Faculty & Staff - Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School

Leadership

Carol Piraino

Interim Head of School

Ani Varro

Assistant Head of School, Finance and Operations

Sharon Alter

Director of Hebrew Studies, Grade 5 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Tal Binyamin

Marketing Manager

Ora Gittelson-David

Director of Jewish Studies

Hilary Hazan-Glass

Director of Admissions

Smita Kolhatkar

Director of Technology and Innovation

Jody Passanisi

Director of Middle School

Judy Schiffer

Assistant to Head of School, HR Manager

Shiry Zamir

Director of Learning Support & School Counselor

Lower School

Kindergarten

Renee Ben-David

Kindergarten Teacher

Irit Bornstein

Kindergarten Hebrew & Jewish Studies Teacher

Viviane Cohen

Kindergarten Teacher Distance Learning

Sally Goodis

Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Bonnie Hallac

Kindergarten Lead Teacher

Rizan Hammoud

Kindergarten Teacher

Jennifer Kaplan

Kindergarten Jewish Studies Teacher

Michelle Ramirez

Assistant Teacher

1st Grade

Marina Andrijevic

Grade 1 Teacher and Teacher Support

Ann DeHovitz

Grade 1 Teacher

Stacy Nitschke

Grade 1 Lead Teacher

Stacey Spector-Franson

Grade 1 Lead Teacher

Amy Watenmaker

Grade 1 Lead Teacher

2nd Grade

Elizabeth Duncan

Grade 2 Lead Teacher

Donna Seidel

Grade 2 Lead Teacher

Maytal Stern

Grade 2 Assistant Teacher

Vicky Tsur

Grade 2 General Studies Teacher and Grade 5 Jewish Studies

3rd Grade

Sonia Bakshi

Grade 3 Teacher

Kelsey Feeley

Grade 3 Teacher

Marla Hochman

Grade 3 Teacher

Heather Hoffman

Grade 3 Lead Teacher

4th Grade

Pooja Dimba

Grade 4 Teacher

Candace Droutsas

Grade 4 Lead Teacher

Katherine Lose

Grade 4 Teacher

Kathleen Young

Grade 4 Lead Teacher

5th Grade

Mindi St.Peter

Grade 5 Lead Teacher

Lauren Wuellner

Grade 5 Lead Teacher

Middle School

Jody Passanisi

Director of Middle School

Tali Aseo

Grades 6-8 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Liat Baranoff

Science Department Chair, Grade 6 Advisor

Jerry Brodkey

Grades 6-8 Math Teacher

Laura Coughlin

Grades 6-8 STEM teacher

Jenni Danis

Athletics Director, Middle School PE Teacher, Grade 7 Advisor

Maia Elder-Kadar

Grade 7 & 8 Hebrew & Jewish Studies Teacher, Grade 8 Advisor

Meira Gotesdyner

Grades 6-8 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Cressida Hanson

Librarian, Grade 7 Advisor

Esti Levin BenDavid

Grades 6-8 Jewish Studies Teacher, Grade 6 Advisor

Miri Levy

Math Department Chair

Mollie Lieblich

Grades 6-8 Humanities Teacher, Grade 7 Advisor

Rachel Matta

Spanish Teacher

Benjamin Smietana

Grades 6-8 Humanities Teacher, Grade 8 Advisor

Arob Suleiman

Grades 6-8 Math Teacher

Merav Talmor

Grades 2 & 6 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Eti Zehavi

Grades 3-7 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Specialty

Art

Dorothy Thursby

Art Teacher

Music

Elisa Weizman

Music Teacher

Physical Education

Jenni Danis

Athletics Director, Middle School PE Teacher, Grade 7 Advisor

Jozef Danis

Facilities Manager, Lower School PE Teacher

Library

Micka Fish

Grades 3-5 Hebrew Studies Teacher, Hebrew Librarian

Cressida Hanson

Librarian, Grade 7 Advisor

Spanish

Rachel Matta

Spanish Teacher

Jewish Studies

Ora Gittelson-David

Director of Jewish Studies

Irit Bornstein

Kindergarten Hebrew & Jewish Studies Teacher

Maia Elder-Kadar

Grade 7 & 8 Hebrew & Jewish Studies Teacher, Grade 8 Advisor

Robin Feuchtwang

Assistant Jewish and General Studies Teacher

Jennifer Kaplan

Kindergarten Jewish Studies Teacher

Esti Levin BenDavid

Grades 6-8 Jewish Studies Teacher, Grade 6 Advisor

Aviv Matzkin

Grades 2 & 4 Jewish Studies Teacher

Atara Moalem

Grades 1 & 3 Jewish Studies Teacher

Sharon Tsadok

Kindergarten Assistant Jewish Studies & Hebrew Teacher

Vicky Tsur

Grade 2 General Studies Teacher and Grade 5 Jewish Studies

Ahuva Ver

Grades 1 & 3 Jewish Studies Assistant Teacher

Hebrew

Sharon Alter

Director of Hebrew Studies, Grade 5 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Tali Aseo

Grades 6-8 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Ora Avidan-Antonir

Grades 1 & 2 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Inbal Bar-Yossef

Grades 1-4 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Irit Bornstein

Kindergarten Hebrew & Jewish Studies Teacher

Maia Elder-Kadar

Grade 7 & 8 Hebrew & Jewish Studies Teacher, Grade 8 Advisor

Robin Feuchtwang

Assistant Jewish and General Studies Teacher

Micka Fish

Grades 3-5 Hebrew Studies Teacher, Hebrew Librarian

Meira Gotesdyner

Grades 6-8 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Yael Pelled

Lower School Hebrew

Shiran Rothschild

Grades 1 & 2 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Merav Talmor

Grades 2 & 6 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Sharon Tsadok

Kindergarten Assistant Jewish Studies & Hebrew Teacher

Eti Zehavi

Grades 3-7 Hebrew Studies Teacher

Learning Support

Shiry Zamir

Director of Learning Support & School Counselor

Judy Cohen

Learning Support Specialist

Brooklyn Cook

Learning Support Specialist

Laveena Gole

Learning Support Specialist

Staff

Nancy Brown

Administrative Assistant

Amanda Evans

Admissions & Outreach Associate

Felix Gopar

Facilities

LaMonte Horston

Support Staff

Yodit Kelete

Assistant Teacher

Jessica Labes

Development and Alumni Associate

Yair Luria

SAGE Food Service Director

Ashley Pizzaro

Administrative Assistant and Chugim Coordinator

Grace Rhodes

Office Manager

Gabe Sanchez

Bookkeeper & Photographer

Kyle Santander

Hausner Health Coordinator

Claire Smith

Receptionist

Kent Yu

Information Systems Specialist