Professional Staff

Abigail Spiegel
Executive Director
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Abigail G. Spiegel has been our Executive Director since the spring of 2004, having joined the Leo Baeck Temple staff, as Program Director, in September 2002. She is responsible for the daily management of the temple’s operations and facilities. She serves as an ex-officio member of the Temple Board and Executive Committee and she staffs various temple committees including the Membership Committee, Finance Committee, Budget Committee, Endowment Committee, Communications and the House and Grounds Committee.  
Abigail is a graduate of Mount Holyoke College. She is a senior member of the National Association for Temple Administration (NATA), a member of the NATA National Board, Co-Chair of the Education committee for the Portland Conference and is a member of NATA’s Membership committee. Abigail serves as President of the Professional Association of Temple Administrators (PATA.)

She is married to Adam Spiegel and they have four children, Sydney, Maxwell, Sascha, and Harry.

Avram Mandell
Director of Education
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Avram Mandell has been the Director of Education at Leo Baeck Temple since 2004.  He holds a Masters degree in Jewish Education from HUC-JIR Rhea Hirsch School of Education.  Prior to his tenure at Leo Baeck Temple, he worked in San Antonio at Temple Beth-El and at the URJ’s Greene Family Camp and Camp Harlam.  Avram currently serves on the board of the North American Temple Educators.  Additionally, he was the first recipient of the URJ "Technology Award" for creating a radio station at his synagogue, and has a chapter entitled "Funny Man,” in the book Still Small Voice: Reflections On Being A Jewish Man, Michael Holzman, ed. URJ Press, 2007.

 

Sally Loevner
Director - Leonard I. Beerman 
Early Childhood Center
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Sally Loevner has a Masters degree in Education with an emphasis in reading.  She brings to Leo Baeck Temple many years of experience in Jewish early childhood settings.  She has previously been an ECC director and  teacher as well as having been a kindergarten teacher.  Sally's understanding of young children, of development  and of education will continue to help the ECC achieve its ongoing vision to be an intimate, caring, and stimulating environment for children to grow and develop.