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Bree Ceretto
Born and raised in San Diego, Bree has wanted to be an educator since childhood. Joining CBI first as a summer counselor during college, Bree is now in her sixth year of teaching at the preschool. Bree has a background in elementary education and a teaching credential from The University of Arizona and loves being a teacher. Married in October 2011, Bree enjoys spending time with her husband, new daughter Melia, family and friends.
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Hayley Cerone
Hayley is a San Diego native, the youngest of 4 children, loved growing up in SD. She attended college at the University of Arizona where she explored an interdisciplinary study program with a focus on psychology, sociology and family studies/human development. She has worked as a chef and loves playing in the kitchen. She also loves her dog, Chai! She is thrilled be a part of the Preschool team, working with the 3 year old class this year.
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Deborah Chait
Deborah has worked at the preschool for seven years. She was born and raised in Mexico City where she worked as Montessori preschool teacher. Moving to Israel she lived in a kibbutz and then in Tel Aviv where she helped open the first Montessori preschool in Israel. She has lived in San Diego for 15 years. She lives with her husband Cyrus and her children Andres and Dario. |
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Brenda Favish
Brenda was born and raised in South Africa, earning her teaching degree from the Johannesburg College of Education. She moved to the USA in 1978 and has been in early childhood education for 28 years. Brenda is currently co-chair of the San Diego Reggio Roundtable and continues to be committed to incorporating the Reggio Emilia approach into the classroom. She has earned the Advanced Pedagogic Award 3 times. |
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Julie Gardner
Julie grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, attended college at Emory University earning her degree in Psychology, and then pursued her Master’s Degree in Elementary Education at Vanderbilt. She moved to San Diego to be with her now husband, Andrew, in 2000. She taught in the Beth Israel Day School, and took time off to be with her 2 young daughters, Elizabeth & Katelyn. She is excited to be back in the ‘teaching world’ in such a warm and caring community. In her free time, Julie loves to be with her family, visit local San Diego sites, and reading…when she finds a spare moment! |
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Eva Holland
Eva was born and raised in San Diego. She grew up in a family blessed with many early childhood educators. Eva has worked at the Bill & Sid Rubin Preschool for six years and is currently studying child development and psychology. She enjoys being outdoors hiking and camping with her friends and family. She also has a great love and appreciation for music and art. |
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Rachael Holland
Rachael has enjoyed working with children for many years and is very happy to be at Beth Israel Preschool this year. She considers herself a lifelong learner and is constantly inspired by children. She has always loved reading and enjoys sharing her love of quality books with children. She also has a great appreciation for music, gardening and nature. |
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Dmumit Hose
Dmumit is the preschool's Music and Movement specialist, providing personalized instruction to each class on a weekly basis. |
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Tamara Lubezky
Tamara joined the Beth Israel Preschool staff this year, having recently graduated from the University of Arizona. She has always had a passion for working with children and is so excited to be here! Tamara enjoys working out and running, as well as traveling in her free time. She is trilingual- she speaks English, Spanish and Hebrew.
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Edda Martin
Edda is thrilled to be working at Beth Israel Preschool in our youngest classroom! She holds a B.A. in Spanish American Literature, a B.A. in Elementary Bilingual Education, and a certificate in Early Childhood Education. She loves music and studying classical guitar and ukelele. Originially from Baja California, she has lived in San Diego for the past 15 years with her husband and 2 children, Sophia and Gabriel. |
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Sheree Meyerowitz
Sheree was born and raised in South Africa. She graduated with her teaching degree from the Johannesburg College of Education in 1977.
Sheree earned her teaching diploma in classical ballet through the London Royal Academy of Dance and runs her own Dance Academy for young children. In 1996 Sheree, her husband and three children immigrated to San Diego. She has taught preschool in San Diego for the past 14 years."I am passionate about my work with young children. I make deliberate and conscious decisions in expanding my experiences that lead to new growth and learning."
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Jill Modiano
Jill joined the preschool's teaching team in 2008 after moving from St. Louis, MO, with her husband and two children. She taught at United Hebrew Congregation's preschool in St. Louis for six years and at the religious school for five. She took an active roll chairing outreach groups and arranging programming for preschool parents. Jill was also the art director at Temple Israel's summer camp in St. Louis for six years. |
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Phoebe Pynchon
Originally from Sacramento, Phoebe has spent the last few years in San Luis Obispo, earning her degree in Child Development from Cal Poly. She has worked with children in a variety of settings, but her passion for helping children with special needs will soon lead her to pursue a master's degree in Occupational Therapy. Meanwhile, she is enjoying life by the beach here in sunny San Diego! |
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Irina Shamilova
Irina was born in Baku, Azerbaijan (USSR). There she became a nurse and physical therapist working with children. In 1992 she moved to the U.S. with her husband and daughter, Kristina and 5 years later she became an American Citizen. She studied childhood education, she began working at CBI in 2005. She enjoys photography, especially capturing the special moments throughout a child’s day. If you ask Irina why she loves her job, her answer would be quite simple, “because I love kids.” |
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Jackie Snoyman
Jackie was born and raised in South Africa, earning a teaching degree from the Johannesburg College of Education and working in elementary school education for five years. She and her husband Geoff immigrated to San Diego in 1982 and have two daughters. Jackie attended Mesa College to earn a credential in Early Childhood Education and has been teaching at CBI for the past 20+ years. She enjoys traveling, reading, theater, swimming and yoga. Jackie also enjoy spending time with her precious grandson, Rami. |
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Nastassja Swanson
Stassja recently moved from Boston, MA. She has her B.A. from Simmons College in Sociology, and has been working in Early Childhood Education since 2007. In the classroom she loves art, music & movement, and circle time. In her personal time she has been enjoying exploring San Diego, hiking, going to the beach and learning how to surf! |
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Lynn Thedell
A life-long resident of San Diego, Lynn loves working with children. She especially enjoys the jokes and funny things they say. Lynn's favorite thing to do with children is to read with them. Her education background includes a bachelor's degree in psychology, a master's degree in education. Lynn is happily married. She and Greg are enjoying their 1 year old daughter, Mary! |
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