Faculty and Staff
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Rabbi Avrohom Drandoff
Head of School
With CTA Since 2012
Master of Arts in School Counseling from Johns Hopkins University; Master Degree in Talmudic law and semicha (rabbinical ordination) from Ner Israel Rabbinical College; Successfully completed: YU Lead: Yeshiva University’s school leadership training program; YU Teach: Legacy Heritage Foundation fellowship; worked as Director of Community Programs for the Columbus Community Kollel.

Mrs. Debbie Grashin
Upper School Principal
First Year at CTA
Debbie Grashin holds a Masters in School Leadership from Columbia University Teachers College, a Masters in Adolescent Education from Pace Unversity, and Bachelors in Mathematics and Computer Science from Yeshiva University Stern College for Women. She began her teaching career through New York City Teaching Fellows and taught high school Math and Computer Science in a NYC public school for eight years, also serving as grade level chair and department head, and completing a fellowship as a Math for America Master Teacher. She returned to her hometown of Columbus to help found KIPP Columbus High, where she worked for six year as the founding math and computer science teacher and department chair. She was awarded the Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award in 2020. Mrs. Grashin is a CTA High School alumnus.

Dr. Miranda Kogon
Lower School Principal
First Year at CTA
Dr. Kogon has an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from the State University of New York at Potsdam, Masters in Special Education & Applied Behavior Analysis from Arizona State University, Doctorate in Behavioral Health from Arizona State University, post-doctorate and residency in Medical Family Therapy (department of psychiatry) from The University of Rochester School of Medicine, post-masters degree in School Administration and Supervision from Johns Hopkins University, post-masters certificate in Instructional Leadership from the Relay Graduate School of Education through the intensive fellowship in the National Principals Supervisor Academy and has completed the AASA-USC Rossier Urban Superintendents Academy Certification Program. She has worked with UNICEF in York, England as an International Education Researcher, taught on a Native American Mohawk Reservation on the border of New York and Canada, taught and supported a special education curriculum and design team with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education and was a behavior therapist at the Seoul Children’s Hospital and The Mind Care Institute in Seoul, South Korea, served as a school counselor in Rochester, New York, worked as a behavior specialist in Fairfax, Virginia, served as a Manager then Director of Special Education with DC Public Schools in Washington D.C., and most recently, she was the Associate Chief of Student Equity and Opportunity for Denver Public Schools in Denver, Colorado. She is passionate about working directly with students, teachers, and families to create strong systems of support and is happy to be the lower school principal of CTA where she can do just this!
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. Following is an alphabetical listing of faculty and staff. Updated 8/21/2022
First Name | Last Name | Position | Email Addresses |
Mrs. Ann | Ahern | Teacher, 6th Grade General Studies | aahern@torahacademy.org |
Mr. Matthew | Bailey | Teacher, Physical Education & Athletic Director | mbailey@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Angela | Barch | Aide, Lower School | abarch@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Yitzchak | Barer | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | ybarer@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Shirly | Benatar | Hebrew Department Chair | sbenatar@torahacademy.org |
Morah Esther | Bernzweig | Teacher, 1st Grade Judaic Studies | esbernzweig@torahacademy.org |
Morah Jamie | Bindell | Teacher, Kindergarten Judaic Studies | jbindell@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Inna | Brodsky | Teacher, Upper School Math and Science | ibrodsky@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Mary Lynn | Buster | Teacher, 2nd Grade General Studies | mlbuster@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Carolyn | Butler | Kitchen/Cafeteria Staff | |
Mrs. Lesa | Caputo | Receptionist | lcaputo@torahacademy.org |
Morah Eva | Chaykin | Teacher, Hebrew Language | echaykin@torahacademy.org |
Morah Dina | D’Angelo-Wolff | Teacher, Hebrew Language | dwolff@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Eliza | Delman | Upper School Counselor | edelman@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Leah | Deutsch | Girls’ High School Program Director | ldeutsch@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Avrohom | Drandoff | Head of School & Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | adrandoff@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Liba | Eisenberg | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | leisenberg@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Shlomo | Eisenberg | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | seisenberg@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Miriam | Feigenbaum | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | mfeigenbaum@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Sally | French | School Nurse | nurse@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Nechama | Fried | Teacher, 6th Grade Judaic Studies | nfried@torahacademy.org |
Morah Cheri | Friedman | Teacher, Music | cfriedman@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Stephanie | Glitsch | Teacher, Upper School Science | sglitsch@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Gonnie | Goins | CCS IDEA Tutor | ggoins@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Mordechai | Goldstein | Teacher, 5th Grade Judaic Studies | mgoldstein@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Debbie | Grashin | Principal, Upper School | dgrashin@torahacademy.org |
Mr. Joel | Greff | IT | tech@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Heather | Griffith | School Psychologist | hgriffith@torahacademy.org |
Mr. Steve | Guinan | Teacher, Upper School English, Social Studies, & Film Studies | sguinan@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Shari | Herszage | Director of Admissions/ Development & Marketing Coordinator | sherszage@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Jennifer | Johnson | Custodian | jjohnson@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Jennifer | Jones | Teacher, Upper School Math | jjones@torahacademy.org |
Morah Yonit | Kirschbaum | Teacher, 3rd Grade Judaic Studies | ykirschbaum@torahacademy.org |
Dr. Miranda | Kogon | Principal, Lower School | mkogon@torahacademy.org |
Mr. Charles | Kramer | Sub, Upper School | ckramer@torahacademy.org |
Mr. Norm | Leist | Chief Financial Officer | nleist@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Tamalynn | Lerner | Teacher, 4th Grade General Studies | tlerner@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Michelle | Lessnick | Teacher, Upper School General Studies | mlessnick@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Chen Li | Levy | Teacher, Hebrew Language | clevy@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Allison | Mast | Intervention Specialist | amast@torahacademy.org |
Mr. David | Mayer | Teacher, Upper School Mathematics | dmayer@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Kaley | Mizrachi | Executive Secretary | kmizrachi@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Shira | Neuman | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | sneuman@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Ari | Neuman | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | aneuman@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Donna | Onesto | Tutor, Lower School | donesto@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Billee | Papson | Teacher, 5th Grade General Studies | bpapson@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Michal | Perlmuter | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | michalusher96@gmail.com |
Ms. Amy | Rahav | Teacher, 3rd Grade General Studies | arahav@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Rebecca | Robinson | Aide, Kindergarten | rrobinson@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Leslie | Rosen | Support Teacher, Kindergarten General Studies | lrosen@torahacademy.org |
Morah Leah | Savage | K-12 Programs Coordinator/Program Researcher and Recruiter | lsavage@torahacademy.org |
Dr. Miriam | Schechter | Teacher, Hebrew Language | mschechter@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Dr. Asher | Schechter | Teacher, Hebrew Language & Upper School Judaic Studies | aschechter@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Sharon | Schramm | Teacher, Upper School Mathematics | sschramm@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Jane | Shumaker | Aide, Lower School | jshumaker@torahacademy.org |
Morah Giselle | Siegel | Teacher, Kindergarten General Studies | gsiegel@torahacademy.org |
Mr. Eugene | Simakovsky | Maintenance | esimakovsky@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Connor | Skeen | Intervention Specialist | cskeen@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Devorah | Steinberg | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies and Lower School Judaic Support | dsteinberg@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Michelle | Stevenson | School Nurse | nurse@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Stephanie | Stillman | Teacher, Visual Art | sstillman@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Jennifer | Swetnam | Speech | jlsnorthrupassoc@gmail.com |
Ms. Allison | Syman | Teacher, Upper School General Studies | asyman@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Karan | Tanenbaum | Food Service Director | ktanenbaum@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Deena | Tanenbaum | Teacher, 1st Grade General Studies | dtanenbaum@torahacademy.org |
Ms. Kristen | Van Gundy | Teacher, Upper School English & Social Studies | kvangundy@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Pinchas | Weinreich | Teacher, 2nd Grade Judaic Studies | pweinreich@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Eliana | Weinreich | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | esiegel@torahacademy.org |
Morah Sarah | Weinstein | Teacher, 4th Grade Judaic Studies | sweinstein@torahacademy.org |
Mr. Sam | Weisbrod | Teacher, Upper School Social Studies | sweisbrod@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Moshe | Yachnes | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | myachnes@torahacademy.org |
Mrs. Tzivia | Zuckerman | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | tzuckerman@torahacademy.org |
Rabbi Yitzhak | Zuckerman | Teacher, Upper School Judaic Studies | yzuckerman@torahacademy.org |