Martin S. Appel, counsel to Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, served as chair of The Foundation from 1989 to 1993. He first became involved with The Foundation as an Advisory Board member in 1981 and has served as a trustee since 1982. He is currently a member of the Jewish Community Foundation's Inspired Leadership Award Committee. His additional involvement in the Jewish community includes chairing the Jewish Federation's Capital Facilities Committee, serving on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, serving as a member of the Allocations Committee, as well as chairing the Council on Jewish Life from 1984 to 1987 and chairing its Commission on Outreach to Intermarrieds, Synagogue Relations Commission, and its Task Force on Outreach to the Disabled. His service to the Jewish community has been recognized with awards from the Los Angeles Jewish Community Centers Association and Shaare Tzedek Hospital. Mr. Appel serves as director of the LARC Foundation, is a member of the Board of Royce Center Circle, is a member of the Law Board of Northwestern University Law School, is on the Board of Governors at Cedars Sinai Medical Center and is a past member of the Medical Center's Legal Committee. For several years, Mr. Appel served as vice chair of the Finance Committee of Cedars Sinai and still serves on the committee. He is also a member of the Board of Governors of Cedars Sinai. Professionally, he served 20 years as president of the Motion Picture and Television Tax Institute. In addition, Mr. Appel previously served on the President's Committee on Mental Retardation and as chair of the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities. Mr. Appel earned a bachelor's degree and a law degree from Northwestern University before coming to Los Angeles in 1958. He and his wife Audrey have four adult children and six grandchildren. They live in Los Angeles and are members of Stephen S. Wise Temple and Hillcrest Country Club.

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