Our Team
Susan Ackerman
Bible Contest and Zimria Coordinator
Susan worked as an educator at a daycare and as an animator at the B’nai Brith camp for senior citizens. She currently works at BJEC coordinating the Bible Contest and Zimria. She loves volunteering and being in the great outdoors.
Susan.Ackerman@bjec.org
Phone: (514) 345-2610 #3075
Direct Line: (514) 734-1850
Rosa Finestone
David Weissman Institute Coordinator
Rosa is the principal emeritus at Solomon Schechter Academy. Since her retirement, Rosa has been the volunteer coordinator of adult education at the David Weissman Institute at BJEC. Rosa holds a B.A. from McGill University and has been a driving force in Jewish education in Montreal.
Rosa.Finestone@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345-2610 # 3035
Direct Line: (514) 734-1430
Callie Gruber
Educational Consultant
Callie holds a Bachelor’s degree in Kindergarten/Elementary Education and a Master’s degree in Education and Counselling Psychology from McGill University.
She spent four years working at Akiva School as an assistant, teacher, tutor, and took on many other roles at the school during that time. She has also been tutoring elementary school children for as long as she can remember. Her passion is education.
callie.gruber@federationcja.org
Helene Kaufman
Director of Administration
Helene’s responsibilities include HR and agency budget and finance, among others. She loves working with this talented and friendly group who make it fun to come to work each day. Her graduate degree is in translation and her undergraduate degree is in French literature. Her hobbies include reading (mainly fiction) and skiing (not!).
helene.kaufman@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345-2610 # 3355
Direct Line: (514) 734-1426
Dr. Carly Rosenzweig
Senior Educational Consultant
Carly is a creative member of BJEC’s educational consulting team. The team’s current focus is on the integration of the development of reading and executive function skills. Carly holds a Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics from Concordia, a Master’s of Science degree in Education, as well as a doctorate in Special Education from the University of Miami. Carly enjoys re-purposing old relics and reading.
Carly.Rosenzweig@federationcja.org
Phone: (514) 345-2610 #3076
Direct Line: (514) 734-1425