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. 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 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 |



