Georgia Mercer was raised in Upstate New York with her three brothers before going to Roanoke College in Virginia where she met her husband David.  They married two years later and moved to Los Angeles 55 years ago. She completed her degree in Education from Cal-State LA. She has been a community and political activist for decades often serving in leadership positions. She was an elected Trustee of the LA Community College District Board and was the founding president of the New Reform Congregation which merged with Kol Tikvah in the San Fernando Valley. She worked for Planned Parenthood LA as the Director of Public Affairs, as Valley Deputy for Mayor Riordan and has served on several local and statewide commissions. Georgia currently is a docent at the Autry Museum and a coach/consultant for the Executive Service Corp of SoCal. Several decades ago, Georgia lived in Japan for two years with her husband and son and enjoys traveling to historic sites. She enjoys gardening, being with friends, her book group, ChaiVillageLA activities, learning, and most of all spending time with her son, Steven, daughter-in-law Nina and 13 year-old grandson, Josh.

Bobbie Allen was born in Los Angeles and lived most of her early life with the Sephardic side of her family. She attended UCLA and married young. Bobbie studied architecture and proceeded to establish a practice in kitchen and bath design. She is still working with clients as she loves to be creative and give clients the best design possible for their space. Bobbie has been married to Ben Allen for 38 years. They have four grown children and three grandchildren with whom they share many happy family events. Bobbie has been a member of Temple Isaiah for 50 years. Hasharim, Daughters of the Torah and Book Group have been her great pleasures for a very long time.

Idelle Davidson has been a freelance journalist for most of her career, specializing in personalities, health and medicine. She is an award-winning reporter. Her stories have appeared in the Washington Post, Time, the Los Angeles Times and many other publications. She produced two TV segments for the Discovery Health Channel. Idelle is a former director of publications for the American Heart Association and co-author of the New York Times-reviewed book, "Your Brain After Chemo." She holds two degrees from UCLA: a bachelor's in political science and a master's in public administration. Idelle is active in ChaiVillageLA and serves on the Temple Isaiah Board. She and her husband Peter enjoy traveling and spending time with their sons, daughters-in-law, and five adorable grandchildren.

David Feldheim grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, celebrating his Bar Mitzvah and Confirmation at Park Synagogue, a Conservative Synagogue. He received a B.A. from American University, School of International Service, and a  Law Degree from NYU Law School. David and his wife, Andrea, who is from Philadelphia, were classmates at NYU Law School, and later settled in Philadelphia. "It was bashert, because my Mom  often said that I would be a Philadelphia lawyer! (I think that means she thought I was glib!!)" David  clerked for a Common Pleas Judge after Law School; worked in-house for Sunoco for 25 years; and then opened his own private law practice in 1998. The Feldheims belonged to Congregation Or Ami, a Reform Synagogue, for 36 years before moving to LA. David was active at Or Ami, including as President, 1987-89, and in the Bar of Montgomery County, serving on the Board, the Executive Committee, the Bar Foundation and as Chair of the Business, Banking and Corporate Law Committee for 15  years. He still has a corporate legal practice based  in Pennsylvania. David and Andrea moved to LA in 2016 to be near kids and grandkids. David says that move to LA has been a "seismic" change. He enjoys exploring LA, film, theater and travel. David reports that the Clergy at Temple Isaiah are incredible, and that he and Andrea have met many great congregants. Friday night services and Saturday morning Torah Study at Temple Isaiah are a source of comfort a central part of every week. "The Village is the icing on the cake, allowing us to meet many people whose friendship we treasure and to explore the various issues associated with aging."

Wendy Plottel is a native Californian, born and raised in San Jose. She graduated from San Diego State University with a teaching credential. Her first job was teaching on the Navajo Reservation with 42 students in her first grade classroom! (A quonset hut.) After returning to California she pursued post graduate studies at San Jose State University in Counseling. After substituting for a number of years, she joined  Traveler's Insurance as a Casualty Underwriter where she handled among other clients, the Lawyer's Professional Liability Insurance for CA. That position brought her to LA in 1979 to take over the serving of the Liquid Propane Gas Dealers Association. Subsequent moves were to two reinsurance companies and in 1985 Wendy returned to teaching with LAUSD. After spending 26 years at Hoover Street School, she retired in 2011. Wendy joined Temple Isaiah in 2000 and has volunteered as a room mother in the religious school as well as the Mitzvah Day and Membership Committees. She was a mentor at Santee High School for four years. She has an adult son, Josh, who lives in Madison, WI. In her spare time, Wendy works part time for LAUSD and enjoys playing mac jongg, reading and traveling.

Born and raised in Portland, Oregon, David Rosenblum has lived in Los Angeles since 1979. A graduate of Wesleyan and Wharton, he was a senior partner with Deloitte Consulting until his retirement from the firm in 2013. An experienced board member, David currently serves as vice chair of the board of Hanmi Financial Corporation, as board chair of the National Association of Corporate Directors Pacific Southwest Chapter, and as a board member for the Library Foundation of Los Angeles. He previously served as chair of the Echo Foundation, as a trustee of Wesleyan and on the board of Deloitte Consulting. David and Sue have been married since 1985, have two adult children, and are active members of ChaiVillageLA.

Bob White was born and raised in Chicago. His father, who came to the U.S. from Russia as a child, had ben raised as an orthodox Jew but rebelled and joined a conservative synagogue in Chicago. Per Bob, "he  was president of our temple seemingly forever and was active in the Zionist organization, always selling Israel Bonds. He may have walked away from orthodoxy, but I was still made to go to Hebrew school three afternoons a week, and after graduation, I had to attend Hebrew high school. I loved playing baseball, but my mandatory Jewish activities kept me from playing and participating in other activities. So, not surprisingly, I rebelled and did not join a synagogue until after my father passed away." Bob joined Temple Emanuel when he was in his mid-30's. His wife, Penny, attended Judaism classes at the temple and later converted in an Orthodox ceremony. Rabbi Geller presided over their daughter's Bat Mitzvah (and will be presiding over her marriage), and he and Penny have been members of the synagogue ever since. Bob and Penny were part of a group Rabbi Geller brought together several years ago to workshop the curriculum that became the prototype for Wise Aging groups around the country. Among the issues discussed was what kind of community participants would like to have as they grew older, and not very long thereafter, ChaiVillageLA came into being. Bob recently served on ChaiVillageLA's governance committee. Per Bob, "when I was in basic training, I learned to stay quiet and never volunteer for anything. I forgot that."