Leadership
Faculty and Staff
Each member of the N. E. Miles Jewish Day School team values children as individuals who develop at their own pace and learn in their own way. With this in mind, our staff creates and teaches a curriculum that allows each child, from the youngest to the oldest, to grow with a sense of achievement and self-confidence. We offer children multiple avenues through which they learn and express their understanding, creativity, and imagination.

Admin Team
Brian Cain
Dr. Tara Bensinger, Ed.D, NBCT
Assistant Head of School, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
Orly Henkin
Robin Berger
Director of Recruitment & Retention
Kristi Norris
Director of Finance and Office Manager
Sharon Sigal
Director of Community Engagement and Development
Chai Lion
Mascot

Our Board
The N.E. Miles Jewish Day School Board of Directors is composed of members who embody the broad and diverse nature of Birmingham’s Jewish Community. According to the by-laws, the board is comprised of at least 19 and not more than 34 members with representation from the three local synagogues, Chabad of Alabama, the Levite Jewish Community Center, and constituents of the Birmingham Jewish Federation, Birmingham Jewish Foundation, and Collat Jewish Family Services. The chairperson of the NEMJDS Endowment Advisory Committee, the president of the Parent-Teacher Association, and the immediate past president of the board shall also hold seats on the executive committee. Additional seats on the board are filled by NEMJDS alumni, parents, and community leaders.
Executive Committee 2025-2026
Co-Presidents
Sarah Kunin & Valerie Thompson
VP of Administration
Sarah Schaeffer
VP of Education
Josh Rutsky
VP of PR and Recruitment
Danielle Rosenbaum
VP of Ways and Means
Sharon Peetluck
Treasurer
Charles Stein
Secretary
Asaf Stein
Parent Association President
Alice Mintsin
Immediate Past President
Carlie Somerville
Head of School
Brian Cain
Board Members 2025-2026
Michelle Bearman-Wolnek
Zach Dembo
Amy Koplon
Duncan Lamb
Rachel Friedman
Annette Lichter
Tzlil McDonald
Andrew Newcomb
Daniel Rich
Martin Stein
Karen Weinrib
Ex officio: Florina Newcomb, Brooke Bowles, Lauren Schwartz, Rabbi Yossi Posner, Rabbi Adam Wright, Rabbi Steven Henkin





