User's Guide to MJBHA's Administration

Welcome to our first-ever User’s Guide to the MJBHA Administration. These short descriptions should help you as parents better understand the different roles of the administrators as they pertain to you and your children, and will help guide you in figuring out the best person to address your concerns or questions. As we hear from you, we will further develop this document to continue to make it more helpful to our parent body.

There may be instances when you may not know where to turn. Please feel free to contact any one of us and we will be happy to point you in the right direction if we are not the right address.

Administration Roster 

Dr. Joshua Levisohn, levisohnj@mjbha.org,  x 5177, Headmaster

Robyn Lebowitz, lebowitzr@mjbha.org, x 5178, Assistant to the Headmaster

Preschool

Rebecca Gautieri, gautierir@mjbha.org, x 5129, Preschool Director

Lower School

Susan Koss, kosss@mjbha.org, x 5141, Lower School Principal

Tammie Rapps, rappst@mjbha.org, x 5195, Lower School Assistant Principal

Rachel Handloff, handloffr@mjbha.org, x 5184, Lower School Guidance Counselor

Naftali Quartey, quarteyn@mjbha.org, x 5140, Assistant to Lower School Principal

Suzy Israel, israels@mjbha.org, x 5187, Lower School Special Services Director

Middle School

Rabbi Moshe Shields, shieldsm@mjbha.org, x 5120, Middle School Interim Principal

Batsheva Atlas, atlasb@mjbha.org, x 5151, Middle School Dean of Students

Gila Landman, landmang@mjbha.org, x 5241, Middle School Guidance Counselor

Barbara Robbins, robbinsb@mjbha.org, x 5217, Middle School Assistant to the Principal

Ellen Lingenfelter, lingenfeltere@mjbha.org, x 5547, Middle School and Upper School Special Services Director

Upper School

Rabbi Avi Levitt, levitta@mjbha.org, x. 5588, Upper School Principal

Rachel Levitt-Klein, kleinr@mjbha.rog, x 5173, Upper School Dean of Students

Korin Folan, folank@mjbha.org, x 5213, Upper School Guidance Counselor

Barbara Hancock, hancockb@mjbha.org, x 5122, College Counselor

Lynn Harris, harrisl@mjbha.org, x 5219, Assistant to the Upper School Principal

Ellen Lingenfelter, lingenfeltere@mjbha.org, x 5547, Middle School and Upper School Special Services Director

Middle & Upper School Department Chairs

Yael Cortell, cortelly@mjbha.org, x 5266, Co-Chair, English Department

Pat Hynes, hynesp@mjbha.org, x 5257, Director, Helene Berman Seidenfeld Visual Arts Center

Rene Isser, isserr@mjbha.org, x 5533, Chair, Hebrew Department

Norma Johnson, johnsonn@mjbha.org, x 5220, Chair, History Department

Rabbi Ira Kosowsky, kosowskyi@mjbha.org, x 5262, Chair, Talmud/Toshba Department

Pessie Novick, novickp@mjbha.org, x 5270, Chair, Tanakh Department

Sharon Roberts, robertss@mjbha.org, x 5139, Chair, Math Department

Doug Rodgers, rodgersd@mjbha.org, x 5185, Co-Chair, English Department

Tina Walls, wallsc@mjbha.org, x 5212, Chair, Science Department

Non-Academic

Faina Stepensky, stepenskyf@mjbha.org, x 5164, Finance Director

Jennifer Zukerman, zukermanj@mjbha.org, x 5183, Development Director

Steve Achhammer, achhammers@mjbha.org, x 5188, Athletic Director

Noreen James, jamesn@mjbha.org, x 5100, Front Office

Terrence Barton, bartont@mjbha.org, x 5171, Transportation Director

Shoshana Belgrade, belgrades@mjbha.org, x 5103, Nurse

Judy Mehlman, mehlmanj@mjbha.org, x 5159, Webmaster (Communications)

Bill Blankson; Jay Voigt, x 5193, Security

Organizational Roles and Responsibilities

Please contact the following people for matters relating to…

Headmaster: the intersection of the school and the community, and of the professional and lay leadership; policies and other issues running across different divisions; overall religious and educational direction of the school; serious personnel or disciplinary matters; and overall administrative issues throughout the school.

Assistant to the Headmaster: scheduling for the headmaster, scheduling for the Board and Board Committees, Parent-Teacher conference scheduling.

Principals: policies and procedures for the whole division, matters of serious concern about a student or a faculty member, overall educational and religious direction of the division, serious discipline infractions, personnel and disciplinary matters, and overall administrative issues within the division.

Assistants to the Principals: scheduling of the administrators and other staff members, student latenesses and absences, technical help and overall guidance within the division (the “go-to” person).

Upper School Dean of Students: student scheduling and academic concerns, student and religious programming, extra-curricular activities, and first-line discipline.

Middle School Dean of Students: student scheduling, student and religious programming, extra-curricular activities, student council and sixth grade transitions.

Lower School Assistant Principal: student programming; Judaic teachers, classes and curriculum; first-line discipline, and scheduling.

Guidance Counselors: social and emotional well-being of the students. Some academic concerns may also be brought directly to the guidance counselor, especially if they are likely related to more global social or emotional issues. Also involved in health, middot and bullying prevention programs. 

Special Services Director: students who have learning differences, FEPs, and psycho-educational testing; also, any matters related to the implementation of special services at the MJBHA. Resource for parents concerned about possible learning differences and disabilities.

Department Chairs: classes, teachers, curriculum and placement issues within individual departments. Primarily focused on the academic.

Finance Director: student billing, scholarships, finances, registration and building oversight.

Development Director: development, marketing, public relations, alumni, and recruitment.

Front Office: announcements, student contact and messages, and general school information.

Athletic Director: all matters related to athletic programming, teams, scheduling, coaches and student-athletes.

Webmaster: matters related to the look and content of the MJBHA website.

Nurse: all health-related matters, including vaccinations, allergies and other relevant health histories, student health care and emergencies, and health guidance and education.