Get to Know Us
Gabriel Porzecanski
President
Gabriel Porzecanski was born and raised in Uruguay. He moved to Miami in 2002 after having lived in several countries including Israel, the US, Europe, Asia and Latin America...
Iris Mizrahi, MSW
Iris Mizrahi, born and raised in Jerusalem, immigrated to Miami in 1990 as a teenager along with her family. A graduate of FIU where she earned a Bachelor’s in Psychology...
Gordon School Administration
Micaela Dayan
Principal of Early Childhood Center
Originally from Spain, Micaela directed the Brickell International Academy, which utilizes a Reggio-inspired curriculum with a focus on global and bilingual studies. Micaela shares a vision...
Ella Curtiss
Day School Principal
Ella Curtiss has an extensive background in education including the past five years at the Posnack School’s Hochberg Lower School in Aventura as a lead and mentor teacher...
Stephanie Llanes
Tikvah Center Director
Stephanie holds a Master’s Degree from the University of Miami in Applied Behavior Analysis and additional board certification. She comes to us from the University of Miami...
Administrative Staff
| Thelma Sherman, Synagogue Administrative Assistant | (305) 854-3911, ext. 201 | tsherman@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Alexa Teich, Synagogue Administrative Assistant | (305) 854-3911, ext. 210 | ateich@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Alexis Howard, School Administrative Assistant | (305) 854-3282, ext. 237 | schooloffice@gordonschoolmiami.org |
| Diana Garcia, Accountant | (305) 854-3911, ext. 211 | accounting@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Farah, Reiz, Children Services Coordinator | (305) 854-3911, ext. 206 | childrencoordinator@bethdavidmiami.org |
| Olga Zelzburg, Director of Congregational Education | (305) 854-3911, ext. 207 | ozelzburg@bethdavidmiami.org |
Officers of the Congregation
Gabriel Porzecanski, President
Anette Yelin, Executive Vice President
Melody Torrens, Immediate Past President
Daniel Fujita, Advisor to the President
Karen Coppa, Vice President
Jennifer Dvorkin, Vice President
Martin Hershbein, Vice President
Floyd Krause, Vice President
Michael Dvorkin, Treasurer
Todd Jerles, Asst. Treasurer
Michelle Merlin, Secretary
Rona Edelman, Asst. Secretary
David Scharlin, Community Liaison
Iris Fujita, Women’s League President
Mark Lefcourt, Brotherhood President
Board of Trustees
Jerry Coburn
Richard Emas
Samuel Gordon
Martin Hershbein
Sunny Hershbein
Jackie Traurig
Board of Directors
Richard Cardozo
Eric Kleinman
Richard Kuper
Jed Kurzban
Sandy Lenner
Vicki Litwer
Jonathan Mayer
Kenneth Mendelsohn
Dr. David Newman
Dr. Lyn Pont
Barbara Reiser
Alysha Robinson
Amy Scharlin
Gustavo Souss
Bernard Dane Stein
Wendy Traurig-Perlin
Barry Turner
Beatriz Wong