Committed to helping our children excel in academic studies and social skills.
When our students enter the building, they are greeted with big smiles and high fives. Their teachers are genuinely excited to see them again, much like you are to see your own children every morning. That’s one of the many reasons our faculty is extraordinary. Our staff is dedicated to educating on more than English, math, history, and science. They teach students about hard work and the importance of doing the best we can in all that we do. They help to understand the world around us and question it when we do not understand. They teach how to set goals and how to achieve them. They inspire students to pursue their dreams by giving them the tools and support they need to succeed.
JENNIFER LEVINE | Head of School | jlevine@byds.org |
LINDA ATZIL | Controller | latzil@byds.org |
JANICE BEKKER | Admin. Assistant to the Elementary School Principal | jbekker@byds.org |
HARRIET BORMASTER | Learning Specialist | hbormaster@byds.org |
NINA CANNADY | Staff Accountant | ncannady@byds.org |
MELISSA GARRETT | Director of ASA, EDE, and Camp | mgarrett@byds.org |
ERICA GOLDBERG | Director of Marketing & Development | egoldberg@byds.org |
MICHELLE HOLLAND | Assistant to the Head of School & CFO | mholland@byds.org |
DONNA LANE | Chief Financial Officer | dlane@byds.org |
DAVID LE | IT | dle@byds.org |
JENNY MARK | Director of Early Childhood | jmark@byds.org |
ALEX NEWMAN | Counselor | anewman@byds.org |
LESLIE PESIS | Student Achievement Team Coordinator | lpesis@byds.org |
ARIEL ROZEN | Principal of Jewish Life & Admissions Advisor | arozen@byds.org |
MIA SANANIKONE (NURSE MIA) | School Nurse | msananikone@byds.org |
MEGAN UZICK | Principal of the Elementary School | muzick@byds.org |
INFANTS | ALEXANDRA ESPINOZA | EC 1 | aespinoza@byds.org |
LUISANA MARTINEZ | EC 1 | lmartinez@byds.org | |
CDO | MARIA ELENA GAMERO | EC 5 | mgamero@byds.org |
HANNAH KIRSNER | EC 5 | hkirsner@byds.org | |
MARIANA FEFER | EC 3 | mfefer@byds.org | |
RAEN CASSEDAY | EC 3 | rcasseday@byds.org | |
TWOS | RACHEL LEE | EC 9 | rlee@byds.org |
LISA NATES | EC 9 | lnates@byds.org | |
ANDREA FEINMAN | EC 10 | afeinman@byds.org | |
JESSICA MONCALEANO | EC 10 | jmoncaleano@byds.org | |
ROSIE MORENO | EC 10 | rmoreno@byds.org | |
THREES | AMY IDERIS | EC 12 | aideris@byds.org |
KATIE O'DRISCOLL | EC 12 | kodriscoll@byds.org | |
MICHELLE HADAR | EC 14 | mhadar@byds.org | |
EMMA MYERS | EC 14 | emyers2@byds.org | |
LITA SELSBERG | EC 13 | lselsberg@byds.org | |
MIRIAM ILECHUKWU | EC 13 | milechukwu@byds.org |
PRE-K | CYNTHIA MARTINEZ | ES 10 | cmartinez@byds.org |
HEATHER PURCELL | ES 10 | hpurcell@byds.org | |
DONNA ALLEN | ES 12 | dallen@byds.org | |
DANA HAKIMI | ES 12 | dhakimi@byds.org | |
SHERRY OLIVER | ES 8 | soliver@byds.org | |
MORGAN LEWMAN | ES 8 | mlewman@byds.org | |
KINDERGARTEN | SARAH HOFFER | ES 11 | shoffer@byds.org |
ADRIENNE RANCE | ES 13 | arance@byds.org | |
JEAN KESSLER | Kindergarten Teaching Assistant | jkessler@byds.org | |
FIRST | LAUREN SORKIN | ES 16 | lsorkin@byds.org |
JACKELYN SILVERMAN | ES 15 | jsilverman@byds.org | |
SECOND | EDEN SHAPIRO | ES 18 | eshapiro@byds.org |
COURTNEY COLLINS | ES 17 | ccollins@byds.org | |
THIRD | ROBIN ALTER | ES 3 | ralter@byds.org |
IRIS CASTILLO | ES 2 | icastillo@byds.org | |
FOURTH/FIFTH | MATT RIKLIN | 3rd -5th J-STEAM | mriklin@byds.org |
AMANDA ORTIZ | Humanities | aortiz@byds.org | |
PAULA SINGER | Math | psinger@byds.org |
ARIEL ROZEN | Principal of Jewish Life & Admissions Advisor | arozen@byds.org |
LIMOR CARASSO | 3rd - 5th Grade Hebrew | lcarasso@byds.org |
TODD DOCTOR | School Rabbi | tdoctor@byds.org |
GAL LITANI | Judaic Specialist and PreK/K Music | glitani@byds.org |
DENISE OLITZKI | EC - Pre-K Hebrew & Judaics | dolitzki@byds.org |
MATT RIKLIN | 3rd - 5th Grade Judaic Studies | mriklin@byds.org |
HILLA TAMBOUR | K - 2nd Grade Hebrew & Judaics | htambour@byds.org |
COURTNEY COLLINS | Robotics and Ed Tech Coordinator | ccollins@byds.org |
SHELLY RIKLIN | J-STEAM Teacher (Early Childhood-2nd) | sriklin@byds.org |
KELLY HEATHER | Art Teacher | kheather@byds.org |
MELANEE KAPLAN-WEISER | PE Teacher | mweiser@byds.org |
AMY LAURO | 1st - 5th Music Teacher | alauro@byds.org |