Meet the Wise School Team

We have an incredible team of administrators, teachers, faculty, coaches, and staff, all of whom contribute to making Wise School a place to learn deeply, be creative, experience wholeness, and make great happen! Meet them all below:
Tami Weiser
Tami WeiserHead of School
Mrs. Weiser has a rich background of educational experiences including serving as the Head of School at Heschel West Day School and Principal, of Palisades Elementary Charter School. Read more
John Heffron
John HeffronWise School Principal
John Heffron has been a professional educator for ​over two decades. His first full-time position was teaching 1st grade for Tami Weiser at Palisades Charter Elementary! From there, he transitioned to a Math coach position, and then an Instructional coach (literacy and math)… Read more
Pam Kleinman
Pam KleinmanDirector of General Studies/Student Support
Pam Kleinman is excited to begin her new position as Assistant Head of School at Wise School. Building on her experience as Vice-Principal/Student Support, Ms. Kleinman brings her expertise in curriculum and instruction, child development, teacher supervision and… Read more
Beth Behar
Beth BeharDirector of Admission and Middle School Placement
Beth is looking forward to starting her 13th th year at Wise School and Aaron Milken Center as the Director of Admission and Exmissions. She was raised in Los Angeles and graduated from Beverly Hills High School… Read more
Malka Clement
Malka ClementDirector of Hebrew and Judaic Studies
Malka Clement takes great pride in being an integral part of the wise Community for the past 25 years. She brings her talents, expertise and gifted teaching skills to Wise School and has served as a teacher, mentor, curriculum developer and administrator over the years. Read more
Rishelle Maman
Rishelle MamanSchool Counselor
The other half of our school counselor team, Ms. Maman is a licensed clinical social worker originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. She enjoys working with students on improving their coping skills and conflict resolution, and helping families strengthen their communication and resilience. She earned her B. A. in Psychology from U.C. Berkeley, and her master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Southern California. When she is not working, she spends time with her husband, three boys, and golden retriever, who keep her grounded and grateful.
Estefany Garcia
Estefany GarciaBusiness Manager
Jennifer Krikheli
Jennifer KrikheliSchool Counselor
Making up half of our school counselor team, Mrs. Krikheli was born and raised in the San Fernando Valley. She attended UCLA and earned her Bachelors in Psychology and a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. She then went on to complete her graduate studies at CSUN Read more
Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
Rabbi Yoshi ZweibackSenior Rabbi
Rabbi Josh (“Yoshi”) Zweiback was born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. He graduated from Princeton University in 1991 and was ordained as a Rabbi by the Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion… Read more

Administration

Senior Rabbi Rabbi Yoshi Zweiback
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Head of School of Wise School and Aaron Milken Center Tami Weiser
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Elementary School Principal John Heffron
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Director of General Studies and Student Support Pam Kleinman
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Director of Hebrew and Judaic Studies Malka Clement 
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Director of Admissions and Exmissions at Wise School and the Aaron Milken Center at Stephen Wise Temple Beth Behar
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Acting Director of the Aaron Milken Center Jayne Rosen
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Senior Communications Manager Natalie Cohen
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School Counselor (M, TU) (every other FRI) Rishelle Maman
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Office Manager and School Registrar Estefany Garcia
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Administrative Assistant Lori Rybus
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Work Room Specialist Cecilia Nguyen
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Nurse Samantha Toder
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Hebrew & Judaic Studies

Kindergarten Hanna Bahat
1st Grade Melanie Katan
Hebrew & Judaic Studies Dana Fridman
Hebrew & Judaic Studies Rebecca Mizrahi
Hebrew & Judaic Studies Leora Orevi
Hebrew & Judaic Studies Orlee Raymond
Hebrew & Judaic Studies Roni Stone
Hebrew & Judaic Studies Brett Weiseman (Rabbinical Intern)

General Studies

Kindergarten Carly Handelman
Kindergarten Sarah Kalai
Kindergarten Melanie Katan
Kindergarten Madeline Schaeffer
1st Grade Stacy Lifton
1st Grade Kim Snyder
1st Grade Ari Moss
2nd Grade Jamie Cohen
2nd Grade Chrissie Flores
3rd Grade Lexie Holden
3rd Grade Allison Stepakoff
4th Grade Nousha Aghajanai
4th Grade Tatiana Broukhim
4th Grade Kaylie Calvetti
5th Grade Celeste Reese
5th Grade Rachel Schulman
5th & 6th Grade Ms. Mary Itri
6th Grade Mrs. Amy Burch
6th Grade Ms. Sarah Shpall

Specialists

WLP Coordinator/Coach Pam Neal
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Project Studio Specialitst Jason Meth
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Director of Technology and Tyberg Innovation Lab Judy Hoffman
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Art Instructor TBD
Librarian Esme McTighe
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P.E. Coach – Athletic Director Danny Herold
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P.E. Coach Noah Verdi
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Aquatics Coach Treci Horowitz
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Science Instructor Karen Rubin
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Science Instructor Mandy Snyder
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