Our Coaches & Designers

This following list represents practitioners, some of whom we have worked with directly, and some come highly recommended through trusted sources. 1:1 support really depends on fit - we recommend an initial consultation to determine compatibility.

Coaches

  • Catherine Bell is a Professional Certified Coach, facilitator, and nonprofit consultant who has spent two decades working collaboratively with people to unleash their power as change-makers. As a coach, Catherine's partners include UpStart, Leading Edge, Wexner, and the Mandel Center at JFNA, as well as numerous individual clients in the Jewish nonprofit field and beyond. Before launching her consulting practice, she was a community organizer, the leader of JOIN for Justice’s Fellowship, and Chief Program Officer at Keshet. Catherine is certified in Social Justice Mediation, and has training in dialogue facilitation, Theater of the Oppressed, and facilitation for racial justice. She lives in Long Beach, CA, with her spouse and two kiddos.

    Learn more about Catherine at www.catherinebellconsulting.org

  • Hashpa’a comes from the Hebrew root שפע/shefa, meaning flow. Mystically, shefa is understood as the Flow of Divinity into our world, and hashpa’a—which means “to influence” in modern Hebrew—as the influencing of Divine Flow into our lives. At its core, my practice of hashpa’a/spiritual accompaniment is one of deep listening and posing questions for discernment in whatever YOU consider your spiritual life! It is consensual not prescriptive; inquisitive not didactic. You can talk, sing or move; I’ll witness, reflect and remain curious with you. Occasionally, I’ll suggest a practice—always tested by me!—as a way of deepening your process or our inquiry together. I am also trauma-trained, and am sensitive to the ways this can show up in our lives. Sessions are monthly to allow for this subtle modality to work its way through your life. Let’s book a free 30 minute inquiry session to see if we’re the right fit!

  • Informed by ecological principles and a justice imperative of Tikkun Olam, Abrah resources budding and established Jewish professionals with dedicated one-on-one support in applying regenerative design practices to their changemaking and/or spiritual work. 

    Whether you’re seeking support with designing balance between your inner landscape and outward offerings, considering your next steps as a community leader, or actualizing your vision for change, resourcing sessions with Abrah provide the creative structure, support, and accountability needed to take your next step in integrity.

    Rather than applying formulaic recommendations or touting “best practices,” we'll explore your unique context and then develop a customized set of practices responsive to your needs, strengths, and capacities. Along the way, Abrah supports you in building your own skills in regenerative designthinking, setting you up to continue with whole-systems change long after our sessions conclude.

    Learn more about Abra Dresdale at www.abrahdresdale.com

  • Pippi Kessler is an organizational psychologist, facilitator, trainer, and leadership and career coach who has trained thousands of people at nonprofits, universities, schools, arts organizations, and activist groups around the world. Her coaching approach draws on ethical leadership techniques, systems theory, and social psychological research to help people translate their principles into concrete practices and behaviors, and work towards building a life and work life that they love and feel proud of. She is an advisor for the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable and received her M.A. in Social-Organizational Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is also certified as a Designing Your Life coach, which is a career coaching methodology that helps people get unstuck about what they might want to try next in their professional and personal path, and is the co-creator of Have a Nice Life: A Career Change Survival Guide, a podcast and workbook with financial coach Hadassah Damien.

    To learn more about Pippi's work and writing, visit pippikessler.org

  • ara oshin is a multi-disciplinary artist and facilitator who explores somatic integration and discovery at the conceptual edge between inner world and outer body.

    through nervous system restoration and re-patterning methods, deep listening, creative expression, and other embodied and spiritual practices, ara offers necessary support to others and creates artistic works on the path of healing and generative transformation.

    learn more about ara at www.araoshin.com

  • franny silverman (she/her) accompanies people along journeys of growth, healing, and transformation toward the vision of a world where all people have what they need to thrive as their whole selves in community. An organizational consultant and coach, franny has over 25 years of experience supporting institutional stakeholders at every level through significant changes to move the organizations they care about towards greater equity and mission alignment. An active antiracist practice and dedication to the health and wellness of Jewish diasporic communities drive her work.

    Learn more about Franny at www.mefranny.com

  • I am a Leadership & Executive Coach helping non-profit and corporate professionals and business owners achieve greater effectiveness and reach their goals through coaching. 

    I’m excited to work with members of the Beloved community because I am also a spiritual leader - a Mikveh Guide with ImmerseNYC for over 10 years;  because I helped build a start-up Jewish non-profit - as Associate Director of Hazon (now Adamah) in its first years;  because I can bring my experience as an organization development consultant - at IBM, both internally and with IBM’s clients;  because I can bring my experience as a Jewish non-profit Board member - including as a Board Chair. All of these experiences together help me to best serve you.

    As a coach to Beloved leaders, I can bring all the parts of myself to the work - what a great opportunity! I am honored to serve as a support to help you grow as a leader.

    Learn more about Julie at www.juliesissman.com

  • Amy Tobin specializes in bringing people together to find meaning, and in supporting others who do the same. Her coaching practice focuses specifically on spiritual and communal leaders. She is a musician and writer, a nonprofit veteran of almost 30 years, and a student and practitioner of spiritual care. 

    Amy has served as executive director/ CEO for both startup and legacy organizations. She reimagined the JCC East Bay in Berkeley/ Oakland, and was founding executive director at the David Brower Center, a landmark home for the environmental and social justice movement.

    Amy believes that how we work when serving a community is as important as what we seek to achieve or create together. She listens closely, looking for opportunities to orient around respect, humanity and compassion. For many leaders, the hardest work is discerning the right priorities – making sure your choices are guided by your deepest values and an honest sense of your capacity. 

    Amy holds an MA in Jewish Studies from the Graduate Theological Union, a BFA in Theatre from New York University, and is studying to be a rabbi and chaplain. She is a recipient of the Joshua Venture fellowship, Gerbode Foundation fellowship, and was a LABA Bay Area fellow. As a performer and vocalist (The Esther Show, Lilith, A Little Friction), Amy plays and writes at the intersection of reverence and irreverence. She lives in Oakland with her spouse, dog, and beloved child who performs with a circus troupe. 

    Learn more about Amy at www.amytobin.com

  • David (he/him) has worked as an executive coach, consultant, and facilitator within the Jewish community and beyond for over thirty years. While at Greater Boston’s Jewish Federation, David founded and directed the Leadership Development Institute (LDI), providing consultation, mentoring, and coaching in the areas of group dynamics, leadership, and organizational change.

    David’s is passionate about helping people and organizations succeed in not only meeting their goals and objectives, but in doing so in ways that develop and nurture both individuals and the organizational systems in which they work. Utilizing multiple frameworks for self-reflection and interpersonal dynamics, David works to weave differences into fabrics that enrich the organization rather than divide.

    Learn more about David at www.hevrutacoaching.com

Current Dahlia Blossoms interested in coaching support, please fill out this form.
For all others, please reach out directly to the practitioner and let them know you found them through Beloved.
Questions? Email sam@belovedgarden.org.

Designers

  • As children of the ’90s, the web matters to us. We are heart-driven. We are artists and musicians. We are writers. We are parents of young children. We care. We talk through things.

    We are trying to build a “lifestyle business” for ourselves. We have families and communities, and we want to see them and do stuff with them as much as we can. We also want to support them materially by doing work that we love, and making websites is the work we love most.

    Learn more at www.tigerpajamas.com

  • Molly (she/her) has devoted the past 5+ years supporting mostly nonprofit organizations through program coordination, web/graphic design, and social media management. She’s particularly passionate about working in Jewish and spiritual spaces and feels happiest when she’s contributing to the continued education and expansion of individuals within these communities (also when eating nachos and going on walks with her dog, Molly Junior). Currently a student at Northeastern Illinois University in pursuit of a graduate degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Molly hopes to grow her offerings to someday include helping others along their healing paths.

    Learn more at www.molly-rosenberger.com

  • Mooki is a creative director, visual communicator, and designer with over 20 years of experience at non-profit organizations and as counsel to non-profit clients. Before starting Dosido in 2018, she worked as the Creative Director of the Jewish Federations of North America, creating campaigns for 155 local community groups and national agencies.

    Her award-winning work for the social good sector has been represented by clients such as the Jewish Education Project, The Good People Fund, Memorial Sloan-Kettering, The Meyerson Foundation, Tel Aviv University, the Ethiopian National Project, the Forward, among others. Mooki has an MA in Integrated Design from the University of Baltimore and a double BA in Art History and English Literature from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She currently resides in Northampton, MA.

    Learn more at www.dosidodesign.com

  • I'm Jules, a passionate and creative UX/UI and graphic designer, and full-stack web-developer. I have always believed in making the world around me more inspiring. I am constantly looking to incorporate beauty from the day to day into every element of life- personally and professionally.

    Learn more at www.julesdesign.com

  • Sol is a queer Ashkenazi cultural organizer, printmaker, illustrator & graphic designer. Since 2015, they've worked as an illustrator and graphic designer collaborating with community builders, organizers and visionaries to co-create visual representations of social change and cultural transformation. When not in the print shop, the kitchen or the garden, Sol works with Tzedek Lab as Director of Communications and Resource Sharing, supporting a network of visionaries and changemakers moving the Jewish world to fight antisemitism, racism and white supremacy.

    Learn more at www.solweiss.com

Current Dahlia Blossoms interested in design support, please fill out this form.
For all others, please reach out directly to the practitioner and let them know you found them through Beloved.
Questions? Email sam@belovedgarden.org.