Educational Leadership

List of 6 members.

  • Photo of Kimberly Schwartz

    Kimberly Schwartz 

    Head of School
  • Photo of Sarah Farkas

    Sarah Farkas 

    Principal
  • Photo of Tamar Raff

    Tamar Raff 

    Director of Jewish Life and Learning
  • Photo of Nora Moreno

    Nora Moreno 

    Director of Teaching and Learning
  • Photo of Nicol Katzir

    Nicol Katzir 

    Director of Community Wellness & Support
  • Photo of Sam Schwerdtfeger

    Sam Schwerdtfeger 

    Athletic Director

Operations and Advancement Leadership

List of 7 members.

  • Photo of Kimberly Schwartz

    Kimberly Schwartz 

    Head of School
  • Lisa Zide 

    Associate Head of School for Institutional Advancement
  • Photo of Carrie McSherry

    Carrie McSherry 

    Director of Admissions
  • Photo of Donna Lavy

    Donna Lavy 

    Director of Development
  • Photo of Jamie Tashman

    Jamie Tashman 

    Advancement Manager
  • Photo of Diana German Tagle

    Diana German Tagle 

    Creative Director
  • Photo of Karin Mendel

    Karin Mendel 

    Head of Finance & Human Resources

Board of Trustees

List of 21 members.

  • Photo of Ruth Zadikany

    Ruth Zadikany 

    President, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Amanda Marz

    Amanda Marz 

    Legal Vice-President, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Emily Feit

    Emily Feit 

    Administrative Vice-President, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Amanda Waterman

    Amanda Waterman 

    Immediate Past President, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Jeffrey Wernecke

    Jeffrey Wernecke 

    Financial Vice-President, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Judy Land

    Judy Land 

    Development Vice President, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Kim Kviatkovsky

    Kim Kviatkovsky 

    Recruitment and Retention Vice-President, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Sharon Plume

    Sharon Plume 

    Secretary, Board of Trustees
  • Photo of Chantel Azarkman

    Chantel Azarkman 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Scott Beiser

    Scott Beiser 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Yonatan Howard

    Yonatan Howard 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Inbal Jacoby

    Inbal Jacoby 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Alisha Lipman-Iny

    Alisha Lipman-Iny 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Robin Melameth

    Robin Melameth 

    Trustee
  • Jasmine Neman Hendizadeh 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Jenny Podell

    Jenny Podell 

    Trustee
  • John Rockman 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Erica Sfadia

    Erica Sfadia 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Daniel Spiegel

    Daniel Spiegel 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Elana Vorspan

    Elana Vorspan 

    Trustee
  • Photo of Shira Wachtel

    Shira Wachtel 

    Trustee

Clergy

List of 5 members.

  • Photo of Nolan Lebovitz

    Nolan Lebovitz 

    Senior Rabbi
  • Photo of Edward Feinstein

    Edward Feinstein 

    Rabbi
  • Photo of Yael Aranoff

    Yael Aranoff 

    Rabbi
  • Photo of Avi Kushlan

    Avi Kushlan 

    Rabbi
  • Photo of Jacqueline Rafii

    Jacqueline Rafii 

    Cantor
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