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Each and every faculty and staff member at Vancouver Talmud Torah contributes to creating a positive educational experience for our students. We are grateful for the many talents every individual brings to our school.

VTT Faculty & Staff



Vancouver Talmud Torah is growing!!! Welcome to the following new faculty and staff members:

Tirzah Abraham, Melissa Anders, Tiffany Brown, Shoshana Burton, Orly Gal, Marina Heaton, Lyora Nifco, Henrietta Strangeways, Michele Zychlinski

We wish veteran kindergarten teacher SANDY BAKER and Learning Enrichment Specialist SHARON ISAACSON all the best on their retirements!

We'd like to congratulate the following faculty for their participation in our year-long Tech Cohort: Matthew Bellas, Nicole Chatz, Sandi Evans, Tiki Goldenberg, Myra Michaelson, Pat White, Anna Zeldis

Educational Leadership Team

Cathy Lowenstein, Principal
Rabbi Matthew Bellas, School Rabbi
Janice St. Helene, Vice-Principal, General Studies
Jessica Neville, Director of Student Services
Judith Wolfman, Vice-Principal, Judaic Studies
Gaby Lutrin, Preschool Director

Administration

Adam Gelmon, Director of Admissions & School-Wide Programs
Jennifer Shecter-Balin, Director of Communications
Marko Milisavljevic, Information Technology Manager
Mark Maibauer, Director of Operations

Support Staff

Tammy Kalvari, Administrative Assistant/Admissions
Natalie Chark, Administrative Assistant
Debbie Broadley, Administrative Assistant
Tirzah Abraham, Development Assistant
Sydney Antao, Operations & Traffic Coordinator
Bob Almas, Accounting

Traffic, Security & Maintenance

Shlomo Zvi, Bus Driver
Ruth Zvi, Lunch Room
Valeri Kopassenko, Traffic Assistant
Nathan Ketler, Security
Lito, Amador, Fermin, Pedro, Hymie & Purita, Maintenance Staff

Faculty

Names highlighted in blue indicates those faculty who have been with us for 25+ years
Names highlighted in red indicates those faculty who once attended Vancouver Talmud Torah

Preschool:

Stacey Aaron, Loris Cohen, Sharon Darel, Phillipa Friedland, Sharon Kaikov, Angela Mammon, Lyora Nifco, Jessica Phillips, Dana Whelan, and Michele Zychlinski

K1-Tamara Weisbom, Pazit Krimerman
K2-Abbie Loomer, Noa Rabin
K3-Marni Fadida, Michelle Finzi
Aide: Susan Stiller

1A-Janet Kaplan, Anna Zeldis
1B-Janet Kaplan, Anna Zeldis
1C-Tamsin Morrell, Yifat Yogev Shoval
1D-Tamsin Morrell, Yifat Yogev Shoval

2A-Nicole Chatz, Judith Blumenkrans
2B-Nicole Chatz, Judith Blumenkrans
2C-Henrietta Strangeways, Ruth David

3A-Lisa Weidman, Mira Samet
3B-Lisa Weidman, Ruthi Akselrod-Pinto
3C-Rhona Schneiderman, Varda Greenberg
Aides: Janice Liknaitsky, Sarina Hartman

4A-Sally Piccinato, Orly Gal
4B-Sally Piccinato, Orly Gal
4C- Sharon Quirke,
Etti Kaplan
Aide: Tiffany Brown

5A-Lisa Romalis, Lily Bouskila
5B-Lisa Romalis, Lily Bouskila
Aide: Sylvester Noel

Grade 6:

Adam Gelmon, Eric Lee, Shoshana Burton, Rabbi Matthew Bellas, Yocheved Davidowitz, Marina Heaton

Grade 7:

Sari Weintraub, Tiki Goldenberg, Eric Lee, Rabbi Matthew Bellas, Marina Heaton

Art Specialist-Colette Leisen
Music Specialist-Elana Jacobson
Drama Specialist-Keri Smith
French Specialist-Melissa Anders
Athletics-Fred Cohen
Athletics-Gerrald Lotzkar
Language Arts & Math Enrichment-Pat Girling
Judaic Support 1-4-Myra Michaelson
Learning Support K-3-Florence Lapidus
Learning Support 4-5-Sandi Evans
Learning Support 6-7-Colette Leisen
Resource Room-Sandi Evans
Judaics Support 5-7-Bella Granot
ESL Support-Nancy Zipursky
Teacher-Librarian-Pat White
Library Technician-Doreen Papadopoulos
Band Specialist-Jim Hopson

On leave for the 2009-10 school year:
Lihe Katz, Mary MacDonald, Mirit Murad, Ellen Wiesenthal