Cind is happy to be back at Stephen Wise! She was previously Rabbi Hirsch’s executive assistant for seven years before assisting the senior clergy at Temple Shaaray Tefila and Park Avenue Synagogue. After graduating from Oberlin College, and prior to her work in Jewish nonprofits, Cind was a professional stage manager for 18 years, primarily at regional theaters in the United States.

Ally joined Stephen Wise Free Synagogue in 2023 as our marketing copywriter and coordinator. She was born and raised in Teaneck, New Jersey. She attended Binghamton University, where she earned her bachelor’s in English literature and rhetoric and a minor in Judaic studies. She has been trying to read “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” in Hebrew and loves listening to podcasts at the end of each day.

Isaiah Benedek brings over a decade of nonprofit experience to Stephen Wise, where he is the director of membership engagement. Isaiah began his career in admissions at the International School of Brooklyn and was part of its founding development team. Later, he worked in principal giving at Memorial Sloan Kettering and at an education nonprofit, where he developed and executed strategic initiatives to steward and engage friends of the organization. Born and raised in Brooklyn, he earned his bachelor’s in political science from the University of Vermont and lives in Brooklyn with his dog Roka.

Mira has over 25 years of administrative experience. Previously, she worked in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Mira earned her bachelor’s in education from Hakibbutzim College in Israel.

Meredith was born in the Bronx and raised in Westchester. She studied textiles at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan and worked for the state of New York for 14 years before joining Stephen Wise’s staff at Westchester Hills Cemetery. She’s also the proud mother of a teenage son.

Angela is a graduate of Bernard M. Baruch College, where she earned her bachelor’s in finance, and has more than 20 years of experience working with nonprofit art institutions. She most recently worked for Theatre Communications Group, a service organization promoting nonprofit theaters. Angela was born and raised in China and lives in Queens. She enjoys spending time outdoors.