Board of Trustees
“HMJDS does an excellent job nurturing confidence and public speaking skills among its students from kindergarten through eighth grade. This is a wonderful, important life skill to learn early-on.” – HMJDS Parent
The members of the Board of Trustees of the Day School hold a threefold duty:
- to ensure that the mission of the institution is pursued and upheld
- to give guidance to administration
- to advance the institution in the community
Our Board members represent all facets of relationship to the school — parents, grandparents and interested community members. They meet monthly as a whole group and additionally on subcommittees regarding strategic planning, finance and endowments. Ultimately, they bear the fiduciary responsibility for the integrity of the school as an institution serving the Jewish community of Minneapolis.
Officers of the Board of Directors
- President: Matthew Heilicher*
- Vice-President: Brad Birnberg*
- Vice-President – HR: Mark Appelbaum*
- Vice-President – Development: Jon Halper*
- Treasurer: Seth Meisler*
- Secretary: Heidi Pergament*
- Immediate Past President: Debra Glassman*
Additional Members of the Board of Trustees:
| Mark Appelbaum# | Brad Birnberg# | Alan Einisman |
| Robin Engelson | Sally Forbes-Friedman* | Bernie Goldblatt* |
| David Goldenberg | David Goldsteen | Susan Horovitz |
| Jeff Kahn | Mort Kane | David Kohn* |
| Herb Kohn^* | Mary Koppel* | Lisa Lederer |
| Elyse Less | Ray Levi | Dan Levitt |
| Steve Orloff | Ellen Sue Parker* | Jerry Ribnick* |
| Robert Ribnick | Nancy Schoenberger | Richard and Judy Spiegel |
| Michael Stern* | David Stillman | Peter Sussman |
| Rachael Vegas | Dori Weinstein |
| *Past President | ^Deceased | #Executive Committee |