Ivana Didovic

2 Year Old Assistant Teacher

Karen Altchouler

Pre-K Teacher Judaic Studies

Coming Soon….

Taylor Ardo

3 Year Old Teacher General Studies

Coming soon….

Laura Albert

Art and Tech Teacher x318

Laura received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from The University of Delaware with a…

Barbie Barnholtz

Infant Care Coordinator x101

From mother’s helper to babysitter to nanny to daycare provider/preschool teacher to mother, Barbie’s love…

Rabbi Jonathan Berger

Assoc. Head of School x435

Randy Boroff

Head of School x403

Randy is a career educator and veteran superintendent. He brings over 40 years of experience to…

Tracey Bortz

Director of Early Childhood Education x413

Tracey emigrated from South Africa in 2001. She graduated from the Johannesburg College of Education and…

Lauren Buttler

Preschool Assistant

Ben Christ

Advancement Coordinator x408

Carolyn Clerget

Music Teacher K-8

Carolyn has a Bachelor’s Degree in Voice Performance from the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory, a Masters Degree…

Janna Dorfman

Director of Admissions

Janna received her Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University and her Masters of Social Work…

Ora Dromi

Pre-K Judaic Studies Teacher x355 VM Only

Ora received her teaching degree in her native Israel. She has been teaching at Schechter for…

Bryan Eaton

Facilities

Bryan has been with Schechter over 12 years. Originally from Cleveland, Brian likes comic books and…

Jesse Ebner

MS Social Studies Teacher & 6th Grade GLA

Jesse attended Villanova University for her undergraduate degree and John Carroll University for a Masters of…

Iris Edelman

3 Year Old General Studies Teacher x102

Iris is starting her 4th year at Schechter. She has been teaching preschool for a…

Marcy Escott

3rd Grade GS Teacher- ext 215

Marcy received her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1990, and then decided to go back…

Joel Faulkner

Physical Education and IT Assistant

Joel graduated from Kent State University with a Bachelor’s degree in business administration/ marketing in 2008.…

Susan Foley

Director of Technology x420

Marci Friedman

1st Grade General Studies Teacher x356 VM Only

Marci has been teaching at Gross Schechter for 25 years. She graduated from The Ohio State…

Jennifer Kaplan

Lead Coordinator of Advancement and Marketing X 408

Iris Granot

Iris has been teaching at Gross Schechter since 2008, specializing in early childhood education.  She grew…

Abby Greenfield

General Studies 2nd Grade Teacher x210

Abby graduated from Kent State University in 2004 with a Bachelor’s degree in early childhood education.…

Sheri Gross

Director of Creative Programing

Laurie Gross-Kammer

Director of Student Services x415

Laurie has worked at Gross Schechter for nine years. She attended The Ohio State University for her…

Lauren Henkin

MS Language Arts Teacher

Hadassa Hoff

2nd Grade JS Teacher

Hadassa was born and raised in Israel. She has a degree in education, and enjoys teaching…

Loren Israelstam

3 Year Old Judaic Studies Teacher x363 VM Only

Loren is the proud mother of two alumni and one current student of Schechter. Their move…

Jennifer Kercher

Controller x409

Jennifer has been part of the Gross Schechter Day School family for eight years, first as…

Stephanie Kundrach

Middle School Math Teacher x215

Sandy Laserson

Speech and Language Pathologist x428

Sandy received her BA from the University of Michigan in Psychology-Speech and Hearing Science and…

Lisa Loeb

5th Grade General Studies Teacher x216

Lisa graduated from The Ohio State University. She taught 4th grade in Garfield Heights public…

Talia Maoz

3 Year old Judaic Studies Teacher x357 VM Only

Talia teaches Judaic studies in the Dagim class. She moved to Cleveland from Israel last year and…

Nancy Markus

Middle School Math & 7th Grade GLA

Nancy received a Bachelor of Science degree in elementary education and a Bachelor of Arts…

Donell Newman

4th Grade General Studies Teacher x214

Donell received a Bachelor’s degree in child life specialty from The University of Akron, and…

Tamar Poupko Smith

Marketing and Media Coordinator

Tamar Poupko Smith received her Bachelor of Science in Communications from Yeshiva University and has…

Matthew Norton

Middle School Science Teacher x317

Matt has worked at Gross Schechter Day School for ten years. He graduated from Eastern…

Orli Dugan

Kindergarten Judaic Studies Teacher x208

Orli, a graduate of Schechter, has taught here for seven years. She graduated from The…

Sara Rancman

1st Grade Judaic Studies Teacher x209

Molly Rosenberg

Admin Assistant x401

Molly joined Gross Schechter after earning her degree from The Ohio State University. Molly is a…

Joe Santora

Middle School Math Teacher x362 VM Only

Joe has been a teacher for 49 years. After working at Mayfield Heights High School for…

Fredell Schnee

2 Year Old General Studies Teacher x101

Fredell is originally from Houston, Texas and has lived in Ohio for 20 years. She…

Danielle Shainker

Technology Coordinator x419

Danielle was born and raised in Cleveland. She has been part of the Gross Schechter family…

Yehudit Sharaby

2nd & 3rd Grade Judaic Studies Teacher

Yehudit graduated from Bar Ilan University in Israel with a degree in special education, and then…

Rabbi Ben Shlimovitz

Middle School Judaic Studies Teacher/ Coordinator of Jewish Living

Rabbi Ben Shlimovitz graduated from the University of Minnesota with a major in  East Asian…

Oudi Signer

4th Grade Judaic Studies Teacher x215

Vicki Teitelbaum

Pre-K General Studies Teacher x103

Vicki attended The Ohio State University and graduated with a degree in elementary education.  She…

Ellis Thompson

Facilities

Ellis joined Schechter after retiring from his professional job over six years ago.  He and…

Randi Vinocur

ICC Teacher

Jim Walker

Facilities Manager

Jim has worked with Gross Schechter for over 14 years. Originally from Cleveland, he and his…

Rachel Weinstein

ICC Teacher

Kevin Weisenberg

Physical Education Teacher & Athletic Director x430

Joy Yamane

2 Year old Assistant Teacher