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Faculty & Staff

Leadership Team

Lydia Abrams

Director of Student Support Services

labrams@hillelacademytampa.com

Josh Ackman

Director of Jewish Studies, MS Jewish Studies Teacher & Math Teacher

jackman@hillelacademytampa.com

Amy Basham

Head of School

abasham@hillelacademytampa.com

Caitlyn Braemer

Dean of Curriculum and Instruction

cbraemer@hillelacademytampa.com

Michael Gamson

Dean of Students & IT Director

mgamson@hillelacademytampa.com

Tracy Gold

Director of Admissions

tgold@hillelacademytampa.com

Idit Hill

Director of Hebrew Studies & MS Hebrew and Israel Studies Teacher

ihacham@hillelacademytampa.com

Casey Moran

Director of Operations

cmoran@hillelacademytampa.com

Burl Peters

MS Division Director & MS Social Studies Teacher

bpeters@hillelacademytampa.com

Olivia Segalman

Director of Development

osegalman@hillelacademytampa.com

Administrative Team

Keren Amoyal

Director of Food Services

kamoyal@hillelacademytampa.com

Jesse Davidson

Director of Security & Facilities Support

jdavidson@hillelacademytampa.com

Jennifer Kramer

Front Office Manager & Executive Assistant to the Head of School

jkramer@hillelacademytampa.com

Daniel Pastore

Bus Driver

dpastore@hillelacademytampa.com

Chrissy Stacy

Facilities Support Staff & Bus Driver

cstacy@hillelacademytampa.com

Tim Moran

Director of Facilities

tmoran@hillelacademytampa.com

Vinny Diaz

Manager of Event Center & K-8 Aftercare

vdiaz@hillelacademytampa.com

Early Learning Center Team

Elisheva Avivi

K-8 Art Teacher and Dagim Support Teacher

elavivi@hillelacademytampa.com

Renee Bernstein

Yanshufim Teacher (Pre-Kindergarten)

rbernstein@hillelacademytampa.com

Elaine Bolen

Yanshufim Teacher (Pre-Kindergarten)

ebolen@hillelacademytampa.com

Ilana Dayan

Yanshufim Teacher (Pre-Kindergarten)

idayan@hillelacademytampa.com

Kim Edelson-Esposito

Arnavim Teacher (Middle Toddlers)

kesposito@hillelacademytampa.com

Jennifer Gregory

Parparim Teacher (Youngest Toddlers)

jgregory@hillelacademytampa.com

Noaa Hnini

Parparim Teacher (Youngest Toddlers)

nhnini@hillelacademytampa.com

Anna McCulley

Susim Teacher (Oldest Toddlers)

amcculley@hillelacademytampa.com

Madelynn Myman

Dagim Teacher, Behavior Specialist (3 year olds)

mmyman@hillelacademytampa.com

Dawn Peiper

Dagim Teacher (3 year olds)

dpeiper@hillelacademytampa.com

Isabella Prince

Early Childhood Support Teacher

iprince@hillelacademytampa.com

Alexander (Colt) Rideout

Arnavim Teacher (Middle Toddlers)

arideout@hillelacademytampa.com

Melissa Shapiro

Director of Forman Early Learning Center

mshapiro@hillelacademytampa.com

Cheryl Verble

Susim Teacher (Oldest Toddlers)

cverble@hillelacademytampa.com

K-4 Team

Kari Bailey

Kindergarten Teacher

kbailey@hillelacademytampa.com

Lisa Caine

4th Grade Teacher

lcaine@hillelacademytampa.com

Donna Clark

2nd Grade Teacher

dclark@hillelacademytampa.com

Sylvia Cohen

Hebrew and Jewish Studies Teacher (3rd and 4th Grade)

scohen@hillelacademytampa.com

Chloe Geiger

2nd Grade Teacher

cgeiger@hillelacademytampa.com

Dvorki Rivkin

Hebrew and Jewish Studies Teacher (2nd Grade)

drivkin@hillelacademytampa.com

Hillary Rosenberg

Hebrew & Jewish Studies Teacher (Kindergarten and 1st Grade)

hrosenberg@hillelacademytampa.com

Anne Shaw

1st Grade Teacher

ashaw@hillelacademytampa.com

Mary Sylvester

3rd Grade Teacher

msylvester@hillelacamdeytampa.com

Sara Wilson

Elementary Science Specialist

swilson@hillelacademytampa.com

Don Woodruff

Elementary Division Director & 4th Grade Teacher

dwoodruff@hillelacademytampa.com

Middle School Team

Joshua Ackman

Director of Jewish Studies, MS Jewish Studies Teacher & Math Teacher

jackman@hillelacademytampa.com

Rabbi Marc Blatt

Campus Rabbi, MS Jewish Studies Teacher

mblatt@hillelacademytampa.com

Adam Cohen

MS Hebrew Teacher

acohen@hillelacademytampa.com

Jennifer Falcioni

MS Science Teacher

jfalcioni@hillelacademytampa.com

Chrishawn Floyd

Music Teacher & MS Spanish Teacher

cfloyd@hillelacademytampa.com

Idit Hill

Director of Hebrew Studies & MS Hebrew and Israel Studies Teacher

ihacham@hillelacademytampa.com

Burl Peters

MS Division Director & MS Social Studies Teacher

bpeters@hillelacademytampa.com

Charyn Selig

MS Math Teacher

cselig@hillelacademytampa.com

Samuel Weiss

MS English Teacher

sweiss@hillelacademytampa.com

Creative Arts and Activities Team 

Elisheva Avivi

K-8 Art Teacher and Dagim Support Teacher

elavivi@hillelacademytampa.com

Rotem Cohen

PE Teacher

rcohen@hillelacademytampa.com

David Cohen

Athletic Director & PE Teacher

dcohen@hillelacademytampa.com

Chrishawn Floyd

Music Teacher, MS Spanish Teacher & Theatre Director

cfloyd@hillelacademytampa.com

Middle School Team

Student Support Services

Lydia Abrams

Director of Student Support Services and School Counselor

labrams@hillelacademytampa.com

Anne Shaw

1st Grade Teacher & Reading Specialist

ashaw@hillelacademytampa.com

Dana Sock

Schoolwide Substitute & Support Teacher

dsock@hillelacademytampa.com

Kathy Wasserman

ESE Specialist & Learning Support Specialist

kwasserman@hillelacademytampa.com

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