CIU Board of Directors and Staff
The Center for Interreligious Understanding’s Board of Directors, a diverse group of community leaders, is committed to building a leading organization that fights religious stereotypes and fosters understanding and peace.
Executive Director
Rabbi Jack Bemporad
Chairmen Of The Board
S.A. Ibrahim
John Jonas, Esq.
Past Chairman Of The Board
Angelica Berrie
President/CEO
Anthony Cernera, Ph.D.
Vice-Presidents
Rabbi Ron Li-Paz, Conferences and Special Projects
Donald Berkowitz
Rabbi Robert Seltzer, Ph.D.
Secretary/Treasurer
Donald Berkowitz
Board Members
David Bennett, CPA
Armando Bernardini, Ph.D.
Professor Marshall Breger
Nettie Brenner
Roni Evron
Ira Forman
Ambassador (Ret.) Mordechay Lewy
Greg Millbank
Imam Yahya Abdullah
Imam Marzuq Jaami
Past Board Members
Elaine Adler*
Ronald Mankoff*
*Deceased
Advisory Board
The Very Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski
Father Dennis McManus
Professor Mona Siddiqui
Suhail Kahn
Rabbi Eric J. Greenberg
Staff
Director of Programs and Administration: Jonnie Sofer
Andrea Spinelli, Studio27Media, consultant and film editor
Program Consultant: Jeanette Friedman