Sophia Eaton
Sophia is a strategic finance leader with experience helping organizations strengthen financial planning, resource allocation, and decision-making. Prior to joining Hebrew Public, Sophia worked in higher education, where she led institutional budget planning, financial analysis, forecasting, and executive reporting. She is excited to support Hebrew Public’s network of schools through thoughtful partnership with school and […]
Jelissa Gonzalez
Jelissa’s work in education is guided by a deep belief that education is a powerful vehicle for social justice and social and economic advancement. Prior to joining Hebrew Public, she served as a teacher and school leader and led school recruitment and strategic initiatives in education organizations serving communities across New York City, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania. […]
Deja Slater
Deja is a passionate and strategic talent acquisition leader who brings close to eight years of experience working in education recruiting at all staff levels. She is committed to work that makes a difference and has been in the nonprofit sector since 2019. Throughout her life, she has spent a significant amount of time in both […]
Caprice Hoeveler
Caprice is a mission-driven operations leader with extensive experience creating efficient, sustainable systems that enable schools and networks to thrive. Before joining Hebrew Public, she managed large-scale, cross-regional academic and school operations at Achievement First, supporting more than 40 schools across Connecticut, New York, and Rhode Island. Prior to her work in operations, Caprice spent […]
RTVi US Interview with Valerie Khaytina, Chief External Officer 10/16/25
Proposed charter schools include Hebrew-language immersion, athletic development programs
Emily Hurst
Emily is a strategic leader with experience founding and growing mission-driven organizations. Prior to joining the Hebrew Public network, Emily served as the founding Executive Director of the Philadelphia school, leading the school from charter application to startup to a successful 5-year charter renewal. Emily was a founding member of Bloom, an education-based consulting practice. […]
Omri Shick
Omri joined Hebrew Public as the Managing Director of Hebrew and Israel Studies. He has a strong foundation in public education, and have spent several years as a K-12 principal and currently serves as a professor in the Education, Curriculum, and Special Education department at CUNY, College of Staten Island.
Pal2U: Connecting Hearts, Building Futures – How Young Volunteers Empower Ukrainian Refugee Children at Hebrew Public Schools
Chelsea Mancini
Chelsea joined Hebrew Public in 2021 and has enjoyed creating strong systems and policies for schools since. Chelsea is an experienced coach and operational leader with over a decade of experience. Prior to joining Hebrew Public she served as an executive coach supporting Mastery Charter schools in Philadelphia. She also served as a Regional Director […]
