Innovative Adult Education: Designed a 30-week master class entitled Thinking Jewishly to provide a fresh outlook on hot topics in American Jewish life. Co-led Sixth & I’s flagship introduction to Judaism course, the Jewish Welcome Workshop, serving over 40 students while personally mentoring 10 students through the conversion process each year. Co-facilitated Adult B'nai Mitzvah class. Empowered 35 young adults to lead Shabbat services, learn trope, and interpret Torah. Utilized the city of Washington D.C. as a living classroom to investigate the intersection of faith and democracy through a recurring series entitled Monumental Mondays. Served as the rabbinic adviser on 10-day trip with Honeymoon Israel.Social Justice & Community Engagement: Independently designed three large-scale initiatives to increase volunteers, advocacy efforts, and dialogue in the greater D.C. area. Created the first-ever Interfaith Roundtable for Jewish, Christian, and Muslim professionals. Engaged five faith-based institutions with over 200 participants and 40 regular attendees. Procured grant funding, organized speakers, and involved over 70 participants in a three-part summer cycling and social justice series. Partnered with 12 local non-profits to create a volunteer justice fair with over 200 attendees. Recruited dozens of first-time volunteers for academic tutoring, meal services, and non-partisan voter turnout. Project Management and Staff Supervision: Oversaw Sixth & I’s lay-led Collectives project. Empowered volunteers to expand monthly programmatic opportunities for underserved groups in the Jewish community. Developed and implemented monthly Jewish education and community building opportunities for young families.

Promoted from Assistant to Associate Rabbi based on success developing new educational opportunities for all ages, leading social justice initiatives, as well as inventive Shabbat and high holiday services. Developed a new ethics-based middle school program, served as primary Confirmation teacher, tutored B'nai Mitzvah students. Facilitated education meetings to increase strategic capacity and mentored youth adviser.Raised $15,000 for a local homeless advocacy project. Designed and implemented new mentorship project to serve at-risk youth in Santa Barbara. Created new experiences for young adults including an Interfaith Alliance, monthly Torah study, and discussion groups for young parents.

Generated two-year strategy to increase the impact of community organizing initiative in public education. Grew lay leadership team by 50%. Created new social action curriculum for teens. Co-led trip to Israel for 150 participants.

Led Shabbat services and ushered B'nai Mitzvah families through transformative life-cycle events. Taught enriching Torah study and lively Sunday school classes.