized that PSJC was home and almost everything that I was looking for in a shul.  We are a warm congregation where families as well as individual attendees are encouraged to learn and pray and do acts of gemilas chesed.  I personally was the recipient of the kindness and generosity of our members and now I want to pay it forward.  Thank you for your consideration.

Bruce Meyerson

Bruce Meyerson has lived in Park Slope for 32 years. He grew up in Bayside, Queens, where his family was active in a conservative shul. Bruce and his wife, Elyse, have three children and have been active parents at three local public schools, with Bruce serving as treasurer for the PTA at Park Slope Collegiate for six years, and then as a member of the School Leadership Team at Millennium Brooklyn High School for four years. Bruce has also served on his co-op board for 20 years, including as president since 2017. Professionally, Bruce is a journalist, professor, and a small business CFO. As a journalist, he wrote for The Associated Press for 17 years. Since 2008, he has taught as an adjunct professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business, run a boutique entertainment law firm, and produced independent documentaries and films.

Faye Penn

Faye Penn is an executive coach with three decades of leadership in areas including media, tech, government and economic development. Her expertise spans communications, strategy, and public engagement, as well as product / program design and launches.

Most recently, as Executive Vice President of the New York City Economic Development Corporation, she led the City's effort to expand priority industries in NYC, including life sciences, technology, and the green economy. Concurrently, she served as "New York City's Official Career Guru" as Executive Director of Women.NYC, an initiative to advance gender equity in the innovation economy. Prior to NYCEDC, Faye worked in media, in positions at A&E Television and InStyle magazine. Faye has also served in top newsroom leadership roles at New York Magazine, the New York Post and the New York Observer. Along the way, she founded Brokelyn, a buzzy grassroots media enterprise she sold in 2016. She lives in Ditmas Park with Joel, Zeke, Sami and Ezra and also serves on the board of the Borscht Belt Museum in Ellenville, NY.

Carrie Sadovnik

I have been attending services at PSJC since 2000, after moving from Seattle with my then-boyfriend (now husband) Nir Sadovnik. I sought a Jewish home, having begun the conversion process in 1991 and converting conservative in 1995. PSJC was welcoming, diverse, and quirky. Check. Its ruach-filled services moved me spiritually. Check. Rabbi Carter's dvar torahs are intellectual with social justice, literary, and historical lenses. Check! From the yard to the social hall and our chevruta, PSJC is where I have found dear friends. Jackpot! PSJC has given us so much, and I am honored to be able to give back to the congregation by serving on the Board. I joined the PSJC COVID-19 Advisory Committee in 2020 and have intermittently volunteered with the Hebrew School, various committees, and programming over the years. This will be my first time serving on the Board. Professionally, I am the Director of Environmental Health and Safety and the Campus Sustainability Chair at CUNY Brooklyn College. I oversee related programs and advise leadership on emerging issues, most recently coordinating the COVID-19 response and reopening plans. Nir and I live with our two teens and dog in Kensington.

Randi Rosenstein Vacca

My husband, Peter, and I were introduced to PSJC in 2019 when our daughter was five years old, and we were looking to begin her Jewish education. From the outset, we were impressed by PSJC's inclusive and welcoming philosophy. Our daughter is currently attending PSJC's Hebrew School, and she's looking forward to the day when her little brother will join. Prior to embarking on my legal career, which has included serving as Director of Legal Services for a non-profit organization and as an adjunct professor, I was an elementary school teacher. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to join the board and play a role in supporting this community.