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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 you might be interested in serving on.

Council and Committee Chairpersons

Council Chair - Ed Salem
  • Advisory Committee - Peter Luce
  • Nominating Committee - TBD
  • Treasurer - Fraida Levinson
  • Endowment - John Bacon
  • Osher Secretary - Bill Faul
Vice Chair Program - Francia Roe
  • Course Offerings - Bonnie Salem
  • Pfaudler - Richard Jones & Barry McVay
  • Intersession - Linda Kotwas
  • Registration - David Cole
  • Travel -Debbie Huff
  • Summer Seminar - Sharon Garelick & Elaine Schroeder
  • Technology - Ed Lebowitz
Vice Chair Marketing - Marie Levin
  • New Member Development - Norinne Cole
  • Media - Flo Paxon
  • Outreach - Bea Wolford
Vice Chair Participation - Janice Powalski
  • Social - Carol Alvut & Nancy Rosenberg
  • Volunteers - Joyce Lorenzo& Dori Saltzman
  • Member Relations - Carolyn Vacanti
  • OSHER Announcements - Beth Vanfossen

Volunteer Coordinators

Osher Gallery – Peter Luce
Library – Sharon Galbraith & Dottie LeSchander
Sunshine – Jackie Eber & Joyce Cole
Speakers Program- Jim Murphy
One-Session Courses - Gisela Balents

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Osher Governance & History

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In 2006, we became an Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, joining a growing national network of more than 100 university-based centers for older learners.