Contact Us
We welcome your request for information by phone, email, or contact form. To contact our clergy or staff directly, please see the tabs below for a handy reference of department and clergy contact information.
Thank you for your interest and questions. We do our best to respond during business hours.
Staff Directory
- Administration
- Clergy
- Development
- Membership
- Catering and Space Rentals
- Schools and Camps
- Board of Trustees
Administration
Executive Director
Donna Nadel, Executive Director
Edna Gonzalez, Assistant to the Executive Director
Denise Magilnick, Executive Assistant
Douglas Lynn, Associate Executive Director and Director of Camps
Jodi Berman, Associate Executive Director
Accounting
Karim Merzian, Chief Financial Officer
Galina Shterenberg, Controller
Communications and Marketing
Don Levy, Director
Development
Cheri Lauterbach, Institutional Advancement Officer
Alison Gettleson, Donor Relations Manager
Human Resources
Cheryl Sanders, Director of Human Resources
Monica Sierra, Administrative Assistant
Membership
Esther Cohen, Director of Membership Engagement
Cheryl Mandel Garland, Planning and Events Manager
Cristina Mauro, Membership Services
Safety, Security, and Facilities
Cory Wenter, Director
Daniel Urquiza, Safety and Security Manager
Temple Sanctuary Tours
Nan Goodman, Docent, Historian and Archivist
Clergy
Rabbi Steven Leder, Senior Rabbi
Samantha Rosen, Assistant to Rabbi Leder
Rabbi Elissa Ben-Naim
Brawerman Elementary School West
Rabbi David Eshel
Denise Magilnick, Assistant
Rabbi Joel Nickerson
Samantha Rosen, Assistant
Rabbi M. Beaumont Shapiro
Denise Magilnick, Assistant
Rabbi Susan Nanus, Director of Adult Programs
Hannah Gole, Assistant
Cantor Don Gurney
Jesica Ryzenberg, Assistant
Cantor Lisa Peicott
Jesica Ryzenberg, Assistant
Rabbi Aviva Funke
Brawerman Elementary School East
Development
Membership
Catering and Space Rentals
Schools and Camps
Early Childhood Centers
Carol Bovill, Director
Fredda Lowenstein, Associate Director
Floryn Rosenberg, Site Director - Erika J. Glazer
Laurie Gregory, Operations Manager - Mann Family
Sydney Spiegel, Operations Manager - Erika J. Glazer
Brawerman Elementary School
Brandon Cohen, Head of Elementary School
Nadine Zysman, Principal - Brawerman West
Yolanda Ornelas, Senior Operations Manager - Brawerman West
Tamara Miller, Principal - Brawerman East
Erin Jacobs, Operations Manager - Brawerman East
Religious School
Cathy Gordon, Head of Religious School
Rachel Waltuch, Associate Director
Lisa Alpern, Associate Director, Director of B'Nei Mitzvah
Amanda Pleau, Operations Manager
Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps
Douglas Lynn, Executive Director
Seth Toybes, Director
Erica Feinman, Assistant Director
Ari Kaplan, Assistant Director
Janine Regal, Registrar
Board of Trustees
| President | Alberto Valner |
| Vice President | Dena Bloom |
| Vice President | Brian Shirken |
| Secretary | Scott Edelman |
| Treasurer | Simon Furie |
| Immediate Past President | Rick Powell |
Board Members: |
Ronn Davids |
| Counsel to the Board | David Wimmer |
| Honorary Board Members |
Howard M. Bernstein |
Campus Locations and Main Numbers
Erika J. Glazer Family Campus
3663 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 388-2401
fax (213) 487-3145
Audrey and Sydney Irmas Campus
11661 W. Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90064
(213) 388-2401
Wilshire Boulevard Temple Camps
and Steve Breuer Conference Center
E-mail: info@wbtcamps.org
Summer Address
11495 E Pacific Coast Hwy
Malibu, CA 90265
Camp Hess Kramer
(310) 457-7861
Gindling Hilltop Camp
(310) 457-9617
Winter Address
3663 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 835-2196
Fax: (213) 388-2595