Regional Groups
Chicago (CASA) at the Nashville Conference
Here are the regions of the country where there are active local groups. Please scroll down to get contact information for each group. If you would like more information about Regional Groups or if you would like to establish a group in your area that is not currently served, please contact the NATA office.
Arizona
Atlanta (SEDAR)
California North (BATA)
California South (PATA)
Canada West (Northwest Temple Administrators)
Canada East (Toronto)
Chicago (CASA)
Colorado (MATSA)
Connecticut (SATES)
D.C. (MATSAA Seaboard Region)
Florida South (FASTA)
Maryland (MATSAA Seaboard Region)
Massachusetts (MATSA)
New Jersey (GANSE)
New York (Long Island)
New York (Manhattan)
New York (Westchester County)
Oregon, Washington & Canada (Northwest Temple Administrators)
Pennsylvania and New Jersey (Delaware Valley Assoc. of Synagogue Administration – DVASA)
Pittsburgh (PASTE)
Virginia (MATSAA Seaboard Region)
Here is the contact information for the network of regional and local groups that span all over North America. Many of these groups meet regularly and are most are made up of Executive Directors and Administrators from all movements.
ARIZONA
Nancy Drapin
Temple Kol Ami
15030 N. 64th Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85254
(480) 951-9660
BATA – Northern California (Bay Area Temple Administrators)
Gordon Gladstone
Congregation Sherith Israel
2266 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-1720
CASA – Chicago (Chicago Association of Synagogue Administrators)
Daniel Glassman
Temple Jeremiah
937 Happ Road
Northfield, IL 60093
(847) 441-5760
DVASA – Pennsylvania and New Jersey (Pennsylvania/New Jersey)
Ben Wachstein
Shaarai Shomayim
75 East James St.
Lancaster, PA 17602
(610) 212-7307
FASTA – South Florida (Florida Assoc. of Synagogues and Temple Admin)
Dvir Weiss
Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El
8200 Peters Road
Plantation, FL 33324
(954) 472-1988
GANSE – New Jersey
Stuart Skolnick
Temple Beth Abraham
25 Leroy Avenue
Tarrytown, NY 10591
(914) 631-1770
MATSA – Massachusetts
Elyse Hyman
Temple Beth Avodah
45 Puddingstone Lane
Newton, MA 02459
(303) 759-1827
MATSA – Rocky Mountain Area
Steven Stark
Temple Emanuel
51 Grape Street
Denver, CO 80220
(303) 759-1827
MATSAA -Seaboard Region (Mid-Atlantic Temple & Synagogue Administrators Association)
Susan Zemsky
Temple Shalom
8401 Grubb Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
(301) 587-2273
New York (Long Island)
Joanne Fried
Temple Beth El
660 Park Avenue
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 421-5835, Ext. 206
New York (Manhattan)
Amy Schwach
Temple ShaarayTefila
250 East 79 Street
New York, NY 10075
(212) 535-8008
New York (Westchester County ED Round Table)
Jane Sable-Friedman, FTA
Larchmont Temple
75 Larchmont Avenue
Larchmont, NY 10538
(914) 834-6120
Erica Leventhal
Beth El Synagogue Center
1324 North Avenue
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(914) 235-2700
NWTA – Northwest Oregon, Washington & Canada (Northwest Temple Administrators)
Rochelle Garfinkel
Temple Sholom Vancouver
7190 Oak Street
Vancouver, Canada, BC V6P3Z9
(604) 266-7126
PASTE – Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh Area Synagogue and Temple Executives)
Drew Barkley, FTA
Temple Sinai
5505 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
(412) 421-9715
PATA – Southern California (Professional Association of Temple Administrators)
Aliza Goland, FTA
Temple Adat Elohim
2420 E. Hillcrest Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA. 91362
(805)497-7101
SATES – Connecticut (Synagogue Administrators and Temple Executives)
Lisa Goldberg
Temple Israel
14 Coleytown Road
Westport, CT 06880
(203) 227-1293
SEDAR – Atlanta
Jack Feldman
Temple Sinai
5645 Dupree Drive NW
Atlanta, GA 30327
(404) 252-3073
STAT – Toronto (Synagogue and Temple Administrators of Toronto)
Barbara Berke
Beth Sholom Synagogue
1445 Eglinton Ave. W. Toronto, ON M6C 2E6
(416) 783-6103