President

Cheryl Carmel, President

President's Welcome

Welcome to Temple Brith Achim!

We have a unique governance structure dividing the work needed to run a synagogue into two equal parts, the Board of Trustees, overseen by our President Cheryl Carmel and the Management Team, overseen by the Head of Management Josh Saragovi.

These entities work in tandem to ensure smooth operations for our vibrant congregation and community.

My position as President is to oversee and provide support to the wonderful team of Board Members.

Feel free to reach out to me with questions, answers, suggestions and to volunteer for any activity at our temple home at president@brithachim.org.

I have been a member of TBA since 1993, the year I converted to Judaism.  I believe in participating as much as possible and have volunteered a great deal and held a variety of positions throughout the years.

I am married to my wonderful husband Rick and have two children and two “grand girls”. We also provide a home to three very active rescue dogs.  

I am a privacy and cybersecurity professional who after many years in larger organizations started my own consulting business focusing on small businesses who need the same protection as the fortune 500 organizations.  I am a member of International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), where I hold the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), where I hold her Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT); and a CMMC-AB to assist businesses working with governmental contracts.

I am honored to be a TBA congregant and the TBA President.