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Professional Staff

Temple Israel Board of Trustees

Russ Newman, President
Russ, along with his wife Gail, are life-long members of Temple Israel.  They and their three girls, Hannah, Rachel and Jamie, are pleased to be involved in a wide variety of Temple activities.  Russ has chaired LEAD T.I., ShalomFest, and the Personnel Committee, and he serves on the Temple Israel Foundation Board.  Russ is owner of Flight Concepts, an aircraft charter and management company, as well as an air ambulance operation, AeroCare Medical Transport.

Terry Rosenthal, President-Elect
Terry was born and raised in Tulsa and has been a lifetime member of Temple Israel.  He and his wife, Madelyn, have five children, Stephen, Douglas, Charles, David and Jennifer.  Terry is the manager and CEO of the family business, Charles Pest Control, Inc.  He has served Temple Israel previously as Brotherhood President and has served on the Board of Trustees as Secretary and Second and First Vice-Presidents.  In addition, he helped establish and previously chaired the Temple Greeters Committee.

Jeff Chasen, First Vice-President
Jeff and his wife, Jaime, and their children, Julia, Scott, and Zoey, moved to Tulsa in 2000 and are enthusiastic members of the Temple Family.  Jeff is a lawyer, and he serves as President and COO of The AGOS Group, LLC, an international risk management consulting practice based in Tulsa.  He has served as Brotherhood President, Chair of the Temple's Membership Committee, and a board member of several other Jewish and community organizations.  Jeff’s most cherished position, however, is serving as a Religious School teacher.

Willie Burger, Second Vice-President
Willie Burger grew up in San Diego, CA and moved to Tulsa in 1977 with his wife, Shirley.  Willie and Shirley are residential Realtors with McGraw Realtors.  Willie has served as Brotherhood President, Temple Greeters Chair, ShalomFest Co-Chair, Membership Chair and has served on the Outreach, Caring Temple and Ritual committees.  Their daughter Rachel lives in San Diego & will be married to Adam Welland in August. Their son Phillip & wife, Holly live in Bentonville, AR and are expecting their 1st child in July.

Wynn Wozobski, Treasurer
Wynn grew up in Dallas, Texas, and moved to Tulsa in 1981.  In addition to serving on the  Executive Committee, he currently serves on the Finance Committee and the Temple Israel Foundation Board.  He is a financial advisor with Smith Barney, a subsidiary of Citigroup.  His wife, Bette, is a life‑long resident of Tulsa.  Their elder daughter, Elizabeth, is a  senior at George Washington University.  Emily, the younger daughter, is a  junior at The University of  Southern California .

Stan Kessler, Secretary
A third generation Temple member, Stan is also serving as Chair of the Finance Committee.  He is a Past-President of Brotherhood and was the 2007 recipient of Brotherhood’s Isaiah Award.  He has served on the Greeter Committee since its inception and has also served on the Membership and Outreach Committees.  He is a member of The Tulsa Downtown Lions Club.  Stan is a mortgage banker with Megamerica Mortgage Group.  He and his wife, Cathey, have been married for 22 years.

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