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
Shari Rothstein
Director of Congregational Learning
Temple Sholom of West Essex – Cedar Grove, NJ
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
Alissa Zuchman
Director of Special Projects
Board of Jewish Education – Chicago, IL