Our Directors & Staff

The staff at the Sari Isdaner Early Childhood Center at the Katz JCC are all highly qualified early childhood educators whose credentials include a mix of certification and education, years of experience, and longevity within our community. Our early childhood staff are not just teachers in their classroom within our school, they are also educators within the broader community of the Katz JCC.

Stacey Unterlack

Stacey Unterlack

Interim Director, ECC
Jheri Grossman

Jheri Grossman

Assistant Director, ECC
Cory Arcaroli

Cory Arcaroli

Assistant Director, ECC
Barbara Grodd

Barbara Grodd

Registrar
 
Chana Crawford

Chana Crawford

Supportive Services Manager
Name Title Extension Email
Stacey Unterlack Interim Director 1236 sunterlack@jfedsnj.org
Jheri Grossman Assistant Director, ECC 1243 jgrossman@jfedsnj.org
Cory Arcaroli Assistant Director, ECC 1314 carcaroli@jfedsnj.org
Barbara Grodd Registrar 1219 bgrodd@jfedsnj.org
Chana Crawford Supportive Services Manager 1305 ccrawford@jfedsnj.org

Our Teachers

Aimee Brennan

Head Infant Teacher – Bee Class

McKenna Moore

Assistant Infant Teacher - Bee Class

Wendi Walat

Head Infant Teacher - Bunny Class

Courtney McNeill

Assistant Infant Teacher – Bunny Class

Cheryl Zitwer

Assistant Infant Teacher – Bunny Class

Claudette Prather

Head Toddler Teacher - Duck Class

Lyric Johnson

Assistant Toddler Teacher - Duck Class

Adriana Segado

Head Toddler Teacher - Monkey Class

Nina Gonzalez

Assistant Toddler Teacher - Monkey Class

LaCoyia Clark

Head Toddler Teacher - Kitty Cat Class

Alexis Laracuente

Assistant Toddler Teacher – Kitty Cat Class

Abby Abrams

Head 2s Teacher - Bear Class

Payton Vituska

Assistant 2s Teacher - Bear Class

Sharon Gosizk

Head 2s Teacher - Tiger Class

Meaghan Thomas

Assistant 2s Teacher - Tiger Class

Princess Hester

Assistant 2s Teacher - Tiger Class

Baila Plittman

Head 2s Teacher – Owl Class

Ashlyn Perrone

Assistant 2s Teacher – Owl Class

Christina Worthington

Assistant 2s Teacher – Owl Class

Gabrielle Schlaegel

Head 2s Teacher – Fish Class

Ki Munoz 

Assistant 2s Teacher – Fish Class

Ryan Mooney

Assistant 2s Teacher – Fish Class

Karen Portillo

Head 3s Teacher – Elephant Class

Lorena Lezama-Longar

Assistant 3s Teacher – Elephant Class

Desirae Caruso

Head 3s Teacher – Butterfly Class

Jeanna Hoang

Assistant 3s Teacher – Butterfly Class

Sharon Gans

Head 3s Teacher – Camel Class

Twila Williams

Assistant 3s Teacher – Camel Class

Vivian Villajuan

Head Pre-K Teacher – Dinosaur Class

Erica Krepow

Assistant Pre-K Teacher – Dinosaur Class

Michele Meyer

Head Pre-K Teacher – Peacock Class

Marcia Botel

Assistant Pre-K Teacher – Peacock Class

Patrick Lippo

Assistant Pre-K Teacher – Peacock Class

Laura Anderson

Head Pre-K Teacher – Giraffe Class

Eurdine Robinson

Assistant Pre-K Teacher – Giraffe Class

Ariel Smith

Head Pre-K Teacher – Lion Class

Teena Torres

Assistant Pre-K Teacher – Lion Class

Abigail Milman

Assistant Teacher Floater

Alexis Oppenheimer

Assistant Teacher Floater

Amber Bockman

Assistant Teacher Floater

Brianna Booker

Assistant Teacher Floater

Caitlyn Mounts

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Chloe Fritzsche

Assistant Teacher Floater

Christian Stefanski

Assistant Teacher Floater

Demi Sarnese

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Eliana Rochman

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Emily Halem

Assistant Teacher Floater

Emily Luka

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Kate Spadaro

Assistant Teacher Floater

Ori Vatury

Assistant Teacher Floater

Rachel Pennock

Assistant Teacher Floater

Dakota Smith

Assistant Teacher Floater

Makenzie Jackson

Assistant Teacher Floater

Our Partners