Suzanne has served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees for the last four years, has been the Board Liaison to Chai Village LA for the last two years, and a member of the Board since 2010. She and her husband Marty have been active members of Temple Isaiah since January 1983, fully participating in all aspects of temple life, including our  daughters’ b’nai mitzvah trips to Israel with the clergy in 1996 and 2000 and an adult trip to Israel in 2016. Daughters Nicole and Erica  grew up at Isaiah, attending Isaiah’s Preschool, Religious School (where Nicole met her future husband 28 years ago), were presidents of ITY and sat on the temple board, as did Marty as VP of Education.
 
Suzanne’s greatest joy was chairing/co-chairing Roots and Wings: A Mentoring Program at Santee and University High Schools from 2009-2018, a program brainstormed by Rabbi Klein Miles while traveling to Israel with then mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in 2008 and one that ultimately won an URJ Irving Fain Social Action award in 2015.  She has served on many committees, including Fair Food Commission, the Membership Sustainability Committee, Justice Leaders, the Senior Rabbi Search Committee, and the Board of Trustees Nominating Committee. She has actively participated in Isaiah Women and continues to serve on its board as a past president. Marty and Suzanne are Friday night Shabbat service regulars, and Temple Isaiah has been their second home.
 
Born and raised in Southern California, Suzanne is a retired educator from Los Angeles Unified School District and UCLA School of Education/Information Studies.  Their daughter Nicole and her husband Matt Goldfarb live nearby with their son and daughter and are members of Isaiah, and Erica and her husband Seth Cridelich live in Wisconsin with their three children. Their five grandchildren are great bringers of joy and keep them nimble. In her free time, Suzanne likes playing mahjongg with her friends, participating in two book groups, joining Isaiah Women and Chai Village friends in various activities, and taking long walks with Marty and their dog Finley.

Debra and her husband Chris have been active members of Temple Isaiah for many years. Their boys both celebrated their bar mitzvah at Isaiah – Isaac in the sanctuary and Jude in Jerusalem on an Isaiah family trip to Israel. It’s a community that the Silverman-Hebert family holds close in their hearts.

A native of Cincinnati, OH, Debra holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies from Miami University and a PhD in English Literature from the University of Southern California. She’s worked in the film & TV industry for two decades, beginning as a researcher for the visual effect division of Sony Pictures, followed by a stint as a freelance researcher on a variety of WWII-era movies, then as the head of the rights & clearance department of MGM. She is currently head of legal delivery and credits at Apple Original Content.

Debra previously served as a Temple Isaiah board member and as Isaiah’s VP of Social Justice. She was the recipient of Isaiah’s inaugural Tzedek Award. She’s been a member of the League of Women Voters’ Homelessness & Housing Committee, the RAC- CA Leadership team, a leader with One LA-IAF and an active member of Am Tzedek. On the weekends you’ll find Debra riding her Peloton, biking or hiking outdoors, knitting, baking, gardening, playing Mahjong (Chinese & American), reading, hanging with family & friends or binge watching her favorite shows.

Jerry was born and raised in Los Angeles where he now lives with his wife, Sue Shachar.  Jerry and Sue’s 2020 trip to Israel with Rabbi Dara, Mike Diamond and an incredible group of Isaians triggered Jerry’s decision to become more actively involved with the Temple’s lay leadership team. As a Board Member Jerry has been on the Budget Committee and a member (and chair) of the Finance Committee.  He has also worked on other projects as a lay leader of the Isaiah community and is a member of the Green Team.
 
Jerry has a BA Cum Laude in Political Science from California State University, Northridge (’74) and a JD from Loyola Law School (’77).  After managing his own law practice for 20 years, he moved in house with Shapco Inc., a privately- owned company involved in manufacturing, fabrication and distribution of steel pipe products together with the ownership and management of a nationwide industrial real estate portfolio, where he is now President and General Counsel. He has acquired a broad understanding of personnel practices through his support of Shapco’s human resources team in the management of 450 employees.

Harris and his wife, Jill, have been members of Temple Isaiah for 18 years. Harris is Treasurer of the Temple’s Board of Trustees and chairs the Board’s Budget and Finance Committees.
 
Harris is a retired Partner with Grant Thornton (an International Accounting Firm) where he spent his entire 40 year career, the last 30 years as a Partner. He started his career with Grant Thornton in the Baltimore office in 1976. He then transferred to the Los Angeles office in 1989, and in 1998 transferred to San Francisco as the Office Managing Partner for the Bay Area offices. In 2002, Harris became the West Region Managing Partner. He relocated back to Los Angeles in 2005 and in 2009 transitioned into a client service role.
 
In retirement, Harris was an Adjunct Professor at the University of Southern California Leventhal School of Accounting from the Spring 2016 through May 2023. He was a Past Chairman of the Board of JVS SoCal and still serves on their Board of Directors. Harris is also on the Board of Directors and Treasurer of the Pacific Palisades Historical Society. Previously he served as Chairman and Director of the Association of Corporate Growth (ACG) Global, President of the San Francisco Chapter of ACG, Director of Meals on Wheels, Santa Monica, and Director and Treasurer of the Boys and Girls Club of Pacoima.

Jeffrey Glaser and his wife Linda joined Temple Isaiah over 20 years ago when their daughter Olivia began pre-school. In addition to Olivia celebrating her Bat Mitzvah at Isaiah, Jeffrey became an adult B’nai Mitzvah at Isaiah with the adult class of 2009. Jeffrey has been a member of HaSharim for over 10 years and served on the past two cantorial search committees. Linda has been an active member of Isaiah Women.
 
Jeffrey recently retired from the television industry after over 30 years in entertainment. He worked in television drama development and later headed current programming at both Sony and 20th Century Fox Studios working on comedy, drama and animated programming. He has been involved in such iconic series as The X-Files, 24, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Family Guy, How I Met Your Mother, Modern Family, Glee, The Boys, Cobra Kai and For All Mankind, among many others. He is also helping the start-up podcast company Wondery as their original President of Content.
 
Before moving to Los Angeles, Jeffrey was a high school French teacher in Oakland after receiving a teaching credential at San Francisco State University. He graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a B.A. in French Studies. He spent his junior year abroad in Pau and Paris, France.
 
Jeffrey is also a founding board member of the non-profit reparations’ organization, Reparation Generation. He lives with his wife in Cheviot Hills. They visit their daughter in Chapel Hill where she is studying for a master’s degree in public health at the University of North Carolina.

Jami and her family have been members of Temple Isaiah since 2011, and she is excited to continue her tenure on the board and join the Executive Committee. Jami chaired the Religious Education Committee for the past two years, and in her new role, she will continue to participate in the REC and also join the PAC. She is a member of Isaiah Women, previously served on the nominating committee, and participated in several Small Group activities. Her children, Hallie and Brendan, attended the Religious School and have been active in Camp Isaiah (as campers and counselors), Rishonim, ITY, and NFTY.

Jami grew up in Long Beach, CA and attended UC Berkeley (BA) and Georgetown University (MA), returning afterward to live in Los Angeles. She has worked in Guest Facing Technology for Hilton Hotels since 1998.

In her free time, Jami is an avid baker. During COVID, she got a kick out of teaching cooking classes to Isaiah Women over Zoom. She also plays mahjong, enjoys pickleball and tennis when her knee cooperates, and loves reading and traveling.

Melissa is a Los Angeles native and joined Temple Isaiah with her husband Andy in 2008. Their two boys, Noah (16) and Blake (14) attended Temple Isaiah Preschool and Religious School, and more recently both had Bar Mitzvahs at the temple. Since joining Isaiah, Melissa served as the president of the Preschool Parent Association and the co-chair of the K-12 Parent Association for the religious school. Now she is the President of the parent board at her son’s middle school.

Melissa graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison and enjoyed her time there, but is happy to be back in her hometown raising her family. In her spare time, she likes to cook, read, play pickle ball and take long walks with her dog.

Brit Finney-Conlon joined Temple Isaiah’s Board of Trustees in 2020. She currently serves as the VP of Social Justice. Brit and her husband, James Finney-Conlon, joined the temple in 2019, shortly after settling back in Los Angeles.

Brit graduated Cum Laude from Brandeis University in 2017 with a dual B.A. in Global Studies and Anthropology, and then in 2018 with her M.A. in Global Studies, concentrating in refugee integration. Britt has worked in various nonprofits doing fundraising work including but not limited to MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger and the International Institute of New England. Currently, Brit works at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles as a Donor Relations Associate, helping run fundraising campaigns and engaging in donor stewardship. At Temple Isaiah, Brit is heavily involved in Am Tzedek as a community organizing leader with OneLA and also enjoys attending Torah Study classes and weekly Shabbat services.

On her maternal side, Brit is a 5th generation Angeleno. On her paternal side she has roots in Ireland. Brit is proud of her interfaith family background. Brit grew up in Palos Verdes, and still enjoys visiting there with James to hike and spend time with her family.

Idelle and her husband Peter are long-time members of Temple Isaiah. Their sons, Ben and Matt, grew up at Isaiah where they attended religious school and celebrated their bar mitzvahs.

Idelle has been a member of Temple Isaiah’s Board of Trustees since 2019 and is the founding, and past chair, of Isaiah's Voter Engagement Group. She is the recipient of Temple Isaiah's 2021 Tzedek Award for her work in social justice.
 
During the last four years, Idelle has organized more than 10 programs with distinguished speakers related to civics, voting rights, disinformation and hate speech/antisemitism. In 2022, she co-led our Los Angeles City Council Candidates Forum and created a Future Voters Club pilot program for Isaiah teens. For several years she ran our get-out-the-vote postcard campaigns.

Idelle is a freelance writer and author. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Time Magazine, the Los Angeles Times and several other publications. She is a former director of publications for the American Heart Association and is co-author of the New York Times-reviewed book on health, Your Brain After Chemo: A Practical Guide to Lifting the Fog and Getting Back Your Focus.
 
Idelle attended UCLA where she earned her undergraduate degree in political science, her master’s in public administration, and her credential in journalism.

Allie is the current Immediate Past President of the Board of Trustees. She has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2013, previously serving as Treasurer, head of the Preschool Advisory Committee and Executive Vice President of Education. Allie has served on the budget committee of the temple since 2015. She joined the temple in 2008 and is also a member of Isaiah Women.

Allie is married to her husband Eric, and they have two sons, Gabe and Isaac. Allie worked as a retail executive for over 25 years, most recently as CEO of Fred Segal. She grew up in Phoenix, AZ and attended Washington University in St Louis (BA) and Stanford University (MBA). In her free time, she loves to play Mah Jongg and relax at the beach.

Katie is a Los Angeles native and the mom of two boys, Jonah (8) and Levi (6), with her husband Brian, a Detroit native. Levi is a graduate of the Temple Isaiah preschool and both boys attend religious school at Isaiah. While she was a parent in the preschool, Katie volunteered in the classroom, served on the Friday Challah and Caring Community committees, and helped out with the Family Shabbat evenings. Being a part of and involved in the Jewish community has always been important to their family.

Katie was an elementary school teacher for 12 years. She is currently a member of the Board of Directors of WISE, the parent booster organization for Westwood Charter Elementary School, where her boys attend. She loves to volunteer in the boys’ classrooms and chair various committees at the school. In her free time, Katie enjoys traveling and going on adventures with her family, reading, and trying new restaurants.

Richard has served as a Board Member and on the Executive Committee as Vice President of Development. In that capacity, he oversaw Temple Isaiah's ongoing development efforts to ensure that Isaiah grew and thrived.

Richard has been a Temple member since 1998. His two sons attended Isaiah’s preschool and religious school and had Bar Mitzvahs with our tremendous Clergy.

Richard is a partner of Irell & Manella LLP, where he practices intellectual property litigation.

David Chiu has been a member of Temple Isaiah since 2014 and a Board member since 2019. He is also Chair of its Voter Engagement Group, a member of its Green Team, a Torah Study regular, Shabbat greeter, and co-founder of Temple Isaiah Young Professionals. David’s other social justice work includes activism with Am Tzedek, HIAS, and the Religious Action Center on issues of refugees, housing affordability, and voting rights. In 2019, David was awarded Temple Isaiah’s Emerging Leaders Award.
 
Proud of his Chinese and Litvak ancestry, David is a Los Angeles Community Leader for The LUNAR Collective, a national organization by and for Asian Jews. As a member of a SoCal Jews of Color group, he has advised the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles on issues of diversity.
 
Professionally, David is a full-time staff member of The Braid, formerly Jewish Women's Theatre — a theatre and story company dedicated to the art of Jewish storytelling. In addition to handling all The Braid's communications and marketing, with them he has written for, created, and adapted numerous live theatre shows and digital content. As a screenwriter, he and his screenwriting partner have written for companies such as Amazon Prime. David lives in West LA with his life partner Chanel and their rambunctious-but-affectionate cat, Rena.

Sharon has been a member of the Board of Trustees since 2014 and has served on the Executive Committee in the role of Vice President of Education from 2017 to 2023. She has previously served as the president of the Preschool Parent Association (PAC), and chair of the K-12 Parent Association (RSPA). Sharon has also served a number of years in the Preschool Advisory Committee, as well as the Religious Education Committee (REC).
 
Sharon and her husband Luca joined Isaiah in 2009, and they have two sons, Leo and Gabriele.
Sharon attended the Università La Sapienza in Italy (Law School) and Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon (BA).
 
Since joining Isaiah, Sharon has participated consistently in the Temple life serving in various capacities in a variety of different committees. She has co-chaired the Purim Carnival for 3 years and has led the K-12 Senior Director search committee in 2019.  She is honored to have been nominated as Board member and to be given the opportunity to continue serving the community.

David is Chief Administrative Officer of Anderson Holdings (previously Topa Equities), the investment vehicle and holding company for the Anderson family, originally founded by John E. Anderson. He leads strategic planning and initiatives, corporate governance, compliance, risk management, legal, and corporate communications, and works closely with the executive team on financial and investment strategies, capital projects, corporate development, M&A, tax planning, and strategic partnerships. David has over 20 years of business operations, transactions, and investments experience, as a chief financial officer, investment banker, and institutional investor. He has extensive experience advising management teams and board directors on critical strategic transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financings, joint ventures, and recapitalizations and restructurings, representing over $100 billion of announced transactions.
 
David served as Chief Financial Officer of College Health Enterprises, a private healthcare services company, and oversaw the founding family’s investment and philanthropy office. Previously, David was Chief Financial Officer of Jewish Family Service LA, the oldest charitable organization in Southern California, after serving as a Board member and Finance Committee Chair. For his work, David was recognized as CFO of the Year by the Los Angeles Business Journal (for nonprofits). Previously, David was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Moelis & Co., and Greif & Co., and served on the investment staff of Stanford Management Company, which manages Stanford University’s endowment and other assets.
 
David serves on the Boards of the Friars Charitable Foundation and Temple Isaiah. David was previously honored for inclusion on the Los Angeles Business Journal’s “LA 500” list of the 500 Most Influential People in Los Angeles. David holds a B.A. in Economics and Political Science with Distinction and Honors from Stanford University, and an M.B.A. in Finance, Real Estate, and Entrepreneurship from UCLA Anderson School of Management, where he graduated as a Carter Fellow. David was born and raised in Los Angeles, where he lives with his wife and two children.

Steve Fox joined the Temple in 1968 with his first wife, Ginnie Z''L. By then he had a BA in Political Science, 3 weeks in law school, and a BS and MS in Electrical Engineering. For his entire professional career, 35 years, he worked for the Hughes Aircraft Co. Soon after he joined the Temple, he served as head of the Young Marrieds and that led to a variety of board and executive board positions.

A long fast forward: two children-- Lisa and Jude-- and 2 of 3 grandchildren are now TI alumni, one even having taught in the Religious School as her grandmother did. (Talk about qvelling!) He is currently married to Tina Fox, hoping someday to see a great grandchild on the bima. His major temple activities/passions at this time are the Green Team, playing piano at jazz services, Jewish learning, and communal service.

Ken and his wife, Caryn, joined Temple Isaiah in 2008, shortly before their son Brayden was born. Brayden and his sister Ella each graduated from Temple Isaiah Preschool and continued to the Religious School. Brayden became a bar mitzvah at Isaiah in 2021.

Ken has served on multiple temple committees, including the committee considering acquisition of the Jonas Property, now the Sales Community Center, the Futures Planning Team during the early months of the pandemic, several Board Nominating Committees, including as co-chair, and the High Holy Days Task Force.

He is an attorney by training, having worked at a large, international law firm prior to shifting to working with entrepreneurial technology companies.

Karen, Matt, Jacob, and Danny joined Temple Isaiah in 2011 after an extensive period of “temple shopping” in West Los Angeles.  Karen and Matt just couldn’t believe how welcoming, thoughtful, interesting, and creative Temple Isaiah was that they kept coming back over and over again to “catch them on a bad night.”  Well, that night still hasn’t come and the Hedges family keep coming back.  Engaged members since day one, Karen has served on several committees and task forces and is the inaugural winner of the Temple Isaiah Emerging Leader award.  
 
Karen Hedges has been a Student Affairs professional for over two decades since receiving her Master’s in Higher Education.  Her experience and expertise are in the area of college student development.  Working with college students is not only her career, but her passion as she leads civic engagement initiatives on the UCLA campus.  Karen believes the purpose of her work is to develop leaders who learn not only about themselves but find ways to positively impact and influence our global community.

Ilana has been a member of Temple Isaiah since 2014 when her oldest son Jack was in the Teddy Bear program at the preschool.  He was later joined by his brother Max and Ilana was actively involved in the school serving on the PPA, as challah lead and room parent.  Her kids, now 9 and 7, continue their Jewish education at the temple’s religious school.  Ilana also was on the planning committee for Temple Isaiah’s 70th Anniversary Gala.
 
Jewish values have been an important part of her life since growing up in suburban Chicago and meeting her husband Richard at Hillel services while at MIchigan State University.  Ilana has nearly 20 years experience working in the wholesale fashion industry for PVH, Speedo and most recently Levi Strauss. She currently serves as co-president of the PTA at Overland Avenue Elementary School and is an active volunteer.
 
In her free time, Ilana enjoys celebrating Shabbat with her family, practicing yoga, playing tennis and traveling to the Midwest to see her grandma.

Lilli is a Los Angeles native, raised in Brentwood and a graduate of Palisades High and UCLA. Lilli worked in the entertainment industry, specifically as a segment producer and writer for the television shows Hard Copy and Extra among others. Lilli met her husband Ben, also an LA native, in 1995, and they were married in 2001. They settled in Cheviot Hills and had three sons in 2004, 2006 and 2009 respectively. Lilli phased out her career in television in favor of being a stay-at-home mom which then led to working with her husband in his real estate practice, handling the marketing of his listed properties.
 
Lilli and Ben joined Temple Isaiah in 2013 and have been active members ever since. In addition to the happy occasions watching their three sons have their bar mitzvahs in the sanctuary, it’s been a joy hosting congregation-wide Havdalah ceremonies, as well as dinners, membership meetings and the annual K-12 religious school Chanukah party. Lilli was honored to become a member of the board in 2020 and has enjoyed helping out in a variety of different ways- namely participating in voter engagement, delivering apples/honey and ushering congregants during the High Holidays services. Lilli is delighted to serve for another term on the board and is looking forward to traveling with other Temple Isaiah families to Israel this summer!

Beth Mohammed is excited to return to the Board this year. Beth has been a member of Temple Isaiah since 2012 and served on the Board in 2018. She is a member of the K12 Committee, a group she previously chaired for several years. She has also served on the temple’s Leadership Committee, Nominating Committee as well as on the B’Yachad Planning Committee. Beth worked with our Religious Ed staff to design and pilot a program that opened creative pathways to becoming a Bar/Bat Mitzvah during the height of the Covid lockdown. Her passion is to continue to develop community building initiatives and non-traditional Jewish education options for Temple Isaiah.
 
Beth works in Content Policy & Ratings at Apple for Original Content including AppleTV+ and AppleFitness+. She lives in Culver City with her husband, Palvi, her teenage daughters, Keira and Daphne, and her Covid rescue pup, Rico Suave. She tells people she is allergic to cats but is really just afraid of them. She always enjoys a good book, a strong cup of coffee and a Mah Jong hand full of Jokers.

Cindy Mori is an award-winning media professional with three decades of experience. As vice president of global talent management and global casting for Warner Bros. Discovery, she manages corporate talent booking for all US networks and platforms, including OWN, TCM, Cartoon Network, Adult Swim, TLC and Direct to Consumer. In this capacity, she capitalizes on her industry-wide relationships and deep contacts in the news, entertainment, literary and sports worlds. Mori moved into this role after thriving at Harpo/OWN for 20 years. While there she held positions in producing, booking and development.
 
In addition to managing corporate casting for Warner Bros. Discovery’s company-wide initiatives and special projects, Mori oversees booking for Oprah Winfrey’s partnership with AppleTV+, HBO Max, Netflix and others which is creating far-reaching, mission driven content.
Mori earned her BA in Journalism from the University of Wisconsin. She is the recipient of the Ralph O. Nafziger Achievement Award, presented by the UW School of Journalism for distinguished achievement by an alumnus within 10 years of graduation and in 2022, she received the distinguished alumni award.

Jana joined Temple Isaiah in 2019 with her husband, Paul, and their kids, Hudson and Ellie. Hudson will be graduating in June 2023, having spent 4 incredible years at Temple Isaiah Preschool. Ellie will continue in her third and final year, graduating in 2024. Jana is very involved in the Temple Isaiah Preschool community. She currently serves as the Vice President of the Preschool Parent Association and is active on the Kitchen Fundraising Committee. She also serves on the Parent Advisory Committee.
 
Jana earned her BA in 2004 from the University of Southern California. She spent over 15 years in Jewish Communal development fundraising roles, beginning at UJA-Federation of New York, followed by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and most recently as Director of the Birthright Israel Foundation Los Angeles office.  Jana currently works as Executive Assistant to the Chairman at Lincoln Avenue Capital, an affordable housing developer.
 
Jana and her family truly found their home at Temple Isaiah, and she is proud to be joining the Board of Directors.

Beth Raanan is a third generation Angelino on her mother’s side.  She and her husband, Uzzi, joined Temple Isaiah about 20 years ago.  Their children, Ben and Emma, attended the preschool, Religious School and participated on the ITY Board.  Beth’s first volunteer role at Isaiah was with Tot Shabbat, first as a committee member and then as the Chair with Cantor Kent.  She has since chaired the Preschool Cabinet and been a member of the Preschool Parent Association.  She was a member of the Senior Rabbi Search Committee for Rabbi Zoe and is a past President of Isaiah Women.  More recently, she Co-Chaired the Sales Community Center refurbishment and is currently chairing the Design Advisory Committee for the proposed renovation of the Isaiah campus.  Beth just completed her term as Executive Vice President of the Board of Trustees.

Kenny attended Temple Isaiah Religious School in the late 60s/early 70s, and then after a brief four-decade hiatus, Kenny returned to Temple Isaiah in 2011, where he and his wife Laura have been Temple Isaiah members ever since.  Kenny and Laura have four children - Sam, Charlie, Maddie and Joe - all of whom attended Temple Isaiah Religious School and were Bar Mitzvahed at Temple Isaiah.  Joe is also a proud graduate of Temple Isaiah Pre-School.
 
Kenny spent the majority of his career in the non-profit sector where he led several organizations that helped kids from low-income communities get to college.  He currently works at R&H Investments, a boutique commercial real estate firm, and he coaches boys’ volleyball at Windward School.
 
Kenny is a graduate of University High where he was taught by esteemed Temple Isaiah Board member Suzanne Solig and her husband Marty.  He is also a graduate of Princeton University and the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.  He is a past-president of the Fairburn Youth Association and a current board member of First Point Volleyball Foundation.

David has been a member of the Isaiah community for over 16 years and has been a member of the Board of Trustees for the past 8 years.  During this time, he has served as VP of Membership, on the Budget Committee, the Nominating Committee, the Membership Sustainability Committee, and co-chaired the Isaiah East Vision/Use Committee and the Sales Community Center Refurbishment Task Force. 
 
David grew up in Connecticut and currently lives in Cheviot Hills with his wife Cheryl, and his two children, Sam (17) and Charlotte (12) – both of whom attended Isaiah pre-school. David’s professional background is in non-profit management.  He is a Founding Director of KidUnity, a non-profit that provides service learning and civic leadership programs for children and their families.  Before that, he served as Executive Director of Upward Bound House, a homeless shelter for families with children, where he involved the Temple in many ways, from arranging pre-school tours at the shelter to participating in the 9th grade Isaiah teen philanthropy fund.  David is a graduate of Yale University and has an MBA from UCLA, where he was a Wolfen Fellow.

Aron Solomon is a Los Angeles native, and along with his wife Sanam joined Temple Isaiah in 2018 shortly after their daughter Chloe was born.  Chloe is a proud graduate of Temple Isaiah Preschool and is continuing in the Religious School.  Chloe’s younger sister Leah attends Temple Isaiah Preschool.  Aron and his family currently reside very close to Temple Isaiah in Rancho Park and are grateful to be part of such an incredible community.
 
Aron has nearly 20 years of experience in Finance, currently serving as a Senior Vice President for Wells Fargo's Commercial Banking Group, financing and supporting the growth of various public and privately held for-profit and nonprofit businesses across Southern California. Aron also serves on the Board of Directors for Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters-LA as well as Friends of Overland.  Aron is a graduate of UCLA and earned an M.B.A. in Finance and Entrepreneurship from UCLA Anderson School of Management.

Wendy and her husband Jeff have been members of Temple Isaiah for over 20 years, since their son, Chandler, was in the Temple’s preschool. Chandler was a  bar mitzvah and confirmed at Isaiah and Wendy participated in the adult b’nai mitzvah program. The family formed deep bonds through their chavurah, and the Temple has been a source of engagement, community, and friendship for all of the Turks.
 
A native of Los Angeles, Wendy obtained her BA from UCLA and her JD from the University of Pennsylvania. For the last 15 years Wendy has been running a family business managing real property.
 
Wendy is a member of the Temple’s Caring Community and has been a member of Isaiah Women since its founding, serving on the Isaiah Women board in its early years. Wendy has been involved in social justice, taking an active role on the Temple’s Gun Legislation Advocacy Committee, participating in lobbying in Sacramento and, most recently, serving on the Temple’s Voter Engagement Committee, co-chairing the Temple’s Every Voice Every Vote campaign.
 
Outside of the Temple, Wendy is honored to serve on the advisory board of the Braid. She volunteers with several political and civic organizations to get out the vote and campaign for various candidates. Wendy enjoys spending time with family and friends (and her sweet dog Sushi), frequenting flea markets and estate sales, and engaging in all kinds of crafting.

As a child, Madeline began her Jewish education at Temple Isaiah. She, and her husband of 51 years, Ken Wolf, returned to Temple Isaiah as “empty nesters “about 15 years ago. They have two children and four granddaughters that range in age from 9 to 22.
 
Madeline has been a practicing psychologist for over 30 years.
 
Madeline has enjoyed participating in Chai Village, Shabbat Torah study, the memoir writing group, LifeQuesters, Am Tzedek, and a leader in One LA. She also was part of a Temple trip to Israel. She and Ken are frequent members of Friday night services, both live and online. Madeline was also a member of the recent cantorial search committee.
 
Madeline sees Temple Isaiah as a supportive and enriching environment that has become an integral part of her life.