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 judgment 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.

Acting Head of School
Jason Snyder

Board Chair
Lisa Engbar

2026-27 Board Members
Carley Brooks
Marc Cooper
Haidi Demain
Anath Gardenswartz
Rabbi Barry Gelman
Laura Knaster
Laura Mitzner
Lisa Mintz
Eldad Malka
Jonathan Mann
Sara Nieder
Neil Pomerantz
Sarah Raphaely
Trina Reisch
Sam Rotbart
Joshua Rubenstein
Eli Sacks
Daniel Smith Shulman
Dita Wohlauer

PTO Presidents
Jaynee Leventhal
Melanie Weitzenfeld

RMRC Representative,
Ex-Officio
Rabbi Emily Hyatt

Ex Officio
Jason Snyder, Interim Head of School
Elana Shapiro, Lower Division Principal
Danielle Sapiens , Upper Division Principal
Samantha Raizen Walsh, Director of Development
Alyson Slatkin, Director of Admission
Kim Hudelson, CFO
Megan Zitron, Upper Division Faculty Representative
Jerry Rotenberg, Upper Division Faculty Representative
Rabbi Emily Hyatt, Rocky Mountain Rabbis & Cantors Representative