Introduction
Board of Directors
Board of Advisors
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Board of Advisors
Martin J. Blank served as Yachad's founding president from 1990-1995. He is Director of Community Collaboration at the Institute for Educational Leadership. Marty earned his law degree from Georgetown University and his undergraduate degree from Columbia University. Marty is past chair of the Social Action Committee of Adas Israel Congregation and a former board member of the Jewish Community Council.

George Brown is an attorney and Senior Vice-President at the Center for Responsible Lending. Brown was the former Deputy Mayor for Economic Development in the District of Columbia for Mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly. Brown is also the Chairman of the Board of the Far SW/SE Community Development Corporation in Washington, D.C.

Edward J. Kopf is a management consultant to family and closely held firms. His entrepreneurial business experience includes positions as President of the American Political Network, Vice President for Corporate Planning at Circuit City Stores, Inc. and Executive Vice President of U.S. Digital Communications, Inc. Ed holds a Ph.D. from Brandeis University and an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania.  He is the President-elect of Adas Israel Congregation.

Jerry Levine is the Co-Director of the Samberg Family Foundation in Washington, D.C. Prior to his current position, Jerry was a practicing housing and community development attorney for over thirty years, specializing in low-income housing, affordable housing production and financing, and HUD/FHA housing programs. He also served in various capacities at the federal Department of Housing & Urban Development for six years. He now serves on the boards of directors or other leadership committees of a number of non-profit agencies, including the Jewish Connection Partnership of the Jewish Outreach Institute, “spark:Partnership for Service”, the Jewish Funders Network, the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship/Greater Washington, D.C., Enterprise Mortgage Investments, Inc., Adas Israel Congregation, Manna, Inc., and the Tzedec Economic Development Fund of the Shefa Fund. Jerry is an elected Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner and Vice Chair of the Commission for the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, D.C.

Carol Steinbach is a journalist with two decades' of experience writing about housing and community development. She earned her masters degree in Journalism from American University and her undergraduate degree from Duke University. In addition to her extensive reporting, Carol has also done writing and marketing work for several private firms. She is a member of Adas Israel Congregation.

Mark Weinheimer is an independent consultant working in the community development field. His clients include nonprofit community-based organizations, foundations, corporations and regional technical assistance groups. Mark's areas of special interest include capacity building among nonprofit organizations, the development of partnerships among funders, and faith-based community development. He is a member of Temple Micah.

Barry Zigas is an original member of Yachad's Board of Directors. He is Executive Director of the National Housing Impact Division at Fannie Mae. Barry completed the Advanced Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and earned his undergraduate degree from Grinnell College. He is a trustee of the Enterprise Foundation, and serves on the boards of Mercy Housing, the National Housing Conference, Social Compact and the National Housing Trust.

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