Administration & Staff - Charles E Smith Jewish Day School

School-wide Administration

Matthew Bellas

Lower School Principal

B.A., Jewish Studies
M.A, Education
M.H.L.
Rabbinic Ordination

Lynn Harris

Executive Assistant to Head of School

B.S, Biology and Russian History

Julie Hoover

Chief Financial Officer

B.S., Accounting
Certified Public Accountant

Roslyn Landy

Dean of Students

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

Lenore Layman

Director, Educational Support Services

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

Eliana Lipsky

Middle School Principal

B.A., History
M.A., History
Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction

Mitchel Malkus

Head of School

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

Sharon Metro

Director of Development

B.S., Journalism
J.D.

Susan Rexford

Director of College Guidance

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

Orna Siegel

Director of Enrollment & Tuition Assistance

B.A., Government, Concentration in International Politics
Yeshivat Nishmat
M.S., Jewish Education

Lower School Administration

Matthew Bellas

Lower School Principal

B.A., Jewish Studies
M.A, Education
M.H.L.
Rabbinic Ordination

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

Mitchel Malkus

Head of School

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

Rebecca Prigal

Assistant Principal

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

Dorie Ravick

Director of Lower School Admission

Jennifer Rittberg

Math Coordinator

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

Kimberly Sherk

Language Arts and Social Studies Coordinator

B.A., Elementary Education
M.A., Reading Instruction and Remediation

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

Upper School Administration

Ryan Aqui

Director of Technology

MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, Security +

Victoria Ball

Assistant Dean

B.A.
M.Ed., Educational Leadership

Cassandra Batson

Upper School STEM Coordinator and Middle School Math and Science Chair

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

Aileen Goldstein

Academic Dean

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

Emma Hart

Director of Upper School Admission

B.A., History and Secondary Education
M.Ed., Education

Roslyn Landy

Dean of Students

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

Lenore Layman

Director, Educational Support Services

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

Eliana Lipsky

Middle School Principal

B.A., History
M.A., History
Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction

Mitchel Malkus

Head of School

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

Janet Ozur Bass

Middle School Assistant Principal

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

Susan Rexford

Director of College Guidance

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

Becky Silberman

Director of Athletics

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

Lisa Vardi

High School Principal

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

Human Resources

Temitope Ibikunle

HR Generalist

Master of Science, Management/Human Resources

Lori Leatherman Belke

Director of Human Resources

SPHR
CBP

Marketing & Communications

Dana Harris

Communications Manager

B.S., Communications

Rachel Van Gorden

Graphic Designer & Marketing Operations Coordinator

B.F.A.
Graduate of the South Carolina Institute of Leadership for Women

CESJDS Administration and Staff