Our Staff

Danna Cohen
Executive Director
dcohen@templebetham.com

Danna first moved to Florida in 1996, residing in North Miami Beach before heading north to Palm Beach County. She began working for Temple Beth Am in June of 2015 and enjoys sharing her love of Judaism with TBA members every week. In her free time, Danna enjoys playing tourist by trying new things and going on local adventures.

Alissa Frankel
Education Director
afrankel@templebetham.com

Alissa Frankel, Director of Education here at Temple Beth Am, is originally from Baltimore. She grew up in NFTY MAR (Mid-Atlantic Region), served as President of her Temple Youth Group and attended  Kutz Camp for two summers in high school. She attended Florida Atlantic University for undergrad and University of Illinois Chicago for graduate school, earning both her bachelors and masters in social work. She worked for five years as a Life Coach with youth in foster care transitioning them to independence.  Alissa lives with her husband Jamie and their daughter Eliana who was born in July of 2016.

Yael Lawrence
Mishpacha Family Center Coordinator
ylawrence@templebetham.com

Yael Lawrence is a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist and received her Master of Science in Dance/Movement Therapy from The Pratt Institute in New York.  She has worked with individuals of all ages and abilities ranging from infancy through adulthood in educational (Secular & Judaic), medical, recreational, and therapeutic environments.  Yael is also certified as both a Yoga & Music Together Instructor.  Currently, she is the Family Center Coordinator at Temple Beth Am in Jupiter, Florida, is involved in Hamakom at TBA with both elementary and high school students and independently runs the only Special Needs Dance Class in Jupiter, FL.  Yael also leads private and group dance/movement therapy, yoga, dance, and creative movement classes for children and adults (both typically developing & special needs) throughout Palm Beach County at facilities including The El’s Center for Autism, Jupiter Dance Academy, and VSA Palm Beach. 

Margot Hauser
Executive Administrative Assistant and Assistant Editor of The Scribe
tba@templebetham.com

After moving to Florida from New York, Margot began working at Temple Beth Am and has been here for 15 years.  Originally from New Jersey, her husband Paul and their  23 year-old twins Alex and Jessica, decided they had enough of the cold weather and headed down south. They live in Wellington but say it is worth the trip on the turnpike everyday to be working with such wonderful people at Temple Beth Am. On Tuesday evenings and Sundays you can find Margot teaching 4^th grade Hebrew, and during the week she is right in the front lobby, so stop by and say hello!

Alex De Leon 
Facilities Supervisor
adeleon@templebetham.com

Alex, an El Salvador native, is very happy to be working at Temple Beth Am. Since moving here from Long Island, he says his life is a beach!