SHARON NADEL APPOINTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NORTHEAST QUEENS JEWISH COMMUNITY COUNCIL

Corey Bearak, President of the Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council, announced the appointment of Sharon Nadel as Executive Director of the organization which represents community, education, fraternal and religious organizations in an area from Bay Terrace to Queens Village. Mrs. Nadel, a long-time resident of Little Neck, succeeds Anne Lupkin who accepted a new position at the Samuel Field YM-YWHA.

NEQJCC President Bearak stated: "Sharon Nadel is well-qualified to direct the Council's primary focus, neighborhood development. She and her husband reside with their three children in northeast Queens by choice and are committed to this community. She has demonstrated her community commitment as a PTA Co-President at P.S. 221, as an Executive Board member at M.S. 67, and as a member of the Jewish Community Committee for Public Education in Northeast Queens." Sharon and her family are members of the Samuel Field Y and worship at Temple Sholom in Floral Park. Her husband, David is a Lieutenant in the New York City Police Department.

Mrs. Nadel earned Masters Degrees in Philosophy at City University and Sociology at Bowling Green State University and a B.A. [magna cum laude] in Sociology at the State University at Buffalo. She has taught at the New York Institute of Technology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice. St. Joseph's College and Bowling Green. As a consultant, she developed a law-related education curriculum for an elementary school and an American History through Constitution Law curriculum for District 26 middle schools.

Mr. Bearak praised Mrs. Nadel's predecessor, Anne Lupkin, for her exemplary leadership and work. "With Anne Lupkin as our Executive Director, the Council expanded its programs, increased participation by its member organizations and introduced the year-old neighborhood development program. The Samuel Field Y is fortunate to have Anne on its professional staff." Mrs. Lupkin will coordinate adult education programming at the Y. In this position, she will continue to work with the Council.

The Northeast Queens Jewish Community Council's activities include neighborhood development, sponsorship of political forums with major public figures, combatting anti-Semitism, Jewish cultural events, Health Expos, the welfare of immigrant Jews, open discussions with local Rabbis, a Bikur Cholim Society, and representing community concerns. It maintains offices at the Samuel Field Y, 58-20 Little Neck Parkway in Little Neck.

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