Ellen Shindelman Kowitt is President of the JGS of Colorado. She is responsible for representing the group and conducting meetings of the Society. Ellen also serves as webmaster and teaches the Jewish Family Tree Initiative: Workshop and Mentoring Series. Ellen was editor of the Society newsletter, Chai From Colorado, and she has participated in Society indexing projects.
Gary Zeve Sobol is Vice President of Membership of the JGS of Colorado. He is responsible for providing support to existing members, pairing members with mentors as requested, providing orientation materials to new members and leading the Membership Committee.
Gary joined JGS in 2008 after completing the Jewish Family Tree Initiative; Workshop and Mentoring Series held in Boulder. He was previously Secretary of the Society board of directors. Gary has been a member of the Boulder Genealogy Society (BGS) for over four years and has attended a variety of their genealogy classes. Gary has roots in Ukraine, Russia, Poland and Palestine.
Gary received his Associate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Hartford State Technical institute in Hartford Connecticut. He has spent nearly 40 years in the computer technology business in a variety of technical, marketing and sales management positions. He retired in 2002. Gary spends a lot of his retirement time hiking in Colorado’s spectacular mountains. He and his wife also enjoy their six children and fifteen grandchildren.