Excellence is not an act,
but a habit.” -Aristotle
Central Synagogue employs 100+ full-time staff positions in more than a dozen departments, including education, membership, finance, communications, technology, development, maintenance, events, and administrative support. Led by Executive Director Marcia Caban, Central Synagogue hires only the best and brightest talent to deliver the highest quality service to our members. Our staff, which we consider "a team," is committed to excellence.
Clergy Study
Angela W. Buchdahl
Senior Rabbi
Daniel Mutlu
Senior Cantor
Julia R. Cadrain
Cantor
Ari S. Lorge
Rabbi
Daniel S. Ross
Rabbi
Maurice A. Salth
Rabbi
Peter J. Rubinstein
Rabbi Emeritus
Richard Botton
Cantor Emeritus
Carrie Connor
Executive Assistant to the Senior Rabbi/Clergy Study Supervisor
Keren Eckstein
B’nei Mitzvah Program Manager/Part-Time LCLJ Educator
Lori Dubin
Shabbat, Holiday and Music Coordinator
Alle Singer
Clergy Assistant
Adult Engagement
Rabbi Nicole Auerbach
Director of Congregational Engagement
Rabbi Hilly Haber
Director of Social Justice Organizing and Education
Rabbi Sarah Berman
Rabbi, Director of Adult Education
Jackie Pykon, LCSW
Dorot Social Worker
Lauren Dickel
Adult Engagement Program Manager
Carolyn Roesler
Program Manager for Adult Education and Volunteerism
Chelsea Werde
Administrative Assistant, Adult Engagement and Center for Exploring Judaism
Center for Exploring Judaism
Rabbi Lisa Rubin
Director, Center for Exploring Judaism
Rabbi April Davis
Rabbi in Center for Exploring Judaism
Youth & Family Engagement
Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
Director of Youth and Family Education
Amy Martin
Director of Family Engagement
Shira Kobren Wasserman
Manager of Family Engagement Music & Central Tots
Kazue Thomas
Youth and Family Engagement Administrator
Jordana Kristel
Director of Camp Central & Nursery School Teacher, Anavim (Purple Room)
Maria Marzullo
Youth and Family Education Operations Coordinator
LCLJ (K-12 Education)
Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
Director of Youth and Family Education
Merissa Hochberg
Director of the Lese Center for Living Judaism
Rena Allen
Director of Developmental Learning & Special Education
Mirit Sands
Assistant Director, Grades 3rd-7th
Stella Berfas
LCLJ Educator
Rina Bergman
LCLJ Educator, Hebrew Coordinator
Becca Greenspan
Family Engagement Coordinator & Assistant Director, Grades Pre-K-2nd
Julia Laibstain
LCLJ Educator
Eve Morin
LCLJ Educator
Jeremy Sipe
LCLJ Educator
Early Childhood
Cindy Grebow
Director of Early Childhood Education
Stephanie Flugman
Assistant Early Childhood Director
Rena Allen
Director of Developmental Learning & Special Education
Liz Johnson
Early Childhood Department Administrator
Shira Kobren Wasserman
Manager of Family Engagement Music & Central Tots
Robert Appleton
Early Childhood Science Teacher
Rachele Bodner
Nursery School Teacher, Tapuzim (Orange Room)
Seka Bosanac-Popovic
Nursery School Teacher, Pilim (Silver Room)
Maryssa Brenner
Nursery School Teacher, Bananot (Yellow Room)
Jeni Byers
Nursery School Teacher, Ananas & Rimonim (Toddlers Turning Two & Gold Room)
Elva Card
Nursery School Teacher, Bananot (Yellow Room)
Susan Drucker
Nursery School Teacher, Keshetot (Rainbow Room)
Caryn Eschen
Nursery School Teacher, Anavim (Purple Room) and Parenting Educator
Dalit Gurevich Perpinal
Nursery School Teacher, Pilim (Silver Room)
Chloe Heymann
Nursery School Teacher, Keshetot (Rainbow Room)
Madeline Hoak
Movement Teacher
Keri Hochman
Nursery School Teacher, Tzefardim (Green Room)
Rachel Holmes
Nursery School Teacher, Tzefardim (Green Room)
Dara Kane
Nursery School Teacher, Tutim (Red Room)
Jordana Kristel
Director of Camp Central & Nursery School Teacher, Anavim (Purple Room)
Bridget Meyer
Nursery School Teacher, Ananas & Rimonim (Toddlers Turning Two & Gold Room)
Suzanne Ramjattan
Nursery School Teacher, Tutim (Red Room)
Stephanie Rose
Studio Teacher of Nature and Gardening
Rachel Schaeffer
Nursery School Teacher, Tapuzim (Orange Room)
Jaime Scher
Nursery School Teacher, Tapuzim (Orange Room)
Jacqueline Sikowitz
Nursery School Teacher, Pilim (Silver Room)
Kellie Spector
Nursery School Teacher, Ananas & Rimonim (Toddlers Turning Two & Gold Room)
Sue Stiner
Nursery School Teacher, Bananot (Yellow Room)
Admissions Coordinator
Barbara Tanenbaum
Librarian and Central Tots Teacher
Josie Taub
Nursery School Teacher, Tzefardim (Green Room)
Susy Wrizar
Nursery School Teacher, Anavim (Purple Room)
Development
Pamela Goldstein
Director of Development
Amanda Bernstein
Major Gifts & Research Associate
Parissa Zecher
Development Associate
Membership
Elizabeth Brown
Director of Member Experience
Rosalia Morreale
Membership Associate
Madalyn Kimlick
OpenTent Salesforce Support Engineer
Operations & Events
Toby Rappaport
Senior Director of Operations
Jeff Dorn
Director of Operations and Facilities
Finance
Judy Zipkowitz
Controller
Sherwin Sagawa
Finance Manager
Tom Cunningham
Senior Accountant
Juneth Glasgow
Finance Associate
Wayne Linton
Accountant / Budget Analyst
Donna McQuillan
Payroll Manager / Accounts Payable
Communications
Jessica Barist Cohen
Director of Communications
Yohanna Castellanos
Communications Manager
Maintenance
Jeff Dorn
Director of Operations and Facilities
Arkady Frukhtman
Buildings Manager
Misha Bederman
Assistant Building Manager
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