David P Schwartz (co-Founder and Director)

David is an experienced financial manager, entrepreneur and parent. He is a co-founder of several internet travel planning web sites, and was the head of M&A at ECI Telecom. Previously, he had several investment banking positions in New York.  He is also on the board of directors of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, and of Rimon Village, a community for adults with special needs. David holds a B.A. from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from NYU Stern School of Business. He lives in Ra'anana, Israel.

Dr. Daphne Kopelman-Rubin (co-Founder and Director)

Daphna is a parent and an educational psychologist who serves as head of the Learning Disabilities Center at Schneider Children's Medical Center in Petah Tikva, Israel. She also works extensively with the Ministry of Education. She holds a Ph.D. from Tel Aviv University. She lives in Herzliya, Israel.

Hannah Schwartz

Hannah is a parent and as pecialist in early childhood education. She is the founder of ABC and Beyond, a center for early-childhood English enrichment with over 200 students. She previously taught at the American International School in Israel and the Moriah Academy in Englewood, NJ. She is also a co-founder of the TALI School in Ra'anana, Israel, and serves as Vice Chairman of the TALI Ra'anana Association. Hannah holds a B.A. from the University of Maryland and and M.Ed. from Bank Street College of Education. She lives in Ra'anana, Israel.

Tova Baichman-Kass

Tova is a parent and a elementary school teacher. She has taught at the Magen School in Tel Aviv, a specialty school for advanced language studies, and in Los Angeles at Maimonides Academy, Stephen Wise Elementary School, and the Pressman Academy. She holds a BA in Early Childhood Education and English Literature from Queens College in New York.  

Dr. Mel Levine

Mel is the Director of Bringing Up Minds, a non-profit program to inform and equip parents with the latest knowledge about brain functions. He is the author of numerous books and articles, including  A Pediatric Approach to Learning Disorders, A Mind at a Time, which was number one on the New York Times bestseller list and The Myth of Laziness. He is the co-founder of All Kinds of Minds where he initiated the Schools Attuned™ program. He was Director of The Clinical Center for the Study of Development and Learning at the University of North Carolina, where he continues to be a Professor of Pediatrics. He also served as Chief of the Division of Ambulatory Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital in Boston at which time he was an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Harvard Medical School. He graduated summa cum laude from Brown University and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford in England. He later graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his pediatric training at The Children's Hospital in Boston.

Prof. Doron Gothelf

Doron is a child and adolescent psychiatrist at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, and is the director of Child Psychiatry Outpatient Clinics and director of research at Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel. He was previously at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. He has published more than 50 peer-reviewed original articles on behavioral neurogentic syndromes, ADHD, and psychiatric medications.

Varda Kreiser

Varda is a parent and is a Speech and Language Pathologist specializing in childhood communication, speech and language disorders and language learning disabilities. She is a regional supervisor of the Speech and Language Pathology Department of the Ministry of Education, and is a also lecturer at Gordon College of Education in Haifa and Seminar HaKibbutzim College of Education in Tel Aviv. She holds an M.A. from Tel Aviv University and lives in Ra’anana.

Dr. Chanah Niedorf

Chanah is a parent and a Clinical Child Psychologist, and is the Chairperson of the Jerusalem Council for Children and Youth, a child advocacy NGO creating projects to fill gaps in service system and act as community change agent. She has also worked with the Jerusalem School Psychological Services as child therapy supervisor, was a psychologist in a school for children with C.P., and has been in private practice as a psychotherapist. Chanah is Piaget-trained in Geneva, and completed her Ph.D at Washington University in St. Louis. She lives in Jerusalem, Israel.

Dr. Paul B. Yellin

Paul is a parent and the Director of The Yellin Center for Student Success, a New York City-based clinical organization dedicated to helping struggling students experience genuine success in school and in life.  He is also an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at New York University School of Medicine. Previously, he served as National Director of the Student Success Program at the not-for-profit All Kinds of Minds Institute. He holds a B.A. from Princeton University, received his M.D. at the NYU School of Medicine and completed a pediatric residency at NYU Medical Center/Bellevue Hospital.  He completed a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at Babies Hospital of Columbia University School of Medicine and is board certified in both pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.  He lives in New York.

Dr. Beth Briere

Beth is a parent and is the founder of Success in Mind, a student success center in Durham, N.C. She is also an Adjunct Associate Professor of Pediatrics at UNC-Chapel Hill Medical School. Previously, she was the Chief Clinical Officer of the All Kinds of Minds® Student Success Program™, was Medical Director of CIGNA Medical Group in Phoenix, Arizona. Prior to her position at CIGNA, and was the Chief of Pediatrics at the Medford Center of the Harvard Community Health Plan in Medford, Massachusetts. Beth received her BA from The Johns Hopkins University and her MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. She did her internship, residency, and fellowship at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Boston and is a board certified pediatrician. 

Michal Hirsch-Negri

Michal is a parent and is the Director of the Education Department of the Municipality of Ra'anana. She was previously a junior high school principal in Kochav Yair. She holds a B.Ed. and and M.Ed. from Bar Ilan University. She lives in Ra'anana.

Ziva Schapiro

Ziva is a parent and the founder of Mercaz Rakefet --Ligdol V’lifroach Child and Family Services which  provides therapeutic and educational enrichment services to over 400 children with varying levels of developmental challenges. Ziva graduated from the State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center program in Occupational Therapy. Ziva has written articles and lectured extensively on sensory processing dysfunction and parental involvement in educational settings. She lives in Beit Shemesh, Israel.

Gayle Shimoff

Gayle is a parent and the founder of Partners with Parents, is an educational consultancy for children with learning issues and their parents. She holds a B.A. from Brooklyn College, CUNY, an M.A. in Learning Disabilities from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has been a college instructor at Bar Ilan University, Beit Berl Teachers College, and David Yellin Teachers College. She lives in Beit Shemesh, Israel.

Prof. David Zisenwine

David is on the faculty of the Tel Aviv University School of Education where he specializes in Jewish studies and curriculum development. He holds an M.A. from Columbia University Teachers College, a Ph.D. from Ohio State University, and Rabbinical Ordination from the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. He lives in Ra'anana, Israel.

Rabbi Moshe Tarko

Moshe is a parent and an educator. He is certified in Special Education and has taught all levels of students (with an emphasis on early education) for approximately 18 years. He is also a graduate of the Schools Attuned program. He has a B.A. from Yeshiva University and Rabbinical Ordination from Chevron Yeshiva. He lives in Jerusalem.

Lori Kaufmann (Director)

Lori is a parent and a business consultant working with entrepreneurial companies in several fields, including medical devices, software services and tourism. She holds a B.A from Princeton University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. She lives in Ra'anana, Israel.

Mark Ziering (audit committee)

Mark is a parent and an experienced venture capitalist and business development manager.  He is a Board member at several Israeli technology companies. He holds a B.A. from Yeshiva University and an M.B.A. from the Yale School of Management. He lives in Ra'anana, Israel.

David Mirchin

David is a partner at Meitar Liquornik Geva & Leshem Brandwein, one ofthe largest law firms in Israel where he heads the Technology Group. Previously, he was a corporate attorney in the Boston offices of McDermott, Will & Emery, and Mintz Levin. He currently teaches Internet and E-Commerce Law at the Interdisciplinary Law Center in Herzliya and was previously adjunct professor of E-Commerce Law at Boston College Law School. He holds a B.A. from Yale University, a J.D. from Harvard Law School, and is a member of the bar in Israel, Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey.

Shlomit Wortzel

Shlomit is an associate at  Meitar Liquornik. She holds an LL.B. and an M.B.A. from Bar Ilan University, School of Law and School of Business Administration and is a member of the bar in Israel.

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