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  • Dana Sheanin

    Chief Executive Officer 415-529-3226

    Dana Sheanin is Jewish LearningWorks’ first female Chief Executive Officer. She is…

  • Howard Freedman

    Director, Jewish Community Library 415-567-3327 x705

    Howard writes the monthly Off the Shelf column about Jewish books for…

  • Kathy Schwartz

    Senior Director, Professional Learning 415-751-6983

    Kathy Schwartz has been a career congregational educator, the Associate Director for…

  • Jenni Mangel

    Director, Educational Leadership 415-529-3225

    Jenni Mangel believes passionately that Jewish education positively impacts the Jewish identity…

  • Liora Brosbe

    Senior Educator 415-529-3250

    A Bay Area native, Liora has worked as a Jewish communal professional…

  • Debra Sagan Massey

    Senior Educator 415-751-6983 x131

    Deb is a Bay Area native, who has been engaged in Jewish…

  • Liliana Peliks

    Director of Marketing

    Liliana is a marketing and non-profit professional who enjoys approaching her work…

  • Magna Elmendorf

    Director of Operations 415-751-6983 x117

    Magna joined the Jewish LearningWorks team in 2014 in the role of…

  • Leah Strauss

    Reader Services Librarian 415-567-3327 X706

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  • Noa Albaum

    Program Coordinator, Jewish Community Library 415-567-3327 X703

    Noa Albaum has spent the past decade working in the field of…

  • Adeena Ellison

    Program and Data Specialist 415-751-6983 X109

    Adeena joined the Jewish Learning Works team after working in environmental education…

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