Director of the Barness Center for Tzedakah and Social Justice, joined the professional staff at Temple Chai in July 2007.   Five themes have been identified by the Barness Center committee as areas of focus and programming.  They are:  Never Again, Tzedakah, Poeverty, Israel and Political Advocacy.  Liz is dedicated to growing the Barness Center as a leader in the Phoenix community for social justice programming.

Prior to working at Temple Chai, Liz worked in Human Resources for the Four Seasons Hotel & Resort in both Chicago and Scottsdale. 

Born and raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by a family with a great tradition of volunteerism and social action, Liz has a Bachelor’s Degree from Emory University and a Masters from Loyola University.   She moved to Arizona in 1997 with her husband, Alan.  They are the proud parents of two daughters, Talia and Kate.