Elizabeth C. Foster

Family & Teen Educator

Email: efoster@the-temple.org

As the Family & Teen Educator, Elizabeth coordinates many different aspects of our education and family programming including Machon Noar, our High School Religious School program and Project Connect, our high school small groups program. She also plans and leads trips for our 7th-10th graders. Additionally, Elizabeth coordinates our family programs, all school programs, and many of our Religious School logistics like calendar and communication. You will even find her tutoring B’nei Mitzvah students and teaching Hebrew 101 to adults during the week.

Elizabeth is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio where she was a member of Wise Temple. She attended Indiana University where she studied Jewish Studies and Religious Studies. Throughout high school and college, she was active in her youth group at Wise, NFTY-OV, and Hillel. 

Since Elizabeth has been in Atlanta, she has served on the board of Jewish Family & Career Services, on the AJFF Selection Committee, and was a PAL for five years. She also graduated from the Florence Melton Adult Mini School. She is active in the youth worker scene attending the biennial Youth Engagement Conference and helped in the formation of RYPA, the Reform Youth Professionals Association. She is now a member of ARJE, Association of Reform Jewish Educators and serves on the planning committee for their annual gathering. 

Elizabeth joined the Temple team in July 2006.