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August 23, 2002/Elul 15 5762, Vol. 54, No. 49
People on the moveTemple Solel has installed its new board of trustees and officers. Officers are Andy Abraham, president; Syd Abed, executive vice president; Marilyn Hawkes, program vice president; Andy Gordon, financial secretary; Louis Gorman, treasurer; and Ceil Siegel, secretary.Trustees are Gert Baum, Andrew Cohn, Karin Epstein, Joani Frankel, Chris Harrison, Sue Hughson, Debbie Lanson, Rhoda Levine, Ilene Malka, Alan Michels, Barbara Moretsky, Vicki Motzkin, Arnold Rabin, Janet Robinson, Steve Rogers, Alla Rosenfield, Jerry Schwartzman, Louis Smith, Audrey Sobel, Lisa Speck, Dana Toporek, Terre Traister and Will Wetterland. Auxiliary representatives are Mary Ann Bloom, Arlene Bonime, Jeanne Gustafson, David Lanson, Sabin Levenson, Sherry Siegel and Merle Weiner. Immediate past president is Judy Schaffert. Desert Pain Institute, a comprehensive outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation center, will open this month at 6309 E. Baywood Road, Mesa. The center will diagnose, treat and manage all forms of acute and chronic pain. Dr. Steven Pitt of Scottsdale was recently honored by The American Osteopathic Association with an AOA Hero Medal for his commitment to the community through his work with Threat Assessment Group, Inc., of California, which examined the Columbine High School tragedy in search of information to help prevent similar future tragedies. Pitt, a board-certified psychiatrist and forensic psychiatrist, is a private practitioner in Scottsdale, a clinical associate professor at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in Tucson and serves as a board examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Executive chef Kenny Bowers has opened Chandler's first Rockfish Seafood Grill at 3095 W. Chandler Blvd. The restaurant offers fresh seafood and signature Rockfish cuisine. Call 480-963-6662. David Berliner, Arizona State University Regents Professor of Education, is the 2003 recipient of the Brock International Prize in Education. The $40,000 award is presented in recognition of Berliner's innovative and effective contributions made to the field of education. American Red Magen David for Israel (ARMDI) has relocated its Western Region office to Encino, Calif. The nonprofit organization raises funds in the United States for Magen David Adom, Israel's equivalent to the Red Cross. The office is located at 6345 Balboa Blvd., Suite 112, Encino, Calif. 91316. Call (818) 776-9002 or (800) 323-2371. |
