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TI's Bobbi Gorban Named to Board of Domestic Abuse Organization.........posted Dec 17, 2009

Congregant Bobbi Premack Gorban has been appointed a member of the board of directors of the Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse. Her two-year appointment started in November.

A native Washingtonian, she worked professionally as a teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools, Gesher Jewish Day School and the Melvin Berman Hebrew Academy.

"I was very honored to be asked to be on the board. I have been doing a little volunteer work for them and hope to do more in the future," Gorban said.

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Elissa Schwartz, a member of Tikvat Israel, serves executive director of the association.

Gorban has been involved with the Jewish community in Northern Virginia and Maryland, working at several religious schools and for the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning. She currently serves as president of Tikvat Israel's Women's Network.

As an artist and art educator, she has worked with children and adults in various settings. Gorban is a member of the Judaic Art Guild -- Art Sites. She has shown her fiber art and jewelry in various galleries and shows. She lives in Potomac, Md., with husband Larry.

The Jewish Coalition Against Domestic Abuse operates a domestic abuse treatment team to meet the diverse needs of its clients and their children. A case manager oversees all aspects of a client's assistance, from arranging for safe shelter or legal assistance to providing for food and job training.

The agency contracts with the Jewish Social Service Agency to provide counseling for clients and their families and has conducted numerous training programs for JSSA clinicians to ensure they are prepared to effectively handle domestic abuse cases.