Meet your Steering Committee

 

JAIME ACKERMAN

Jaime is an Atlanta native and Physician Assistant with Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates.

 

 

NAOMI BLASS-SCHUTZ

Naomi is an Atlanta native. She's an attorney and an aspiring author. 

 

 

LYNNE EISENSTEIN

Lynne, originally from New Hampshire, has lived in Atlanta for over 20 years.  For most of her professional career Lynne was a Camp Director at both Jewish Residential and Day Camps.  After trying to conceive on her own, with years of medical intervention (including multiple rounds of IUI & IVF) Lynne got pregnant through Egg Donation.  While that pregnancy did not result in child birth Lynne did go on to get pregnant with her own eggs through IVF and have twins.  A year later she got pregnant (on her own) and had a third child.  Her kids are now 7, 7 and 5.   Lynne now has her own business teaching Yoga to children in the Sandy Springs area.

 

 

LYNN GOLDMAN

Lynn Goldman experienced the roller coaster of infertility for several years. It was one of the most difficult experiences in her life. She sought answers to her questions and concerns about infertility/family building  in a Jewish context, but found no support or information. Happily, after four rounds of IVF, Lynn became a mom to twins, now in their tweens.

 

Continuing to see a need for infertility/family building resources in Jewish Atlanta, Lynn and several of the other WISH committee members reached out to Temple Sinai to organize an infertility support network.  Lynn is also an attorney, and in response to her infertility journey, specializes in adoption and assisted reproduction law. 

 

 

 

JENNIFER HARTZ

Jennifer is a nearly lifelong member of Temple Sinai. Her firm, Corporate Hartz, specializes in CSR and family philanthropy.

 

 

MICHELLE KAPLAN

Michelle is a nearly lifelong member of temple Sinai. She is a licensed clinical social worker.

 

 

OUR FACILITATORS:

 

Kerri Golding is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice at Georgia Therapy,  specializing with children Adolescents and Adults.  After nearly five years of trying to conceive and five miscarriages, Kerri welcomed her son via gestational surrogacy in December of 2014.  Throughout her fertility journey Kerri sought support through both individual and group settings and found some more helpful than others.  Kerri brings her professional and personal experience to WISH with the hopes of creating a supportive and empowering environment for those experiencing fertility challenges.

 

Jana Glass invested almost four years building her family. Each step of the journey brought new challenges, difficult decisions, and intense emotions. She knows how isolating and permanent infertility can feel and how connecting with others can help heal. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Master Addiction Counselor in private practice in Sandy Springs. She specializes in working with people experiencing infertility and helping people cope through difficult transitions and life events. She is honored to be a part of this important and needed community support effort.