PEACE NOW - Key Persons

Hadar Susskind is widely acknowledged as one of the Jewish community's leading progressive advocacy voices and brings more than twenty years of experience working in Washington DC on both foreign and domestic policy. In that role he has built strong relationships with members of Congress, administration officials, and progressive partners and allies from across the spectrum of American political life. Hadar most recently served as Senior Vice President of Government Relations for the Council on Foundations, and prior to that as the Director of Bend the Arc Jewish Action and Bend the Arc Jewish Action PAC. Before joining Bend the Arc, Hadar was Vice President of the Tides Foundation. Hadar also served as Vice President for Policy and Strategy at J Street and Vice President and Washington Director for the Jewish Council for Public Affairs (JCPA). Previously, Hadar held positions at a number of other Jewish organizations including the Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL), the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS) and the Israel Policy Forum. Hadar currently serves on the boards of Ameinu and the Congressional Progressive Caucus Center. He has also served on the White House Office of Faith Based and Neighborhood Initiatives Task Force on the Environment, as well as the Board of Directors of the Coalition on Human Needs, the Public Policy Committee of Independent Sector and the Leadership Council of Nonprofit VOTE. Hadar is a graduate of the University of Maryland and holds the rank of Sergeant First Class in the Israel Defense Forces.

Harold Shapiro

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Member of the Board of Directors

James Klutznick - Chairman

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Chairman of the Board of Directors

Jeremy Ben-Ami

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Member of the Board of Directors

Jim Gerstein

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Member of the Board of Directors

Jo-Ann Mort

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Vice Chair of the Board of Directors

Judith Tuller

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Member of the Board of Directors

Karen Paul

kp..@peacenow.org

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Director of Development

Karen brings over 30 years of fundraising experience to APN, including over 15 years at New Israel Fund as the Washington Regional Director, where she led all local events, programming and fundraising, as well as NIF's study tour program. Karen's background includes work with NARAL Pro-Choice America, Dance Theatre of Harlem, DC Vote, and dozens of organizations to whom she has offered development support through her fundraising consulting practice. Most recently, Karen was Executive Director of the Tikkun Olam Women's Foundation, where she was dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls in the DC region and in Israel. Karen and her late husband, Jonathan Stern, received the Heschel Visionary Award from Jews United for Justice in 2016 for their dedication to telling the story of his terminal illness with compassion and honesty in the Washington Post and other outlets. Currently, she is working on a memoir about her experience with grief and trauma as a caretaker for a spouse with terminal brain cancer. Karen sits on the Advisory Council of xMinds and is a Trustee of CaringMatters, both in Montgomery County, MD, and serves on the International Council of New Israel Fund. Karen graduated from Union College, and is currently pursuing an MFA in creative non-fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts.

Kathleen Peratis

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Member of the Board of Directors

Leonard Fein

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Member of the Board of Directors

Letty Cottin

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Member of the Board of Directors

Luis Lainer

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Member of the Board of Directors

Madeleine Cereghino

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Director of Government Relations

Madeleine Cereghino (she/her) joined Americans for Peace Now in the spring of 2021 after seven years educating lawmakers on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at J Street. An experienced government affairs strategist, Madeleine credits a Birthright trip to Israel for inspiring her to shift her professional focus to anti-occupation work. Although she resides in Washington, D.C. with her husband, Ben, and dog Apollo, Madeleine will forever be loyal to Bay Area sports. Madeleine is a graduate of Whittier College.

Mandy Patinkin

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Member of the Board of Directors

Marcie Setlow

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Member of the Board of Directors

Mark Silverberg

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Member of the Board of Directors
Secretary - Treasurer

Martin Bresler

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Member of the Board of Directors

Mary Ann Stein

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Member of the Board of Directors

Maxxe Albert

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Strategic Communications Coordinator

Michael Walzer

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Member of the Board of Directors

Mik Moore

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Member of the Board of Directors

Naomi Paiss

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Interim Director of Communications

Ori Nir

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Vice President for Public Affairs

Ori Nir (he/him) joined Americans for Peace Now following a 24-year career in journalism, which was mainly focused on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Ori covered Palestinian affairs for Ha'aretz Daily, Israel's leading newspaper (1986-1990; 1994-1996) during the early years of the first intifada and through the implementation of the first phases of the Oslo Accords. Later, he covered Israel's Arab minority for Ha'aretz, (2000 to July 2002). Ori also covered the diplomatic efforts to advance Arab-Israeli peace. As the Washington correspondent of Ha'aretz (1990-1994) and of The Forward, America's largest and most influential independent national Jewish weekly newspaper, he focused on US Mideast policy. Ori earned a Master's degree in journalism from the University of California, Berkeley, where he also taught journalism (1997-2000). His Bachelor's degree in Middle Eastern history and Arabic literature is from Jerusalem's Hebrew University. Ori is fluent in Hebrew and Arabic.

Peter Edelman

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Member of the Board of Directors

Peter Weiss

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Member of the Board of Directors

Rabbi Andy Bachman

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Member of the Board of Directors
Rabbi

Richard Gunther

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Member of the Board of Directors

Robert Freedman

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Member of the Board of Directors

Robert McCulloch - CFO

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Chief Financial Officer

Rob joined APN in March of 2005. He oversees accounting, human resources, and technology. He is a prominent member of APN's Finance Committee. He is responsible for APN's IRS form 990. He is a graduate of Babson College with degrees in accounting, finance, and quantitative methods. Prior to APN Rob spent the first 20+ years of his career working in large multinational corporations, including Fortune 500 companies, in various accounting management positions. He managed cost reduction programs at multiple companies saving millions of dollars. He is a Past President of the Boston Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants (500 members). He is a former member of Rotary International and was a Paul Harris Fellow award winner. He has taken Dale Carnegie Leadership training for managers.

Sanford Weiner

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Member of the Board of Directors

Sara Ehrman

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Member of the Board of Directors

Sidney Topol

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Member of the Board of Directors

Stanley Sheinbaum

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Member of the Board of Directors

Tom Feldman

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Member of the Board of Directors

Victor Kovner

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Member of the Board of Directors