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 | Office Assistant | jbekker@byds.org |
MELISSA GARRETT | Director of ASA, EDE, and Camp | mgarrett@byds.org |
ERICA GOLDBERG | Director of Marketing & Development | egoldberg@byds.org |
MICHELLE HOLLAND | Front Desk Receptionist | 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 | School Counselor | anewman@byds.org |
NINA OWENS | Staff Accountant | ncannady@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 | aespinoza@byds.org |
LAURA FRANCO CASTELLANOS | lcastellanos@byds.org | |
JESSICA MONCALEANO | jmoncaleano@byds.org | |
ATHENS COLEMAN | acoleman@byds.org | |
CDO | MARIA ELENA GAMERO | mgamero@byds.org |
HANNAH KIRSNER | hkirsner@byds.org | |
MARIANA FEFER | mfefer@byds.org | |
RAEN CASSEDAY | rcasseday@byds.org | |
JESSICA LEVINE | jessica.levine@byds.org | |
VIVIANA PIZANO | vpizano@byds.org | |
TWOS | SARAH LANDE | slande@byds.org |
LISA NATES | lnates@byds.org | |
ANDREA FEINMAN | afeinman@byds.org | |
ROSIE MORENO | rmoreno@byds.org | |
LITA SELSBERG | lselsberg@byds.org | |
MICHELLE PALACIOS | mpalacios@byds.org | |
THREES | AMY IDERIS | aideris@byds.org |
KATIE O'DRISCOLL | kodriscoll@byds.org | |
MICHELLE HADAR | mhadar@byds.org | |
EMMA MYERS | emyers2@byds.org | |
FLOATING TEACHER | MIRIAM ILECHUKWU | milechukwu@byds.org |
PRE-K | DONNA ALLEN | dallen@byds.org |
ALIYAH HITCHCOCK | ahitchcock@byds.org | |
KATIE HERBST | kherbst@byds.org | |
DANA HAKIMI | dhakimi@byds.org | |
SHERRY OLIVER | soliver@byds.org | |
JENNIFER GARRETT | jgarrett@byds.org | |
KINDERGARTEN | SARAH HOFFER | shoffer@byds.org |
ADRIENNE RANCE | arance@byds.org | |
FIRST | LAUREN SORKIN | lsorkin@byds.org |
JACKELYN SILVERMAN | jsilverman@byds.org | |
SECOND | EDEN SHAPIRO | eshapiro@byds.org |
MARLA ESQUENAZI | mesquenazi@byds.org | |
THIRD | ROBIN ALTER | ralter@byds.org |
IRIS CASTILLO | icastillo@byds.org | |
FOURTH/FIFTH | SARAH BAKER SUMINSKI | ssuminski@byds.org |
PAULA SINGER | psinger@byds.org | |
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANTS | JEAN KESSLER | jkessler@byds.org |
JAMIE WEISER | jweiser@byds.org |
ARIEL ROZEN | Principal of Jewish Life & Admissions Advisor | arozen@byds.org |
GILA COHEN | 3rd - 5th Grade Hebrew | gcohen@byds.org |
TODD DOCTOR | School Rabbi / 3rd - 5th Grade Judacis | tdoctor@byds.org |
DENISE OLITZKI | EC - K Hebrew & Judaics | dolitzki@byds.org |
HILLA TAMBOUR | 1st - 2nd Grade Hebrew & Judaics | htambour@byds.org |
COURTNEY COLLINS | Educational Technology and Library Coordinator | ccollins@byds.org |
SHELLY RIKLIN | Science Teacher (Early Childhood-1st) | sriklin@byds.org |
KELLY HEATHER | Elementary Art Teacher | kheather@byds.org |
MELANEE KAPLAN-WEISER | PE Teacher | mweiser@byds.org |
AMY LAURO | 1st - 5th Music Teacher | alauro@byds.org |
LESLIE PESIS | Student Achievement Team Coordinator and Academic Language Therapist | lpesis@byds.org |
RUTH ADLER | Achievement Coach | radler@byds.org |
HARRIET BORMASTER | Achievement Coach | hbormaster@byds.org |
SAMANTHA GOLDING | Achievement Coach | sgolding@byds.org |