Temple Beth El Executive Director
Dear Temple Beth El Congregant,
I hope that the Holiday season has and continues to be enjoyable for you and your family.
In my congregational letter sent to you this past September 2014, I wrote about the Temple engaging Ms. Kathy Ridge of LevRidge Resources as our Interim Executive Director. For the four months Kathy has worked with us, I am deeply grateful for the positive contributions she has made for our Temple. One of our Directors, Brian Yesowitch, stated it well, “Kathy’s short involvement with our Temple staff, leadership and membership has yielded tremendous results. We will benefit from her experience and advice for many years to come.”
During the past few months the Search Committee, in recruiting a full time Executive Director, worked a thorough and diligent interview process. We had 24 individuals apply for the position. Upon the Search Committee’s unanimous recommendation and the approval by the Board of Directors, I am pleased and enthusiastic to announce we have hired Dr. Laura Bernstein to be our Executive Director. Laura will start January 12th.
Briefly, Laura’s background includes President and CEO of a multi million dollar firm in Des Moines, (a firm that provided media-based training solutions); HR Strategy Officer for a consulting firm; and Director of Education for the Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines where she led the creation of a newly licensed community preschool bringing together Chabad, Conservative and Reform families.
Laura, her husband, Howard, and their daughter, Sanya, moved to Charlotte a few months ago and Sanya is enrolled in our Religious School.
Please join me in welcoming Laura!
My thanks to the Search Committee: Rick Glaser (Chair), Moira Quinn Klein, Ginny Rosenberg, Joe Machicote, Jena Coen, Brett Frankenberg and Mitch Rifkin.
Best Regards,
Jack Levinson
President
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