Introducing the 2010 Turn the Page speakers

We would like to announce our 2010 Turn the Page speakers.

Keynote Speaker: Julie Mains
Julie has an extensive professional career in television, radio, theater and dancing. Currently the host of “The Menage” radio show on 1150am KKNW, Julie and her co-host comment on music, comedy and pop culture every weekday morning. In the evenings, Julie performs stand-up comedy around Seattle, is the professional lead singer for the popular Seattle band, The Tropics, and manages a family (with kids). Julie was the owner and artistic director of Seattle’s Mainstage Comedy and Music Club.

Ruz Gulko
Ruz was born and raised in eastern Canada and attended private Jewish day schools and universities in Toronto and Montreal. Ruz has worked with many of the Jewish educational and religious institutions in the greater Seattle area since 1984, teaching Judaic Studies and Hebrew and leading prayer services, particularly at the Jewish Day School in Bellevue and at Herzl - Ner Tamid Congregation. She has led High Holiday Services since 1992 as a Chazzan. Ruz has worked training teachers, writing curriculum, lecturing in the general community – several times at “Turn the Page” - and leading Rosh Hodesh (Jewish New Month) programs for women. In addition, she has worked with Seattle Jewish Family Services, training clinical therapists in basic Judaism. Since 1999 Ruz has worked with JFS’ Project DVORA, leading Rosh Hodesh ceremonies for survivors of domestic violence, and co-officiating at the community Special Passover Seder. In the fall of 2007, Ruz began a small school in her home – GAN ARGAMAN - teaching all ages in all matters Jewish. Ruz is also a “chazzan-for-hire” on the local circuit.

Marlene Kaplan
Marlene Kaplan has been practicing law for twenty five years and is also a business owner and consultant. Ms. Kaplan also has extensive business and real estate experience in the State of Washington. Ms. Kaplan has aided women in formulating start up businesses for several years as an "avocation".

Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg
Rabbi Yohanna Kinberg is the Associate Rabbi and Director of Temple Bnai Torah in Bellevue. She has been associated with Temple Bnai Torah since 2003. Rabbi Kinberg graduated from the Reconstrutionist Rabbinical College in 2003 and is the mother of two sons, Ozi and Erez and is the wife of Rabbi Seth Goldstein. She brings her love of Jewish culture and arts, food and Torah to people of all ages through her rabbinic work in the Seattle-area.

Susan Kleiner
Susan M. Kleiner, PhD, RD, FACN, CNS, FISSN is an international columnist and renowned speaker on the subject of High Performance Nutrition, and has consulted with professional teams and elite athletes in all sports. She is the president and owner of High Performance Nutrition®, LLC, a consulting firm in Mercer Island, Washington, and the author of 6 books, including The Good Mood Diet (Springboard Press, 2007) and POWER EATING, 3rd Edition (Human Kinetics, 2007). Dr. Kleiner is a founder and fellow of the International Society for Sports Nutrition and a fellow of the American College of Nutrition. She is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine; The American Dietetic Association; The Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutritionists Practice Group; and The National Strength and Conditioning Association. Dr. Kleiner enjoys the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest where she can ski, bike and swim all on the same day.

Rivy Poupko Kletenik
Rivy is the Head of School at the Seattle Hebrew Academy. She lectures and teaches extensively on Jewish topics and classic Jewish texts. Rivy’s articles on topics of Jewish interest appear in local and national publications and she currently writes a monthly Jewish advice column for Seattle’s JTNews called “JQ”. On a personal level, Rivy is the wife of Moshe Kletenik, Rabbi of Congregation Bikkur Cholim-Machzikay Hadath in Seattle, and is the proud mother of four fun children and some very impressive grandchildren.

Techiya Levine
Techiya Levine grew up in Cleveland, Ohio and attended yeshiva at the Aish HaTorah Women’s College and Neve Yerushalayim in Israel. In Boston, she served as the Assistant Program Director for Aish Boston before moving to Toronto, where she coordinated singles programs such as Speeddating. In 2000, Techiya and her husband, Chaim, moved to Seattle to start Aish Seattle where she ran singles programs and created the Jewish Family Institute where she taught classes on relationships and parenting. In 2006, Aish Seattle morphed into Living Judaism, putting more of a focus on Jewish wisdom for living in a good state of mind, and how that enables success in all life areas. Techiya teaches classes on happiness, Jewish guidance in relationships and infusing the home with excitement for Jewish holidays and values.

Currently, Techiya is with Hope for Heroism, an organization which grew out of Living Judaism. Hope for Heroism works to create programming for wives and mothers of injured Israeli Soldiers .

Along with Judaism, Techiya loves parenting her children , hosting guests for Shabbat, and, her newest guilty pleasure; scrapbooking!
 

Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum
Rabbi Rachel Nussbaum is rabbi and executive director of the Kavana Cooperative. She was ordained and received an M.A. in Midrash at The Jewish Theological Seminary of America, and was recently awarded an Avi Chai Fellowship for her innovative approach to Jewish community building.

Jane Relin
Jane Relin is the Clinical Director at Jewish Family Service. She has over 25 years experience in helping older people (and others with disabilities) and their families understand and navigate the health care and long term care systems. Jane is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, a Geriatric Mental Health Specialist, and a Professional Geriatric Care Manager. She chaired the Certificate Program in Geriatric Mental Health at UW for 10 years.

Stefanie Somers
Stefanie earned her Masters in Jewish Education and Masters in Jewish Communal Service from Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles. She has over 15 years of experience working in the Jewish community and is passionate about finding new and innovative ways to connect people to Jewish life. Just recently, Stefanie launched The PJ Library in Seattle, attracting 1200 kids in less than a year and providing the Seattle Jewish community with unprecedented family programming like the Hanukkah Pajama Jam. Prior to relocating to Seattle, Stefanie served as a Jewish educator for the Jewish Community Centers of Greater Los Angeles, worked at the Los Angeles Jewish Federation and served as the Concierge for Jewish Education at the Los Angeles Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE). While at the BJE, Stefanie helped create the groundbreaking "Concierge for Jewish Education" program which has garnered national attention and was recently picked by JESNA as #3 of the top 11 Jewish educational programs of the decade! She has extensive experience in the classroom, leading professional development workshops, planning community events and giving people the opportunity to have a positive entry point into the Jewish community

Stephanie Thomas
Stefanie is the victim advocate on the Internet Crimes against Children task force with the Seattle Police department. She manages the caseload of child victims that we can identify from online abuse. In addition to this, Stefanie also works with SPD VICE unit and with the juvenile prostitutes. Stefanie is also in charge of community outreach and in this capacity Stefanie speaks to local schools, parent groups and organizations about the importance of internet safety and our children. Prior to coming to Seattle PD, Stefanie worked at the Snohomish County Prosecutor’s Office as a victim advocate in their felony violent crimes unit. There she assisted victims of violent crimes, working them through the court process and social service network.

Rabbi Zari Weiss
Ordained from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in May 1991, Rabbi Zari Weiss currently serves as a rabbi in a variety of capacities, including teaching, leading various communities, and offering spiritual guidance. Rabbi Weiss is also passionately interested in and committed to the intersection of Judaism and the pursuit of justice, and in 2004 created Rodef Tzedek: The Center for the Pursuit of Justice, an organization which organizes individuals and communities around issues of justice in the Jewish and interfaith communities. Rodef Tzedek is one of two organizations sponsoring The Jewish Climate Challenge.

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