A founding member of JOFA, Ronnie Becher served as Executive Vice President of the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale for over twenty years. She was an active member of the Womens Tefilla of Riverdale and currently is on the board of Shachar, the Riverdale Partnership Minyan. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Columbia University, Ronnie was a Wexner Heritage Fellow. She currently serves as the Educational Director of Beth El Nursery School in Westchester, N.Y. and is the President of JECA, the Jewish Early Childhood Association.