Administration & Staff - Charles E Smith Jewish Day School

School-wide Administration

Mitchel Malkus

Head of School

B.A., Political Science and Government
M.A., Judaic Studies
Rabbinic Ordination
Ed.D., Curriculum and Teaching

Julie Horowitz

Assistant Head of School for Institutional Advancement and Strategy

B.A., History
MBA

Elanit Jakabovics

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

BA, Political Science and Sociology
MPA
Project Management Professional

Lisa Vardi

High School Principal, Campus Head

B.S., Political Science and Government
M.A., International Affairs
M.Ed., Education
E.d.D., Educational Leadership and Policy

Matthew Bellas

Lower School Principal

B.A., Jewish Studies
M.A., Education
M.A., Judaic Studies
Rabbinic Ordination

Cassandra Batson

Middle School Principal

B.A., Biochemistry and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
M.A., Science Curriculum and Instruction

Ryan Aqui

Director of Information Technology

MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, Security +

Lynn Harris

Executive Assistant to Head of School

B.S, Biology and Russian History

Roslyn Landy

Dean of Students

B.A.
M.A., Education
School Counseling

Lenore Layman

Director, Educational Support Services

B.A., Special Education
M.A., Special Education Learning Consultant

Kathryn Markey

Director of People & Culture

Susan Rexford

Director of College Counseling

B.A., History
M.A., Political Science

Sarah Shapiro

Director of Development

Suzie Thompson

Director of Marketing & Communications

B.A., English
B.A., U.S. Government

Ginger Thornton

Director of Instructional Technology

B.A., English, History/Philosophy
M.A., English
M.A., History
A.B.D, English

Lower School Administration

Mitchel Malkus

Head of School

B.A., Political Science and Government
M.A., Judaic Studies
Rabbinic Ordination
Ed.D., Curriculum and Teaching

Matthew Bellas

Lower School Principal

B.A., Jewish Studies
M.A., Education
M.A., Judaic Studies
Rabbinic Ordination

Rebecca Prigal

Assistant Principal, 5th Grade Counselor

B.A., Near Eastern and Judaic Studies
M.S., Social Work: Mental Health Specialization
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Certified (LCSW-C)

Daniella Friedman

Judaic Studies and Hebrew Language Coordinator

M.Sc., Organizational Behavior
MJEd, Jewish Education
Education Specialist

Lenore Layman

Director, Educational Support Services

B.A., Special Education
M.A., Special Education Learning Consultant

Dorie Ravick

Director of Lower School Admission

B.A., Political Science and Judaic Studies
M.A., Higher Education Administration

Jennifer Rittberg

Math and Schedule Coordinator

B.S., Fiber Science
M.S., Education, Concentration: Middle and High School Mathematics Education

Kimberly Sherk

Language Arts and Social Studies and DEIJ Coordinator

B.A., Elementary Education
M.A., Reading Instruction and Remediation
Ed.D TeacherLeadership

Alexis Soffler

Science and STEM Coordinator

B.S., Environmental Biology
M.A.T., Secondary Science
PhD, Educational Leadership, Renewal and Change

Ginger Thornton

Director of Instructional Technology

B.A., English, History/Philosophy
M.A., English
M.A., History
A.B.D, English

Middle School Administration

Mitchel Malkus

Head of School

B.A., Political Science and Government
M.A., Judaic Studies
Rabbinic Ordination
Ed.D., Curriculum and Teaching

Cassandra Batson

Middle School Principal

B.A., Biochemistry and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
M.A., Science Curriculum and Instruction

Janet Ozur Bass

Middle School Assistant Principal

B.A., English Literature
B.S., Biological Sciences, Concentration: Microbiology
Rabbinic Ordination
M.A., Hebrew Letters

Alexandra Brown

Director of Upper School STEM

B.S., Science
M.S.Ed., Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Wendi Kaplan

Director of Upper School Admission

B.S., Journalism

Becky Silberman

Director of Athletics, Upper School Health and Exercise Science Chair

B.S. Kinesiology
M.Ed.

David Solomon

Debra Herman Berger Director of Arts Education

B.A., Literature
M.A., English
Ph.D., English

Ginger Thornton

Director of Instructional Technology

B.A., English, History/Philosophy
M.A., English
M.A., History
A.B.D, English

High School Administration

Mitchel Malkus

Head of School

B.A., Political Science and Government
M.A., Judaic Studies
Rabbinic Ordination
Ed.D., Curriculum and Teaching

Lisa Vardi

High School Principal, Campus Head

B.S., Political Science and Government
M.A., International Affairs
M.Ed., Education
E.d.D., Educational Leadership and Policy

Aileen Goldstein

High School Assistant Principal

B.A., Jewish Studies
M.A., Educational Administration

Victoria Ball

Dean of Experiential, Leadership, and Service Learning, High School Math Teacher

B.A.
M.Ed., Educational Leadership

Alexandra Brown

Director of Upper School STEM

B.S., Science
M.S.Ed., Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment

Wendi Kaplan

Director of Upper School Admission

B.S., Journalism

Roslyn Landy

Dean of Students

B.A.
M.A., Education
School Counseling

Susan Rexford

Director of College Counseling

B.A., History
M.A., Political Science

Becky Silberman

Director of Athletics, Upper School Health and Exercise Science Chair

B.S. Kinesiology
M.Ed.

David Solomon

Debra Herman Berger Director of Arts Education

B.A., Literature
M.A., English
Ph.D., English

Ginger Thornton

Director of Instructional Technology

B.A., English, History/Philosophy
M.A., English
M.A., History
A.B.D, English

Admission

Dorie Ravick

Director of Lower School Admission

B.A., Political Science and Judaic Studies
M.A., Higher Education Administration

Wendi Kaplan

Director of Upper School Admission

B.S., Journalism

Sarah Jarvis

Assistant Director of Admissions

B.S., Hospitality Management
M.A., Jewish Professional Studies

Business Office

Micaela Carmio

Jacqueline Davies

Elanit Jakabovics

Chief Financial and Operating Officer

BA, Political Science and Sociology
MPA
Project Management Professional

Helene Rhodes

Senior Enrollment and Tuition Assistance Manager

M.A., Educational Policy and Administration

Kimberly Rogan

Human Resources

Kathryn Markey

Director of People & Culture

Cynthia Sheppard

Human Resource Generalist

Information Technology

Ryan Aqui

Director of Information Technology

MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, Security +

CESJDS Administration and Staff