Governance, Standing Committees, Affinity Groups and Special Programs
Board Members
For the current academic year (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026)
LLAIC is a collaborative organization that is run by a Board of Directors composed of LLAIC members that are elected by membership.
Please consider joining the Board and contributing your time to keep our organization thriving. A nominating committee meets each spring to choose candidates for election. Contact president@llaic.org if you’re interested.
Board of Directors
July 2025 – June 2026 Officers and Members
| Shelly Levine | President |
| Alex Conn | Vice President of Administration, Website |
| Bill Miniscalco | Vice President of Operations |
| Barbara Mende | Secretary |
| Joel Shwimer | Treasurer |
| Lois Novotny | Co-Chair, Curriculum Committee |
| Maryann Wyner | Chair, Membership |
| Margalit Lai | Chair, Let's Go |
| Don Bermont | VP of Miscellaneous Things, Entertainment and Spirit Committee Chairman |
| Rhoda Greenspan | Curriculum Committee |
| Ron Bick | Curriculum Committee |
| Sue Goldberg | Chair, Extracurricular Events Committee |
| Jerry Jacobs | Current Events, Operations |
| Eric Sawitz | Wintersession, Summersession |
To contact a Board Officer or Member, please send a note to info@llaic.org
To view the Board members throughout our history, click here.
Standing Committees, Affinity Groups and Special Programs
| Standing Committees | Team Leadership |
|---|---|
| Curriculum | Lois Novotny, Richard Mansfield |
| Let's Go | Margalit Lai |
| Membership | Maryann Wyner |
| Operations | Bill Miniscalco |
| Extracurricular Events | Sue Goldberg |
| Affinity Groups | Leader |
|---|---|
| French Conversation Group | Betty Salzberg |
| La Tertulia Spanish Conversation | Miriam Grodberg, Larry Krakauer |
| Lit Lovers (Book club) | Joan Chasan, Sandy Grasfield, Barbara Barry |
| Movie Mavens | Ileen & Alex Conn |
| Current Events | Jerry Jacobs |
| Let's Talk | Margie Krakauer, Gail Stone |
| Special Programs | Leader |
|---|---|
| LILAC Players | Maryann Wyner & Rosalie Weiss |
| LLAIC Loves Art | Elaine Pastor |
| Wintersession, Summersession | Eric Sawitz |
| LUNCH@LLAIC | Alice Freedman |