Cynthia spent ten years with the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.  Both of her children attend BJDS.  Cynthia holds a BA in International Relations from the American University in Washington, D.C.
 

Elana Naftalin-Kelman
Early Childhood Director

     Chandra Caylor is a Boulder native, Chandra lives with her husband and three children in Longmont.  She has been a lead preschool teacher at a Longmont non-profit preschool off and on for ten years.  In between, she completed her MA in Sociology at CSU and began raising her children.  She fell in love with the school's warmth and philosophy when enrolling her youngest son into Rebecca's class and is thrilled that preschool enrollment grew by an entire class size giving her the opportunity to join such a quality program and return to her love of teaching.
 

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     Jill Green grew up in Miami, FL and graduated from Hofstra University in Long Island, NY with B.A. in Art, minor in Psychology.  She also has a post B.A. in Art education from the School of Visual Arts in NYC and studied art therapy at C.W. Post University.  She has a diversified background working in publishing, public relations, real estate, teaching, and being a teacher as well.  She was also the supervisor at Long Island Children’s Museum, NY, creating hands on projects in arts and sciences for children ages infant-12 years old.  She has taught children with learning disabilities, as well as schooled two of her own children with disabilities successfully.  She is looking forward to being part of the pre-school team for the first time this year.
 

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     “…to be rooted is perhaps the most important and least recognized need of the soul.” Simone Weil

    Shannon grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where her educational roots began at her synagogue, United Hebrew.  Upon returned from an extended high school trip to Israel, Shannon knew that she must stay connected and committed.  She graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree and teaching license in Elementary Education with a focus in English from Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois. There, she was the president of Student Environmental Action Coalition and was involved in the campus recycling initiative.  She worked as a special education assistant for a middle school, followed by substitute teaching k-8th grade in Peoria.  She and her husband decided it was time for a big change!  They moved to Denver to be close to the beautiful Rocky Mountains. She taught intermediate leveled classes, Title I reading, and computer technology at Hillel Academy.  Her favorite project at Hillel was working on the Science Expo! Shannon absolutely loves to teach and looks forward to the “aha!” moments that her students have. Shannon uses the constructive teaching model, in which students are actively engaged and construct their own meaning from educational experiences.   She is very excited to continue her teaching career at Boulder Jewish Day School.  Her hobbies include cooking, music, traveling, Scrabble, and going to dog parks with their lab mix Zimbra.
 

    Corrie graduated from Bradley University with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education in 2000.  While she was there, she was also able to obtain a minor in English.  After college, she ventured to Chicago to teach Kindergarten for the next five years.  She recently moved to Colorado to pursue a dream of living in the mountains.  Corrie has found that she loves to ski, bike, hike, and much more!

    She is so excited to be able to teach the Kindergarten and First Grade students at BJDS.  Corrie loves the family orientation that this school exudes, and she is looking forward to a great year!
 

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     Tracey is originally from southern California where she received her early childhood certification.  She has worked both as a teacher and a licensed center director for the past twelve years.  She moved to Colorado in 2007 and is now licensed in Colorado to be a center director.  She enjoys spending free time with her two daughters and husband.
 

    "I motivate students to learn, to achieve and to be proud of their achievements."

    Varda joined the Boulder Jewish Day School in 1998. She earned her teaching certificate in Israel and worked as an elementary and middle school math teacher there for 16 years. She has served as a Hebrew teacher at BJDS, congregation Bonai Shalom and the Longmont Hebrew School.

    Varda keeps her students on their toes through her creative use of games and props to enliven their learning experience. Varda emphasizes that her standards are high. She also believes in the importance of morals in a child's education.
 

Judi Morosohk
Early Childhood Advisor

     Judi Morosohk will be working with the Ealy Childhood staff.  She has worked in the field of early childhood and early childhood/special education for the past 30 years.  Her career has included many years of working with preschool aged children with special needs as well as typically developing 2-5 year olds.  Judi worked at the Boulder JCC Preschool for 13 years, 10 of those years as Director and Co-Director, led the parent/toddler play groups and both preschool and school age summer camp programs.  Over the years she has worked closely with Boulder County Head Start, as Education Coordinator in the 1980's and more recently, as a literacy coach to teachers and professional development trainer for the entire staff.  Judi is  presently employed by the Early Care and Education Council of Boulder County as the Professional Development Manager, coordinating and leading trainings for early care and education providers.  She also presents workshops throughout the state on many topics that help to support high quality early childhood education. Judi has a particular love of bringing music and singing into the lives of young children, as songleader of a weekly Shabbat sing at the Boulder JCC Preschool for 10 years, leader of music activities monthly at the Har HaShem Family School and presenter at workshops for early childhood teachers on bringing multicultural and interactive songs into the daily lives of children in the classroom.
 

Marilyn Pinsker
Early Childhood Advisor