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SENIOR LEADERSHIP

Dr. Dalia Hochman
Head of School
dhochman@gannacademy.org

Dr. Dalia Hochman is Gann’s third Head of School. She began her career as a high school history teacher, school administrator, and school district leader, working on innovative high school models. Between 2010-2015, Dr. Hochman served as the Senior Program Officer for Next Generation Learning Challenges, a $20 Million dollar grant program funded by the Gates Foundation, where she funded and visited dozens of promising high schools across the United States. A graduate of Yale University (BA) and Columbia University, (PhD), Dr. Hochman has also studied at the Pardes Institute and Hebrew University during a Dorot Fellowship in Israel. Dr. Hochman credits her deep Jewish knowledge and identity, as well as her commitment to social justice, to the education she received as a graduate of Boston’s Jewish educational institutions.

Listen to Dr. Hochman's Keynote from Commencement 2023: Address Begins at 27:48
David Ball
David Ball
Assistant Head of School
for Student Experience
dball@gannacademy.org

David joined Gann in July 2023 from the Upper School at Milton Academy, where he has spent the last seventeen years as Upper School Principal, Academic Dean, and member of the history department. David brings a unique combination of deep administrative experience, incredible humility, and an unwavering commitment to advocate on behalf of students.

Marion Menzin
Assistant Head of School
for Teaching and Learning
mmenzin@gannacademy.org

Marion is Gann Academy’s Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning. She joined Gann in June 2020 as a curriculum consultant and served as Director of Humanities before moving into the role of AHOSTL. Over the past couple of years, she has relished the opportunity to collaborate with Gann’s dedicated and talented teaching faculty and instructional leadership to help shape an academic program that prioritizes rigor, robust student engagement, and meaning-making.  Prior to working at Gann, Marion taught History, English, and Spanish, worked as an administrator, faculty mentor, and instructional design consultant in Boston-area schools, and earned a PhD in History. Marion lives in Newton with her husband and four children, and is also a board member of Camp Yavneh and a member of Newton’s Minyan Ma’or. 

Rebecca Friedman
Director, Admissions
rfriedman@gannacademy.org

Rebecca Friedman is a graduate of Tufts University with a dual degree in Religion and Spanish. She is an active leader and community member across a broad scope of family and individual activities spanning spiritual, charitable, educational and synagogue life. Rebecca is the mother of four Jewish Day School children.

Isaac Judd
Isaac Judd
Chief Financial
and Operations Officer

Isaac joined Gann Academy in June of 2020 as the Chief Financial and Operations Officer. Before joining Gann, Isaac worked at Magic Beans for 16 years. He held a wide range of jobs at Magic Beans and served as their CFOO for almost ten years. Isaac holds a B.A. from Brandeis University in Economics, where he also minored in Business, and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies.  He serves on the board of Brandeis Hillel and has been involved with many non-profit organizations over the years.

Jenny Gomeringer
Director, Marketing
and Communications
jgomeringer@gannacademy.org

Jenny joined Gann Academy in December of 2020 as Director, Marketing & Communications. Before joining Gann, Jenny served as Director, Advancement Communications at JCC Greater Boston. She has worked in corporate communications, development and marketing for over 20 years with brands such as Microsoft, Nuance, and IBM, and brings a deep passion for storytelling and brand authenticity to every role. Jenny holds a B.A. from Emerson College.

Simon Luxemburg
Director of Jewish Student Life
sluxemburg@gannacademy.org

Simon Luxemburg joined Gann Academy after working at Boston University Hillel and Camp Ramah New England. Simon directs the Jewish Student Life team at Gann, and oversees a wide array of programming and student experiences including myIsrael, Shabbatonim, Holiday Celebrations, and student leadership opportunities. Simon teaches the senior year Jew in the Modern World course, leads a Zman Kodesh minyan, and is an advisor. Simon earned his undergraduate degree in International Relations, Economics, and Jewish Studies from Connecticut College, and both a Masters in Business Administration and Masters in Jewish Professional Leadership from the Hornstein Program at Brandeis University. Simon is a graduate of The Nachshon Project Undergraduate and Graduate Fellowships.

GANN ACADEMY BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Officers

Michelle Black
President
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Michelle Herzlinger
Vice President
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Adam Koppel
Vice President
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Jonathan Joffe
Clerk
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Michael Epstein
Treasurer
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Ex-Officio

Lauren Avalos
Faculty Rep.

Honorary Trustees

Carl Blanchard
Alan Crane* 
Solomon Eisenberg
Josh Elkin
Linda Greenseid*
Bonnie Hausman*
Elizabeth Jick*
Joshua Katzen*
George Krupp
Frank Litwin*
Alan Lobovits*
Cynthia Marcus*
Shari Redstone
Shira Ruderman
Jonathan Sarna
Leo Sprecher*
Sidney Swartz


*Past Presidents

Trustees

Michael Agus

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Michael Bohnen

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Lital Carmel

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Jessica Carroll

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Scott Cohen*

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Rachel Dixon

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Andrew Ellis

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William Foster

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Sheldon Hanau

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Justine Levin-Allerhand

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Nicole Lieberman Gann

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Joshua Margolis

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David Micley (Gann '06)

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Ellis Morris

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Brad Orelowitz

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Shirah Rosin

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Shiri Segev

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Gerrald (Jerry) Silverman

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Lisa Wasserman Sivan

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Bil Zarch

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Honorary Trustees

Carl Blanchard
Alan Crane* 
Solomon Eisenberg
Josh Elkin
Linda Greenseid*
Bonnie Hausman*
Elizabeth Jick*
Joshua Katzen*
George Krupp
Frank Litwin*
Alan Lobovits*
Cynthia Marcus*
Shari Redstone
Shira Ruderman
Jonathan Sarna
Leo Sprecher*
Sidney Swartz


*Past Presidents

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Michelle Black, President

Michelle Black is a dedicated community leader in the Greater Boston Jewish community. She serves on the boards of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), Gann Academy, and The Rashi School. Currently, Michelle chairs CJP’s Governance and Nominating Committee and is a co-chair for Rashi’s comprehensive campaign.  In addition, she serves on the Governance committee for both Gann Academy and Temple Beth Elohim, as well as the development committees for Gann Academy, The Rashi School and Temple Beth Elohim.

Michelle earned her M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School and spent more than 10 years working as a consultant, both to non-profits and corporate organizations in the fields of leadership development, corporate strategy and organizational change management. She now applies her business skills and experience to the non-profit arena acting as an ambassador, community builder, fundraiser, and strategic advisor. 

Originally from San Francisco, Michelle lives in Waban with her husband Darren and their four children.  

Michelle Herzlinger, Vice President

Michelle Herzlinger has been a professional secondary school education in both Jewish and secular school settings, for both public and private institutions in New York City. Most of her career was spent at The Rodeph Sholom School on the Upper West Side of Manhattan where Michelle was a secular classroom teacher and later served as the Department Head of Jewish Studies for Early Childhood through eighth grade. 
 
Michelle has served on numerous boards and committees for several Jewish organizations including Westchester Fairfield Hebrew Academy in Greenwich, CT; Jewish Family Services of Greenwich, The Abraham Joshua Heschel School in Manhattan, and most recently Gateways Access to Jewish Education in Boston. Currently, Michelle serves on both the Executive Committee and Board of Directors for The Maimonidies School in Brookline, MA. Michelle holds a B.A. in English and Jewish Studies from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst and received her M.A. in Teaching and Curriculum from Teachers College at Columbia University. 
 
Currently, Michelle’s most valuable personal experience comes from her work as a Jewish mother to her three children: Sam, Gann ‘21, Julia, and Gabriel, Gann ‘24. Creating a Jewish home where her typical sons and her daughter with special needs can thrive joyfully is both her greatest challenge and greatest blessing.
 

Adam Koppel, Vice President

Adam M. Koppel rejoined Bain Capital in 2016 as Managing Director of Bain Capital Life Sciences. He initially joined Bain Capital Public Equity in 2003 where he worked as a leader within the healthcare sector until 2014. From 2014 to 2016, Dr. Koppel was EVP of Corporate Development and Chief Strategy Officer at Biogen. Prior to initially joining Bain Capital in 2003, Dr. Koppel was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Co in New Jersey where he served a variety of healthcare companies.

Dr. Koppel received an MD and PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He also received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar. He graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University with an AB and AM in History and Science.

Jonathan Joffe

Jonathan (“Jonty”) Joffe is an experienced business leader focusing on the integration of strategy, structure and finance for a wide range of organizations. In addition to running his own consulting practice, he is CEO of QTec Analytics, a group of family offices investing in artificial intelligence and data analytics companies in the US, Israel and the UK. He was previously a senior partner at Monitor Group (now Monitor Deloitte) where he ran the Strategy and Finance practice for many years.

Jonty has been involved in community affairs from a young age. He was a prominent anti-apartheid activist in South Africa, first as the President of the National Union of South African Students, and later as a human rights lawyer. He is the past President and current Board member of South Africa Partners, a Boston based non-profit supporting large-scale HIV and Early Childhood Development projects in at risk communities.

 

Jonty is a product of the Jewish Day School system in South Africa, having attended King David throughout his schooling, other than a period living in Israel from 1966-1968. His late father was the Honorary Life President of the South African Board of Jewish Education and a leader of the Jewish Education Committee of the Jewish Agency for Israel.

Jonty has a BA (economics) and LLB from the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and a Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) from Harvard Law School. He is married to Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and they have three children. Their  daughter, Talia, is in the Class of ’27 and their son, Jacob, graduated from Gann in 2019.

Michael Epstein, Treasurer

As global special situations leader for Deloitte’s restructuring practice, Michael spends his time primarily in the organization’s New York office. His practice is centered on crisis management, financial advisory services, and consulting activities in both middle market and large transactions. Michael has been an integral part of the organization and its’ predecessors since 1989.   
 
Previously, Mr. Epstein was US chief executive officer (CEO) of the largest provider of software solutions for specialized asset-based finance and back-office support for lease administration.
Michael and his wife, Barbara, live in Waban.  They have two grown boys and a daughter, Kira, a 2020 Gann graduate.  They are avid cyclists, having participated now for over 30 years in the Pan Mass Challenge.

Michelle Herzlinger, Vice President

Michael Agus is the Division Chief of Medical Critical Care with the Department of Pediatrics at Boston Children’s Hospital where he is the Founding Medical Director of the Medical Intensive Care Unit and the Intermediate Care Unit and holds an endowed chair in Critical Care. He is also Co-Medical Director of the Biocontainment Unit and is a member of the COVID-19 Leadership Team at Boston Children’s. He is currently Professor of Pediatrics at Harvard Medical School.
 
Michael and his wife, Elisa Deener-Agus, grew up in the day school system and brought their three boys similarly through a combination of Kehillah Schechter Academy, where Michael was Chair of the Board of Trustees, JCDS, and Gann Academy. They are all engaged with their own Jewish communities in important and meaningful ways, and Michael is delighted to be able to support Gann from this new position on the board.
 

Michael Bohnen

Michael J. Bohnen is the founding chair of Gann Academy. A self-described “day school junkie,” he was president of Solomon Schechter Day School (SSDS) of Greater Boston and national chair of Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education, which merged into Prizmah: the Center for Jewish Day Schools. An active leader in the Jewish community, Michael was also chair of Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) and the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), and served as national chair of the Jewish Council for Public Affairs.
 
Professionally, he has been president of the Adelson Family Foundation since 2007.  Prior to that, he was a partner at the Boston law firm of Nutter, McClennen & Fish, where he is now of counsel. Michael was listed in Best Lawyers in America, Massachusetts Super Lawyers and Chambers USA.  He is the co-author of a book about Massachusetts Corporate Law and taught at Boston University and Northeastern Law Schools.
 
Michael is a graduate of Providence Hebrew Day School, Harvard College, and Harvard Law School.  He lives in Newton with his wife Joyce. They have great two daughters (both day school graduates), two wonderful sons-in-law and four amazing grandchildren (all in day schools).

Lital Carmel

Lital has significant professional experience working both in the US and in Israel. She worked for over ten years in the education department of the Jewish Agency, serving half of that time as a shlicha for the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish community. While in San Francisco, she spent time working with college students and young adults, as well as engaging the local community in issues related to Israel. She has degrees in Jewish history and contemporary Jewry, as well as in environmental studies.
 
Lital is a founder of the School for Green Building at the Israeli Green Building Council, which was awarded the “Green Globe” by the Knesset. For the past five years Lital has lead the Israeli-American Council (IAC) in New England, a community-based organization committed to building relationships among Israeli Americans and the larger Jewish community. Lital lives in Newton with her husband and twins in 6th grade.

Jessica Carroll

Jessica Carroll is an active member of the Greater Boston Jewish community. She has played multiple roles at The Rashi School, where she served on the Board of Trustees, Co-Chaired the Parent Committee, and Chaired the Welcoming Committee; she currently serves on the Development Committee of the Board.

An active member of Temple Beth Elohim, Jessica serves on the Governance Committee and Development Committee, and has chaired the synagogue’s “Evening to Remember.”

Jessica also serves on the Development Committee and Real Estate Committee at Jewish Family & Children’s Services, and on the Parenting with Purpose Committee at Gateways, which provides special education services and support to diverse learners in Jewish educational settings.

Professionally, Jessica works in commercial real estate at United Properties Group, as the asset and property manager for more than 600,000 square feet of retail, office and industrial space. Previously, she spent over a decade at Capital One as Director of Project Management and Operations.

Jessica is a graduate from Washington University in St. Louis with a focus on Psychology and Business. Jessica lives in Dover with her husband Mike and their three children.

Scott Cohen*

Scott Cohen formerly served as president of the Gann Academy Board of Trustees and currently serves as chair of the Governance Committee.
 
Scott is a serial entrepreneur and investor in the media space. A veteran of both print and online media businesses, Scott was on the team that built, launched, and ran The Boston Globe’s Boston.com. He went on to start and sell three companies, invest in others, and is currently the co-founder of an information service based in Cambridge.
 
He is an active member of the Boston Jewish community, serving on the Jewish Learning and Engagement Commission at Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP), and is the immediate past chair of CJP’s Day School Education Commission. Scott is a supporter, mentor, director and/or advisor to numerous organizations focused on Israel, including Our Generation Speaks at Brandeis University’s Heller School, MassChallenge-Israel, Achim L’Chaim (“Brothers For Life”), The Israel Project, AIPAC, and others. He also helped launch JNS, a global news syndication service that is successfully embedding objective coverage on Israel into mainstream media.
 
Scott lives in Needham with his wife Kathleen. They have two children at Gann Academy and

Rachel Dixon

Rachel Dixon is a member of the board of trustees at The Rashi School, where she serves on the governance committee.  She is active on multiple committees at Rashi, including admissions and teacher appreciation. Rachel is also a member of the board of advisors at Beth Israel Lahey Health, focusing on patient experience and fundraising. Rachel volunteers at Horizons for Homeless Children, working with pre-kindergarten children in an academic setting.
 
Before becoming a stay-at-home mother, Rachel was a nationally-ranked sales representative for Pfizer, Inc. She covered several of the largest and most prestigious hospitals in New York City and Boston, playing a key role in the launch of cardiovascular, urology, and smoking cessation products. Prior to her time at Pfizer, Rachel was a change management consultant. Rachel received her B.A. in economics from Hamilton College. She lives in Newton with her family and their Boston terrier, Enzo.

Andrew Ellis

Andy Ellis is an executive gig worker: Operating Partner at YL Ventures, Advisory CISO at Orca Security, and Principal at Duha. He is the author of 1% Leadership, the co-host of The CISO Series Podcast, and occasionally writes the Straight Up Security column for CSO Online. Formerly, he was the Chief Security Officer of Akamai Technologies, and was inducted into the CSO Hall of Fame in 2021.  

Andy is currently working with numerous Israel startups in Tel Aviv. He lives in Winchester with his wife Gisele and children Isaac ’23 and Lila ’24.   

William Foster

William Foster is a partner in Bridgespan’s Boston office and the firm’s managing partner. He is an active thought leader on issues of philanthropy and social change.

Since joining the firm in 2002, William has supported the success of some of the sector’s most innovative philanthropies (e.g., Blue Meridian Partners, Co-Impact, TED Audacious) and some of the highest impact nonprofits (e.g., Youth Villages and Anti-Defamation League). He has a particular focus on the diligence, structuring, and supports required for philanthropic “big bets” and strong funding models for nonprofits.

William spent eight years as the head of Bridgespan’s U.S. advisory services, working closely with Bridgespan’s partners to guide the overall consulting practice. During this time, William worked with leaders across the firm to evolve Bridgespan’s services for philanthropies and nonprofits, to deepen Bridgespan’s commitment to equity, and to expand Bridgespan significantly.

Sheldon Hanau, Clerk

Sheldon Hanau has worked as Chief Strategy Officer at Proficio Capital Management since 2019. Prior to his current role, Sheldon was Managing Director at Wellington Management and the Director of Industry Research Americas. Before joining Wellington, Sheldon spent 21 years at Credit Suisse, with his last position as Head of Sales and Distribution.
 
An active member of the Jewish community, Sheldon served as Treasurer for Young Israel of Sharon, as well as Director of Development, President, and Chairman of Striar Hebrew Academy. He currently sits on the Maimonides finance committee. Sheldon earned his MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Chemistry from Yeshiva University.

Justine Levin-Allerhand

Justine Levin-Allerhand is chief development officer and chief external relations officer at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. A scientist by training, she has diverse experience in raising funds for basic science and biomedicine. At the Broad, Levin-Allerhand leads the Institute’s efforts to develop and steward philanthropic partnerships. She also oversees the communications department and manages the Institute’s board of directors.

Previously, she was deputy director for international fundraising at Yale University and the director of science and engineering fundraising for the Yale Tomorrow campaign. Prior to Yale, she was director of corporate and foundation relations at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and a development officer in corporate and foundation relations at the Yale School of Medicine.

Justine earned a B.A. from Barnard College and a Ph.D. from The Rockefeller University. She also serves on the board of trustees of Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston. She lives in Newton with her husband Paul and two children. The oldest, Tomy, is a recent Gann graduate.

Nicole Lieberman Gann

Nicole Gann has dedicated much time in recent years to volunteering in the Jewish community. Currently, she serves on the board of the Jewish Community Relations Council, where she is a member of the Strategic Planning Committee.

She also serves on the board of Camp Yavneh, where she is a member of the Executive Committee.

Until 2018, Nicole was on the board of the Jewish Community Day School (JCDS), serving as co-chair of the Development Committee. In March of this year, she co-chaired the JCDS annual fundraiser, Matters of Taste.

Nicole is a graduate of the Cynthia and Leon Shulman Acharai Leadership Program, and is a proud member of the “Acharai Chai” class.

She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Boston University’s School of Law. She is an attorney, licensed in both California and Massachusetts, although not currently practicing.

Originally from California, Nicole and her husband, Josh, live in Newton with their three children.

Joshua Margolis

Joshua is a Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, where he is the head of the Organizational Behavior unit and faculty chair of the Program for Leadership Development, the Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning, and the MAOZ HBS executive education program. Previously Joshua served on the board of Solomon Schechter Day School, where he chaired the Head Support and Evaluation Committee.

Joshua received his B.A. from Yale University and his A.M. (Sociology) and Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University, where he was also a Fellow in the Program in Ethics and the Professions. Joshua joined the HBS faculty in 2000 after three years on the faculty at the University of Michigan as a Fellow in the Society of Scholars.

Joshua and his wife Sara Schutzman live in Brookline with their daughter Yael (Gann Class of 2023). They are members of Congregation Kehillath Israel.

David Micley (Gann '06)

David Micley is the director of sales and client relations at Floating Point Group, a cryptocurrency startup. He previously worked at Bridgewater Associates, an asset management firm in Connecticut. Previously, David worked as a teacher and director of recruitment at Prozdor, the high school of Hebrew College; a fundraiser at Combined Jewish Philanthropies; and the director of the TAMID Fellowship in Israel, where he lived at the time. He received his B.A. from Emory and MBA from MIT Sloan.

David is a 2006 graduate of Gann and spent a gap year in Israel after high school. He and his wife Molly live in Newton where they are raising two daughters.

Ellis Morris

Ellis is a CPA and founding partner of Morris & Morris, P.C., where he provides a wide range of professional services to a full complement of business and individual clients.  He began his professional career with a seven-year tenure at a Big 8 CPA firm in New York and Boston.  Prior to starting Morris & Morris, P.C., Ellis was the CFO for a 30 million dollar multi-entity company. Ellis is the Executive Vice-President of Temple Israel of Natick and has been both the Treasurer and Vice-President of Finance over the previous ten years.  He also serves as Vice-President of Development and is on the Board of Directors of Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston. In 2012, Ellis was named the first recipient of the MetroWest Jewish Day School’s Keter Shem Tov Award (the Crown of a Good Name).  In 2015, Ellis, a former Board Member of JFS, and his wife Barbara were honorees at the Jewish Family Service of Metrowest “Seize the Dream” Gala.  Ellis was Co-Chair of the 2015-16 Schechter Annual Campaign.  Ellis graduated from the University of Scranton with a B.S. in Accounting.  He and his wife Barbara live in Natick. Their daughter Ashley graduated from Gann in 2021.

Brad Orelowitz

Brad Orelowitz is a Senior Vice President of the Michel-Shaked Group.  For almost 30 years, he has provided business consulting services to boards of directors, investors, shareholders, law firms and governmental agencies nationwide, including more than 20 years with MSG. 
 
Brad has a Bachelor of Commerce with Accounting and Auditing majors and a Bachelor of Accounting Science – Honors from the University of South Africa.  He also has a Master of Business Administration from Boston University and is a Certified Public Accountant, registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
 
Brad and his wife, Ilana live in Newton.  They are both products of Jewish Day Schools in South Africa.  They have three sons, all of whom graduated from Solomon Schechter Day School of Greater Boston (SSDS).  Their youngest, Jake, is at Gann,’25.

Shirah Rosin

Shira Rosin comes to the Gann Board with nearly 20 years of experience in Jewish non-profits with experience in program development, engagement, experiential education, lay leadership, and social justice research. She holds a MPP and a MA in Professional Jewish Leadership from Brandeis University. In her downtime, Shirah is an avid reader, traveler, coffee drinker and word puzzle enthusiast. She currently serves as the co-chair of the Schechter Boston Parent Association. Shirah Rosin lives in Brookline, MA with her husband, Brian Lester, and their three children who attend Schechter.

Shiri Segev

Shiri Segev was born in Israel and has lived in Canada, Qatar and the US. She serves on the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Boston board. She is also the founding Chair of the Friends of Educating for Excellence Board. She is involved with the IAC (Israeli American Council). 

 Shiri headed the finance department at OmniGuide, a medical device company. Prior to joining OmniGuide, Shiri held various finance positions and also served as a diplomat representing the State of Israel in Qatar and in Atlanta. She received a Bachelor of Law degree from Hebrew University and an MBA from Georgia State University. She lives in Newton with her husband and has three boys, ages 25, 25 and 14.  

Gerrald (Jerry) Silverman

Jerry has extensive executive level management experience in brand building and organizational development. Jerry founded Jammen82 LLC, a management consulting firm, in 2019 and serves as the principal of the firm. Prior to that, Jerry spent 10 years as the CEO/President of the Jewish Federations of North America. Between 2004 and 2009, Jerry served as President/CEO of the Foundation for Jewish Camp.   

Between 1994 and 2004, Jerry held a range of executive positions at the Stride Rite Corp. of Boston. He now serves as a director on the board of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, the New Jersey Y Camps and the Secure Community Network.  Jerry is the proud parent of four Gann graduates, and lives in Newton with his wife Erica.  

Lisa Wasserman Sivan

Lisa Wasserman Sivan is a Brookline-based designer. Since 1997, Lisa has worked collaboratively to design and build residences throughout the US. In 2015, Lisa launched a shared workspace, The Village Works, to develop coworking. This year, Lisa established Parallel, an architecture and design studio focusing on hospitality, commercial and residential development projects.  

 

Alongside Ezra Zuckerman Sivan, Lisa parents three Gann alums: Jack ’14, Nina ’16 and Jesse ’20 and their youngest, current student Libby ’25. The Sivan kids graduated from Jewish Community Day School where Lisa volunteered and continues to be involved. Lisa is the incoming Gann Parent Association co-president. 

Bil Zarch

Bil Zarch works as a Business Broker for BayState Business Brokers after spending the first part of his career as a Jewish communal professional. He has overseen Jewish day schools (Krieger Schechter in Baltimore and Lander-Grinspoon Academy in Northampton), overnight camps (Yavneh) and oversaw the explosive growth of Prozdor. He is a gifted connector which has afforded him great success in his work with thousands of constituencies. Bil is passionate about creating a dynamic and diverse Jewish community for the next generation of Jews. Bil earned his bachelor’s degree in public communications from SUNY Buffalo, a master’s degree in Jewish education from Hebrew College and is a fellow and graduate of the Day School Leadership Training Institute (DSLTI.) Bil has been an active member of the Jewish community having sat on a number of committees, boards and task forces. He lives in West Roxbury with his wife, Rebecca Peterfreund Zarch and two children, Raviv ’27 and Danya.