Faith & Values Media Announces Election of Rabbi Alvin K. Berkun to Board of Trustees

National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc. (NICC), doing business as Faith & Values Media, today announced the election of Rabbi Alvin K. Berkun to its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has policy-making and fiduciary responsibility for Faith & Values Media, the nations largest coalition of Jewish and Christian faith groups dedicated to media production, distribution and promotion.

New York, (PRWEB) April 21, 2005 -- National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc. (NICC), doing business as Faith & Values Media, today announced the election of Rabbi Alvin K. Berkun to its Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees has policy-making and fiduciary responsibility for Faith & Values Media, the nations largest coalition of Jewish and Christian faith groups dedicated to media production, distribution and promotion.

We are honored to announce Rabbi Berkuns election," said Edward J. Murray, president and chief executive officer of Faith & Values Media. Rabbi Berkuns accomplishments have established him as a leader in the Conservative Movement of Judaism. His addition complements the expertise of his fellow NICC Board members."

Rabbi Berkun is vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly and is a member of the National Council of Synagogues, Administrative Committee. He is also the Financial Secretary to the Rabbinic Cabinet.

Rabbi Berkun served at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh, Penn., as the sixth rabbi in its history. During his tenure, he founded the Rabbinical Assembly Region serving Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Kentucky and was appointed the congregations inaugural president. In addition, he also founded the State of Israel Bonds Rabbinic Cabinet and was a member of the UJA Rabbinic Cabinet.

Prior to his duties at the Tree of Life Congregation, Rabbi Berkun served at Temple Beth Sholom in Hamden, Conn. Highlights during his 15-year tenure at Temple Beth Sholom include founding and establishing the first hospice in the United States; election as President of the Connecticut Valley Region of the Rabbinical Assembly; and appointment to the Rabbinical Assembly Membership Committee.
   
Rabbi Berkun was ordained at the Jewish Theological Seminary in 1966 and received an honorary doctorate in 1992.
   
The 15-member Board of Trustees is made up of Christian and Jewish religious leaders and communication and business leaders. In addition to Rabbi Berkun, they are: the Rev. E. Wayne Antworth, Vice President of Philanthropy, Guideposts, Pawling, N.Y.; Commissioner W. Todd Bassett, National Commander, The Salvation Army, Alexandria, Va; Ms. Betty Elam (Treasurer), President and CEO, The Brauner Foundation, New York, N.Y.; Rabbi Daniel Freelander (Secretary), Vice President, Union for Reform Judaism, New York, N.Y.; Ralph W. Hardy Jr. Esq. (Vice Chairman), Partner, Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Washington, D.C. and Member of The Seventy, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; the Rev. Larry Hollon, General Secretary, United Methodist Communications, Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. Daniel Paul Matthews (Chairman), Rector Emeritus, Trinity Wall Street, New York, N.Y.; Frank Morock, Director of Communications, Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, Raleigh, N.C.; Mr. Edward J. Murray, President and CEO, Faith & Values Media, New York, N.Y.; Nikki Stephanopoulos, Director of News and Information/ Public Relations, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, New York, N.Y.; Mr. Robert N. Thomson, Chairman of the Board, TekConnect Corp., Cherry Hill, N.J.; Peter M. Wallace, Vice President and Executive Producer, Episcopal Media Center/Day1, Atlanta, Ga.; the Rev. William M. Wilson, Minister and Executive Producer, Voice of Salvation Ministries, Cleveland, Tenn.

About Faith & Values Media
Faith & Values Media is the nations largest coalition of Jewish and Christian faith groups dedicated to media production, distribution and promotion. Its member association is made up of denominations, organizations and individuals, who encompass most of the recognized Jewish and Christian faith groups in the United States. Together, these faith groups have more than 200,000 congregations with 120 million congregants. (A list of member faith groups and organizations is available upon request.) The award-winning programming services of Faith & Values Media are available on Hallmark Channel and on www.faithstreams.com. Faith & Values Media is a service of the National Interfaith Cable Coalition, Inc., established in 1987.

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