Our Team
STAFF
Stacey Glazer will be finishing her MA in Jewish Education from JTS in May. In 2021, she completed her certificate in Jewish Ethics and Social Justice, also from JTS. Stacey’s Bachelors is in theatre from Florida State University. She is theatre director in Austin, TX, and a founding member of the City Theatre Company. Stacey also teaches both Hebrew and Judaics at Congregation Agudas Achim and Congregation Beth Shalom in Austin. Prior to NewCaje, Stacey worked as an Engagement Director and as the Associate Director for Synagogue Support for USY. Before starting down the professional Jewish path, Stacey was a full-time bartender. Stacey lives with her husband, Marc Friedman, and her four cats, Chava, Maya, and Simon, and Ari. When she isn’t working or directing, Stacey enjoys doing Krav Maga, writing Jewish and feminist slam poetry, and painting.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox President
Rabbi Cherie Koller-Fox is well known in the Boston area and beyond. She was ordained by the Academy for Jewish Religion in New York which is a pluralistic Jewish seminary. She has served as rabbi at Congregation Eitz Chayim in Cambridge, Temple Emanuel of Marlborough, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, and Beth Israel Hospital. She was also the interim President of the Academy for Jewish Religion and is the founder and national chair of the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education. Cherie served as the chair of the NewCAJE conferences in 2010-2016.
Sherry Knazan
Sherry has been a Jewish educator for many years. She relocated to Minneapolis in 2021 from the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lived and worked for many years. But it is hard to let go of former colleagues and work places so she continues to work at her former synagogue, teaching Hebrew via zoom. Upon moving to Minneapolis, she started a cottage bakery and makes yummy challah and other treats on a weekly basis. Sherry holds a BS in education from the University of Michigan, and M.Ed. from Temple University, and a Master of Science in Jewish Studies from Spertus Institute of Jewish Learning where she is currently working on her doctorate in Jewish Studies. She was awarded the national Harold Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Education as well as the Bay Area Helen Diller Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. She loves connecting with all kinds of people and spending time with family.
Marcia is originally from Chicago. She attended her first CAJE conference in 1979 when she first started teaching at the Jewish Day School in Omaha NE. Marcia currently lives in San Diego and has worked in various Jewish organizations, and for 20 years at the Agency for Jewish Education. Most recently her positions have involved Holocaust education through the Jewish Federation, Congregation Beth Israel and March of the Living. Marcia has a Masters in Social Work and in Jewish Studies. As a graduate of Baltimore Institute for Jewish Communal Service, she received her masters in Social Work from the University of Maryland School of Social Work and masters in Jewish History from the Baltimore Hebrew College. She is married and has three adult children.
Judith Brown
Judi has dedicated her life and her career to improving the world. She is deeply committed to social justice and human rights, is concerned for the environment, and promotes arts and culture. Her distinguished career included five years at Columbia University as Director of Development for
the School of Social Work, six years at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society as Vice President for Major and Planned Giving, and ten years at the Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation where she was Chief Development Officer, and ultimately President and CEO at the ALS Association of Greater New York. In 2017, Judi retired to focus on enhancing the effectiveness of mission-driven organizations as a consultant. Judi also served as a Vice President of the Board of her synagogue in New York and is currently Vice President for Religious Practices at her Synagogue
in Poway, CA. Judi joined the Board of NewCAJE in 2022.
Marge Eiseman
Treasurer
Marge Eiseman, NewCAJE treasurer, is a blend of visionary and practical. With a MA in Jewish Studies/Jewish Education from Siegel College (now part of Case Western Reserve), Marge was the 2004 Milwaukee Jewish Educator of the Year. Her annual participation in CAJE from 1999-2008 included presentations about Rosh Chodesh and Songwriting, co-chair of the Music Network and active in Storytelling and Technology networks as well. After 20 years of teaching Jewish cooking and various supplemental school grades, she pivoted and began work for a major bank processing and helping people get mortgages. The value of the CAJE and NewCAJE connections can’t be overstated— on her 2024 Tour de Force for Good, Marge has highlighted visits with these friends from all over the US.
Jerry Benjamin z”l
Jerry Benjamin, z’l, was the Managing Member of Milwaukee Silicon LLC, a start-up company that is working on a new means of silicon purification that will make massive solar more cost-effective. Prior to that, he served for thirty years as the Co-Managing Director of AB Data Ltd. He was an active Trustee of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and a member of the board of the Milwaukee Jewish Community Foundation. He was one of the Co-founders of CAJE. Married to artist Cindy Benjamin for 44 years.