Staff/Board of Directors
Our Staff
Executive Director
Henry S. Feller (execdir@bethambaltimore.org)
Henry Feller, our Executive Director, leads the administrative and operations staff of Beth Am and ensures that the synagogue runs smoothly. His wide ranging responsibilities include meeting potential members, communicating with congregants, financial management including collecting the revenues and paying the bills, managing all office and custodial staff, facilities management including building scheduling and maintenance, coordinating the assignment of High Holiday seating arrangements, planning programs and events, ordering food (and we certainly can’t run out of food), making the human and computer systems interface to serve the synagogue – and dozens of other functions. Directly and through the Beth Am staff, Henry seeks to ensure that everything is in place and functioning so that our religious and educational programs can take place without a hitch. Fortunately, Henry can rely on a capable, hard-working office and custodial staff.
Henry (originally from the Catskills area of New York State) and his family (his wife is originally from Baltimore), moved to Baltimore from Rochester, N.Y. in 1986. They were Beth Am congregants for eight years before Henry became executive director in 2000. He brought to the job more than 25 years of business and administrative experience, most recently as the Executive Vice President and director of a local bank. Henry also has experience in sales of business equipment to large institutions, systems consulting for a computer company, and has owned and operated a retail business. Henry earned a B.S. degree in business administration from Alfred University and an M.B.A. in marketing and management from Rochester Institute of Technology.
When Henry decided he wanted to combine his management experience and his love for working with people in a position where he could serve the Jewish community, he needed to look no further than his own congregation. He is a member of the North American Association of Synagogue Executives, the Mid-Atlantic Temple and Synagogue Administrators Association, and is a Board member of the Hebrew Free Loan Association of Baltimore.
Education Director
Joseph Roberts (joe@bethambaltimore.org)
Joe graduated from the University of Maryland in December of 2006 with a degree in Jewish Studies focused on Education. During college, he taught 6th – 9th grade Hebrew School at B’nai Shalom in Olney and Temple Rodef Shalom. He has also assisted with the USY chapter at B’nai Shalom in Olney.
Originally from Memphis and living in Maryland, his life has always been in Jewish camps and synagogues. The summer after high school, he was a Senior Counselor at the Memphis JCC. He began working at Camp Ramah Darom while in college. Joe spent 2 summers as a counselor and 3 summers as a Unit Head, supervising 10 staff and 60 children. His experiences there prepared him to start leading High Holiday Services for teens and families. Joe also developed a curriculum for 9th grade students focused on building leadership and programming skills. He was recently recognized by the Jewish Educators Assembly as one of their top 20 emerging leaders of the Jewish community in their 20’s.
Office Staff
Development & Volunteer/Senior Staff Coordinator
Linda L. Small (office3@bethambaltimore.org or extension 12)
Linda organizes and coordinates with annual fund chairs to reach Beth Am goals for fund raising. She acts as liaison between the board chairs and staff for projects. Linda oversees staff responsibilities and information flow within the office. She maintains the calendar and service honors. Linda has been with Beth Am since 1990.
Administrative Specialist
Gail Wohlmuth (office2@bethambaltimore.org or extension 21)
Gail coordinates special projects like the Beth Am Directory, B’nai Mitzvah dates and High Holyday details. She does purchasing, assists with bookkeeping, security scheduling, and proofreading, and tracks membership changes and prospective inquiries. Gail has been at Beth Am since 2001.
Administrative Assistant/Publication
Julie Frein (office4@bethambaltimore.org or extension 10)
Julie creates, edits and publishes printed materials for Beth Am such as the monthly bulletin, postcards, Shabbat brochures and flyers. She also coordinates electronic communication for the congregation. Julie has been at Beth Am since the beginning of 2008.
Administrative Assistant
Kristy Chapple (office1@bethambaltimore.org or extension 11)
Kristy answers the telephone, takes reservations and is responsible for
general administrative office duties. She also sends out the
contribution cards and does office archiving.
Bookkeeper
Norman Weinstein (norm@bethambaltimore.org or extension 17)
Norman maintains members’ accounts by sending monthly statements, recording receipts and making bank deposits. He processes the payroll, audits invoices, writes and mails checks. Norm began work at Beth Am March, 2009.
Maintenance
Warren McFarlane
Warren can help you set up for an event or bring items in and out of the building. He also makes sure everything is sparkling clean so you can enjoy your activities here in a pleasant atmosphere! Warren has been at Beth Am since 2002.
Board of Directors
Officers
Jack Lapides, President
Cy Smith, 1st Vice President
Nancy Shuger, 2nd Vice President
Sally Scott, Secretary
David Scher, Treasurer
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Trustees through 2011 Jennifer Berk Alyson Bonavoglia Harriet Miller Arthur Shulman |
Trustees through 2012 Alan Kopolow Cheri Levin David Lunken Ellen Spokes |
Trustees through 2013 Emily Demsky Eric Loeb Elaine Weiss Scott Zeger |