Harlam Council Overview
The purpose of the Harlam Council is to engage lay leaders in supporting URJ Camp Harlam and to leverage their expertise and experience. Members provide advice and feedback, shape strategy and major programs, and generate resources to enhance the operations and impact of camp. While our Council does not have legal fiduciary responsibilities, the Council’s work is vital to Harlam’s success. Empowered to be involved and impactful, the Council – as a group – is responsible for:
- Shaping and protecting the mission, vision, and values of URJ Camp Harlam
- Understanding Harlam’s resource needs and generating financial support to help meet those needs
- Strengthening Harlam by connecting camp to its stakeholders and its stakeholders (current and future) to camp
- Serving as a sounding board for the Pro Staff, particularly the Executive Director
- Establishing and sustaining active lay leadership involvement through the Council, Committees, and Task Forces
- As a group, the Council develops goals, initiatives, and strategies to guide its work. Members undertake this work in collaboration with the Pro Staff and the Youth Program network of the Union of Reform Judaism.
Committees of the Council: Development, Executive Committee, Facility, & Financial Assistance
Current Task Forces of the Council/Pro Staff: Alumni Engagement, DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), Council Governance, MESH (Mental, Emotional, and Social Health), and Senior Camp
HARLAM COUNCIL COVENANT AND MEMBER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND HERE
If you would like more information about the Council, please email Michael Wilck, Council Chair, or contact Lisa David, Director, at LDavid@URJ.org or 610-668-0423, ext. 1042.
Council Members
- Michael Wilck (Chair/Exec. Committee)
- Ali Reich (Vice Chair/Exec. Committee)
- Marc Landis (Vice Chair/Exec. Committee)
- Jeff Green (Exec. Committee)
- Michael Davis
- Molly Diamondstein
- Josh Fendrick
- Samantha Green
- Shira Haaz
- Rabbi Michael Holzman
- Beth Kanofsky
- Sophie Kaplan
- Josh Laster
- Jennifer Lee
- Julie Snyder Levine
- Debbie Rappaport
- Rabbi Stacy Rigler
- Julie Rosen
- Julie Schwartz
- Rosanne Selfon (Past Chair)
- Ramona Sitko
- Peter Sklar
- Amanda Wachstein
- Ian Weitzman
- Debi Nelson (WRJ Liaison)
- Mary Salinger (WRJ Liaison)
- Sam Blum (Ex-Officio)
- Emily Halpern (Ex-Officio)
Harlam Chaverim
- Rabbi Craig Axler
- Dan Baratz
- Jaqueline Bass
- Josh Bomze
- Scott Fein
- Jennifer Finkelstein
- David Forstein
- Dan Fuchs (Past Chair)
- Patty Glascom
- Caroline Kallman Joffe
- Sharon Kollender
- Rabbi Larry Malinger
- Abraham Morris
- Daniel Nestel
- Susan Olinsky
- Dan Pliskin (Past Chair)
- Ronni Pressman
- Alan Prushan
- Mimi Prushan
- Adam Rosenberg
- Adina Rosenthal
- Helene Sacks
- Bob Sheppard
- Ben Wachstein
- Josh Waldorf
- Bettyruth Walter
- Rabbi Steve Weisman