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Temple Sinai welcomes Melanie Epstein as its

Marketing and Communications Coordinator

to allow him to make the first month’s emple Sinai is thrilled to an- Melanie began her career in New York dedication and hard work in her role luck as she moves on to take a larg-
rent payment on a small apartment nounce that Melanie Epstein City, working in advertising at Ptarmi- as Communications and er role in her family’s
he’d found. He has returned to self-suf- Thas joined the staff as a full- gan Media and merchandising at Ma- Development Adminis- business. The temple is
ficiency through JHP and couldn’t time Marketing and Communications cy’s corporate office. Melanie returned trator. Risa has been an sad to see her go, but
have been more grateful Coordinator, reporting to to Sarasota in 2019 essential part of the staff, grateful that she will re-
for the support he’d re- Andrea Eiffert, Temple and began working at and her meticulous and main an integral part of
ceived. Sinai’s Program Director. RE/MAX Platinum, creative work served to the temple community.
In another case, Su- Melanie holds a BA, overseeing promotion convey Temple Sinai’s She and her family are
san and I assisted a man cum laude, in Communi- activities and social mission, creating vibrant longtime members of
who’d lost his job and cation Studies and Public media, managing cli- and welcoming digital Temple Sinai, and the
then his home due to a Relations from Rollins ent communications marketing content to en- staff and leadership look
health condition. After College. Though she is and community out- gage and educate our forward to many, many
his brother contacted new to staff, Melanie is reach, and executing community. Temple Sinai more years ahead!
us from out of state, we no stranger to the temple. successful marketing clergy, staff and leaders Risa Segal Temple Sinai says
provided him with help- She spent her childhood strategies. Melanie greatly appreciate all Risa has done thank you, Risa, for your years of ser-
ful referrals and contin- in Atlanta and then moved currently teaches first for the temple and wish her the best of vice, and welcome aboard, Melanie!
ue to keep in touch and to Sarasota with her fam- and second grade in
monitor his situation. ily in 2008, becoming an Melanie Epstein Temple Sinai’s Re-
I’ve met him downtown active member of Temple Sinai. She ligious School and looks forward to
a few times to give him some Publix served on the SAFETY (Sarasota Area contributing her skills and passion for
cards and provide counsel. Federation of Extreme Temple Youth) Jewish communal work at Temple Si-
Clients send emails or text “thank board and was a madricha (youth lead- nai.
you” notes to express appreciation for er) in high school. We thank Risa Segal, who is
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