206-525-0915, ext. 213 | davida@templebetham.org
Davida is our Executive Director. She manages the professional team, directs Beth Am operations, advancement and the budget, and supports our youth educational programs including SEED. 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 worked in nonprofit development, educational leadership, and communications for 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 is grateful to be part of the Beth Am community since 2018.
206-525-0915 | reyna@templebetham.org
Reyna is excited to organize, plan and implement fun and engaging experiential learning opportunities for the Beth Am youth. She can help you if you have questions about The Gan: Youth Learning and Engagement Program for PK-12th grade students (we call it “The Gan” for short!) Whether you want to know how and when to register, sign up for youth events, or chat about Jewish Education, Reyna is here to help.
206-525-0915 | jacob@templebetham.org
Jacob is thrilled to be helping build community at Temple Beth Am. As the Director of Experiential Jewish Life, Jacob is here to help the youth and younger adult populations connect with our ancient tradition through personally meaningful, engaging, and joyful ways. With relationships at the heart of everything he does, Jacob sees the moments and times we gather as the most potent opportunity for community connection– an opportunity not to be wasted! Please reach out to Jacob to talk about your relationship with Judaism, music, or anything else you might want to discuss.
Jacob is part of our worship team and you may see him helping lead services.
206-525-0915, ext. 202 | megan@templebetham.org
Megan manages all billing and accounts payable for both Temple Beth Am and SEED Early Childhood School. Reach out to Megan with any questions about your account, to make a payment, or for any accounts payable inquiries.
Amber brings her vast Jewish and professional experience and warm personality to her work at Temple Beth Am. Her chief aim is to advance the mission of Beth Am by helping congregants connect meaningfully with one another and the temple. Reach out to Amber if you are interested in making more connections, getting involved within our Temple community, or have ideas you’d like to share. She can’t wait to connect with you!
As Data Coordinator, Em supports the Temple Beth Am community and professional team by ensuring information and digital resources are readily available to accomplish our work and advance Beth Am’s mission. They are in charge of organizing, cleaning, and reporting ShulCloud data, as well as researching and implementing tools and project management systems to create more efficient team processes!
206-525-0915, ext. 218 | amanda@templebetham.org
Amanda is the first point of contact for everyone looking to learn more about membership at Temple Beth Am. She also works behind the scenes to help with communications and making sure congregants can be heard (Project Bina). Amanda is always happy to talk about Temple Beth Am and can’t wait to connect with you.
206-525-0915 | sarah@templebetham.org
Sarah is the go-to person on our team for events and community committees. They also teach in our Youth Learning and Engagement Program. As someone who grew up at Temple Beth Am, Sarah is always excited to give back to this community and make it as straightforward as possible for our community members to convene in our space.
Sean specializes in scheduling for congregants and the Beth Am clergy. They bring their experience in logistics and non-profit management to Temple Beth Am. Sean is happy to answer general questions or connect you with members of our professional team.
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 joined our team as a part of Beth Am’s response to the accessibility needs of our congregants during the pandemic, and a call to technological progress and advancement in keeping with the broader URJ community. Jaime is working to afford our members a more robust audio-visual experience and is excited to partner with Beth Am to 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 (Seattle), general music at B.F. Day Elementary School (Seattle), and orchestra at Einstein Middle School (Shoreline). Taryn is currently the Assistant Music Director at Holy Names Academy (Seattle) where she teaches orchestra, chamber music, and music production (recording) classes. She also conducts one of the orchestras (the Sinfonette) in the Cascade Youth Symphony Orchestra organization in Edmonds. When she isn’t teaching or hanging out with her family, Taryn loves being a part of many recording and live music projects, both on cello and voice.
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