Staff

Our Beth Israel Staff 

Contact Information Below

David M. Scott, Executive Director & Director of Lifelong Learning 

Michael Jenkins, Chief Operating & Financial Officer

Samara Schwartz, Principal of the Miriam Browning Jewish Learning Center

Dr. Michelle Barton, Head of The Shlenker School

Joan Gelfond, Campus Director of Technology

Kathy Parven, Cemetery Director

Anita Seline, Sisterhood Gift Shop Manager

Brittany Thaler, Security Team

Carol Danek, Front Desk Administrative Assistant

Cherrell Woolley, Administrative Assistant to Rabbi Adrienne Scott and Rabbi Chase Foster

Dani Gardner, Programming and Marketing Coordinator

Danielle Alexander, Director of Kehillah High

Danny Morgan, Streaming Team 

Delia Diaz, Maintenance Staff

Efrain Mendoza, Campus IT Specialist

Glenda Worley, Administrative Assistant to David Scott

Greg Tucker, Assistant to Cantor Star Trompeter

Jaquline Cohen, Accounting Specialist

Jimmy Rivera, Maintenance Staff

Joyce Sisson-Fransaw, Senior Accountant

Judy Weidman, Librarian of the Hyman Judah Schachtel Library and Archives

Kathy McMahon, Executive Assistant to Rabbi David Lyon

Larry Huff, Streaming Team 

Lee Snyder, Production Manager

Leon Moody, Streaming Team 

Liam Reddick, Maintenance Staff

Marcela Rivera, Accounts Receivable Specialist

Marsha Gilbert, Special Events and Programming Manager

Mark Vogel, Music Director

Maytal Josef, Accounting Assistant

Michael Collins, Security Team

Michael Kirstein, Accounting Assistant

Michael Reddick, Facility Manager

Mohamed Bah, Maintenance Staff

Rebecca Ramsey, Administrative Assistant for the Miriam Browning Jewish Learning Center

Contact Us

Please scroll down for specific e-mail addresses of key staff members who can help answer your questions.

Accounting:

• COO / CFO, Michael Jenkins (713) 771-6221 x606
• Accounts Payable, Joyce Sisson-Fransaw (713) 771-6221 x308
• Accounts Receivable, Marcela Rivera (713) 771-6221 x306
• Accounts Receivable, Maytal Josef (713) 771-6221 x309

Adult Education: Liza Abrams (713) 771-6221 x301

Bar/Bat Mitzvah: Cantor Star Trompeter (713) 771-6221 x604

Beth Israel Endowment / Legacy Giving (Ner Tamid Society): David Scott (713) 771-6221 x612

Bulletins / Newsletters: Dani Gardner (713) 771-6221 x630

Cemetery:

• Director, Kathy Parven (713) 771-6221 x310
• Michael Kirstein (713) 771-6221 x340

Change of Address: Carol Danek (713) 771-6221 x323

Conversion: Rabbi Adrienne Scott (713) 771-6221 x602

Death Notices: Kathy Parven (713) 771-6221 x310

Events & Facilities: Marsha Gilbert (713) 771-6221 x336

Gift Shop: Anita Seline (713) 777-4315

Library: Judy Weidman (713) 820-6410

Maintenance:

• Manager, Michael Reddick (713) 771-6221 x319
• Delia Diaz
• Jimmy Rivera
• Liam Reddick
• Mohamed Bah

Margolis Art Gallery:David Scott(713) 771-6221 x612

Marketing / Communications: Dani Gardner (713) 771-6221 x630

Membership: Liza Abrams (713) 771-6221 x301

Miriam Browning Jewish Learning Center:

• Principal, Samara Schwartz (713) 271-7369 x605
• Administration, Rebecca Ramsey (713) 271-7369 x313
• Executive Director & Dir. of Lifelong Learning, David Scott (713) 271-7369 x612

Leisure Club: Marsha Gilbert (713) 771-6221 x336

Security / HPD

• Brittany Thaler (281) 352-1010
• Michael Collins (832) 371-7033

The Shlenker School: (713) 270-6127

• Head of School, Dr. Michelle Barton (713) 270-6127
• Administration, Toby Robbins (713) 270-6127
• Director of Admissions, Tara Levinthal Gassett (713) 270-6127

Streaming

• Danny Morgan (832) 989-6266
• Leon Moody (832) 514-9319
• Larry Huff (281) 620-8821

Technology:

• Director, Joan Gelfond (713) 771-6221 x621
• Specialist, Efrain Mendoza (713) 771-6221 x636

Volunteer Opportunities: David Scott (713) 771-6221 x612

Yahrzeit:

• Kathy Parven (713) 771-6221 x310

Youth Programming:  Rabbi Chase Foster (713) 771-6221 x329