Our Trustees

Honorary Officers

Jeremy Harrod - Chair

Jeremy has been a member of Council since 2001 and an Honorary Officer since 2012. Former chair of the Services Committee, he also serves as a lay reader.

Jeremy served on the steering group for the merger and the Rabbinic Succession Group.

Jo Sigalov - Joint Vice Chair

Born into the EDRS community, Jo (née Wax) joined Council in 2011 and became Honorary Secretary in 2014 responsible for staffing, Beyond EHRS and Corporate Secretarial.

Jo taught at both EDRS and HRS. She serves on the Constitution Group, and the Culture and Heritage Group.

Andrew Woolstone - Joint Vice Chair

A childhood member of EDRS Andrew has served on Council since 2015, and is a current Honorary Officer.

He is Chair of the Membership Committee and previously served on the Technology Working Group.

Kevin Maddison - Joint Honorary Treasurer

Treasurer of HRS, and Joint Honorary Treasurer at EHRS, Kevin is a retired chartered and certified accountant with a vast experience in charity accounting.

Michael Lerman - Joint Honorary Treasurer

Michael spent more than 10 years on Council and other EHRS committees.

He was previously elected as assistant Honorary Treasurer, and then as Honorary Treasurer.

Michael Weber - Honorary Secretary

Michael has been a trustee since 2011, responsible for Within EHRS and Shabbat Kiddushim, and is currently the High Holy Day Co-ordinator.

He was a Warden for several years, twice as Senior Warden, and has been the Honorary Secretary for the last 3 years.

Robert Brand - Honorary Officer

Robert has served on Council for several years.

He is the head of the Services Committee, was the High Holy Day Coordinator for 10 years, and was previously a Senior Warden and on the Governance Committee.

Daniel Mitchell - Honorary Officer

A long-standing member of EHRS, Daniel is past Chair of the Security Committee and continues to serve on the team.

He has been an EHRS Council member since 2018.

Council Members

Kevin Darvill

Kevin has been a member of EHRS since 2020.

He is the Chair of Meketa, the charity helping Jews still in Ethiopia.

Kevin leads occasional services at EHRS.

Natasha Davidov

Natasha has been a member of EHRS since 2021. She served as a board member of ‘Lifeline’ UK, addressing important health and social issues, and also developed the Aska Maternity Bracelet with the NHS, raising awareness about maternal health.

Neil Flash

Neil was previously a Council member at EDRS and EHRS, and served on the Communications Advisory and Technology Review groups.

He is currently a Managing Director of a communications consultancy.

Sharon Garson

Sharon has been a member for over 30 years during which time many years and serving on the Warden team for some time, including as Senior Warden.

She has a strong interest in our Services and is also Line Manager for Nagila Nursery.

Alex Hirsh

Alex has been a member of EDRS and EHRS since he was a child where he attended cheder and the youth programmes.

He is a member of the Shirah band for the Shabbat Morning Shirah Service.

Alex has served on Council since 2022.

Ben Konyn

Ben has been an active EHRS Member since childhood and previously served on Council as well as YCC (as vice-chair and treasurer).

He was also Akela of the Cub Pack, Co-ordinated EDRS’ first Mitzvah Day, and implemented the streaming of services.

Rob Koster

Rob has been coming to EHRS for many years and he believes it plays an important part in the local community.

Rob works in strategic marketing and as well as business leadership.

Angela Lipman

Angela is the Chair of the EHRS Eco Group, and a member of the Interfaith Group. She is a regular Synagogue attendee and has a background in advertising.

Nick Mailer

Nick and his family are members of EHRS and see it as a warm and meaningful community.

Nick has run his own tech company for 24 years and has experience in managing teams, budgets, and projects.

He has also been a school governor for 10 years.

David Mendoza-Wolfson

David has been on Council since 2019. He is currently a member of The Board of Deputies of British Jews, and a trustee of the London Jewish Forum.

He previously worked as the Incident Analyst at CST.

Daniel Stiassny

Daniel and his family are members of EHRS.

He has served on Council since 2022.

Bradley Trainis

Bradley has been on Council for 10 years and has served as both Warden and Senior Warden.

All his family participate in Synagogue life.

Gideon Wittenberg

Gideon and his family have been members of EHRS since 2019.

He has a background in finance banking and property building projects.

He was formerly a public affairs officer for the Board of Deputies, and a trustee at Bevis Marks.

Wardens

Annita Tischler - Senior Warden

Annita has served as a warden for many years and is a previous Senior Warden. She volunteers with Telenet and visits our elderly members, as well as phoning members regarding their yahrzeits. She is also currently in training to become a wedding registrar.

Andie Lucas - Warden

A long time member of EDRS and EHRS, Andie has helped with the Day Centre, The Ladies Guild, Catering Corps, and with various events under our Community Care Team. Andie has previously been a Warden and Senior Warden, in fact she was the first female Warden at EHRS.