Hillel President
Wayne L. Firestone Hillel's International Board of Governors
Randall R. Kaplan, Chairman Hillel's International Board of Directors
Thomas A. Blumberg, Chair
Wayne L. Firestone, Hillel President
Firestone has held leadership positions in Jewish communal affairs since his undergraduate years at the University of Miami where he was a Hillel activist. Firestone was named executive vice president for the United States in September 2005, a position that enabled him to direct the organization's U.S. operations. He simultaneously served as the staff director of Hillel's Strategic Planning Committee which has developed a five-year plan for the organization. Firestone joined Hillel in a professional capacity in September 2002 when he was appointed executive director of the Israel on Campus Coalition, a partnership of Hillel and the Schusterman Family Foundation that brings together 35 pro-Israel groups working on college campuses.
Firestone has had a lifelong commitment to the safety and security of the State of Israel. In 2001-2002, he served as director of the Israel Regional Office of the Anti-Defamation League. From 1998-2001 he helped to strengthen Israel's high-tech industry as founder and chief executive officer of Silicon Wadinet, Ltd., a firm that helped foster the capitalization and growth of technology companies. He worked in academia from 1995-1998 as an administrator and adjunct lecturer at Technion, the Israel Institute of Technology.
A graduate of the Georgetown University Law Center, Firestone was lead case management associate in complex multinational litigation and negotiations with the prestigious firm Patton, Boggs, LLP, in Washington, D.C. 1990-1994. In that capacity he developed international trade strategies for clients on import-export projects under the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Agreement.
As an undergraduate at the University of Miami, Firestone studied Judaic Studies and Politics and Public Affairs. He graduated cum laude in 1984 and is a member of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. He spent two semesters at Tel Aviv University. He was a member of the National Student Secretariat, B'nai B'rith Hillel, 1985-86.
Firestone is married to Stephanie Krone Firestone, a foundation professional. The couple lives in Rockville, MD with their three children.
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Randall R. Kaplan, Chairman
Hillel's International Board of Governors
Randall is the current Chairman of Hillel’s International Board of Governors, and a past Chairman of Hillel’s Board of Directors on which he continues to serve. Randall also serves on the Board of the JDC and is a past member of the Board of Directors of AIPAC.
Randall is actively involved in the Greensboro Jewish Community and currently serves on the boards of the Greensboro Jewish Foundation and Greensboro Jewish Federation and is a prior Board Member of B'nai Shalom Day School and Beth David Synagogue.
Randall has also served on the boards of many local and state non-profit organizations, including the Board of Trustees of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (current Chair), United Way of Greater Greensboro (past Chair), Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro, Greensboro Partnership, University of North Carolina - Greensboro Excellence Foundation (past Chair), National Conference for Community and Justice (Dinner Chair), North Carolina Economic Development Board, and North Carolina Progress Board.
Randall is CEO of Capsule Group, LLC, a private holding company, CEO of Listingbook, LLC. and is President of the Elm Street Center.
Randall lives in Greensboro, N.C. with his wife, Kathy Manning, and their three children.
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Thomas A. Blumberg, Chair
Hillel's International Board of Directors
Tom, a marketing, branding, and organizational development consultant, is a former principal of the Leviton Manufacturing Company.
Tom has been active in Hillel, locally and globally, for more than a decade. As the former Chair of Hillels of New York, he was instrumental in transforming its regional structure. Working in partnership with UJA Federation of New York, Tom helped Hillel to strengthen and solidify relationships between Hillel and Federation.
Tom joined the Board of Directors of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life in 2000. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee, he is a member of the Development and Human Resources Committees and Board Engagement Task Force. He chaired the Security and Safety Task Force and has served on the Federation Relations Committee, the Executive Retention Committee, and the Marketing and Branding Task Force. In 2004, Tom was named a “Hillel Exemplar of Excellence” for his outstanding leadership.
Tom and his wife, Lanie, enjoy skiing, photography, scuba diving, trekking and spending time with their family. They are proud parents of three married children and seven grandchildren.
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