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.