Barbara Kirsh was born in 1957 and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. She was involved in the Jewish community, attending Hebrew School and teaching at the United Synagogue Youth as a teenager. Kirsch went to college in Colorado and Boston and after her education moved back to Las Vegas to get involved with the family business, Ideal Office Equipment. When she moved back to Las Vegas she got involved with the Jewish Federation and was in the Young Leadership group. She has been an active member of Midbar Kodesh since its founding.
Jackie Boiman (née Brooks) was born July 21, 1946 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Levittown, New York. Her religious connection began in the Levittown Jewish Center Sunday School and under the close relationship she had with her grandmother, who kept kosher and inspired her to do so.
Description provided with image: "Bottom Row (L-R) Sue Sapper, Sue Munday, John Galza, Brad Cruz, and Richard Clark. Middle Row (L-R) Head Coach Al McDaniels, Carl Saxton, Mark Rivero, John Payne, Eric Eckert, and Assistant Coach Dave Roberts. Top Row (L-R) Greg Williams, Joerg Herbrechtsmeier, Randy Guyll, James Deakin, and Ray Temple from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Cross Country Team." Another typed description is provided on back of image: "UNLV 1976 CROSS COUNTRY TEAM -- Member of the 1976 UNLV Cross Country team are pictured here from left to right. Bottom row: Sue Sapper, Sue Munday, John Galza, Brad Cruz, and Richard Clark. Middle row: Head Coach Al McDaniels, Carl Saxton, Mark Rivero, John Payne, Eric Eckert, and Assistant Coach Dave Roberts. Top row: Greg Williams, Joerg Herbrechtsmeier, Randy Guyll, James Deakin, and Ray Temple. (Not pictured: Frank Boucher)."