Board of Directors
Dedicated leaders helping Suncoast Hillels strengthen Jewish life for students across Tampa Bay.
Leadership in Service
Our Board of Directors bring experience, insight, and a shared commitment to helping Jewish students thrive throughout their college years.
Our Officers
Debbie Doliner
Co-President
"Suncoast Hillels have the opportunity to engage young adults at a critical time, when they are deciding who they are and what they believe. Our mission works to ensure a Jewish future for our People and for our students. What we do is vital, and it is my honor to support and serve this highly meaningful organization."
Dr. Michael Binder
Co-President
"We are living in a time of increasing antisemitism in our world. I realized that the epicenter of this activity is on the college campus, so this is where I thought my fight should begin. Hillel needs to be the safe space for Jewish life on campus. It is my honor to help bring these goals to fruition."
Merrill Marx
Treasurer
"The college campus environment is becoming more challenging as antisemitism and anti-Israel activism rise. As a “home away from home”, Hillel provides support, guidance and an opportunity to socialize for our Jewish students. I strongly believe that Hillel helps to ensure a Jewish future for them and for us."
Jessica Sheikhet
Secretary
" I am a proud USF and USF Hillel alumni and am looking forward to giving back to the community that impacted me so profoundly. I am excited to help create a positive impact on Jewish students as they begin their adult lives and encourage them to keep their Jewishness at the forefront of their identities as they continue on in life."
Board Members
Jeff Benatar
"I am especially proud to represent students, staff, and faculty at Florida Southern College as well as the Lakeland Jewish Community."
Bruce Goldstein
"It is important that there be a strong Jewish presence to give students the strength to stand up to dangerous ideas that threaten our Jewish way of life."
Cindy Korenvaes
"I feel every Jewish student should have a "home" on his/her campus to enjoy, practice and explore his/her Jewish identity with other Jewish students."
"Hillel provides the important platform to help ensure that no Jewish student’s education should be compromised by antisemitism.
Samuel Moore
Yoav Rappaport
" I wanted to contribute to the Jewish student campus experience and combat antisemitism on campus, by supporting students on their Jewish identity journeys. "
Judith Sachs
"I have been concerned about the rise of antisemitism on college campuses and wish to do whatever I can to keep our Jewish students both safe and connected to Judaism."
Adam Slotnick
"I'm particularly passionate about strengthening alumni engagement so students can see how Jewish community, mentorship and leadership extend well beyond graduation."
Marc Tindell
"Through my involvement on this board, I wish to be supportive of those university students desiring to reach out for weekly Shabbat dinners and Jewish Holidays."
