Leader of dynamic, meaningful congregational worship. Giver of pastoral care in congregational and clinical settings. Composer and arranger of Jewish music.

Instruments: Guitar, Ukulele
Languages: Fluent in English, Spanish, and Hebrew; Intermediate Ladino, Yiddish, and French
Musical Skills: Songleading, Leading Adult and Children’s Choirs, Composition and Arranging
Teaching: B’nei Mitzvah, Religious School Music, Adult Education Programming
Technology: Facility with Zoom, Sibelius, iMovie, GarageBand, Audacity, and YouTube
Chaplain, Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital                              July 2023 – Present
●      Provide Spiritual Care for patients and families of all faiths in a Level II Trauma hospital
●      Facilitate Jewish holiday programming for hospital employees in the Northern California
●      Lead and participate in hospital wide memorials and special services
●      Member of the Ethics Committee
High Holiday Cantor, Temple Beth Torah, Fremont, CA                       Sept 2023 – Oct 2024
●      Co-led S’lichot, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur services in conjunction with rabbi
●      Facilitated choir rehearsals in conjunction with music director
Cantor, Temple Beth Shalom, Vero Beach, FL                                      Aug 2018 – June 2023
●      Replenished endowed music fund via concerts and acquisition of sponsorships
●      Wrote and directed yearly Purim shpiels
●      Produced choir recordings during pandemic shutdown
●      Facilitated relationships with musicians at nearby houses of worship
●      Organized children and teen singers in High Holy Days and other services
●      Presented adult education courses on different aspects of Jewish music
Chaplain, Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital                                   Jan 2022 – June 2023
●      Coordinated spiritual care volunteers and community clergy
●      Reinstated monthly interfaith luncheon and prayer service
Chaplain Resident, NYU Langone Hospital – Brooklyn                       May 2017 – July 2018
●      Facilitated and led quarterly memorial services for families of deceased patients
●      Co-led interfaith Thanksgiving service
Student Cantor, Temple Beth Israel, York, PA                                     Sept 2016 – June 2017
Student Cantor, Temple Beth Shalom, Annapolis, MD                        Sept 2015 – June 2016
Student Cantor, Congregation Or Hatzafon, Fairbanks, AK                June 2015 – Aug 2015
●      Presented fundraising concert for congregation at local restaurant
●      Taught adult education class on Friday evening liturgy and leading Shabbat worship
●      Attended military base clergy training
Student Cantor, Garden City Jewish Center, Garden City, NY         Sept 2013 – June 2015
●      Created new religious school siddur in conjunction with art specialist
●      Facilitated participation of student instrumentalists in Shabbat and holiday worship
Treasure Coast Interfaith Coalition                                             Aug 2018 – June 2023
●      Acted as panelist at monthly interfaith dialogues and sat on interfaith dialogue committee
●      Participated in yearly interfaith Thanksgiving services in Vero Beach and Sebastian
●      Participated in peace vigils for significant world events
●      Co-organized interfaith Pride service on Zoom
Racial Justice Working Group of Indian River Cares                            Jan 2021 – June 2023
●      Participated in monthly Zoom meetings and dialogues
●      Acted as panelist for educational programming
Don’t K’vetch, Organize                                                                               Jan 2020 – Mar 2020
●      6-week community organizing course sponsored by JOIN for Justice
Hava Nashira                                                                                             May 2007 – May 2024
●      Attended yearly songleader/Jewish music conference as a participant
Master of Sacred Music/Ordination May 2017
Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, Debbie Friedman School of Sacred Music
Thesis: The Idiom of Max Janowski, Then and Now

BA in Theater, Minor in Spanish, Magna Cume Laude May 2007
University of California, Berkeley
●      Nominee Values in Action Award for Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Employees Exemplifying the Values of the Hospital
●      Jacob and Malvina Lutwak Cantorial Memorial Prize
●      Women of Reform Judaism Award for the Student Who Showed the Greatest Progress Throughout the Year
●      Cantor Deborah Stein Award in Traditional Hazzanut
●      Phi Beta Kappa
●      Golden Key Honors Society