Board of Directors

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

Tizzy graduated from Boston University, She is one of the original founders of Rainbow and she is the current Treasurer of the Rainbow board.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Liz Diamond has been an enthusiastic member of the Rainbow Lifelong Institute. A former music teacher, she loves teaching classes in music appreciation.

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