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 |
LAUREN JANE DRAGUTSKY | Assistant Director of Early Childhood | ldragutsky@byds.org |
MELISSA GARRETT | Front Desk Receptionist and Advancement Associate | 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 |
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 | |
MAFER TRUJILLO | EC 10 | mtrujillo@byds.org | |
ALIYAH HITCHCOCK | EC 11 | ahitchcock@byds.org | |
ROSIE REBOLLAR | EC 11 | rrebollar@byds.org | |
TOCCARA HARGROVE | EC 6 | thargrove@byds.org | |
ROSIE MORENO | EC 6 | rmoreno@byds.org | |
THREES | KATIE HERBST | EC 12 | kherbst@byds.org |
DANA HAKIMI | EC 12 | dhakimi@byds.org | |
MICHELLE HADAR | EC 14 | mhadar@byds.org | |
ERIN MYERS | EC 14 | emyers@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 | |
RUTH ADLER | ES 12 | radler@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 | |
ELIZABETH TRAVIS | ES 14 | etravis@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 | MEGAN UZICK | ES 18 | muzick@byds.org |
THIRD | MARLA ESQUENAZI | ES 3 | mesquenazi@byds.org |
RACHEL TOUBIN | ES 7 | rtoubin@byds.org | |
FOURTH/FIFTH | COURTNEY COLLINS | Humanities/Robotics | ccollins@byds.org |
MATT RIKLIN | Humanities/3rd -5th J-STEAM | mriklin@byds.org | |
PAULA SINGER | Math | psinger@byds.org |
ARIEL ROZEN | Principal of Jewish Life & Admissions Advisor | arozen@byds.org |
DENISE OLITZKI | EC - Pre-K Hebrew & Judaics | dolitzki@byds.org |
HILLA TAMBOUR | K - 2nd Grade Hebrew & Judaics | htambour@byds.org |
LIMOR CARASSO | 3rd - 5th Grade Hebrew | lcarasso@byds.org |
HANNA COTLAR | 3rd - 5th Grade Judaic Studies | hcotlar@byds.org |
SHELLY RIKLIN | J-STEAM Teacher (Early Childhood-2nd) | sriklin@byds.org |
MARIANA RIVERO SUTIL | Spanish Teacher | mrivero@byds.org |
KELLY HEATHER | Art Teacher | kheather@byds.org |
MELANEE KAPLAN-WEISER | PE Teacher | mweiser@byds.org |
JULIE SACKS | Music Teacher | jsacks@byds.org |