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June 2, 2000/28 Iyar 5760, Vol. 52, No.39
Snyder to lead ADL regional board
CHRIS GARIFO
Special to Jewish News
Francesca "Franki" Snyder has been elected chairwoman of the Anti-Defamation League's regional board.
Snyder, a member of Temple Kol Ami, begins her two-year term this month. She replaces Marc Lieberman, who finished out the last year of his brother's term. Rick Lieberman resigned from the position on July 1.
Snyder, a married mother of two boys, has been a longtime ADL volunteer. Most recently she served as chairwoman of the ADL Leadership Circle and an ADL associate national commissioner. She chaired the ADL's Leaders of Distinction 2000 dinner, which took place on Saturday, May 6.
At the dinner, Go Media founder and president Gregg A. Ostro received the Al Brooks Community Leadership Award. Receiving Leaders of Distinction Awards were: Phoenix Suns Senior Vice President for Public Affairs Tom Ambrose, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer Tony M. Astorga, Arizona Attorney General Janet Napolitano, Pinnacle West Capital Corp. Vice President of Government Affairs Martin L. Shultz and The Stein-Cox Group President Morris A. Stein.
Snyder, originally from Long Island, N.Y., said the next year "will be an exciting time, especially for Arizona."
She said two candidates for the regional directorship - vacant since Joel Breshin resigned nearly a year ago - will be interviewed this month and she hopes the position soon will be filled. She declined to identify the candidates but said both are from the Phoenix area.
Snyder said becoming regional board chairwoman is still "a little bit new" for her, but "there are so many things I want to accomplish to help the people who have been doing this work for so many years."
Snyder said she wants to continue expanding the ADL's World of Difference tolerance-education program, develop more Internet programming and "reach out to the community to make more people aware of what we're here for."
Easing the transition to her new post will be made easier, Snyder said, by the support the regional board is giving her.
"There have been people who have offered their help and I will gratefully accept it," Snyder said. "They have a lot of experience and they've been there a lot longer than I have."
Snyder also said the experience she's gained as an ADL volunteer will prove beneficial, especially working daily with development director Beth McCoy, who is responsible for local fund-raising efforts.
Snyder, 47, has a master's degree in speech and language pathology from Adelphi University in New York. She and her husband, Howard, a Phoenix attorney, have been married since 1978. The family has lived in the Valley for 20 years.
Until about eight years ago, Snyder had been a speech and language pathologist, working mostly with stroke victims.
Outgoing President Marc Lieberman said he believes Snyder will do very well as chairwoman. "She's very dedicated," he said.
Lieberman said he's proud of the local ADL's accomplishments, especially in the education area, during his year as board chairman.
In addition to having a regional director in place soon, Lieberman said, candidates are being interviewed for the new professional position of education director. That position should be filled shortly after Snyder becomes chairwoman, he said.
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