Shalom Austin JCC CEO and leadership

Rabbi Daniel Septimus is a Chief Executive Officer at SHALOM AUSTIN and is based in Austin, Texas. He has worked as Associate Rabbi and Director of Congregational Learning at Temple De Hirsch Sinai. Rabbi works or has worked as Executive Director at Texas Hillel Foundation and Texas Hillel Endowment Foundation. He studied at TULANE UNIVERSITY between 1999 and 2002 and Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion-Cincinnati between 2002 and 2007.

Rabbi Cohen comes to Shalom Austin from Temple Beth Shalom where she had served as associate rabbi since 2012. Rabbi Cohen is also a Licensed Master Social Worker who is no stranger to Jewish Family Service. She served on its committee for the past 8 years. Throughout her career, Cohen has focused on social service work. Raised in Sudbury, Massachusetts, she received a Bachelor of Arts degree in social work with a double major in Jewish history and civilization and a Master of Arts degree in social work from New York University. Cohen also earned master of religious education and master in Hebrew letters degrees from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She completed her ordination as a rabbi at HUC-JIR in New York. Cohen received her license in social work from the state of Texas. Rabbi Cohen is also the executive director of Shalom Austin Jewish Family Service.

Janet returned to Shalom Austin as COO in January 2020 after nearly fifteen years at JCC Association, serving as Chief Experience Officer and before that as Senior Vice President for community consultation and executive leadership. Janet worked with 160 JCCs throughout North America and managed the agency’s executive leadership programs, focusing on first-time JCC executive directors. Janet moved to Austin in 2000 when the Dell Jewish Community Campus opened and served as the first COO, after spending 20 years at the JCC in Cincinnati, starting her career as a resident camp director and concluding her tenure there as executive director. Janet has a degree in sociology from Brandis University and she and her husband have three adult children.

Micheal Carranco is a Chief Engineer at SHALOM AUSTIN and Chief Engineer at Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority and is based in 7300 Hart Lane.