Sandi Bragar & Jerome Rossen, Chairs
Presenting our 2026 Changing Lives Award to
Tamar Shwartz, CEO of Ruach Nashit
for her groundbreaking work addressing financial abuse and promoting economic independence for survivors of domestic violence
Honorary Host Committee
State Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, Chair
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita of the U.S. House of Representatives
State Senator Josh Becker | State Senator Scott Wiener
CA State Assemblymember Damon Connolly | Belmont Mayor Julia Mates
Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii | San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan
San Mateo County Supervisor Jackie Speier | The Honorable David Chiu
The Honorable Brooke Jenkins | The Honorable Rafael Mandelman
The Honorable Myrna Melgar
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen
The Honorable Eugene Hyman | Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
Former State Senator Mark Leno
Adi Reicher Alouf | Hope & Noah Alper | Dan Alpert & Rabbi Eric Weiss
Diane & Ed Bernbaum | Sherry Brown-Ryther | Julie Chaiken
Debbie & Barry Cohn | Ellen & Barry Finestone | Zoe Frankel | Marci Glazer
Nancy Grand | Tyler Gregory | Bruce Gribens & Jing Yu
Ellen & Rabbi Doug Kahn | Linda & Thomas Kalinowski
Daniel Klein, CEO Jewish Silicon Valley | Linda & Frank Kurtz | Sandy Lipkowitz
Patricia Lurie | Rabbi Deborah Newbrun | Jan Reicher & Alain Bismuth
Leesa Miao Romo | Elyse Salven-Blatt | Janet Schneider & Andrew Kahn
Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer | Dana Sheanin & Sue Bojdak
Joy Sisisky, CEO Jewish Federation Bay Area | Esta Soler | Adam Swig
Roselyne C. Swig | Jacqueline Neuwirth Swire | Ingrid Tauber & Frank Taforo
Event Committee
Lynne Belmont | Vivien Braly | Jenn Brysk | Marci & Marc Dollinger
Jerilyn Gelt | Stacey & Evan Levy | Barbara Moser | Shari Rubin-Rick
Barbara Shragge | Deborah & Michael Sosebee | Kate Taffel
Michelle & Keith Tandowsky
SPONSORS
Life Changer
Anonymous | Leesa Miao Romo
Sheltered in Peace
Anonymous | The Chortek Family | Libitzky Family Foundation
John Pritzker Family Fund
MenschUp!
Anonymous | Hillary & Pete Blum | Ann Bornstein
Sandi Bragar & Jerome Rossen | Claudia Felson | Jerilyn Gelt | Nancy Grand
Barbara Moser, Esq./Kaye-Moser-Hierbaum-Ford LLP Family Law
The Jerome G. & Annette S. Zimmerman Foundation
Peace Builder
Debbie & Barry Cohn | Cathy & Phil Goldstein | Susie Julius
Stacey & Evan Levy | Patricia Lurie | Sandi Morris | Sue & Gary Schwartzman
Martin Segol & Nancy Greenberg | Beverly & Bruce Stamper
Ingrid Tauber & Frank Taforo
Steppin’ Up
Michael Bien | Vivien Braly & Ruben Arquilevich | Amy & Morton Friedkin
Marsha Gelt & Barry Schienberg | Johanna & Jeffrey Ilfeld
Jewish Federation Bay Area | Linda & Thomas Kalinowski | Nancy Klehr
Arlene Krieger | Linda & Frank Kurtz | Susan Moldaw & Bob Stallings
Dr. Gladys Monroy & Larry Marks | Anne & Nathan Petrowsky
Jan Reicher, Alan Bismuth, and Adi Reicher Alouf
Beth Scanlan/Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management
Deborah & Michael Sosebee | Kate Taffel | Troutman Pepper Locke
Jerry Yanowitz & Suzanne D’Arcy
Advocate
Anne Bakar/Telecare Corporation | Lynne Belmont
Madeline Chaleff & David Arfin | Cherkas Accountancy
Laureen & David Cohen | Dyanna & Idan Dvir | Shannon Edelstone
Suzanne Felson | Richard Fiedotin & Liz Berman | Sheila Reicher Fine
Drs. Tricia & Richard Gibbs | Jim Heeger & Daryl Messinger | Roslyn Kahn
Beth & Marty Katz | Barbara & Ron Kaufman | Laurie Leiber | Michael Loeb
Karen & Brian Perlman | Alissa Robinow | Elyse Salven-Blatt
Jorun & Harmon Shragge | Jacqueline Neuwirth Swire
Michelle & Keith Tandowsky | Allison Kent Weiss & Paul Weiss
Jessica & Mark Zitter | Rachel & Aaron Zubaty
Helping Hand
Hope & Noah Alper | Dan Alpert & Rabbi Eric Weiss
Ellen Bob & David Waksberg | Congregation Adath Israel San Francisco
The Clergy of Congregation Emanu-El | Shirley Cohen
Fenchel Family Law, PC | Fiduciary Trust International
Rabbi Jessica Zimmerman Graf | Kendra & Tom Kasten
Ruth Katz & Michael Rappaport | Former State Senator Mark Leno
Carol Olmert & Alan Burckin, MD | Anne & Rodney Pearlman
Sherri Richards | Sheri & Paul Robbins | Steven Saxe
Janet Schneider & Andrew Kahn | Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer
Esta Soler/Futures Without Violence | Joelle Steefel | Temple Beth Am
Dr. Dawn Marie Wadle | Sharon & Josh Weinberg | Dr. Julian Yudelson
Victoria & Steve Zatkin
Act Now
Anonymous | Selma Abdo | Shelly Ball & Jeff Burack
Rabbi Ira Book & Nancy Hurwitz-Kors, PhD | Eileen & Nersi Boussina
Annette Brown, CDFA | Sherry Brown-Ryther & David Ryther
Rabbi Steven & Leona Chester | The Rabbis of Congregation Beth El
Congregation Beth Israel | Congregation Beth Jacob
Congregation Beth Sholom | Rabbi David Cooper
Steven E. Dinkelspiel & Tina Sharkey | Helene & Larry Edelman
Leslie & Raphael Edelman | Sandy Edwards
Allie Emrich & Guilherme Lichand | Linda & Eli Frank
Debi Geller & Ed Zimmerman | Roberta Gelt | Kathy & Mike Glass
Rabbi Ilana & David Goldhaber-Gordon | David Gottfried | Tyler Gregory
Bruce Gribens & Jing Yu | Jeanne Varon Himy | Matt & Michele Hofherr
JCRC Bay Area | Joanne & Jeff Jagoda | Ellen & Rabbi Doug Kahn
Jan & Randy Kessler | Tracey & Adam Klapow | Wendy & Howard Kleckner
Karen & Mel Kronick | Vered Lewis/Creations by Valentine | Danielle Meshorer
Eric & Denise Migdail | Jeanne Miller | Dr. Nancy Milliken | Perla Muhlstein
Elaine & Jeff Neeley | Jacqueline Palchik | Peninsula Temple Sholom
Marcia & Don Pompan | Abigail & Jason Porth | Amy Rabbino & Neal Rubin
Jane & Mark Rabinovitz | Arline & Gary Radine
Dr. Jeanne Reisman & Len Goldschmit | Ulli Rotzscher & Ruth Kleinman
Shari Rubin-Rick & Evan Rick | Sharon Sagiv & Abe Boskovitz
Dana Sheanin & Sue Bojdak | The Solomon-Colby Family | Temple Isaiah
Laura & Jason Turbow | Naomi Tucker & Dr. Valerie Curtis | Jessica Vapnek
Carol A. Weitz