Hadassah installs Three National Officers at National Assembly Meeting in Los Angeles

NEW YORK - March 27, 2018 - PRLog -- Hadassah installed three national officers at its National Assembly meeting in Los Angeles in January, announced Ellen Hershkin, President of Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA). Merna Shapiro from Parkland, FL was installed as National Vice President, Shelley Kaplan from Ocean, NJ as National Treasurer, and Frieda Rosenberg from Merrick, NYas National Portfolio Council Officerof the nation's largest women's Zionist organization. Marlene Post, Hadassah's21^st National President officiated at the installation ceremony.

Hadassah National President Ellen Hershkin states, "Since its founding over 100 years ago, the lifeblood of Hadassah has been the support, dedication and service of a talented core of volunteers such as Merna Shapiro, Shelley Kaplan and Frieda Rosenberg Each of these newly-elected national officers bring an extraordinary array of leadership skills and talents in dedicated service to HWZOA. In this year of many celebrations – the 100^th anniversary of Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO), the Henrietta Szold Hadassah-Hebrew University School of Nursing and HMO's Department of Ophthalmology – Hadassah is truly blessed to have their commitment and support and sense of our mission."

Merna Shapiro, a Hadassah member since 1978, is part of a three-generation Life Member family.  Formerly Region Past President, Vice President and Membership Vice President of Hadassah Florida Broward, Shapiro is a founding and charter member of the Hadassah Coral Springs-Parkland Chapter. She currently serves on the Hadassah Governance and Ethics Committees (2016-present). Formerly Vice Chair of the 2016 National Convention, The Power of Our Dreams, Shapiro also served as National Membership Vice Chair and was a member of the National Fundraising Action Team Task Force. She is a member of Hadassah's Chai Society, a Keeper of the Gate, a Benefactor of Peace and a Centennial Founder.  A clinical therapist, she earned cum laude a BA in English Education from Douglass College and a MSW from Rutgers University and was formerly a board member of Temple Beth Am in Margate, FL.

Shelley Kaplan, as National Treasurer, chairs Hadassah's Finance Committee and sits on the National Board.  Kaplan was a member of Hadassah's Oversight and Compliance Committee; Chair, Hadassah National Speakers Bureau; Chair, Hadassah Major Gifts; served on the National Finance Committee; and was Region President, Hadassah Southern New Jersey.  She is a member of Hadassah's Circle of Founders and a Benefactor of Peace. Kaplan, a CPA, received her BS in Accounting from SUNY Binghamton and was a tax accountant at Touche Ross in Rochester, NY, and a senior tax manager at DeLoitte and Touche, Pittsburgh, PA.

Frieda Rosenberg is proud to be part of a four-generation Life Member family, a four-generation Associate family and a three-generation President family. She is currently a Celebration 2018 Co-Chair and a National Board Member. She has served as the Vice Coordinator of the Development Division, Development Division Communications & Campaign Co-Chair, Centennial Co-Chair, Development Heart Health Co-Chair, and Grassroots Fundraising Chair. She is a Region Past President of Hadassah Nassau, the Merrick-Bellmore Pnina Chapter and the Dayan Lilah young leaders' group. She is proud to have been the first special project coordinator for the region's "Hadassah Cares – Check It Out!" program and a member of the creative team of Hadassah's national pilot project "Special Needs Training Wheels."  She is a member of Hadassah's Society of Major Donors as well as a Keepers of the Gate. A magnum cum laude Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of Connecticut with a BS in Political Science, she received her law degree from Hofstra University School of Law and practiced admiralty law with Burlingham, Underwood and Lord in New York City.  She has been a board member of the Sisterhood and Executive Board member of the P.T.A. of the Merrick Jewish Center and served on the board of her community Hebrew High School.

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