Meet our Staff
Penina Teitelbaum
Head of School
Prior to joining the HSBY leadership, Mrs. Penina Teitelbaum founded and led Atara Girls High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, serving as principal for eight years. Her visionary leadership transformed the school into a nationally recognized institution known for its nurturing environment, exceptional student development, and academic excellence in its dual curriculum. Mrs. Teitelbaum holds a Master’s degree from the University of North Texas and received therapist training at the Family Clinic of Neve Yerushalayim. She seamlessly integrates her dual passions for education and social work, guiding her students toward adulthood and lifelong success.
Devorah Lewis
Assistant Principal of Judaic Studies
Mrs. Lewis was Principal of Meira Academy in Palo Alto for 10 years. She proficiently led the school through three accreditation cycles and fostered a community reputation of excellence in education.
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Prior to Meira Academy, Mrs. Lewis taught in Mesorah High School for Girls in Dallas, TX as well as Esther Miller Bais Yaakov in St. Louis, MO. Mrs. Lewis earned a B.A. from Maimonides College, Teacher Training through Yavneh Teacher Seminary, and has completed the prestigious Yesud Maaleh Principal Fellowship program through Torah U’mesorah.
Becca Siegel
Assistant Principal of General Studies
Mrs. Siegel was the Director of General Studies at Atara Girls High School for five years–where she taught English and Math for many years in a variety of settings.
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Rena Berger
Executive Director
Rena Berger is the Executive Director of Hanna Sacks Bais Yaakov High School. She is responsible for directing and managing finances, operations, human resources, and administration to support HSBY’s short- and long-term strategic goals.
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Chani Holland
Dean of Students
Chani Holland recently moved to Chicago from Brooklyn, NY where she was an English teacher and Dean for almost 2 decades in the NYC Department of Education.
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Chaya Krohn
Director of Programming
Chaya Krohn is Director of Programming. In past years, Chaya has gotten to know the students of HSBY through the Erev Shira Program, where she has served as its director since 2009.
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Reva Landau
Director of Development & Communications, College and Career Guidance Counselor
Reva Landau is a graduate of Hanna Sacks (grade of 08′) and has previously worked as Director of Recruitment at Lander College for Women in NY.
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Judaic Studies Teachers
Shayna Berkowitz
sberkowitz@hsby.org
Basya Cohen
bcohen@hsby.org
Rivka Efron
refron@hsby.org
Rivkie Eichenstein
reichenstein@hsby.org
Zelda Francis
zzzzfrancis@gmail.com
Meira Gershman
mgershman@hsby.org
Dovid Meir Greenberg
Rabbigreenberg@hsby.org
Shira Irons
sirons@hsby.org
Esther Kurtz
ekurtz@hsby.org
Yisroel Langer
sruly.langer@gmail.com
Orit Marmel
omarmel@hsby.org
Schmuel Muschel
smuschel@hsby.org
Mindy Reiss
mindyona@gmail.com
Aliza Rosenbaum
alizagreenland@gmail.com
Chany Schlesinger
cschlesinger@hsby.org
Leah Schneider
Lschneider@hsby.org
Shmuel Shapiro
sshapiro@hsby.org
Baila Simcha
bsimcha@hsby.org
Chaya Wender
cwender@hsby.org
Dovid Zucker
s.carron@comcast.net
General Studies Teachers
malbin@hsby.org
Shevy Castle
Joi Conley
jconley@hsby.org
Sara Dallow
sdallow@hsby.org
Rivkie Eichenstein
reichenstein@hsby.org
Leah Gold
lgold@hsby.org
Jonathan Keller
jkeller@hsby.org
Vera Krinsky
vkrinsky@hsby.org
Josie Levin
jlevin@hsby.org
Alan Loebmann
aloebmann@hsby.org
Richel Deena Miller
rdmiller@hsby.org
Esther Olevitch
eolevitch@hsby.org
Julie Pearlman
jweiss@hsby.org
Malka Reich
mreich@hsby.org
Michael Rosenberg
mrosenberg@hsby.org
Dinah Rubinoff
drubinoff@hsby.org
Samantha Schultz
sschultz@hsby.org
Elana Shapiro
eshapiro@hsby.org
Amanda Smith
asmith@hsby.org
Devorah Tabachnik
dtabachnik@hsby.org
Office Staff
Secretary
tkalman@hsby.org
Brukha Osnovsky
Building Manager
g.osnovsky@yahoo.com
Nechama Redfern
Executive Financial Assistant
credfern@hsby.org
Yonina Zuckerman
Executive Assistant
yzuckerman@hsby.org
Yana Kolbasov
Executive Assistant
ykolbosov@hsby.org
Chaya Simmonds
Administrative Assistant
csimmonds@hsby.org
Shoshana Berger
Director of Student Services
sberger@hsby.org
Debbie Shmikler
Title 1
debbieshmikler@gmail.com