NADA CHANDLER was born in Providence, Rhode Island;
she received a B.A. degree from the University of Rhode Island
with majors in English and Political Science, a M.A. degree from
Columbia University in English and Comparative Literature, and
a M.A. degree in Judaic Studies from the Laura and Alvin Siegal
College of Jewish Studies in Cleveland, Ohio. In Houston, where
she currently resides, she has been a frequent presenter at the
community-wide Yom Limmud and has taught basic Torah at Congregation
Emanu El. In addition to being an active participant in Congregation
Emanu El's Torah classes, she has taken a variety of community
based courses. For more than a decade, she has been a storyteller
of Jewish stories from across the centuries, and for the past
four years, she has been the madriacha for the Houston Hadassah
Leadership Havurah, a leadership Development and text study group.
Nada is a Senior Consultant with Consultants' Choice, Inc., and
is currently under contract at Houston Independent School District.
As an active member of the community, she is the immediate Past
President of the Houston Chapter of Hadassah. She is the very
proud mother of two college students, Amelia and Adam.