Faculty and staff

When our students enter the building, they are greeted with big smiles and high fives. Their teachers are genuinely excited to see them again, much like you are to see your own children every morning. That’s one of the many reasons our faculty is extraordinary. Our staff is dedicated to educating on more than English, math, history, and science. They teach students about hard work and the importance of doing the best we can in all that we do. They help to understand the world around us and question it when we do not understand. They teach how to set goals and how to achieve them. They inspire students to pursue their dreams by giving them the tools and support they need to succeed.

Megan Uzick
PRINCIPAL OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Leslie Pesis
ACHIEVEMENT TEAM COORDINATOR
Karla Morales
DIRECTOR OF CAMP/EDE/ASA
Jenny Mark
DIRECTOR OF EARLY CHILDHOOD
Erica Goldberg
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING & DEV
Ariel Rozen
PRINCIPAL OF JEWISH LIFE / ADMISSIONS















JENNIFER LEVINE Head of School jlevine@segalacademy.org
LINDA ATZIL Controller latzil@segalacademy.org
JANICE BEKKER Office Assistant jbekker@segalacademy.org
DENA EDELSHTAIN Front Desk Receptionist dedelshtain@segalacademy.org
MELISSA GARRETT Executive Office Administrative Assistant mgarrett@segalacademy.org
ERICA GOLDBERG Director of Marketing & Development egoldberg@segalacademy.org
DAVID LE IT dle@segalacademy.org
JENNY MARK Director of Early Childhood jmark@segalacademy.org
KARLA MORALES Director of Camp, EDE, ASA kmorales@segalacademy.org
TIRTZAH MORRIS-GOLDFINE Accounts Payable tmorris@segalacademy.org
NINA OWENS Staff Accountant nowens@segalacademy.org
ARIEL ROZEN Principal of Jewish Life & Admissions Advisor arozen@segalacademy.org
MIA SANANIKONE (NURSE MIA) School Nurse msananikone@segalacademy.org
MEGAN UZICK Principal of the Elementary School muzick@segalacademy.org






















INFANTS ALEXANDRA ESPINOZA aespinoza@segalacademy.org
ANNIE YUSTIZ ayustiz@segalacademy.org
ATHENS COLEMAN acoleman@segalacademy.org
PAOLA PINEDA ppineda@segalacademy.org
CDO MARIA ELENA GAMERO mgamero@segalacademy.org
JESSICA MONCALEANO jmoncaleano@segalacademy.org
MARIANA FEFER mfefer@segalacademy.org
RAEN CASSEDAY rcasseday@segalacademy.org
JESSICA LEVINE jessica.levine@segalacademy.org
ANA BAENA abaena@segalacademy.org
TWOS SARAH LANDE slande@segalacademy.org
LISA NATES lnates@segalacademy.org
ANDREA FEINMAN afeinman@segalacademy.org
ROSIE MORENO rmoreno@segalacademy.org
LITA SELSBERG lselsberg@segalacademy.org
MICHELLE PALACIOS mpalacios@segalacademy.org
THREES AMY IDERIS aideris@segalacademy.org
KATIE O'DRISCOLL kodriscoll@segalacademy.org
MICHELLE HADAR mhadar@segalacademy.org
EMMA MYERS emyers2@segalacademy.org
BRENNAN HETH bheth@segalacademy.org
MIRIAM ILECHUKWU milechukwu@segalacademy.org





















PRE-K CYNDI SHEU csheu@segalacademy.org
ALIYAH HITCHCOCK ahitchcock@segalacademy.org
KATIE HERBST kherbst@segalacademy.org
DANA HAKIMI dhakimi@segalacademy.org
RACHEL THOMAS rthomas@segalacademy.org
MICHELLE LEFKOWITZ mlefkowitz@segalacademy.org
KINDERGARTEN ADRIAN CASTILLO acastillo@segalacademy.org
ADRIENNE RANCE arance@segalacademy.org
FIRST LAUREN SORKIN lsorkin@segalacademy.org
JACKELYN SILVERMAN jsilverman@segalacademy.org
SECOND EDEN LEVA eleva@segalacademy.org
MARLA ESQUENAZI mesquenazi@segalacademy.org
THIRD ROBIN ALTER ralter@segalacademy.org
IRIS CASTILLO icastillo@segalacademy.org
FOURTH AMANDA GERBER agerberg@segalacademy.org
JONNE WILSON jwilson@segalacademy.org
LYNN PHAN lphan@segalacademy.org
FIFTH PAULA SINGER psinger@segalacademy.org
SAMANTHA GARFINKLE sgarfinkle@segalacademy.org
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ASSISTANTS JEAN KESSLER jkessler@segalacademy.org
ISABELLA ACE iace@segalacademy.org






ARIEL ROZEN Principal of Jewish Life & Admissions Advisor arozen@segalacademy.org
CAROLINE MILCH 3rd - 5th Grade Hebrew cmilch@segalacademy.org
TODD DOCTOR School Rabbi / 3rd - 5th Grade Judacis tdoctor@segalacademy.org
JON NELSON EC - 5th Jewish Life Music Specialist jnelson@segalacademy.org
DENISE OLITZKI EC - K Hebrew & Judaics dolitzki@segalacademy.org
HILLA TAMBOUR 1st - 2nd Grade Hebrew & Judaics htambour@segalacademy.org






COURTNEY COLLINS Educational Technology and Library Coordinator ccollins@segalacademy.org
MICHAL YONATAN Science Teacher (Early Childhood-1st) myonatan@segalacademy.org
KELLY HEATHER Elementary Art Teacher kheather@byds.org
MELANEE KAPLAN-WEISER PE Teacher mweiser@byds.org
CHANS THOMAS 1st - 5th Music Teacher cthomas@byds.org
JONNE WILSON 2nd - 5th Science Teacher jwilson@byds.org




LESLIE PESIS Student Achievement Team Coordinator and Academic Language Therapist lpesis@segalacademy.org
RUTH ADLER Achievement Coach radler@segalacademy.org
SAMANTHA GOLDING Achievement Coach sgolding@segalacademy.org
ALEX NEWMAN School Counselor anewman@segalacademy.org
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Where curiosity rules. Where children learn to honor timeless traditions and think for themselves. Where they are encouraged to ask bold questions, confront paradox and discover new connections. Welcome to a place that links heritage and history and students yearn to engage the world.
Beth Yeshurun not only provided me with an excellent early education, but I was also exposed to teachers who taught...
Jack Segal Academy - Houston, TX
2017-03-13T11:54:16-05:00
Beth Yeshurun not only provided me with an excellent early education, but I was also exposed to teachers who taught and reinforced fundamental Jewish values...
Throughout my education at BYDS, I was surrounded by a warm and nurturing environment that fostered a love of learning...
Jack Segal Academy - Houston, TX
2018-07-03T03:12:44-05:00
Throughout my education at BYDS, I was surrounded by a warm and nurturing environment that fostered a love of learning in a wide variety of Jewish and secular areas.
My favorite subject is Judaic Studies. Look – I’ve got friends at every school around this area, but the way...
Jack Segal Academy - Houston, TX
2018-07-03T03:17:50-05:00
My favorite subject is Judaic Studies. Look – I’ve got friends at every school around this area, but the way we do Judaics makes Beth Yeshurun perfect for me.
The teachers I’ve had have all made learning fun…They simplify the more complicated concepts and make them easier to understand.
Jack Segal Academy - Houston, TX
2018-07-03T03:19:20-05:00
The teachers I’ve had have all made learning fun…They simplify the more complicated concepts and make them easier to understand.
BYDS more than educated me, it helped shape my character. Jewish day school’s influence reaches far beyond the years we...
Jack Segal Academy - Houston, TX
2018-07-03T03:20:29-05:00
BYDS more than educated me, it helped shape my character. Jewish day school’s influence reaches far beyond the years we spend at school.
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