Staff Directory

Susie Valdez
Senior Director of Early Childhood Education

Department: Preschool Staff

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Kimberly Baker
ECC Parenting and Programs Director

Department: Preschool Staff

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Whittney Bartkey
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Edie Bayless
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Paige Berry
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Victoria Bisharat
ECC Assistant Director

Department: Preschool Staff

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Dara Bleshman
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Leah Boonin
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Elle Creaser
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Nicole Cutler
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Omni Ferrero
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Katie Fowler
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Cyndi Harper
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Paula Hull
Teacher Assistant

Department: Preschool Staff

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Patti Kaminski
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Maddy Larwill
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Emma Lewallen
Early Childhood Center Admissions Manager

Department: Preschool Staff

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Jordan Lowe
Teacher Assistant

Department: Preschool Staff

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Stacey Martin
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Jessica Miller
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Kate Mooney
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Nicole Moyer
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Joan Origer
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Lara Otto
ECC Assistant Director

Department: Preschool Staff

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Megan Pullen
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Faye Rosenshein
Teacher Assistant

Department: Preschool Staff

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Caroline Saliman
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Susie Schenkel
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Suzanne Sobczak
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Kirsten Springer
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Lauren Steinberg
Teacher Assistant

Department: Preschool Staff

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Jackie Trapp
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Emily Vigneaux
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Lisa Weisheit
Teacher Assistant

Department: Preschool Staff

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Terri Williams
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Dave Wise
Forest School Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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Erin Wood
Teacher

Department: Preschool Staff

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						1 [VIRTUAL] Shabbat Morning Service with Congregation Bonai Shalom
2 [IN-PERSON] Flatiron Tribe Hikes! [VIRTUAL] LitFest- HADASSAH LIEBERMAN, Hadassah: An American Story	3 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Art at the Farm (Ages 1 - 4 years) [VIRTUAL] Still Traveling: Magical Morocco More than Marrakech [VIRTUAL] Baby Time [VIRTUAL] Still Traveling: Haunted Broadway [VIRTUAL] Jewish Renewal: Principles and Practices with Congregation Nevei Kodesh	4 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Sign, Move, and Groove (Ages 1 - 2.5 years) [IN-PERSON] Sing and Sign (Ages 6 months - 1 year) [IN-PERSON] Hip Pop with Shari Polis - Tuesday (Ages 6 - 8) [VIRTUAL] Judaism 101 [VIRTUAL] Women of the J Exceptional Women Series With Abby Stein: Her Journey from Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi to Transgender Woman [VIRTUAL] Pirkei Avot From Pesach to Shavuot: Learning from our Ancestors with Congregation Bonai Shalom	5 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Art at the Farm (Ages 12 months - 2.5 years) [VIRTUAL] Talmud Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Marc [IN-PERSON] Teva Explorers (Ages 3 - 5 years) [VIRTUAL] Sacred Song Circle - All Voices Welcome! with Congregation Nevei Kodesh [VIRTUAL] Talmud: From The Beginning \| Six-Class Series	6 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] PAL at the Farm (Ages 15 months - 2.5 years) [IN-PERSON] Soccer Tots (Ages 2 - 4 years) [IN-PERSON] Soccer Tots (Ages 2 - 4 years) [IN-PERSON] Hip Pop with Shari Polis - Thursday (Ages 8 - 12) [IN-PERSON] Baby Item Drive for There With Care [IN-PERSON] Jewish Culture Club - Spring Semester [VIRTUAL] LitFest: Pam Jenoff; The Woman with the Blue Star [VIRTUAL] First Friday on Thursday: Reflections of a Muslin Scholar Studying Halakha with Congregation Bonai Shalom	7 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] PAL at the farm with Kimberly (Ages 2.5 - 4 years) [VIRTUAL] Community Kabbalat Shabbat	8 [VIRTUAL] Shabbat Morning Service with Congregation Bonai Shalom [VIRTUAL] Savasana Yoga with Congregation Bonai Shalom
9	10 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Art at the Farm (Ages 1 - 4 years) [VIRTUAL] Israel Update: News and Politics [VIRTUAL] Baby Time [VIRTUAL] Blintz Cooking Class with Debbie & Eti [VIRTUAL] LitFest: Judy Batalion, The Light of Days [VIRTUAL] Workshop on Allyship and Inclusive Communities [VIRTUAL] Deconstructing Dairy: What's Shavuot Without Cheesecake? With Congregation Bonai Shalom	11 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Sign, Move, and Groove (Ages 1 - 2.5 years) [IN-PERSON] Sing and Sign (Ages 6 months - 1 year) [VIRTUAL] DEI Dialogues in the Arts: Programming, an Interactive Virtual Workshop [VIRTUAL] Bringing Memory to the Moment: Read Aloud and Author Chat [VIRTUAL] Understanding the Israeli Settlements [VIRTUAL] Judaism 101 [VIRTUAL] Pirkei Avot From Pesach to Shavuot: Learning from our Ancestors with Congregation Bonai Shalom	12 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Art at the Farm (Ages 12 months - 2.5 years) [VIRTUAL] Talmud Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Marc [VIRTUAL] Wise Women's Circle with Congregation Nevei Kodesh [IN-PERSON] Teva Explorers (Ages 3 - 5 years) [VIRTUAL] Nosh & Network: Speed Networking [VIRTUAL] Women's Rosh Chodesh Circle (Celebrating the New Month & New Moon) with Congregation Nevei Kodesh [VIRTUAL] Talmud: From The Beginning \| Six-Class Series	13 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] PAL at the Farm (Ages 15 months - 2.5 years) [IN-PERSON] Soccer Tots (Ages 2 - 4 years) [VIRTUAL] Hadassah Magazine Discussion: Ambassador Michael Oren on "What Will Israel's Future Look Like?" [IN-PERSON] Soccer Tots (Ages 2 - 4 years) [IN-PERSON] Jewish Culture Club - Spring Semester [VIRTUAL] LitFest: PAULA SHOYER, The Instant Pot(r) Kosher Cookbook [VIRTUAL] The Magic of Shtisel Talkback	14 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] PAL at the farm with Kimberly (Ages 2.5 - 4 years) [VIRTUAL] New(ish) To Boulder Zoom Calls [VIRTUAL] Community Kabbalat Shabbat	15 [VIRTUAL] Shabbat Morning Service with Congregation Bonai Shalom
16 [IN-PERSON] Baby Goat Shavuot [VIRTUAL] Creating Food Justice, Shmita Speaker Series	17 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Art at the Farm (Ages 1 - 4 years) [VIRTUAL] Baby Time	18 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] Shavuot 2021 Service with Congregation Bonai Shalom [VIRTUAL] Judaism 101 [Virtual] NaviG8 Info Night	19 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] Talmud Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Marc [VIRTUAL] Songs & Stories: Jewish Jazz [VIRTUAL] Chanting with Ziva Moyal and Congregation Nevei Kodesh [VIRTUAL] LitFest: Senator Amy Klobuchar; Anti-Trust [VIRTUAL] The Meaning of Reparations [VIRTUAL] Engaging the Spiritual Kavanot of Our Hebrew Months with Ed Cass	20 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [IN-PERSON] Soccer Tots (Ages 2 - 4 years) [IN-PERSON] Soccer Tots (Ages 2 - 4 years) [VIRTUAL] 5 STEPS TO BUILD HIGH QUALITY CAREER CONNECTIONS THAT OPEN DOORS AND MAKE AN IMPACT	21 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] Community Kabbalat Shabbat	22 [VIRTUAL] Shabbat Morning Service with Congregation Bonai Shalom
23 [IN-PERSON] Cultural Caravan Outdoor Musical Performance	24 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] Israel Update: Beyond the Headlines [VIRTUAL] LitFest: Andrew McCarthy, Brat	25 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] Judaism 101	26 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] Talmud Lunch and Learn with Rabbi Marc	27 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] LitFest: Jennifer Weiner, That Summer	28 [Virtual] Drop in Meditation [VIRTUAL] New(ish) To Boulder Zoom Calls	29 [VIRTUAL] Shabbat Morning Service with Congregation Bonai Shalom
30	31 [IN-PERSON] Volunteer at Milk and Honey Farm [Virtual] Drop in Meditation

Preschool Staff

Susie Valdez Senior Director of Early Childhood Education

Kimberly Baker ECC Parenting and Programs Director

Whittney Bartkey Teacher

Edie Bayless Teacher

Paige Berry Teacher

Victoria Bisharat ECC Assistant Director

Dara Bleshman Teacher

Leah Boonin Teacher

Elle Creaser Teacher

Nicole Cutler Teacher

Omni Ferrero Teacher

Katie Fowler Teacher

Cyndi Harper Teacher

Paula Hull Teacher Assistant

Patti Kaminski Teacher

Maddy Larwill Teacher

Emma Lewallen Early Childhood Center Admissions Manager

Jordan Lowe Teacher Assistant

Stacey Martin Teacher

Jessica Miller Teacher

Kate Mooney Teacher

Nicole Moyer Teacher

Joan Origer Teacher

Lara Otto ECC Assistant Director

Megan Pullen Teacher

Faye Rosenshein Teacher Assistant

Caroline Saliman Teacher

Susie Schenkel Teacher

Suzanne Sobczak Teacher

Kirsten Springer Teacher

Lauren Steinberg Teacher Assistant

Jackie Trapp Teacher

Emily Vigneaux Teacher

Lisa Weisheit Teacher Assistant

Terri Williams Teacher

Dave Wise Forest School Teacher

Erin Wood Teacher

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Susie Valdez
Senior Director of Early Childhood Education

Kimberly Baker
ECC Parenting and Programs Director

Whittney Bartkey
Teacher

Edie Bayless
Teacher

Paige Berry
Teacher

Victoria Bisharat
ECC Assistant Director

Dara Bleshman
Teacher

Leah Boonin
Teacher

Elle Creaser
Teacher

Nicole Cutler
Teacher

Omni Ferrero
Teacher

Katie Fowler
Teacher

Cyndi Harper
Teacher

Paula Hull
Teacher Assistant

Patti Kaminski
Teacher

Maddy Larwill
Teacher

Emma Lewallen
Early Childhood Center Admissions Manager

Jordan Lowe
Teacher Assistant

Stacey Martin
Teacher

Jessica Miller
Teacher

Kate Mooney
Teacher

Nicole Moyer
Teacher

Joan Origer
Teacher

Lara Otto
ECC Assistant Director

Megan Pullen
Teacher

Faye Rosenshein
Teacher Assistant

Caroline Saliman
Teacher

Susie Schenkel
Teacher

Suzanne Sobczak
Teacher

Kirsten Springer
Teacher

Lauren Steinberg
Teacher Assistant

Jackie Trapp
Teacher

Emily Vigneaux
Teacher

Lisa Weisheit
Teacher Assistant

Terri Williams
Teacher

Dave Wise
Forest School Teacher

Erin Wood
Teacher