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About Teach NYS

Member Schools
Our Partners
Teach NYS
  • Adolph Schreiber Hebrew Academy of Rockland (ASHAR)
  • Associated Beth Rivka Schools
  • Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam
  • Bais Yaakov of Boro Park
  • Bais Yaakov of the Five Towns
  • Barkai Yeshivah
  • Beer Hagolah
  • Beit Rabban
  • Beit Yaakov Orot Sarah
  • Bet Shraga Hebrew Academy
  • Bnos Bais Yaakov
  • Bnos Leah Prospect Park Yeshiva
  • Bnos Malka
  • Brandeis Hebrew Academy
  • Chabad Girls Academy
  • Darchai Menachem
  • Derech HaTorah of Rochester
  • DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys
  • Emet Classical Academy
  • Gan Academy
  • Gan Aliya/Bnos Aliya
  • Hannah Senesh Community Day School
  • Hadar Bet Yakov
  • Haor Beacon
  • Hebrew Day School of Sullivan and Ulster County
  • Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR)
  • Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB)
  • Hebrew Academy of Nassau County (HANC)
  • Imagine Academy
  • Ivdu School
  • Jewish Center for Special Education / Bais Limudei Hashem
  • Jewish Foundation School of Staten Island
  • Long Island Hebrew Academy
  • Kinneret Day School
  • Luria Academy of Brooklyn
  • Magen David Yeshivah
  • Magen Ephraim Sephardic Academy
  • Magen Israel
  • Maimonides Hebrew Day School of the Capitol
  • Manhattan Day School
  • Mazel Day School
  • Mercaz Academy
  • Mesivta Ateres Yaakov
  • Mesivta Netzach Hatorah
  • Mesivta Toras Moshe
  • Mill Basin Yeshiva
  • Monsey Bais Chaya Mushka
  • North Shore Hebrew Academy
  • Ohr Temimim
  • PTACH
  • Rabbi Arthur Schneier Park East Day School
  • Rabbi Jacob Joseph School (Boys and Girls Divisions)
  • Ramaz School
  • Rambam Mesivta
  • Reach For The Stars Learning Center
  • Rodeph Shalom School
  • SAR
  • Sephardic Academy of Manhattan
  • Shaare Torah (All Divisions)
  • Shalshelet Bais Yaakov
  • Shulamith School for Girls Long Island
  • Sinai Academy
  • SKA High School for Girls
  • Solomon Schechter School of LI
  • Solomon Schechter School of Manhattan
  • Solomon Schechter School of Queens
  • Staten Island Hebrew Academy
  • Syracuse Hebrew Day School
  • Tiferet Torah
  • Torah and Language Academy
  • Talmudic Institute of Upstate NY
  • The Leffell School (Solomon Schechter School of Westchester)
  • The Shefa School
  • Torah Academy for Girls
  • Westchester Day School
  • Westchester Hebrew High School
  • Westchester Torah Academy
  • Yaldeinu
  • Yeshiva Bnot Yaakov
  • Yeshiva Darchei Torah
  • Yeshiva Har Torah
  • Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island
  • Yeshiva Ketana of Manhattan
  • Yeshiva Kol Torah
  • Yeshivat Kol Yaakov
  • Yeshiva and Mesivta Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin
  • Yeshiva of Central Queens
  • Yeshiva of Far Rockaway
  • Yeshiva of Great Neck
  • Yeshiva Ohel Torah
  • Yeshiva Sha’arei Zion of Queens
  • Yeshiva Torah Temimah
  • Yeshiva Toras Chaim of South Shore
  • Yeshivah of Flatbush
  • Yeshivas Ohavei Torah
  • Yeshivat Darchei Eres (YDE)
  • Yeshivat Mekor Haim
  • Yeshivath Gesher
  • Yeshiva Prep High School
  • Yeshiva University High School for Girls – Central
  • Yeshiva University High School for Boys – MTA
Leadership Circle
Leadership Circle

Interested in joining Leadership Circle? Reach out to Adam Katz / Katie Katz

  • Michael Beyda
  • Abe and Barbara Chehebar
  • Daniel Sultan
  • Harold and Lori Dweck
  • Soly Bawabeh
  • Steven and Adrienne Shalom
  • Lee Cohen
  • Maurice Ades
  • Steven Novick
  • Jonathan and Jenny Katz
  • Mark and Sherry Fessel
  • Marc and Ronnie Schlussel
  • Lee Cohen
  • Joseph Gad
  • Aaron and Pamela Lauchheimer
  • Ariel Schachter
  • Aaron and Yael Zelig
  • Yehuda and Anne Neuberger
  • Raymond and Elizabeth Gindi
  • Louis and Marian Franco
  • Henry Guindi
  • Morris Cohen
  • Hymie and Michelle Cohen
  • Marshall and Jean Mizrahi
  • Isaac Chehebar
  • Morris and Frieda Cohen
  • Charles Mizrahi
  • Morris Sabbagh
  • David and Diana Safier
  • Louis Shamie
  • Sol Fallas
  • Ikey Levy
  • Joseph Oved
  • Michael Swieca
  • Gerald and Eileen Lieberman
  • David Azar
  • Harry Tawil
  • Jack and Marjorie Gindi
  • Yeshiva Ohavei Torah
  • Jack and Regine Ashkenazie
  • Richard and Leora Linhart
  • Moshe and Devora Smith
  • Hillel Yeshiva
  • Jack Kassin
  • Elliot and Laurie Sutton
  • Mark Adjmi
  • Jack and Marjorie Gindi
  • Sam and Nancy Sutton
  • Joshua and Elizabeth Trump
  • Marvin and Roz Samuels
  • Jerry and Esther Williams
  • Jack and Regine Ashkenazie
  • Ralph Harary Foundation
  • David Haddad
  • Michael and Michelle Nachmani
  • Michael Haddad
  • Jaret Feldman
  • Fred and Pauline Harari
  • Marshall and Jean Mizrahi
  • Sol Betesh
  • Ralph S Gindi Family
  • Foundation Joey Gabbay
  • Abraham Sultan
  • Jeffrey and Debbi Gindi
  • Calvin and Janine Nathan
  • Michael Shamah
  • Saul Tawil
  • Gabriel and Beth Nechamkin
  • Harry and Alison Adjmi
  • Haim and Barbara Dabah
  • Joseph Shamie
  • Sion Betesh
  • Salomon Harari
  • Haddad Family
  • Morris and Rachel Tabush
  • Isaac Gindi
  • Jack Kassin
  • Natalio and Anne Fridman
  • Raymond Chalme
  • Haim and Barbara Dabah
  • Norman Jemal
  • David and Nancy Oved
  • Victor and Alice Tawil
  • Norman Jemal
  • Franco Bros/Dreamwear Fund
  • Mark Adjmi
  • Joseph and Ester Jerome
  • Lance and Rivkie Hirt
  • Mark Chraime
  • Eddie Sitt
  • Kiddesigns, Inc.
  • Mark and Joanne Bane
  • Isaac Ash
  • Jack and Giti Bendheim
  • Jack Haddad
  • Raanan and Nicole Agus
  • Albert Laboz
  • James and Amy Haber
  • Adam Tantleff
  • Daniel Lowy
  • Michael and Lisa Leffell
  • David and Becky Zwillinger
  • Mark and Barbara Silber
  • Alan and Helene Shamah
  • Charles and Allegra Mamiye
  • Jack Cayre
  • Parthenon Sportswear Ltd
  • Eisenreich Family Foundation
  • Neil and Sherry Cohen
Board Members
Board Members

Executive Board

  • Sam Sutton, Co-Chair & Founder
  • Cal Nathan, Co-Chair
  • Jack Cayre
  • Elliot Gibber
  • Lance Hirt
  • Barry Lovell
  • Daniel Lowy
  • Chuck Mamiye
  • Josh Trump

Regional Boards

  • Westchester Regional Board:
  • Aaron Lauchheimer
  • Miriam Loren
  • Adeena Rosen
  • Dana and Tzvi Simpson
  • Daniel Shamah
  • Dr. Nava Greenfield
  • Sara and David Knee
  • Josh Trump
  • Upper West Side Committee Board:
  • Brigitte Dayan
  • David Gibber
  • Eric Fink
  • Jonny Silber
  • Justin Neuman
  • Zev Safran
  • Zevi Blumenfrucht

All children deserve access to a secure and quality general education funded by the state. This state funding will help alleviate the out-of-pocket costs of parents facing the burden of paying tuition and taxes. By voting, mobilizing a network of hundreds of schools, engaging with elected officials, and mobilizing students, parents, and community members to speak up in Albany, Teach NYS is able to fight for fair government funding for our yeshivas and Jewish day schools.

This model has led to expanded funding for special services, classroom technology, kosher meals, UPK programs, and more vital services. In addition to these vital programs, Teach NYS has successfully championed groundbreaking new initiatives. This includes the adoption of the first program in the country to reimburse the salaries of qualified STEM, music, and arts teachers in nonpublic schools. Teach NYS has also spearheaded new security programs in New York City and state nonpublic schools to ensure the safety of students and staff.

Teach NYS advocacy has led to close to $470 million in annual funding to our community with a goal of $1.4 billion in annual local and state support of nonpublic school students by 2030.

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Accomplishments

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$470M in annual funding to our schools
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First-in-nation STEM and Art & Music programs
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Subsidized Master's Programs for STEM and Art & Music Teachers
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Our Team

Dan Mitzner

Director of Government Affairs, Teach Coalition

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Katie Katz

Chief Engagement Officer

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Katie Katz

Chief Engagement Officer

As Teach NJ’s executive director, Katie Katz oversees Teach NJ’s annual campaign, community engagement and mobilization efforts across the state. She joined Teach NJ from the Englewood Health Foundation where, as a major gifts officer, she managed a portfolio of major donors and cultivated philanthropic partnerships between donors, physicians, and Englewood Health. Prior to her time at Englewood Health, Katie worked at The New Jewish Home in Manhattan as associate director of capital campaigns. A third-generation New Jersey resident and Jewish day school alumna, Katie holds an MBA from Brandeis University in nonprofit management as well as a master’s degree in Jewish professional leadership. She lives in Teaneck with her husband, Ezra, and their three children.
Yosef Kanofsky

Director of Government Maximization, Teach Coalition

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Yosef Kanofsky

Director of Government Maximization, Teach Coalition

As the Director of Government Programs for Teach Coalition, Yosef oversees all government program work that Teach does on behalf of its member school network and beyond. Yosef’s team is responsible for ensuring that yeshivas and day schools access tens of millions of government dollars and services yearly. Yosef has worked in nonpublic school education and policy since 2009 and joined Teach in 2014. Previously, he founded and ran a cutting-edge youth program and center for chassidic teens in Crown Heights, Brooklyn.  

Yosef was born and raised in the Washington, D.C. area, received his BA from Columbia University and an M.A. in Educational Leadership from Brooklyn College. He lives in Crown Heights with his wife and their six children.  

Dean Andrews

Chief Operating Officer

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Sydney Altfield

Executive Director, Teach NYS

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Sydney Altfield

Executive Director, Teach NYS

Sydney Altfield serves as Executive Director of Teach NYS. She previously held the role of Grassroots Engagement Director. Prior to Teach NYS, Sydney was a Development Fellow at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Sydney graduated from the University of Central Florida with a B.A. in Event Management and a minor in Leadership Studies. During her time at UCF, she served as Student Body Vice President where she presided over the largest number of constituents in the nation. As a product of a Jewish day school in Miami, Florida, Sydney is passionate about Teach Coalition’s mission and the future success of our schools.
Davida Fried

Regional Field Director, Teach NYS (Westchester, Riverdale, and Manhattan)

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Davida Fried

Regional Field Director, Teach NYS (Westchester, Riverdale, and Manhattan)

Davida Fried is thrilled to be partnering with Teach NYS as Regional Director for Westchester, the Bronx and Manhattan. She attended Yeshiva University on a full academic scholarship and graduated with her Masters of Science from Azrieli Graduate School for Jewish Education and Administration. After working as a classroom teacher at SAR Academy and Westchester Day School, Davida was recruited as Director of the Camp Regesh Preschool in New Jersey in 2015. In 2017, she was hired as Early Childhood Director for the Stein Yeshiva Preschool. Davida continued to dedicate her career to working for Jewish institutions and organizations. She currently resides in Westchester, NY with her husband and three children.
Leah Grossman

Director of Mandated Services, Teach NYS

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Leah Grossman

Director of Mandated Services, Teach NYS

Mrs. Leah Grossman directs the Mandated Services Reimbursement team for Teach NYS. Mrs. Grossman has a background in math and upwards of two decades of experience working with schools to maximize their reimbursement for NY mandates through the Mandated Services and CAP programs . She lives in Lakewood, NJ with her family.
Pessy Katz

Government Funding Specialist, Teach NYS

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Pessy Katz

Government Funding Specialist, Teach NYS

Pessy Katz serves as a Government Funding Specialist for Teach NYS. Prior to joining the Teach Coalition team, Pessy served as co-director of admissions at The Shefa School in NYC. In addition to running the admissions process and marketing, Pessy was the administrative lead on applying for government funds for the Shefa School. She is excited to bring that experience to her work now with Teach Coalition. Pessy served as an OU Institute of Public Affairs congressional intern on Capitol Hill. She received a BA in Political Science at Lander College for women. She attended NYU where she was a Lisa Ellen Goldberg Fellow and ran a multi-faith graduate student group and graduated with a Masters in Public Administration and an MA in Hebrew and Judaic Studies. Pessy currently lives in Jerusalem with her family.
Rebekah Rybstein

Director, Project Protect

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Rebekah Rybstein

Director, Project Protect

Rebekah Rybstein serves as a Government Programs and Security Grant Specialist for Teach Coalition. She graduated from Brooklyn College with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree and a concentration in Business Law and Real Estate. Previously, Rebekah was involved in numerous advocacy efforts between elected officials, civic groups, and not-for-profit organizations throughout Southeastern Brooklyn.
Adam Katz

Associate Director of Government Programs, Teach Coalition

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Adam Katz

Associate Director of Government Programs, Teach Coalition

Adam Katz serves as the Associate Director of Government Programs for Teach Coalition. Working with schools throughout the country, he helps them navigate government programs and ensure they take maximum advantage of all available funding sources. Adam brings a wide range of skills and experience to the organization. He has worked at the Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center Think Tank for Urban and Regional Policy as well as the US Navy, started his own real estate advisory firm, served on the board of directors of a nonprofit, and is an author. Adam earned a master's degree in Public Policy from Northeastern University and a bachelors degree in Economics from University of Massachusetts Amherst. Adam lives in Passaic with his wife and three children.
Rifkie Bleier

Mandated Services Project Manager, Teach Coalition

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Rifkie Bleier

Mandated Services Project Manager, Teach Coalition

Prior to joining Teach Coalition, Rifkie Bleier worked with government agencies on licensing medical supply distribution facilities across the United States. She feels privileged to be making a difference to Jewish schools every day. Rifkie lives in Monsey, New York with her husband and six amazing children.
Chanan Maister

Mandated Services Project Manager, Teach NYS

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Chanan Maister

Mandated Services Project Manager, Teach NYS

Chanan Maister joined the Teach NYS Government Maximization team in 2022 as Mandated Services Project Manager. Prior to this, he worked in the private sector for over a decade, first in e-commerce and later in fintech. He lives in metro Detroit with his wife and two children, and in his free time can be found reading the New Yorker and books about World War II.
Dvorah Waldman

Mandated Services Claims Analyst, Teach NYS

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Dvorah Waldman

Mandated Services Claims Analyst, Teach NYS

Dvorah Waldman has an MA in speech language pathology from University of Cincinnati and ten years of experience in the education system, as well as experience with Early Intervention claims submission and problem-solving. She joins our Mandated Services team to assist schools with claims preparation and maximization.
Ronit Mershon

STEM Associate, Teach Coalition

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Ronit Mershon

STEM Associate, Teach Coalition

Originally born in Chicago, Ronit grew up in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and attended YULA. After graduating from Brandeis University, she went on to become a television producer at the CourtTV Network in New York City. These days, in addition to her role at Teach Coalition, she’s also a Staff Writer for The Jewish Link of New Jersey. as well as a substitute teacher at Yavneh Academy. She lives with her husband (Stuart) and three children in Teaneck.
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