Lay Leadership

Andy Steier is VP of Membership and has been a returning CBS member since 2019. He and his wife Patrice have lived in Santa Clarita since 2002 and he was originally a member of CBS back then. Both of his children went to the CBS preschool. He is a Network Administrator for an aerospace company in the San Fernando Valley

Jonathan Krauss is a Trustee and has served on the Board of Trustees since 2018. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and he works as a prosecutor for the California Office of the Attorney General. He and his wife Jen have lived in Santa Clarita since 2009. Both of their daughters are CBS Preschool graduates who are now enrolled in the CBS Religious School. He was recently honored to be chosen as the CBS Men’s Club’s Man of the Year for 2019-2020.

Alan Shear has been a Trustee and Chairperson of the Preschool PRC since 2016. Alan was born and bred in the Bronx, NY. He and his wife Susan moved to Valencia in 2014 from Westchester, NY. Alan retired from the New York City Department of Education where he served as a teacher, administrator, and supervisor for over 40 years. Their two adult children live in Southern California.

Marianne Simon is once again a Trustee on CBS’ Board after serving for 4 years (2 terms) as VP / Ritual and 2 years as a Trustee prior to that.  She continues to serve on the Ritual Committee.  A native of Los Angeles, Marianne and her husband, Dave, have lived in Santa Clarita since 1990 and have been active members of CBS for almost 20 years.  Marianne is a Notary Public providing mobile services to residents of the Santa Clarita Valley.  She is the proud mother of a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Jessica, and an even prouder grandmother of grandson Marcus and granddaughter Claire who resides in Polson, Montana.

Steffanie Stelnick is a Trustee. She is a wife, mother of three, and a licensed California Attorney who has been a member of Congregation of Beth Shalom for over 20 wonderful years. She is thankful to Congregation Beth Shalom for introducing her to her husband over 20 years ago and being her extended family through all of her family’s joys and sorrows. She is fortunate to be on the board to help give back to the temple for all the times it has been there for her.

Ken Tratner is a Trustee.  He has been a board member since the late 1990’s and previously served as VP Finance, Treasurer, and has also participated on a number of committees.  Ken moved to ‘Simcha Clarita’ in 1986 with his wife Carolyn and three sons.  Ken was one of the men’s club helpers (over 20 years ago) who built the kitchen and preschool playground.

Suzannah is a Trustee and has been a member of CBS since 1998 with the enrollment of her firstborn into the CBS preschool.  She is a videographer and documentary filmmaker who brought her love of film to CBS by establishing the CBS Film Series.  She also initiated the CBS Photo Club inspiring members of the community to decorate our walls with a splash of color and creativity.