Four community leaders were elected to the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford at the organization’s recent annual meeting, it was announced recently by Merrill Mandell, chair of the Foundation’s Governance Committee. 

The new Board of Trustees members include:

Naomi Baline Kleinman of West Hartford. A corporate financial executive and Chartered Life Underwriter, Kleinman served in various leadership roles at The Phoenix Company, Inc. and, prior to that, at Connecticut Mutual. A dedicated community volunteer, she was chair of the Endowment Committee of The Emanuel Synagogue in West Hartford, served as treasurer of the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, president of the Charter Oak Cultural Center, and secretary of the National Investor Relations Institute-Connecticut/Westchester Chapter. Kleinman and her husband, Joel, are members of The Emanuel Synagogue. 

Alan E. Solinsky, M.D., of West Hartford is CEO, managing partner and founder of Solinsky EyeCare LLC, a private practice based in West Hartford with eight additional locations throughout Connecticut. Solinsky was named one of America’s top Ophthalmologists by the Consumer Research Council of America, and as one of Connecticut’s Top Doctors by Connecticut Magazine.

 A recipient of the Henry M. Zachs Spirit of Judaism award, he is a former board chair of Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Hartford, and a 2010 recipient of the school’s Ner Tamid Award. Solinsky and his wife, Susan Solinsky are members of Beth El Temple and the Young Israel of West Hartford. Their three children all attended Solomon Schechter Day School.

Dana Keller of West Hartford is the new ex-officio member of the Jewish Community Foundation. A member of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford’s Board since 2017, she currently serves as the organization’s board chair. She previously served as Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy chair (2017-2019) and chairperson of Federation’s Annual Campaign (2019–2021). She also co-chaired the joint Federation and Jewish Community Foundation’s Jewish Hartford Rapid Relief and Recovery Fund, which raised close to one million dollars for community needs in the wake of COVID 19.   

Keller is also a board member of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and a member of JFNA’s National Women’s Philanthropy. She previously served on the boards of the Aurora Foundation for Women and Girls in Hartford and the Watkinson School in Hartford. Keller and her husband Jonathan are members of Beth El Synagogue. They have two daughters, Lilly and Sasha.

David Miller of West Hartford is a life trustee of the Jewish Community Foundation. An actuary by trade, he worked for 35 years at Travelers insurance, rising to vice president and chief actuary. He later specialized in money management and investments at Citigroup and Conning Asset Management. 

An active community leader, Miller served as a board member at Congregation Beth Israel (CBI), the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford, and the West Hartford Pension Board. In 2006, he joined the Board of Trustees of the Jewish Community Foundation and rose to the position of Board chair in 2012. He also co-chaired the Aim Chai Community Endowment Campaign, which raised $40 million. Miller also participated in the joint Foundation/Federation Jewish Cemeteries Task Force, 403(b) Review Panel, Long-Range Planning Committee and Rapid Relief and Recovery Fund Grants Committee. He recently joined the Federation’s Jewish Free Loan Fund Committee and CBI’s LIFE & LEGACY Team.

 Miller and his wife, Lauri, are members of CBI. They have two children and one grandchild.