Board of Trustees

  • Rabbi Arthur Schneier

    Rabbi Arthur Schneier is the Founder and Dean of Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School, Senior Rabbi at Park East Synagogue and Founder and President of the Appeal of Conscience Foundation.

  • Elizabeth Pipko

    President

  • Eric Mendel

    Treasurer

    Eric, who serves as Treasurer of the Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School, has worked as an innovator in the long-term healthcare space for more than two decades. He is CEO of Avenir Healthcare Group, which provides management, consulting, and administrative services to long-term care facilities.

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  • Daniel B. Nottes (Dan)

    Daniel B. Nottes (Dan) is the founder and managing partner of the Law Offices of Daniel B. Nottes, PLLC.  He is a skilled trial lawyer and has been lead counsel in important cases that have shaped the trajectory of matrimonial and family law, including cases of first impression, both statewide and worldwide.  He is widely recognized as one of the top lawyers in his field and has successfully negotiated considerable out of court settlements for his clients and in connection with his extensive work dealing with pre-and-post-nuptial agreements.  Several of Dan’s groundbreaking cases and reported decisions have been cited by or relied upon courts and other lawyers in New York and other jurisdictions, including in the United States and abroad.

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  • Harvey Feuerstein

    Harvey Feuerstein is chairman emeritus of Herrick, Feinstein LLP. He served as chairman of the firm’s Executive Committee from 2001 to 2012 and, previously, as chair of the firm’s Litigation Department. Harvey first joined the firm in 1969, when it was comprised of only four real estate lawyers; and he has been a vibrant member of the firm for over 50 years.

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  • Jean Minskoff Grant III

    Jean Minskoff Grant III is the president and COO of Minskoff Grant Realty and Management Corporation, the former Vice president of the Minskoff Organization. She holds an M.A. and B.S. in Nutrition Sciences from New York University and Cornell and is a matriculated Ph.D at New York University.

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  • Beverly Greenberg

    Beverly Greenberg is a graduate of New York University with a Bachelor of Science Degree and a Masters of Science Degree from the School of Education.

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  • Harry Karten

    Harry Karten is the president of I. Karten Bermaha Textile Company, a family-owned import-export business. Harry’s other companies which he owns and is president of are HK Realty; J.S.I.K International., LLC; 990 GP Corp; and Rockland Properties.

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