Our Staff
Professional Staff
Executive Director - David Tisdale
dtisdale@temple-israel.org
Chief Financial Officer - Nickie Glasser
nglasser@temple-israel.org
Director, Operations – Joseph A. Caleca
jcaleca@temple-israel.org
Director, Education & Lifelong Learning - Rabbi Arianna Gordon
agordon@temple-israel.org
Director, Early Childhood Center - Bryna Leib
bleib@temple-israel.org
Director, Robert Sosnick Family Life Center- Kari Provizer, LMSW, ACSW
kprovizer@temple-israel.org
Director, Programming
- Tracie Fienman
tfienman@temple-israel.org
Director, Libraries & Media Center - Lauren Marcus Johnson
ljohnson@temple-israel.org
Director, Communications - Kathy Armstrong
karmstrong@temple-israel.org
Administrative Staff
Ruth Beresh, Receptionist
Rberesh@temple-israel.org
Elaine Bertsch, Assistant to Rabbi Bennett, Nickie Glasser, Executive Board, and Youth Groups
Elaine@temple-israel.org
Stephanie Brovenick, Assistant to Cantorial Soloist Neil Michaels and Kari Provizer
sbrovenick@temple-israel.org
Steven Fine, Member Relations & Bookkeeper
Sfine@temple-israel.org
Sharry Friedman, Receptionist
Sharry@temple-israel.org
Sara Goldberg, Senior Bookkeeper
Sara@temple-israel.org
Kim Heraud, Assistant to Rabbi Loss and Rabbi Yedwab
Kim@temple-israel.org
Brandi Houghton, Assistant to Cantor Smolash
bhoughton@temple-israel.org
Carole Kaplan, Accounts Payable and Bookkeeper
Carole@temple-israel.org
Laura Koziol, Assistant to Joe Caleca
lkoziol@temple-israel.org
Michelle Lichtman, Assistant to Rabbi Kaluzny and Tracie Fienman
Michelle@temple-israel.org
Karla McGinnis, Membership & Development, Assistant to David Tisdale
Karla@temple-israel.org
Linda Newman, Assistant to Rabbi Hornsten
Linda@temple-israel.org
Joyce Robitaille, Receptionist
Joyce@temple-israel.org
Laurie Sheldon, Work Room Coordinator
Lsheldon@temple-israel.org
Judy Solomon, Assistant Librarian/Archivist
Judy@temple-israel.org
Sandi Stocker, Event Coordinator
Sandi@temple-israel.org
Lillian White, Bar/Bat Mitzvah Coordinator
Lillian@temple-israel.org
Early Childhood Center Staff
Sharon Anders, Early Childhood Center Administrative Assistant
sanders@temple-israel.org
Donna Bolda-Moss, Early Childhood Center Administrative Assistant
dbolda@temple-israel.org
Tyner Religious School Staff
Rabbi Arianna Gordon, Director of Education & Lifelong Learning
agordon@temple-israel.org
Lisa Fenberg, Special Needs Coordinator
lfenberg@temple-israel.org
Marilyn Gans Schelberg, 4-6th Grade Judaica Supervisor
mschelberg@temple-israel.org
Shelley Meltzer, PreK-3rd Grade Supervision & Teacher Liaison
Shelley@temple-israel.org
Marissa Kelin, Family Education Coordinator and Madrichim Coordinator
Mkelin@temple-israel.org
Heather Bershas, JYFTI Coordinator
Hbershas@temple-israel.org
Zack Chutz, Youth Program Director
Zchutz@temple-israel.org
Jennifer Rasansky, Tyner Religious School Administrative Assistant
Jrasansky@temple-israel.org
Cheryl Weberman, Tyner Religious School Administrative Assistant
Cweberman@temple-israel.org