Faculty & Staff Directory

Administration

List of 5 members.

Rabbi Daniel Nevins

Head of School

Harvard University - BA
Jewish Theological Seminary - MA/Rabbinic Ordination
Julia Malaga

Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer

American University - BA
George Washington University - MHSA
Carrie Siegel

Principal, Lower School

Brown University - BA
Jewish Theological Seminary of America - MA
Day School Leadership Training Institute (JTS) - Certificate
Dr. Eytan Apter

Principal, Upper School

University of Pennsylvania - BA
Fordham University - MST, PhD in Education
Heather Brown

Assistant Principal, Lower School

University of California, Irvine - BA
Fingerhut School of Education at the University of Judaism - ME

Admissions

List of 3 members.

Sari Allen

Director of Admissions and Enrollment Management

University of Arizona - BA
Jessica Wise

Assistant Director of Admissions, Lower School

Indiana University - BA
Bank Street College - MA Ed
Maggie Schlageter

Upper School Admissions & Project Coordinator

Virginia Commonwealth University - BA

Advancement

List of 4 members.

Stephanie Bash-Soudry

Director of Institutional Advancement

Brown University - BA
Columbia University School of Social Work/ Jewish Theological Seminary - MSW/MA
Jaclyn Cistaro

Development Database Manager

Rutgers University - BA
Meegan Gliner

Special Events Coordinator

University of California, Santa Barbara - BA
Lesley University - MA
Erin Sternthal

Associate Director of Marketing

University of Michigan - BA

Business Office

List of 3 members.

Peggy Garner

Director of Business Office Operations

Kean University - MS
Montclair State University - BA
Kean University - BS
Christine Moench

Human Resources and Benefits Coordinator
George Paulick

Director of Human Resources and Talent Management

The College of New Jersey - BA
Villanova University - MS

Facilities

List of 8 members.

Matthew Chase

Director of Facilities and Operations

Keiser University - BA
Jay DeJesus

Head Custodian, Lower School
Kevin Edwards

Maintenance Foreman
Miguel Gutierez

Maintenance Technician, Lower School
Juan Lara-Salomon

Evening Maintenance Foreman, Upper School
Kevin Murray

Evening Maintenance Technician, Upper School

Rutgers University - Certified Public Works Manager, Licensed & Certified Recycling Professional
Elvis Romero

Custodian, Lower School
Yohannes Zemene

Head Custodian, Upper School

Israel Education

List of 2 members.

Rabbi Meirav Kallush

Rabbi, Director of Israel Education

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - BA, MA
Hebrew Union College, Jerusalem (HUC-JIR) - Rabbinic Ordination
Emmy Atlas

Israel Educator

Rutgers University - BA

Marketing & Communications

List of 3 members.

Glenn Slavin

Director of Marketing and Communications

University of Delaware - BA
New York University - MA
James Bratek

Assistant Director of Marketing and Communications

Montclair State University - BA
Erin Sternthal

Associate Director of Marketing

University of Michigan - BA

School Operations

List of 5 members.

Catie DeSista

Office Operations Manager, Upper School

Hofstra University - BS
Lauren Iannia

Registrar, Upper School

Rutgers University - BA
Della Irby

Executive Assistant
Nicole O'Neill

Rhode Island College
Tova Silberman

Office Manager, Lower School

Kean University - BA

Student Services

List of 2 members.

Lori Jaffe

Director of Student Services

University of Georgia - BSW
Temple University - MSW
Spencer Leeds

Learning Support Coordinator

SUNY - Cortland - BA
CUNY - Lehman College - MA

Lower School Faculty

List of 59 members.

Tina Abrahamian

Associate Teacher, Lower School

Kean College - BA
Jenny Ackerman

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Oranim College of Education, Israel - BA
Achva Academic College, Israel - MA
Ben Gurion University, Israel - MA
Tammy Anagnostis

Dean of Faculty, Lower School

Hofstra University - BA
Lesley University - MA
Hope Aronoff

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Binghamton University - BA
CUNY Queens College - MA
Cindi Barash

Judaic Faculty, Lower School

Brooklyn College - BA
Andrea Berkowitz

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Columbia College, Columbia University - BA
Touro College - MA Ed
Tracy Bernstein

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

University of Georgia - ABJ
Mercy College - MS Ed
Valerie Bloch

Learning Specialist, Lower School

Rider University - BA
Marygrove College - MET
Jamie Breitman

Associate Teacher, Lower School
Nancy Breslin

Arts Faculty, Lower School

American College of Applied Arts - BA
Skidmore College - BS
Michelle Brittner

Associate Teacher, Lower School

Monmouth University - BS
Beth Freiman Cannon

Associate Teacher, Lower School

State University College at Buffalo - BA
Sandy Cantor

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Yeshiva University - BA
Ruth Cohen

Music Faculty, Lower School

Montclair State University - BA
Natasha Cooper-Benisty

Judaic Faculty, Lower School

Vassar College - BA
Gratz College - MA
Roberta Coopersmith

Nurse, Lower School

New Jersey State University - BS
Christ Hospital School of Nursing - Nursing Degree
Stacey David

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

CUNY Hunter College - BA, MS
Marisa Edelstein

General Studies Faculty and Learning Specialist, Lower School

Binghampton University - BS
CUNY Hunter College - MS
Suzanne Epstein

5th Grade Team Lead and Math Faculty, Lower School

Bowdoin College - BA
Bank Street College - MS
Sandi Fein

Learning Specialist, Lower School

Ithaca College - BS
Hunter College - MS
Debra Feldman

Science Faculty, Lower School

Rutgers University - BS
New Jersey City University - MA
Talia Fischer

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Brooklyn College - BA
New York University - MSW
Linda Friedman

Learning Specialist, Lower School

Kean College - BA
Suzanne Goldberg

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Syracuse University - BS
Regis University - MS
Marcy Gorman

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

SUNY Cortland - BSE
Danielle Greene

General Studies Faculty and SEL Facilitator, Lower School

Muhlenberg College - BA
The William Davidson Graduate School of Jewish Education at JTS - MA
Eric Grey

Instrumental Music Faculty, Lower School

Mason Gross School at Rutgers University - BM
Dr. Samara Grossman

Arts Specialist, Lower School

William Paterson University - BA
Kean University - MA
Drew University - Ph.D
Alexis Gruber

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Indiana University - BA
Wurzweiler School of Social Work - MSW
Deborah Haas

Guidance Counselor, Lower School

Suny-Binghamton University - BA
Teachers College-Columbia University - MA, MEd
Kate Hymowitz

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Rhode Island School of Design - BFA
Hana Ibrahimian

Associate Teacher, Lower School
Gena Jarmel

Programming Coordinator/Learning Specialist and Math Faculty, Lower School

Montclair State University - BFA
Seton Hall University - MA
Amanda Kagan

Math Faculty, Lower School

Penn State University - BS
George Mason University - MS
Donna Karp

Guidance Counselor, Lower School

Simmons College - BA, MSW
Zohar Katzav

Associate Teacher, Lower School
Diane Kleinman

Judaic Faculty, Lower School

University of Iowa - BA
Cantor Sharon Knoller

Trope Faculty, Lower School

University of Rhode Island - BS
Adelphi University - MS Ed
Ravit Landsberg

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - BA
Beit Berl College - MA
Anat Lev Tov

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Institute of Art - Haifa - BA
Aliza Mayer

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Rutgers University - BA
William Paterson University - MA Ed
Kelly McAllister

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Kennesaw State University - BA
Jul McCormick-Anesh

Specialty Faculty and Aftercare/Funtracks Director, Lower School

Kean University - BA
Shari Mevorah

Associate Teacher, Lower School

Brooklyn College - BS
Natanya Milgraum

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Touro College - BA
Michael Newman

Director of Technology, Lower School

Rutgers University - BS, MS Ed
Carol Nydick

General Studies Faculty, Lower School

Kean College - BA
Montclair State - MA Ed
Nila Pusin

Associate Teacher, Lower School

Yale University - BA
Boston College - JD
Limor Ramer

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Kibbutzim College - BA
The College of Management and Academic Studies - MA
Yael Safran

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

The Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance - BA
The College of Saint Elizabeth - MA Ed
Lisa Schwartz

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

State University of New York - Albany - BA
Iona College - MST
Daphna Shemesh

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Hebrew University - BA
Anna Shpilsky

Science Faculty, Lower School

University of Maryland - BS
Elissa Siegel

Associate Teacher, Lower School

University of California, Los Angeles - BA
Jennifer Sinoway

Math Faculty, Lower School

The College of New Jersey - BS
Boston University - MA
Eve Sorkin

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Emory University - BA
William Davidson School of Education, JTS - MA
Sarah Steward

Math Faculty, Lower School

Lycoming College - BA
Tsipi Taube

Judaics Faculty, Lower School

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - BS
Tel Aviv University - MS
David Usher

PE Faculty, Lower School

Leeds University - BA

Upper School Faculty

List of 65 members.

Annika Ahlstrom

Learning Specialist, Upper School

University of Virginia - BA
New York University - MA
Fordham University - MS
Helaina Altabef

Language Arts Faculty, Upper School

SUNY - Fredonia - BA
Pace University - MST
Ronald Anderson

Math Faculty, Upper School

Rowan University - BA
Kean College - MA
Janette Antiles

Math Faculty, Upper School

Barnard College, Columbia University - BA
Alternate Route, Teacher Certification - Math Teacher
Columbia Business School - MBA
Emmy Atlas

Israel Educator

Rutgers University - BA
Sheila Barbach

Science Faculty, Upper School

Boston University - BA
Kent State University - MA
Brandeis University - ME
Nina Bilmes

Department Chair, Math & Math Enrichment

Touro College - BS
Adelphi University - MS
Rabbi David Bockman

Judaic Faculty, Upper School

University of California, San Diego - BA
Jewish Theological Seminary - MA/Rabbinic Ordination
Joseph Candela

PE/Health Faculty, Upper School

University of Delaware - BS
Boston University - MPH
Vardit Caspi

Department Chair, Hebrew and Hebrew Faculty

Haifa University - BA
Northeastern University - MA
Robert Cohen

PE/Health Faculty, Upper School

Bryant University - BS
Shaira Cruz

Social Studies Faculty, Upper School

New Jersey City University - BA
Teachers College Columbia University - MA
Marni Endlich

Science/STEM Faculty, Upper School

University of Delaware - BA
New York Institute of Technology - MS
Eric Fox

Senior Class Advisor and Coordinator of Student Experiences, Upper School

Washington University, St. Louis - BS
Lauren Gardner

Foreign Language Faculty, Upper School

Union College - BA
Boston University - MAT
Katherine Godin

Language Arts Faculty, Upper School

The Richard Stockton College of NJ - BA
Montclair State University - MA
Tara Goldstein

Guidance Counselor, Upper School

Fairleigh Dickinson University - BA
Kean University - BA
Kean University - MA
Sam Greene

Student Life Team and Judaic Studies Faculty, Upper School

Pitzer College - BA
Davidson School at Jewish Theological Seminary - MA
Jonathan Griggs

Math Faculty, Upper School

University of Maryland - BA
New Jersey City University - MA
Lilach Gur Oren

Hebrew Faculty, Upper School

Champlain College - BA
Kaye Academic College - BEd
Center of Academic Learning - ME
Dr. Bar Guzi

Hebrew/Judaic Studies Faculty, Upper School

Tel Aviv University - BA
Brandeis University - PhD
Sonia Hassin

Foreign Language Faculty, Upper School

Hebrew University - BA
Jonathan Hefetz

Department Chair and Language Arts Faculty, Upper School

Binghamton University - BA
Queens College - MS Ed
Sharon Hersch

High School Learning Specialist

University of Maryland - BA
New York University - MA
Jamie Himmelstein

6th Grade Team Lead, Upper School

Johnson State College - BA
Paul-Michael Huseman

Department Chair and Science Faculty, Upper School

Drew University - BA
Pace University - MS
Leah Jankoski

Language Arts Faculty, Upper School

Seton Hall University - BA
Rabbi Shira Johnston

Judaic Faculty, Upper School

Pomona College - BA
Jewish Theological Seminary - MA
Jewish Theological Seminary - Rabbinic Ordination
Rabbi Robert Kahn

Israel Field Operations Manager

Brandeis University - BA
University of Judaism - MHL
Jewish Theological Seminary of America - Rabbinic Ordination
Dr. Denise Kanrich

Director of College Counseling

Stony Brook University - BS
University of Kansas - MS
University of Massachusetts, Amherst - PhD
Ilena Kasdan

Nurse, Upper School

University of Pennsylvania - BA, BS, RN
Emily Kaufman

Judaics Faculty, Upper School

Tulane University - BA
Nova Southeastern University - MS
Dr. Shira Kelmanovich

Director of STEM Education and STEM Faculty, Upper School

Union College - BS
Stanford University - MS, PhD
Sari Keren

Hebrew Faculty, Upper School

Tel Aviv Univrsity - BA
Ben Gurion University - MA
Dr. Robert Klein

Learning Specialist, Upper School

Brandeis University - BA
New York University - MSW, PhD
Dennis Kozar

Athletic Director and PE/Health Faculty

Kean University - BA
Daniel Kurzweil

Math Faculty, Upper School

CUNY - BS
CUNY - MS
Jason Langer

Language Arts Faculty, Upper School

University of Maryland - BA
William Paterson University - M.Ed.
Dr. Catherine Lasser

Judaic Faculty, Upper School

Hobart and William Smith College - BS
University of Wisconsin, Madison - MS, PhD
Jewish Theological Seminary - MA, PhD
Spencer Leeds

Learning Support Coordinator

SUNY - Cortland - BA
CUNY - Lehman College - MA
Juliana Lynch

Arts Faculty, Upper School

New York University - Steinhardt - BM
Rabbi Richard Mayer

Judaics Faculty, Upper School

Binghamton University - BA
Azrieli School of Jewish education - MS
Yeshivat Pirchei Shoshanim - Rabbinical Ordination
Dr. Liati Mayk-Hai

Judaics Faculty, Upper School

Rutgers University - BA
Jewish Theological Seminary - PhD
Frederick Ober

Social Studies Faculty, Upper School

Boston University - BA
Rutgers University, Camden School of Law - JD
Jamie Perrello

Science Faculty, Upper School

Dartmouth College - AB
University of Pennsylvania - MS
Michelle Pierce

Learning Specialist, Upper School

Springfield College - BS
Valdosta State University - MAT
Orli Pinsberg

Guidance Counselor, Upper School

Washington University in St. Louis - BA
University of Missouri-St. Louis - M.Ed
Sandy Pyonin

PE/Health Faculty, Upper School

Kean University - BA
Craig Resmovits

Choir Director, Upper School

Queens College - BA
Lillie Ricciardi

Theatre Faculty and Show Director, Upper School

NYU Tisch School of the Arts - BFA
Actors Studio Drama School at Pace University - MFA
Lincoln Richman

Judaic Faculty, Upper School

New York University - BFA
Rutgers University - MSW
William Ruhl

Science Faculty, Upper School

Dartmouth College - BA
Dartmouth - Thayer School of Engineering - BE, ME
NYU Stern School of Business - MBA
Elisa Schenker

Guidance Counselor, Upper School

Roger Williams University - BA
University of Maryland - MSW
Hedva Sela Kedem

Hebrew Faculty, Upper School

Seminar Hakibbutzim College - B.Ed.
Gail Shapiro

Dean of Faculty, Upper School

Brandeis University - BA
Emory University School of Law - JD
Sue Shapiro

Arts Faculty, Upper School

The College of New Jersey - BA
Heather Smith

Department Chair and Social Studies Faculty, Upper School

Rutgers University - BA
New Jersey City University - MA
Gabrielle Sonet

Science Faculty, Upper School

Sarah Lawrence College - BS
Columbia University - MA
Michael Stern

Social Studies Faculty, Upper School

University of Florida - BA, MS
Hadas Toren

Hebrew Faculty, Upper School

Wingate Institute for Physical Education - BA
Tel Aviv University - MA
Rabbi Yaakov Traiger

Upper School Judaic Studies Teacher

University of Mass. / Amherst - BA
Montclair State University - MA
Rabbinic Ordination - Rabbi Laib Schulman / Rabbi Aaron Gold
Karen Ulric

Librarian and Educational Technology, Upper School

Columbia College, Columbia University - BA
Pratt Institute - MSLIS
Rabbi Iscah Waldman

Judaics Faculty, Upper School

Columbia University - BA
Jewish Theological Seminary - BA, MA, Rabbinic Ordination
NYU - Steinhardt - PhD
Bethanie Watson

Department Chair and Arts Faculty, Upper School

Troy University - BA
Rutgers University - MFA
Michael Yeshion

Arts Faculty, Upper School

Meadows School of the Arts - BFA