Staff

Lauren is a product of the Reform Movement — attending URJ Camp Coleman and participating in NFTY (the Reform Jewish Youth Movement). For her undergraduate studies, she attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina where she studied Comparative Religions. Lauren graduated from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in 2012 at the Los Angeles campus.

She’s worked for nearly a decade in various capacities in Jewish community services. Prior to coming to Akron, Lauren was the educator at Congregation Kol Ami in Vancouver, WA.

She and her husband, Zach, live in Cleveland and enjoy the ease of living in Northeast Ohio.

Leslie Frye is a vocalist, pianist, and music educator from Akron, Ohio. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Music from Kent State University with a double major in Music Education and Vocal Performance and a minor in Secondary Education.  An accomplished musician, Frye is a core musician of the Grammy Award-winning Baroque ensemble, Apollo’s Fire. She also performs regularly throughout the NE Ohio community as a vocal soloist and pianist.

As an educator, she has served as choral conductor and musical theatre director, and teaches master classes and workshops.  Having her own music studio for twenty-seven years, she specializes in one-on-one voice, piano, music theory, and composition lessons with students of all ages.  She is passionate about the environment, equality, and social justice. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, knitting, and baking. Leslie’s life is enriched by her loving husband Gregory and their young sons, Jasper and Harrison.