Clergy and Leadership

We’re proud to have an outstanding team of lay leaders and professionals guiding our congregation as we pursue our mission. To contact any of our staff, please call our main office at (323) 606-0996 and use the extensions below. You may also click any name to send an email. 

Clergy

Rabbi Lindy Reznick (She/Her)
ext. 101
Media Inquiry

Staff

Tyler Christiansen
(he/him)
Executive
Associate
ext. 112 | email

Lisa Edwards (she/her)
Music Director / Accompanist

Board of Trustees

Marc Cohen (he/him)
President
email | bio

Matthew Adler (he/him)
bio

David Bernstein
(he/him)
bio

B. Dan Blatt (he/him)
bio

Dr. Jane Drucker (she/her)
bio

Hope Faust (she/her)
bio

Shawn Aleshia (Yaffa) Hughes
(she/her)

Adam M. Greenwald
(he/him)
bio

Kegan Jones
(he/him)
bio

Murray Levin (he/him)
Treasurer

Martha Rosett
(she/her)
bio

Philip Starr, Psy.D. (he/him)
bio

Michael Sugar (he/him)
bio

Rebecca Shurz (she/her)
Immediate Past
Co-President

Leonard Slutsky (he/him)
Immediate Past
Co-President

Clergy Emeriti

Rabbi Emerita Denise L. Eger

(she/her)
Rabbi Denise L. Eger is the founding Rabbi of Congregation Kol Ami, and a Past President of The Central Conference of American Rabbis.

Cantor Emeritus Mark Saltzman

(he/him)
Cantor Emeritus Mark Saltzman has been a beloved and inspiring presence during his 18 years at Kol Ami.

Past Presidents and Honorary Trustees

We also extend our gratitude to all of the past presidents of our congregation, as well as our honorary life trustees. 

Presidents Emeriti

John Altschul
Roberta Bennett
Cary Davidson
Wendy G. Glenn
Sheryl L. Gold
David Kaminski
Stuart Leviton
David R. Levy
Marianne Lowenthal
Loren S. Ostrow
William Weinberger
Stephen H. Weiss
Peter Mackler

Honorary Life Trustees 

Mason Sommers