Board of Trustees

President - president@levshalomaz.org

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Jen Ruben grew up in Columbus, Ohio and moved to Flagstaff in 2010 from Brooklyn, New York. Jen is currently working as a family law attorney at her own firm, The Law Office of Jennifer B.  Ruben, and loves her job. She has no pets, but two kids who keep her very busy. Jen has two favorite things about CLS: a Jewish community that supports both her son and her daughter, and ending a busy week at Shabbat services with friends singing familiar songs with ancient melodies. 

Vice President - vicepresident@levshalomaz.org​

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​Ron grew up in Princeton, New Jersey but has called Flagstaff home since 1990, even though we moved away to Oregon for 11 years. Ron is a past Treasurer, Co-President, and a founder of Congregation Lev Shalom. He is retired and enjoys traveling with his wife Linda and visiting his three adult children, their partners, and most importantly his granddaughter. What he likes best about CLS is its resilience over the many years of its existence and the dedication of its members.​

Secretary - secretary@levshalomaz.org

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Eli Cohen was born and raised in Winnipeg, Canada, in a family steeped in social and communal service traditions. Following the completion of a B.Sc. in Actuarial Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Manitoba, Eli has worked in the Insurance, Financial Services, and IT industries for over 30 years. On a communal level, Eli has been a volunteer and participant in one form or another since his early teens. Upon reaching Flagstaff in 2013, he made the decision to lend his skills to a variety of local non-profit organizations and campaigns spanning the fields of civic engagement, social justice, environmental sustainability, the arts, education, and healthcare. It is Eli's belief that both personal and shared community are strengthened by the participation and inclusion of all a community’s members. He is proud to help grow that vision here in his new home.

Member at Large​ 

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Sabrina grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and relocated to Flagstaff, Arizona to attend Northern Arizona University back in 2015. After graduating with her Bachelor's degree in Strategic Communication, she dove headfirst into the workforce with a position for the City of Flagstaff and is now with Coconino County. 

Though Sabrina grew up Jewish, she never regularly attended Temple until finding CLS. Her holiday traditions were rather unconventional, ask her about them! Being welcomed with open arms and making the connections she did inspired Sabrina to begin giving back to the congregation that has given her so much. She now serves as a Member at Large for the congregation when she's not hiking, crafting, snuggling with her cat, or doing dancing downtown. If you see her around, feel free to say "hey!" :) 

Member at Large​ 

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Joan was born in Parris Island, South Carolina - a middle child between two sets of fraternal twins. She grew up in New York and New Jersey, and spent most of her adult life in Illinois. She taught for ten years at Illinois State University, College of Business, Department of Accounting, where she met her husband to be, now of 22 years. They moved West to follow a career path, eventually retiring in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Participating in the Jewish Community of Flagstaff attracted them to remain in Flagstaff. There were many opportunities to meet, help, serve, and continue to grow with the community. Their blended family of three sons and six grandchildren enjoy the many blessings offered by being in Flagstaff. CLS reaches out to people in a positive way by being inclusive, caring and supportive. There are many opportunities to “signup and show up“ and build new friendships.

Treasurer​ - treasurer@levshalomaz.org

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Maura has been an active member of the Flagstaff Jewish community since 1998. Over the years, she has supported our community in various roles, including serving as the Religious School Director for our congregation from 2003 to 2010 and helping oversee the congregation’s building remodel in 2009.

With a background in bookkeeping, she spent ten years helping manage the congregation's finances alongside her husband, Jonathan, while he was the treasurer. Outside of the synagogue, her community involvement includes a decade as the Secretary and Bookkeeper for Flagstaff Hoops, a youth basketball club, and volunteering at Cromer Elementary School. She enjoys supporting Congregation Lev Shalom as Treasurer and looks forward being involved with all congregants and supporters, so that we can provide the best possible Jewish religious and community programming in the Flagstaff area.