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Osher is run for the members by the members

The list below highlights our current representatives. Volunteers are always welcome and appreciated. Please contact a committee chair to learn more about a committee in which you might be interested in participating.

Council and Committee Chairpersons

Council Chair - Marie Levin

  • Advisory Committee - Ed Salem
  • Nominating Committee - Francia Roe
  • Treasurer - Fraida Levinson
  • Legacy Fund - John Bacon
  • Osher Secretary - Joanne Middleton

 

Vice Chair Program - Beth Vanfossen

  • Course Offerings - Peter Luce
  • Pfaudler - Lewis Neisner
  • Intersession - Linda Kotwas and Elaine Zack
  • Technology - Joel Elias and Ed Lebowitz

 

Vice Chair Marketing - Carolyn Vacanti

  • New Member Development - Shirley MacDonald
  • Media/Communications - Marie Restaino
  • Speaker Program/Outreach - Maxine Morse

 

Vice Chair Participation - Geoff Fitch

  • Social - Sharon Edwards and Bailey Culhane
  • Member Relations - Laurie Hambleton and Kathy Hayes
  • Osher News and Events - Floyd Johnson and Sandi Spengler
  • Travel - TBA
  • Summer Seminar - Sharon Garelick and Elaine Schroeder
  • Survey - TBA

Volunteer Coordinators

Arts & Lectures – Nita Genova
Osher Gallery – Janice Shapiro and Frank Michaels
Library – Sharon Galbraith and Dottie LeSchander
Sunshine – Jackie Eber and Joyce Cole
One-Session Courses – Jim Sorrentino

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In 2006, we became an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, joining a growing national network of more than 120 university-based centers for older learners.