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

Larry Roadcap

Chief Financial Officer

B.A., Economics
MBA, Finance and Technology Management

Matthew Bellas

Lower School Principal

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

Eliana Lipsky

Middle School Principal

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

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

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

Lori Leatherman Belke

Director of Human Resources

SPHR
CBP

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
M.S., Jewish Education

Suzie Thompson

Director of Marketing & Communications

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

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

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

Eliana Lipsky

Middle School Principal

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

Janet Ozur Bass

Middle School Assistant Principal

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

Aileen Goldstein

Academic Dean

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

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

Emma Hart

Director of Upper School Admission

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

Lenore Layman

Director, Educational Support Services

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

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

Business Office

Larry Roadcap

Chief Financial Officer

B.A., Economics
MBA, Finance and Technology Management

Information Technology

Ryan Aqui

Director of Information Technology

MCSE, MCSA, CCNA, Security +

Will Wilson

Upper School Help Desk Engineer

CESJDS Administration and Staff