Seattle Hebrew Academy
Leadership
Rabbi Benjy Owen, Head of School
Kerri Stern, Principal
JaVohn Perry, Early Childhood Director
Mike Loebe, Director of Finance and Operations
Benjamina Menashe, Development Director
Anat Zimmer, Recruitment Director
Rabbi Chaim Weiss, Rosh Beit Midrash, Judaics Studies Director
Administration
Aviad Cohen, Accounting Assistant
Saul Greene, Technology Director
Kris Hawley, Human Resources/Benefits
Susan Matalon, Office Manager K–8
Peta Mehlman, Development Assistant
Ed DiLiscia, Facilities
Early Childhood Faculty
JaVohn Perry, Early Childhood Director
Gail Ben-Meir, Curriculum Advisor
Sheila Gruner, Outdoor Curriculum and Mindful Movement and Support
Ilana Greenberg, Early Childhood Intervention Specialist
Hummingbirds
Audrey Scrafford, Eli Warshal
Chickadees
Esther Ben-Meir, Rachel Rozen
Robins
Gail Ben-Meir, Daniela Sanchez
Eagles
Sheila Gruner, Rachel Russak
Support Staff
Emma Andress
Kindergarten - 8th Grade Faculty
Kerri Stern, Principal
Rabbi Chaim Weiss, Judaic Studies Director
Paula Bilstein, Gesher Director
Julia Guard, Curriculum and Instruction Director
Sara Weiss, Dean of Middle School Students
Sarah Seiler, Behaviorist
Kindergarten
Rinah Benoliel, Katie Regala, Ilana Duban
First Grade
Sarah Friend, Rachel Hanan, Shira Rosenblum
Second Grade
Rabbi Saadya Davidoff, Sara Koseff, Sheryl Warshal, Nomi Winderbaum
Third Grade
Morah Kaden Oppenheimer, Naomi Solam, Blake Wotherspoon, Haggit Yoav
Fourth Grade
Naama Merromy, Sheryl Warshal, Haggit Yoav
Fifth Grade
Rabbi David Benchlouch, Julia Guard
Middle School Faculty
Sara Weiss, Dean of Middle School Students
Ophir Amon, Math
Jamie Kahana, Social Studies
Jill Norton, Math
Rabbi Benjy Owen, Judaic Studies
Benzy Shani, Judaic Studies
Brit Shay-Margalit, Hebrew Studies
Kerri Stern, Language Arts
Joseph Tracy, Science
Paul Watlington, Language Arts
Rabbi Chaim Weiss, Judaic Studies
Sara Weiss, Judaic Studies
Shahar Yoav, Judaic Studies
Specialist Faculty
Ophir Amon, Innovation
Talya Ben-Meir, Afterschool Coordinator
Anthony Brown, Athletic Director, MS PE
Rabbi Saadya Davidoff, EC Sing a Long, Music-Lower School Assemblies
Saul Greene, Technology Director
Jacob Hanan, Physical Education
Jan Harvey, Art
Jesica Sweedler, Library
Gesher Program Faculty
Paula Bilstein, Director of Gesher
Ilana Greenberg, Speech Therapist
Chen Ishay, Behaviorist
Rosie Kaplan, Learning Center Specialist
Tamora Schoeneberg, Learning Center Specialist
Sarah Seiler, Behaviorist
Nomi Winderbaum, Learning Center Specialist
Board
Jamison Russ, President
Elizabeth Sytman, First Vice President
Janna Harel, Second Vice President
Jason Shindler, Treasurer, Chair of Finance Committee
Rebecca Feuer, Secretary
Jon Newman, Member-at-Large
Karen Naggar, Immediate Past President
TRUSTEES
Emily K. Alhadeff
Elena Austin-TorenThomas Brown
Marnina Gottesman
Masha HartLi-or HoltzmanRaphael KatsmanRachel Kimelfeld
Joy Maimon
EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBERS
Rabbi David Benchlouch
Rabbi Avi Rosenfeld
Employment
