Board of Trustees
Board Members Serve a Critical Role at Denver JDS
The Denver JDS Board of Trustees has a responsibility to our students, teachers, administrators, and parents. As such, the Board uses its collective judgments to set and monitor the school's purpose and policy, ensuring our school's integrity and reputation today and into the future.
Denver JDS aims to balance Board membership evenly between current parents who are actively engaged in school life and/or school committees and members of the community with strong board leadership at other nonprofit organizations. Up to 21 elected trustees serve staggered three-year terms, and trustees may elect to serve up to two terms of service. An immediate past board chair, two faculty members from each division, and the PTO president also sit on the committee. Terms run from July 1-June 30.
2025-26 BOARD MEMBERS
Board Chair
Lisa Engbar
Adam Berger
Blake Cohen
Marc Cooper
Haidi Demain
Nancy Gart
Rabbi Barry Gelman
Laura Knaster
Amy Kletzky
Jonathan Mann
Alexandra F. Metzl
Lisa Mintz
Sara Nieder
Sarah Raphaely
Trina Reisch
Samuel Rotbart (Class of 2010)
Joshua Rubenstein
Dr. Elias Sacks
Daniel Shulman (Class of 2008)
Dita Wohlauer
PTO Co-Presidents
Jaynee Leventhal
Jessica Mulverhill
Ex Officio
Dr. Avi Halzel, Head of School/CEO
Elana Shapiro, Lower Division Principal
Dr. Jeremy Golubcow-Teglasi, Upper Division Principal
Samantha Raizen Walsh, Director of Development
Alyson Slatkin, Interim Director of Admission
Rick Getz, CFO
Chagit Gibor, Director of Innovation and Initiatives
Megan Zitron, Upper Division Faculty Representative
Jerry Rotenberg, Upper Division Faculty Representative
Rabbi Emily Hyatt, Rocky Mountain Rabbis & Cantors Representative