Effective as of October 1, 2003
Newly elected JDCC Board Officers
Sharon Ann Dror – President
Founder of JDCC in 1992, mother of three deaf children. She grew up in a traditional Jewish household in Santa Monica, CA and graduated from Woodbury University with an accounting degree. She served on the National Congress of Jewish Deaf s board for 8 years, and was involved with several other Jewish Deaf organizations including Temple Beth Solomon of the Deaf (Arleta, CA), Washington Society of Jewish Deaf, and Chabad House Hearing Impaired Program in Los Angeles, CA.
David Rosenbaum – Secretary
David has been on the JDCC Board since 1996. After four years at Gallaudet University, he moved to Southern California and has been involved with JDCC since it was founded. Born to a traditional Jewish family, he took courses on Jewish History and the Old Testament through the mail with the equivalent of the Jewish Bureau of Education in Australia and says these lessons helped greatly He is currently based in Sioux Falls, SD managing Deaf Expo for Communication Service for the Deaf.
Kenneth Rothschild – Treasurer
Kenneth brings to the JDCC a wealth of experience from his many years of community involvement, particularly with the Jewish Deaf. He has been involved in JDCC activities since his move from New York to California. Kenneth is a well known authority on Deaf-related stamps from all over the world. He had a long technical professional career with IBM as a programmer before retiring and then worked with Deaf people in various capacities.
Michael Dubowe – Board Member
Michael comes on-board as a new Board Member of JDCC with several years of experience working with the Jewish community and other non-profit organizations. Michael is a professional graphic and book cover designer. He also does free-lance graphic work, especially with non-profit organizations. He is married to Rabbi Rebecca Dubowe who is a full-time rabbi at Temple Adat Elohim in Thousand Oaks, CA. He has two children and one yellow lab dog that keeps him very busy and young! Michael is honored and excited to be part of the dynamic JDCC board.
Jeff Lubman – Board Member
Jeff graduated from Gallaudet University in 1981 with a Bachelors Degree in General Science and then later attended CSUN/CSULA where he completed graduate courses in Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling. He has been employed for the past 15 years as Senior Rehabilitation Counselor for Department of Rehabilitation, serving Deaf/HH and General clients at West Covina, CA. He also is an avid sportsman, having hiked 2100 footpath miles from Georgia to Maine in 1984 as first (congenitally) Deaf Appalachian Trail Hiker. He has helped organize several Deaf events such as the National Racquetball Tournament for the Deaf in 1995, and the Fiftieth Anniversary California School for the Deaf, Riverside Alumni Reunion in 2003. He received the Award of Merit from the Jewish Deaf Congress in 1998. Lubman is married to Marie (Greenstone) and has a Deaf daughter, Nadja.
