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Board of Directors

Barbara Goldstein HERC Executive Director

Barbara was born in New York City to parents who personally experienced and survived the Holocaust. She moved to Florida in 1986 and has lived in Tallahassee for more than 30 years with her husband and two children.
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Steve Friedlander HERC Treasurer

Steve has maintained a presence in Holocaust education for many years. A former math teacher, Steve invited his father, a Holocaust survivor, to speak to students on several occasions.
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Rick Murgo Chair

Dr. Richard Murgo, Ph.D. joined the faculty at Tallahassee Community College in 1994 as an assistant professor. Over the years, he served in various roles, from political science professor to associate dean of social sciences, until being selected as dean of the College of Social Sciences in 2017.
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Karen Asher-Cohen Vice Chair

Karen is a founding shareholder of the Radey Law Firm, where she represents insurers before the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. Formerly, she served as director of insurer services and deputy commissioner at the Department of Insurance.
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Judy Alexander At-Large Board Member

Judy became involved with HERC after meeting with Barbara Goldstein to discuss the organization’s mission and successful programming. She realizes that now, more than ever, students and citizens must learn about the Holocaust and its far- reaching consequences.
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Anita Parish At-Large Board Member

Anita moved to Tallahassee in 2010 after her retirement. She has a Master of Arts in Christian Education and served three different Presbyterian congregations as director of Christian education for more than 30 years.
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Betty Jensen At-Large Board Member

Originally from Trujillo, Peru, Betty started her professional career as a faculty member at Tallahassee Community College. In 1995, she began centralizing international student services and launched the Office of International Student Services (ISS).
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Carol Berkowitz At-Large Board Member

Before retiring, Carol taught nonprofit budget management and gerontology courses as an adjunct professor at the Florida State University College of Social Work.
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Jared M. Ross At-Large Board Member

Jared has more than 18 years of experience as a lobbyist and an association executive. Today, he serves as president of the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association (FBWA).
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Jeffrey E. Lickson, MSW, PhD
At-Large Board Member

Jeffrey grew up in Connecticut and moved to Houston, Texas in 1984 to work as an instructional designer for Exxon, USA. From 1987 to 1988, he conducted video interviews with 12 Holocaust Survivors in Houston.
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Susan Turner At-Large Board Member

Susan was born and raised in Jasper, Florida, about 80 miles east of Tallahassee, and grew up attending Valdosta Hebrew Congregation in Valdosta, Georgia.
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Sam Kimelman At-Large Board Member

Sam is an experienced accountant and financial manager with more than three decades of managing accounting functions for public and private entities.
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