When I was moving from New York in 2007, I asked one of the Rabbis at my synagogue B’nai Jeshrun, if he could recommend a synagogue in LA. He obviously did not realize that IKAR is not a “synagogue,” because that’s where they sent me. I’ve been here ever since. My father is not Jewish. Neither is my husband. And yet, both are proud of raising Jewish children and being an active part of their Jewish communities. My mother passed away when I was 10 years old. My father suddenly found himself the non-Jewish parent to two Jewish adolescent girls. Jewish traditions and education could have easily fallen by the wayside. Instead, he made sure we continued Hebrew school and I had my Bat Mitzvah. I grew up in Brooklyn, NY, attending Jewish Day School and Temple Emmanuel of Canarsie. I was on the board of B’nai Brith in HS, Hillel in college, and the Jewish Multiracial Network in my twenties. Next, IKAR!

After college, I taught English in Japan for a year before attending NYU School of Law and practicing corporate law for three years. I “retired” from law to first, pursue acting, and then a career in fitness. I currently have my own company that focuses on personal training, coaching runners, and corporate wellness. 

In addition to my passion for running and all things fitness, my secret guilty pleasures are musical theater and traveling. I’ve lived abroad in Israel, Amsterdam, Japan, Korea, and Uganda, and have traveled around every continent (except Antarctica) and most of the states. My family includes my husband Kwasi and our daughters, Roslynd and Alayna. My sister and cousin are IKAR-philes too, and fly in for HHD each year.