206-525-0915, ext. 213 | davida@templebetham.org
Davida joined the team of Temple Beth Am in 2018. Her role is to support a thriving Beth Am and SEED community. By working with Rabbi Ruth, lay leadership, clergy, and professionals she works to ensure Temple Beth Am is both financially sustainable and mission aligned by implementing values based strategies in learning, community connections, and worship. She is passionate about advancing our mission and supporting members’ connections to each other.
Davida works hard to support robust communication and collaboration between congregants, professionals, lay leaders, and the community. Davida is a connector. Reach out to her anytime to get support from clergy, professionals, or lay leadership.
Davida has a her BA from the University of Washington and a Juris Doctorate from Northeastern University. She has worked in nonprofit development, educational leadership, and communications for over twenty years. After working as a labor and employment attorney and for public radio, she followed her passion for education by working in K-12 leadership and school advancement. She is the proud mother of two young men and her dog Oslo.
206-525-0915, ext. 219 | reyna@templebetham.org
Reyna joined Temple Beth Am in 2020 as Temple Beth Am was in its early years of transforming youth learning. Reyna works to integrate student-centered, mission aligned, and progressive pedagogy into our youth learning program. Reyna is passionate about Jewish values and ensures they are at the forefront of the learning opportunities for our youth.
Reyna has been working in Jewish education since 2011, she has her BA in Jewish Professional Studies from Gratz College, and her Executive Masters in Jewish Education from HUC. Children, Jewish learning, and families are Reyna’s passion. Her two children attend the Gan and her daughter is a SEED alumna as well as a Gan student!
206.525.0915 ex. 219 | elan@templebetham.org
Elan joined Temple Beth Am’s professional team in September of 2026 as the Youth Learning & Engagement Coordinator. Elan will be working closely with Reyna and supporting the Gan faculty.
Elan grew up in Bellingham, WA where he grew up as a member of Congregation Beth Israel and worked there as a Hebrew teacher. At Kalsman, he was a camper and worked there as a member of the leadership team in various positions for four years. Elan has a BA from Western Washington University where he studied International Relations with a minor in Arabic & Islamic Studies.
In his free time Elan enjoys playing sports like soccer, basketball, and disc golf. He loves going fishing and hiking and is passionate about Jewish education, family & friends, music, and languages. Elan is excited to connect with the TBA community and is grateful to be a part of the team.
206-525-0915, ext. 214 | jacob@templebetham.org
Jacob joined Temple Beth Am’s professional team in 2022 to support the creation of meaningful Jewish experiences with an eye to the future of the Beth Am community and Judaism as a whole.
As a rabbinic student and the Director of Experiential Jewish Life, Jacob is here to help youth, young adults, adult seekers, and men at Beth Am connect with our ancient traditions through personally meaningful, engaging, and joyful ways. With relationships at the heart of everything he does, Jacob uses music, worship, and learning to connect other’s to Judaism. He sees the moments and times we gather as the most potent opportunity for community connection.
Jacob is a Seattle native, an alumnus of Camp Kalsman since its founding in 2007, and has many connections in the local Jewish communities throughout the Pacific Northwest.
206-525-0915, ext. 212 | chava@templebetham.org
As Music Director, Chava’s role at Temple Beth Am is to uplift the community through moving musical experiences.
A Seattle native, Chava Mirel grew up immersed in the world of Jewish music. Some of her earliest memories are the songs of her father’s Klezmer band, co-founded with TBA’s own Music Director Emeritus Wendy Marcus. Inspired by great mentors, Chava has been a professional Jewish musician, educator and prayer leader for over 3 decades.
In addition to her work at Temple Beth Am, Chava visits synagogues and communities around the country, and serves on faculty of several national conferences, including Hava Nashira and the Wexner Institute. Chava lives in South Seattle with her beloved family: her partner Brennon and child Judah, plus 2 cats and a hedgehog. Chava Mirel is honored and proud to serve as the Music Director of Temple Beth Am.
206-525-0915 x203 | chloe@templebetham.org
Chloe coordinates Temple Beth Am’s programs and provides operational support to leadership so clergy, directors, and lay leaders can dedicate their energy to what matters most: building community and practicing Tikkun Olam. She is dedicated to creating welcoming, well-organized spaces for engagement across the Beth Am community to make it easy for community members to participate and connect.
Chloe holds a Master of Public Health degree from UC Berkeley and is excited to bring her background in community engagement and public service to Temple Beth Am! She is a Bay Area native (and Camp Tawonga alum!), and outside of work, she loves live music and hiking and is a sommelier-in-training. Chloe is passionate about fostering inclusive communities driven by progressive values and is grateful to be a part of the TBA team.
(206) 525-0915 x201 | tzali@templebetham.org
Tzali’s role as Community Engagement Coordinator means supporting and helping to grow the myriad different amazing things that happen here at Beth Am!
Tzali graduated from UW in 2019 with a BA in Mathematics and Gender Studies, and after working in coffee, childcare, and nonprofits (the traditional jobs that follow a humanities degree), promptly went a totally new direction and started studying Talmud! She is a graduate of SVARA’s Teaching Kollel, a two-year fellowship where she learned how to teach Talmud in the SVARA method – queer normative, slow and steady, and beautifully rigorous. When you can’t find her in the TBA office, you can find her with her nose in a book, playing the banjo, dancing the night away, or cooking up new classes for her own local little yeshiva that could, Talmidei Talmideihon.
206-525-0915, ext. 205 | rachel@templebetham.org
Rachel joined Temple Beth Am’s professional team as Communications Manager near the start of 5787. She develops newsletters and announcements that inspire congregants to get involved in their community and take part in Temple Beth Am’s activities. She’s excited to bring her communications background into service of progressive Jewish life, which has long been her spiritual home and her inspiration to pursue social justice work.
Rachel studied journalism and media studies at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and began her career as a breaking news reporter before spending over seven years in communications/PR at animal advocacy nonprofits. Along the way, she built media outreach strategies from the ground up, secured national press coverage, and learned how to navigate fast-moving environments.
Outside of work, Rachel enjoys creative writing projects, cooking plant-based meals, discovering new music, and dancing. She lives in Seattle with her partner, Sara.
Emma helps run the communications for Temple Beth Am. Her role focuses on behind-the-scenes support for community communications, as well as managing social media and updating the website and calendar.
Having grown up at TBA, Emma finds it very meaningful to contribute to this vibrant community. She has a varied background including a PhD in Earth Science and a certification in Functional Hormone Health. Her background in Jewish communications and social media comes from her work with the Jewish Fertility Project to support women who want to weave Judaism into their fertility journey. She works remotely from her homestead in Port Angeles where she lives with her husband and a growing number of farm animals.
Leah joined Temple Beth Am’s team in 2026, working to support potential new members in understanding and joining our community.
Leah grew up in Washington State, and with a dual Master’s in Experiential Education and Jewish Studies, she is involved with many Jewish communities in the area and around the country, particularly with B’Mitzvah students. She also is an alumna of URJ Camp Kalsman, and continues her camp involvement whenever possible. She lives in Mount Vernon, WA with her husband, two young children, and three pets.
206-525-0915, ext. 202 | megan@templebetham.org
Megan manages all billing and accounting for Temple Beth Am. Reach out to Megan with any questions about your account, to make a payment, or for any financial inquiries.
Megan has a BA from the University of Washington and has worked in early childhood and non-profit finance for over 10 years. She oversees and process all day to day financial needs of the Beth Am community to ensure Temple Beth Am’s financial health today and the future.
The Facilities Team at Beth Am, led by our Facilities Manager Colby Davis, works hard to provide the best possible experience for congregants, clergy, and our professional team. They ensure the safety, security, function, and beauty of our grounds and building resources. Members of the Facilities Team are the first to come in each day and the last to leave. Their work provides the foundation for everything else that happens at Temple Beth Am and we are proud and grateful for their service to the community.
Mike has been a longtime partner with Temple Beth Am and works hard to ensure that our IT infrastructure is not only able to support our needs today, but able to rapidly adapt and evolve with 21st century technological advancements.
Jaime supports our congregation’s audio visual needs and our multi-access/hybrid events.
Jaime joined the Temple Beth Am professional team in 2021 as a part of our response to the accessibility needs of our congregants during the pandemic. Jaime is working to afford our members a more robust audio-visual experience and is excited serve our community.
Taryn Webber has served Temple Beth Am with her vocal talents since 2000. She has studied classical cello, voice, pipe organ, steel drums (Trinidad), and the cajon (from the Afro-Peruvian tradition). Since she first moved to Seattle from the East Coast in 1997, she has taught orchestra/choir at Washington Middle School, general music at B.F. Day Elementary School, and orchestra at Einstein Middle School. Taryn is currently the Assistant Music Director at Holy Names Academy where she teaches orchestra, chamber music, and music production classes. When she isn’t teaching, singing at Beth Am, or hanging out with her family, Taryn loves being a part of many recording and live music projects, both on cello and voice.
206-525-0915 | tammie@templebetham.org
Tammie supports the youth learning community with supplies, library books, snacks, and educational materials. In addition, as Payroll Manager, Tammie manages time and attendance/payroll for hourly employees, the onboarding process for new hires, and maintains the paperwork and information mandated by law. While most of her duties are performed behind the scenes, Tammie can be seen dashing about on Sundays to ensure faculty have what they need to provide an engaging and memorable learning experience.
Tammie recently retired from the U.S. Navy where she proudly served our nation for over 23 years. She earned a Ph.D. from UCLA, MBA from Webster, and M.A. from the Naval War College. She holds several professional certifications in Human Resources and Project Management. She has worked as a neuroscientist, hospital management professional, and executive leader in recruiting and education. She has served on two Boards for non-profit performing organizations, one in Los Angeles and one in Seattle. Tammie and her family have been members of Temple Beth Am since 2015. Both daughters celebrated their B’not Mitzvah at TBA and are still active members of the community supporting The Gan, one as a madricha and one as a faculty member.
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