Board Members

Jan Eidelson  (President)

Jan has spent her youth and adult life focused on social justice and advocating for abused women. She is the President of the Board of Directors and a member of Psychologists for Social Responsibility.

Gail Lansky (Vice President)

Gail is the Outreach and Development Director for the Amherst Cinema Arts Center, a nonprofit organization with two independent movie theaters in Northampton and Amherst. She is the former Director of LGA Discovery Camps. From June 2005-November 2009 she was the was the National Director of B’nai Tzedek Teen Philanthropy Program at the Harold Grinspoon Foundation where she coordinated the first-ever Jewish Youth Philanthropy Conference.

 Marcie Sclove (Treasurer)

After working as a professional chef, culinary professor, and restaurant owner for 25 years, Marcie became the Food Coordinator at the ASC in 1997. Since then, Marcie has remained active in the ASC community as a volunteer and Board Member. She also works as a doula (childbirth attendant), often volunteering to support low income and at-risk birthing women at Baystate Hospital and Franklin Medical Center.

Amy Rothenberg, ND  (Secretary)

Dr. Amy Rothenberg graduated from the National College of Naturopathic Medicine, and has been in private practice since 1986. She writes and teaches widely on topics in complementary and alternative medicine. She served on the Amherst Board of Health for six years.

Sarah Barr

Sarah is the Director of Academic Programs at the Center for Community Engagement at Amherst College. She works with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community organizations to develop community-based courses, research projects, internships, and co-curricular initiatives. She recently completed a master’s degree in Theology and Ethics at Hartford Seminary.

Richard Cohen

Richard is an attorney who presently works as a consultant advising companies in the areas of commercial and antitrust law.  He was employed for 27 years as an in-house corporate attorney and 3 years as a litigator at a Wilmington, DE law firm.  He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

 Aron P. Goldman

Aron is the Executive Director of the Springfield Institute, a research, policy, and community organizing initiative. Goldman has 14 years experience in program development for grassroots, regional, national, and international organizations. Goldman holds a Masters degree from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School for Public and International Affairs.

 Sabine Holub

Sabine is the wife of University of Massachusetts Chancellor, Robert Holub. She brings experience in fundraising and development to the Board of Directors and Development Committee.

Susan C. Lowery, MD

Dr. Susan Lowery is a Board Certified Family Physician who had a private practice in Amherst for 13 years prior to retiring in 1994. She trained at Montgomery County Hospital, a subsidiary of Temple University, where she completed her MD in 1987. She has a BA in Psychology from LaSalle University in Philadelphia. 

Tini Sawicki

As Owner of Prudential Sawicki Real Estate, Tini is invested in the Amherst community and brings her social and professional skills to the Board of Directors and Development Committee.

Kenneth K. Toong

Ken is the Executive Director of Auxiliary Services at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He is responsible for oversight of the Campus Center/Student Union complex and Events Office; Dining Services, retail food services, Hotel and Conference Services, retail services and the UMass system’s trademark and licensing program and serves as the contract administrator for bookstore operations.