AM SHALOM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief Experience Officer, Ext. 215
- Director of Engagement, Would Be Happy to Answer Your Questions, Show You Around, and Introduce You to Our Clergy. Please
Alyssa Latala, our Director of Engagement, would be happy to answer your questions, show you around, and introduce you to our clergy. Please call her at 847.835.4800 ext. 211 or email her.
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- Mitzvah Coordinator, Ext. 339
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- Youth Program Associate, Ext. 201
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- Senior Administrative Assistant, Ext. 200
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- Director of Facilities Management, Ext. 212
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- Director of Youth Engagement
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- Technology Director, Ext. 216
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- Director of Member Services, Ext. 203
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- Chief Operating Officer
- Chief Operations Officer, Ext. 213
Lisa Kaplan was the Executive Director at Moriah Congregation (in Deerfield) for eight years and Chief Development Officer and Director of Membership & Programming at Temple Sholom of Chicago for six years.
Prior to Synagogue management, she worked in fund development for the American Cancer Society while living in Philadelphia for four years. Lisa graduated from the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) with a bachelor's degree in sports marketing/management and is proud to have helped create the Chicago Marathon's Charity Runner Program and facilitated its Corporate Team Challenge.
Lisa is responsible for day-to-day operations, management of the facility and the congregation's business affairs. She looks forward to collaborating with the staff, the senior leadership team, and the board, as well as, assisting with future development opportunities. Outside of Am Shalom, Lisa enjoys spending time with her family, including her husband, Aaron, and her children, Julia and Charlie.
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- Clergy Assistant, Ext. 208
Natalia Stanczak joined Am Shalom as the Clergy Assistant in August 2022. She has years of experience in the administrative world, including personal assisting. She supports the clergy with scheduling and rescheduling, administrative tasks, mailing projects, and other various responsibilities. Some of her favorite things are coffee, art, and swimming! When she's not at Am Shalom, Natalia enjoys cooking, baking, crafting, and spending quality time with family and friends.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director of Education
- Associate Director of Education, Ext. 304
Rabbi Anne Persin joined Am Shalom as Associate Director of Education in 2017. She has been teaching Hebrew School and tutoring B'nai Mitzvah students with Am Shalom since 2013. Rabbi Persin was ordained at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in 2003, and has previously served as a Rabbi, Education Consultant and more at a variety of different congregations.
Rabbi Persin is an amazing teacher and educator who we are proud to add to our team at Am Shalom. Nothing excites her more than when she sees the lightbulb go off over someone's head or when someone is truly transformed by a new understanding from information that she was able to share with them! She has a passion for Judaism and Am Shalom and aids in running our religious school, our redesigned 6th grade curriculum, Hebrew School and more!
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- Associate Rabbi, Ext. 305
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- Senior Rabbi, Ext. 255 / Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, Director of Congregational Learning, Ext. 253
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- Senior Rabbi, Ext. 255 / Rabbi Phyllis Sommer, Director of Congregational Learning, Ext. 253
Sarah Jane Heyman joined Am Shalom as Youth Program Associate in 2023, after teaching Sunday School at Am Shalom since 2019. She has a passion for sharing the joys of Jewish life and culture, both in and out of a classroom.
Sarah Jane graduated from Lake Forest College in 2020 with a B.A. in Biology. While there she served on the executive boards of the campus Hillel and It's On Us, an organization that combats campus sexual assault.
Sarah Jane is excited to be part of the Am Shalom community! In her spare time, you can find her reading, listening to music, or taking part in a form of art.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer, Ext. 204