Temple Clergy and Staff
Temple clergy and staff are organized in four broad and interconnected departments, with One Team as the guiding philosophy. | Directory
Clergy, led by Rabbi David Stern
This team includes all rabbis, cantors, clergy assistants and the Temple Emanu-El Choir.
Operations, led by Meredith Fried, Executive Director
This team includes the departments of Brand Marketing and Communications, the Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC), Facilities and Operations, Cemetery and Finance.
Congregational Advancement, led by Sandy Diamond, Senior Director
This team includes the departments of Development, Membership Services, Membership Support, Engagement Opportunities and Older Adults.
Education and Engagement, led by Rabbi Amy Ross, Senior Director
This team includes the departments of Youth Learning, Family Education and Engagement, Youth Engagement, Congregational Engagement and Libraries and Archives.
Temple clergy and staff directory
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- Clergy
- Clergy Administrative Staff and Choir
- Executive Director
- Congregational Advancement
- Education and Engagement
- Operations
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Meredith Fried
Executive Director
mfried@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 130
With nearly 20 prior years leading businesses and people, Meredith's passion is to help the community feel welcomed, included and engaged and to play a meaningful role in helping Temple thrive for the next 150 years. She and her family have been Temple members for several years.
CLERGY ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND CHOIR
(Please click here for Clergy information)
Martha Bowden
Administrative Assistant to Cantors Vicky Glikin and Leslie Niren
mbowden@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 134
Chris Crook
Choir Director
ccrook@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 137
Jennifer Dietz
Executive Assistant to Rabbis David Stern & Debra Robbins
jdietz@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 178
Alice Martinez
Administrative Assistant to Rabbis Kimberly Herzog Cohen and Daniel Utley
amartinez@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 192
Hallie Weiner
BBM Coordinator and Choir Assistant
hweiner@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 194
CONGREGATIONAL ADVANCEMENT
Sandy Diamond
Senior Director of Congregational Advancement
sdiamond@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 198
Debbie Fuqua
Director of Engagement Opportunities & Older Adults
dfuqua@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 128
Linda Kahalnik
Director of Membership Services
lkahalnik@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 139
Alex Lieberman
Director of Endowment & Planned Giving
alieberman@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 115
Kathy Lipnick
Director of Gift Processing
klipnick@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 151
Meredith Pryzant
Director of Member Support
mpryzant@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 122
Joselyn Ramey
Director of Annual Giving
jramey@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 138
EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT
Rabbi Amy Ross
Senior Director of Education and Engagement
aross@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 176
Livia Bernstein
Communications and Program Assistant
lbernstein@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 175
Mindy Butler
Administrative Assistant to Rabbi Amy Ross and YL+E Registrar
mbutler@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 170
Alexandra Horn
Director of Congregational Engagement
ahorn@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 126
Erika Purdy-Patrick
Director of Young Adults, Community Engagement and LGBTQ+
epurdy-patrick@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 158
Hannah Rubin-Schlansky
Director of Family Education and Engagement
hrubin-schlansky@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 135
Anjelica Ruiz
Director of Libraries and Archives
aruiz@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 114
Ian Simpson
Songleader and Youth Engagement Coordinator
isimpson@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 157
Shira Stevenson
Director of Youth Engagement
sstevenson@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 124
Rachel Tucker
Director of Arts, Learning and Worship
rtucker@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 131
OPERATIONS
Brand Marketing and Communications
Erica Drogoszewski
Director of Brand Marketing and Communications
edrogoszewski@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 136
Connie Dufner
Editorial Director
cdufner@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 136
Amy Principe
Digital and Social Media Coordinator
aprincipe@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 167
Ann Wilson
Graphic Designer
awilson@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 171
Early Childhood Education Center (ECEC)
Shelly Sender
Senior Director of Early Childhood Education
ssender@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 141
Kay Hale
ECEC Administrative Assistant
khale@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 140
Lita Marishak
ECEC Registrar
lmarishak@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 112
Jennifer Richman
Director of ECEC Operations
jrichman@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 174
Brooke Salisbury
ECEC Nurse
ececnurse@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 193
Kelsey Winocour
ECEC IB Consultant
kwinocour@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 116
Cemetery
Jeff Friedman
Director of Cemetery
jfriedman@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 240
Gary Baker
Cemetery Groundskeeper
gbaker@tedallas.org
214.706.0000
Facilities and Operations
Brett Deckard
Senior Director of Facilities and Operations
bdeckard@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 154
Jose Gonzalez
Engineer
jgonzalez@tedallas.org
214.706.0000
Liz Haddock
Temple Attendant
lhaddock@tedallas.org
214.706.0000
Roberto Longoria
Facilities Coordinator
rlongoria@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 144
Vincent Rugambamazima
Temple Attendant
vrugambamazima@tedallas.org
214.706.0000
Chevie Valentine
Special Events Coordinator
cvalentine@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 156
Jay Villarreal
Engineering Manager
jvillarreal@tedallas.org
214.706.0000
Finance, Human Resources and Database
Deven Joshi
Senior Director of Finance
djoshi@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 127
Mioara Cotet
Accounting Manager
mcotet@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 148
Yvonne Hill
Receptionist
yhill@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 120
Tami Hormell
Database Administrator
thormell@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 123
Julie Meyer
Human Resource Manager
jmeyer@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 173
Thriveni Sairam
Senior Accountant
tsairam@tedallas.org
214.706.0000, ext. 129