Know Your Blizzards


We regularly feature faculty or staff Blizzards here and on our social media channels. Read more about the people who make B’nai Shalom such an incredible place to be.

Meet Sarah Cronin, MA, LCMHC, RPT

School Counselor
(she/her/hers)

Meet Nancy Lance

Kindergarten Teacher
(she/her/hers)



Meet Jewel Higdon

Infant Room Teacher
(she/her/hers)

Meet Pam Smith

Front Desk & Advancement Team Administrator
(she/her/hers)

Meet Kim Whiting

Math Specialist for 4th-8th grades
(she/her/hers)

Meet Michele Knight

Development Specialist
(she/her/hers)

Meet Maggie Aleixo

Preschool 2/3 Teacher
(she/her/hers)

Meet Katelyn Cohen-Kivett

Director of Admissions & Marketing
(she/her/hers)

Meet Jodi Dvoskin

4th Grade Teacher & Learning Specialist
(she/her/hers)

Meet Tracy Simon

Business Office Administrator
(she/her/hers)

Meet Fred Akman

Upper School Social Studies & Judaics Teacher
(he/him/his)

Meet Marcia Renne

STEAM Coordinator, Upper School Science Teacher, & K-8 Music Teacher
(she/her/hers)