The 2025 graduation class of the Federation’s Community Leadership Institute was recognized and introduced at the Annual Meeting on June 5.

In the photo (far left) Federation NextGen Leadership & Engagement Manager Avi Remetz are (from left) Samantha Shokin, Jenna Friedberg, Crystal Jackson, Alaina Smoot, LeAnne Whitlow-Sporn, Arielle Falzone, Jennifer Leider, Natali Bonnie, Hannah Bernstein, and Brian Landes. 

President Josh Goldberg said, “We created the Community Leadership Institute many years ago to continue and build Jewish leadership for today in our Jewish community. It is why it is my highest pleasure to introduce the graduating class. Please accept our deepest congratulations, gratitude, and excitement to see what is ahead for each of you. Mazel Tov.”

They are:  Hannah Bernstein, Arielle Falzone, Jenna Friedberg, Brett Goldfine, Crystal Jackson, Joshua Kerner, Brian Landes, Jennifer Leider, Evie Metz, Natali Sharel Bonnie, Samantha Shokin, Alaina Smoot, Rachel Weinberg-Rue and LeAnne Whitlow.