We are proud of our faculty and staff who are passionate about our School and our mission. Every day, they strive to ensure the highest standards of excellence in all areas.
Rabbi Zvi Kahn – email: rabbikahn@torahacademy.org

Headmaster
With CTA Since 2007
Rabbi Kahn holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Tulane University; a Master of Science in Educational Administration from Azrieli Graduate Institute of Yeshiva University; and semicha (rabbinical ordination) from Ohr Torah Institute in Efrat, Israel. Rabbi Kahn was the founding principal of the Hebrew High School of New England in West Hartford, CT
Mrs. Eliza Delman – email: edelman@torahacademy.org

Upper School Principal/School Counselor
With CTA Since 2005
Mrs. Delman graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Psychology from University of Maryland and earned Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University.
Mrs. Patty Sapp – email: psapp@torahacademy.org

Lower School Principal
With CTA Since 1989
Mrs. Sapp graduated Cum Laude from OSU with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education and Business. She is certified in Administration and Curriculum and has been a workshop presenter for State of Ohio and surrounding Universities on Teaching to Special Needs Children. Mrs. Sapp taught 1st grade and special needs students before becoming principal.
Mrs. Galit Golan – email: ggolan@torahacademy.org

Hebrew Language Coordinator
With CTA Since 2009
Morah Galit holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tel Aviv University and has earned a teaching certificate from Bar Ilan University (Ramat Gan, Israel). She worked as a teacher, Hebrew director, and program supervisor, most recently in Memphis, TN.
Mr. Dror Karavani – email: dkaravani@torahacademy.org

Lower School Judaic Curriculum Coordinator
With CTA Since 2010
Moreh Dror holds a Master of Arts from Lander College (Israel) and a Bachelor of Arts from Herzog Institute. He attended a hesder yeshiva and has worked with the Jewish Agency to develop a Partnership 2000 program. Moreh Dror taught and worked as an administrator in a Jewish day school in Charleston, SC.
Rabbi Zacharia Weitz – email: rabbiweitz@torahacademy.org
Upper School Judaics Curriculum Coordinator
With CTA Since 2008
Rabbi Weitz holds a Masters degree in School Counseling from The Johns Hopkins University and a Masters degree in Talmudic Law from Ner Israel Rabbinical College. He has an Educator’s Certificate from Torah U’Mesorah and the Principal’s Training Institute from Consortium of Jewish Day Schools. Rabbi Weitz is a former faculty member at Columbus Community Kollel and Baltimore Community Kollel. He has worked as a school counselor in Baltimore, MD.
Alphabetical list of faculty and staff
Name/Blog Link Email address
Mr. David Adar – email: dadar@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Kelly Adar – email: kadar@torahacademy.org
Ms. Laurie Alexander – email: lalexander@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Devorah Aronowitz – email: daronowitz@torahacademy.org
Mr. Matt Bailey – email: mbailey@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Mary Lynn Buster – 2nd Grade – email: mlbuster@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Mary Lynn Buster – 5th Grade Science – email: mlbuster@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Mary Lynn Buster – 6th Grade Science – email: mlbuster@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Lesa Caputo – email: lcaputo@torahacademy.org
Mr. Jonathan Cassell – email: tech@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Eva Chaykin – email: echaykin@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Shira Claman (HS Chumash) – email: sclaman@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Rachel Degeo – email: rdegeo@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Eliza Delman – email: edelman@torahacademy.org
Rabbi Avrohom Drandoff – email: adrandoff@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Robin Elbaz – email: relbaz@torahacademy.org
Rabbi Tzion Elbaz – email: rabbitelbaz@torahacademy.org
Rabbi Joel Epstein – email: rabbiepstein@torahacademy.org
Rabbi Yakov Frankiel – email: yfrankiel@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Cheri Friedman – email: cfriedman@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Galit Golan (9th – 10th grade) – email: ggolan@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Galit Golan (7th – 8th grade) – email: ggolan@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Galit Golan (5th grade) – email: ggolan@torahacademy.org
Mr. Steve Guinan – email: sguinan@torahacademy.org
Rabbi Yosef Hauser – email: rabbihauser@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Shari Herszage – email: sherszage@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Sara Beth Kahn – email: skahn@torahacademy.org
Mr. Dror Karavani – email: dkaravani@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Irit Karavani – email: ikaravani@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Chaya Katz – email: ckatz@torahacademy.org
Dr. Matthew Kennedy – email: mkennedy@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Dora Kopp – email: dkopp@torahacademy.org
Mr. Charles Kramer – email: ckramer@torahacademy.org
Ms. Tamalynn Lerner – email: tlerner@torahacademy.org
Ms. Lara McCormick (Adv Biology) – email: lmccormick@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Cheryl Miller – email: cmiller@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Helen Miller – email: hmiller@torahacademy.org
James Moore – email: jmoore@torahacademy.org
Ms. Sage Moreno – email: smoreno@torahacademy.org
Ms. Chris Morford – email: cmorford@torahacademy.org
Ms. Amy Neiwirth – email: aneiwirth@torahacademy.org
Josh Pollack – email: jpollack@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Patty Sapp – email: psapp@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Dianne Schwendenman – email: dschwendenman@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Sara Shatz – email: sshatz@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Minna Shifman – email: mshifman@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Kim Stock – kstock@torahacademy.org
Miss Deena Tanenbaum – email: dtanenbaum@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Karan Tanenbaum – email: ktanenbaum@torahacademy.org
Rabbi Zacharia Weitz – email: rabbiweitz@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Norma Whitmyre – email: nwhitmyre@torahacademy.org
Mrs. Kate Willis – email: kwillis@torahacademy.org