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