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Board of Directors

Barbara Talkov

Barbara Talkov

Curriculum Committee

Barbara Talkov has been involved with Rainbow, first as a student, then a member and now Chair of the Curriculum Committee.

Leah Ziph-Schatzberg

Leah Ziph-Schatzberg

President, Curriculum Committee Chair

Leah Ziph-Schatzberg has advanced degrees in Engineering/Physics and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience. She is passionate about learning.

Mary Bewig

Mary Bewig

Member at large

Mary retired after a 57 year career as a social worker / psychotherapist and has found Rainbow to be an exciting new part of her life, both the classes and the new friends

Betsy McGinnity

Betsy McGinnity

Curriculum Committee

Betsy joined the board in 2024 and has facilitated discussions for the TED Talks course and also the Russian Short Story Course.

Mark Heumann

Mark Heumann

Registrar and Secretary

Mark is a Rainbow founding member. Since retirement from project management, he volunteers as a Medicare/Medicaid counselor.

Thea Iberall

Thea Iberall

Webmaster

Thea Iberall is a writer and storyteller, the author of three scientific textbooks, a poetry book, seven produced plays and musicals, and an ecofeminist novel.

David Rooks

David Rooks

Treasurer

David has taught courses on Investing (2017) and New Technologies (2021) as well as facilitating discussion courses on Identity Theft.

Marsha Gerstein

Marsha Gerstein

Speaker Series Coordinator

Marsha is a Rainbow founding member and coordinates the Speaker Series program. She has taught a few classes and has been an active member of the community.

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