Lisa Jacobs is the Director of Family Education and Engagement at Bet Am Shalom Synagogue, a Reconstructionist community in White Plains, NY. She previously served as Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department at Gann Academy, a pluralistic Jewish high school in Waltham, Massachusetts. Lisa holds a B.A. from Tufts University in Child Development and Comparative Religion, an M.M. from the New England Conservatory, an M.A. from Lesley University in Expressive Therapies, and an M.A. from George Washington University in Israel Education. Lisa is a board-certified music therapist and licensed mental health counselor, has performed as a vocalist with the Klezmer Conservatory Band and other Boston-based ensembles and has written, composed, and arranged pieces for Jewish a cappella and choral groups in the Northeast.