Board of Directors

"A Day School thinks about delivering an integrated Jewish, General Studies and Hebrew language education in everything it does, in every action to takes, in every decision it makes...And because of all that, only a Day School can deliver a complete education in a totally immersive Jewish atmosphere."
           -- David Ferri, SSDS President

Executive Board

David Ferri** -  President
Owner of Word Master and Clinical Data Solutions
Computer consulting and behavioral health care software firms

Linda P. Foster - CEO/Head of School

Robert Gerber* - President Elect
Partner at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP

Arica Hirsch*** (SSDS '80) -  Secretary
Radiation Oncologist & Clinical Medical Director
Lutheran General Hospital Radiation Oncology Department

Aza Squarer* - Chairman, Finance
CPA with experience in global tax planning & comptroller for a regional bank in New York

Ethan Budin* - Chairman, Development
Senior Principal, Flexpoint Ford, LLC
A private equity firm focused on investments in the healthcare and financial services industries

Shai Halivni*** - Chairman, Governance
VP and General Counsel for Alma Lasers,
an Israeli aesthetic laser company

David Schmidt** - Chairman, Head of School Support & Evaluation
Executive Vice President and COO of TPH Global Solutions,
a designer and supplier of consumer packaging, both domestically and overseas.

Directors

David Baker**
Owner/Operator Organic Vegetable Farm

Ron Blaustein* (SSDS '85)
Associate Chief Financial Officer at Children's Memorial Hospital

John Geiringer*
Partner at Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg, LLP

Neil Kaplan
CPA and Managing Director,
RSM McGladrey, Inc.

Michael Levin***
Director of Trust & Estate Advisory Services for Harris myCFO.

Linda Chi-Ross Ph.D.*

Bennet Schwartz*
Vice President, JDI Realty
A private real estate investment firm

Steve Sheffey*
Corporate Counsel for Allstate Insurance Company

Marilee J. Upton Spatz**

David Stone*
Founder and Vice President of It's Academic
A designer and marketer of school and office supplies for mass-market retail.

Lynn Blaustein Weiss*** (SSDS '82)
Attorney

Adam Winick* (SSDS '85)
Principal of ICM Properties
A real estate management and investment company

David Wolle*
Partner in a dental practice management firm

*    SSDS Parent
**   SSDS Parent of Alumni
***  SSDS Parent and SSDS Parent of Alumni

From Generation to Generation
I loved being a Schechter student, and I treasure my Schechter friends to this day. Now, as a parent, I have a deeper understanding of the gift my parents gave to me and my brother and sisters. We want our  children to experience what I had as a child -- a strong foundation of knowledge guided by Jewish history, tradition, and values. No other school can do this like Schechter.

- Ellen Dorfman Nathan