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Rabbi Shimmy Trencher, MSW, a Jewish educator and social worker who has spent over a decade working with Jewish children and teens in a variety of settings, founded Heart, Mind & Soul in 2003. Rabbi Trencher also serves as the Dean of Students and School Social Worker at the Hebrew High School of New England in West Hartford, Connecticut. He holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from University of Connecticut, with a certification in mental health and substance abuse in social work practice. Rabbi Trencher also served as the Assistant Director of New England Region NCSY for seven years and has served on the staff of Yachad Greater Hartford Jewish Community High School for nine years. Rabbi Trencher is also a trained instructor of Redirecting Children's Behavior. Rabbi Elie Weinstock serves as the Rabbinic Advisor for Heart, Mind & Soul. Rabbi Weinstock currently is the Associate Rabbi and Director of Education and Outreach at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in Manhattan. He also teaches Talmud at the Ramaz Middle School. He is also a member of the Talmud faculty at the Ramaz Middle School. Rabbi Weinstock received Rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and holds a Masters in Jewish Philosophy from the Bernard Revel Graduate School. Prior to his current position, Rabbi Weinstock was the Associate Director of New England Region NCSY and a staff member of Makom Hebrew High School of New Haven and New Haven Hebrew Day School/Beis Chana. Mark Geisler, MSW, ACSW is the Clinical Advisor for Heart, Mind & Soul. Mr. Geisler has worked with a variety of populations--from youth to the elderly--in his years of social work practice, and he provides us with invaluable clinical experience and guidance. He currently is Patient Advocate at Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center in Fort Myers, Florida. Rabbi Yaakov Green is the Coordinator of South Florida Programming for Heart, Mind & Soul. He currently serves as a Judaic Studies teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy and previously was the Teen Director of the Boca Raton Synagogue and ran Boca Raton NCSY and Palm Beach JSU. He brings with him years of experience in youth work and informal Jewish education. Pam Dunn is President of Your Infinite Life Training and Coaching Company and has close to 20 years experience in teaching work based on cognitive psychology models. Ms. Dunn has developed numerous programs for teens at risk and the general young adult population, and she has been instrumental in developing and refining the Heart, Mind & Soul program. Ms. Dunn's also has developed other workshops and groups that are utilized by the St. Louis, Missouri Court System. Our Board of Regents: Marc Lerman, President Devora Jaye, Vice President Carla Moy Lerman, Secretary Devorah Aroesty-Cohen, Treasurer Rabbi Shimmy Trencher, MSW, Chairman Rabbi Yosef Cohen Audrey Lichter Ann Pava Beth Salzberg |
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