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 Committee
The Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker Emerita of the US House of Representatives
Former U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer | State Senator Josh Becker
State Senator Scott Weiner | CA State Assemblymember Damon Conolly
CA State Assemblymember Catherine Stefani | The Honorable David Chiu
The Honorable Brooke Jenkins | The Honorable Rafael Mandelman
The Honorable Myrna Melgar
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen
Belmont Mayor Julia Mates | Berkeley Mayor Adena Ishii
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan | Joy Sisisky, CEO Jewish Federation Bay Area
Host Committee
Dan Alpert & Rabbi Eric Weiss | Diane & Ed Bernbaum | Julie Chaiken
Zoe Frankel | Nancy Grand | Linda & Thomas Kalinowski | Sandy Lipkowitz
Rabbi Deborah Newbrun | Elyse Salven-Blatt
Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer | Dana Sheanin & Sue Bojdak
Esta Soler | Adam Swig | 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
Sheltered in Peace
Anonymous | Libitzky Family Foundation
MenschUp!
Hillary & Pete Blum | Ann Borstein | Sandi Bragar & Jerome Rossen
Claudia Felson | Jerilyn Gelt
Barbara Moser, Esq./Kaye-Moser-Hierbaum-Ford LLP Family Law
The Jerome G. & Annette S. Zimmerman Foundation
Peace Builder
Cathy & Phil Goldstein | Susie Julius | Stacey & Evan Levy
Sue & Gary Schwartzman | Martin Segol & Nancy Greenberg
Beverly & Bruce Stamper
Steppin’ Up
Vivien Braly & Ruben Arquilevich | Amy & Morton Friedkin
Johanna & Jeffrey Ilfeld | Jewish Federation Bay Area
Linda & Thomas Kalinowski | Nancy Klehr | Arlene Krieger | Patricia Lurie
Dr. Gladys Monroy & Larry Marks
Jan Reicher, Alan Bismuth, and Adi Reicher Alouf
Deborah & Michael Sosebee | Kate Taffel | Jerry Yanowitz & Suzanne D’Arcy
Advocate
Anne Bakar/Telecare Corporation | Lynne Belmont | Laureen & David Cohen
Jim Heeger & Daryl Messinger | Beth & Marty Katz | Michael Loeb
Alissa Robinow | Jorun & Harmon Shragge | Jacqueline Neuwirth Swire
Jessica & Mark Zitter
Helping Hand
Hope & Noah Alper | Dan Alpert & Rabbi Eric Weiss | Shirley Cohen
Anne & Rodney Pearlman | Sheri & Paul Robbins
Rabbi Judy Shanks & James Gracer | Joelle Steefel | Dr. Dawn Marie Wadle
Sharon & Josh Weinberg | Julian Yudelson
Act Now
Eileen & Nersi Boussina | Congregation Beth Jacob | David Cooper
Allie Emrich & Guilherme Lichand | Rabbi Ilana & David Goldhaber-Gordon
David Gottfried | Bruce Gribens | JCRC Bay Area | Karen & Mel Kronick
Danielle Meshorer | Nancy Milliken | Peninsula Temple Sholom
Marcia & Don Pompan | Ulli Rotzscher & Ruth Kleinman
Shari Rubin-Rick & Evan Rick | Dana Sheanin & Sue Bojdak