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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 - Kathy Hayes
  • Treasurer - Fraida Levinson
  • Legacy Fund - John Bacon
  • Osher Secretary - Marie Restaino

 

Ex-Officio
Sara Connor, Director
Deborah Stendardi, VP of Government and Community Relations


Vice Chair Program - Debbie Huff

  • Course Offerings - Peter Luce
  • Pfaudler - Lewis Neisner
  • Intersession - Nita Genova
  • Technology - Joel Elias and Ed Lebowitz
  • Osher News and Events - Sandi Spengler and Laura Yellin

 

Vice Chair Marketing - Carolyn Vacanti

  • New Member Development - Shirley MacDonald
  • Media/Communications - TBD
  • Speaker Program/Outreach - Maxine Morse
  • Survey - Beth Vanfossen

 

Vice Chair Participation - Geoff Fitch

  • Social - Sharon Edwards
  • Member Relations - Laurie Hambleton and Terri Hurley
  • Travel - Liz Sciortino
  • Summer Seminar - Sharon Garelick and Elaine Schroeder

Volunteer Coordinators

Arts & Lectures – TBD
Strategic Plan – Mary Barrett
Historian – TBD

Osher Gallery – Janice Shapiro and Frank Michaels
Library – Sheila Hollander and Joanne Joyce
Sunshine – Barb & Chris Colucci
One-Session Courses – Mary Jane Thomas
Videographers – Sally Emmel, Carol Samuel, and Avri Michaeli

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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.