Cohort 11 Participants

Nance Adler
Mashgiah Ruhani, MS Coordinator, MS Jewish Studies Educator
JDS of Metropolitan Seattle - Seattle, WA

Matt Altman
Assistant Director of the Congregational School
Park Avenue Synagogue – New York, NY

Amanda Anderson
Executive Director/Head of School
Flo & Morris Mizel Jewish Community Day School – Tulsa, OK

Emily Applebee
Educator
Pressman Academy – Los Angeles, CA

Brian Avner
Director of Congregational Learning
Congregation Shalom – Fox Point, WI

Faye Bearman
Judaic Studies Coordinator / Instructional Coach
Solomon Schechter Day School – Northbrook, IL

Tamara Beliak
Dean of Beit Midrash
Oakland Hebrew Day School – Oakland, CA

Rina Bergman
Assistant Director of the Lese Center for Living Judaism
Central Synagogue – New York, NY

Gail Boone
Director of Religious School
Sandhills Jewish Congregation Beth Shalom – Jackson Springs, NC

Julie Bressler
Associate Rabbi
Temple Sinai – Oakland, CA

Ilene Brot
General Studies Student Growth Coordinator / Instructional Coach
Solomon Schechter – Northbrook, IL

Toni Brownell
Director, Early Childhood Education Center
Rockwern Academy – Cincinnati, OH

Becca Bubis
Jewish Studies Department Chair
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School – Deerfield, IL

Yosi Cirlin
Tanakh Department Chair
The Lefell School – Hartsdale, NY

Binyamin Cohen
Director of Jewish Life
Rochelle Zell Jewish High School – Deerfield, IL

Babette Cohn
Director of Education & Programming
Shaare Tefila Congregation – Olney, MD

Jody Cook
Director of Education
Sinai Temple – Champaign, IL

Denise Crevin
Director of Jewish Life and Learning
Shalom School – Sacramento, CA

Stacey Delcau
Director of Education
Temple De Hirsch Sinai – Seattle, WA

Heather Erez
Director of Youth and Family Education and Engagement
Temple Beth El of Boca Raton – Boca Raton, FL

Sharon Fixler
Assistant Principal and Director of Admissions
Ulpanat Orot, Bnei Akiva Schools – Toronto, Canada

Arianna Gordon
Rabbi/Director of Education and Lifelong Learning
Temple Israel – West Bloomfield, MI

Rivka Gottlieb
Lower School Judaic Studies Principal
Robert M. Beren Academy – Houston, TX

Aaron Griffin
Director of Strategic Projects
The Epstein School – Atlanta, GA

Karyn Hartstone
Director of Early Childhood Program
Fuchs Mizrachi School – Cleveland, OH

Justin Held
Director of Congregational Learning
Beth Jacob Congregation – St. Paul, MN

Jordana Heyman
Director of Education
Jewish Kids Groups – Atlanta, GA

Emily Holtzman
Director of Youth Engagement
Adat Ari El – Valley Village, CA

Tsvi Josephs
Dean of Students
Oakland Hebrew Day School – Oakland, CA

Chaya Kaufmann
Early Childhood Director
Torah Day School – Houston, TX

Dana Keil
Lower School Director
Luria Academy of Brooklyn – Brooklyn, NY

Janis Knight
Director
Center for Jewish Education – Swampscott, MA

Rachel Lawton
Associate Director for Hebrew and Judaic Programs
Jewish Education Center – Cleveland, OH

Beth Liberman
Director of Education
Jewish Community of Greater Stowe – Stowe, VT

Emily Lusardi
JLC Director
Congregation BJBE – Deerfield, IL

Ben Mazur
Reform Jewish Educator
Raleigh, NC

Bat Sheva Miller
Director of Upper School
Luria Academy – Brooklyn, NY

Debbi Morin
Assistant Temple Educator
Congregation B’nai Shalom – Westborough, MA

Donell Newman
Director of the Early Childhood Education
Gross Schechter Day School – Cleveland, OH

Marian Parker
Lead Educator
Jewish Community of Amherst – Amherst, MA

Allison Peiser
Temple Educator
Temple Emanu-El – Marblehead, MA

Elana Perlin
Director of Judiac Studies
Gross Schechter Day School – Cleveland, OH

Daniel Plotkin
Rabbi Educator
Temple Isaiah – Fulton, MD

Erica Riddick
Director
Jews of Color Sanctuary – Cincinnati, OH

Susan Rizzo
Education Director
Temple Sinai – Rochester, NY

Jessica Robins
Educator for Early Childhood Excellence
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland – Cleveland, OH

Jacob Roeder
Humanities Teacher, Science Teacher, Advisory Program Department Head
Rabbi Jacob Pressman Academy – Los Angeles, CA

Candace Rothstein
Administrative Director
Congregation Neveh Shalom – Portland, OR

Michael Schatz
Principal
Har Zion Temple – Penn Valley, PA

Heather Schweizer
Director of Religious School and Youth,
Temple Har Shalom – Warren, NJ

Ester Segal
Hebrew and Judiacs Coordinator
Congregation Neveh Shalom – Portland, OR

Melissa Silver
Curriculum Coordinator and Teacher
The Epstein School – Atlanta, GA

Elana Soroka
Teacher
Netivot Hatorah Day School – Toronto, Canada

Bailee Star
Education Director
Temple Shir Tikvah – Winchester, MA

Sam Thurgood
Head of Jewish Life and Learning
United Herzlia Schools – Cape Town, South Africa

Melissa Werbow
Director of Education
Hill Havurah – Washington, DC

Kerri Zerlin
Assistant Director
Congregation Beth Israel – Houston, TX