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Bel-Air. California 90077
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Brandeis-Bardin Campus
1101 Peppertree Lane,
Brandeis, CA 93064
Phone: (805) 582-4450
Fax: (805) 526-1398

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Quick Department/Title Index:    A   B   C   D   F   H   I   L   M   N   P   S   U   W   Z

 
Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Administration      
University President Robert Wexler Ph.D.    
Assistant to the President Cele Passin 202 cpassin@ajula.edu
Senior VP, Provost and Dean of the College Mark Bookman J.D. 502 mbookman@ajula.edu
Assistant to the Senior VP Helen Lee 539 hlee@ajula.edu
V.P. Finance, Administration And Technology Zofia Yalovsky 530 zyalovsky@ajula.edu
Assistant to V.P. Finance, Administration And technology Debbie Dolder 545 ddolder@ajula.edu
Rector Rabbi Elliot Dorff 255 edorff@ajula.edu
Executive Personnel Coordinator Deborah Dolder 545 ddolder@ajula.edu
Human Resources Coordinator Paula Alvarez 235 palvarez@ajula.edu
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Beit Din Rabbi Ben-Zion Bergman 294 bbergman@ajula.edu 
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Brandeis Collegiate Institute (BCI)
Director Navah Becker 473 nbecker@ajula.edu
Program Coordinator Preston Neal 556 pneal@ajula.edu
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Camp Alonim   (805) 582-4450 alonim@ajula.edu
Director Josh Levine 727 jlevine@ajula.edu
Director of Programming Akiko Yonekawa 719 ayonekawa@ajula.edu
Program Director Terry Wunder 726 twunder@ajula.edu
Associate Director Rami Raff 739 rraff@ajula.edu
Registrar Susan Driscoll 731 sdriscoll@ajula.edu 

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Campus Technology Department
VP Finance, Administration & Technology Zofia Yalovsky 530 zyalovsky@ajula.edu
Systems Administrator Gary Edwards 509 gedwards@ajula.edu
Web management and help desk specialist Ronald Petrisca 565 rpetrisca@ajula.edu
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
College of Arts & Sciences
Dean Mark Bookman J.D. 502 mbookman@ajula.edu
Assistant to the Dean Jasmin Castillo 291 jcastillo@ajula.edu
Provost Mark Bookman J.D. 502 mbookman@ajula.edu
Assistant to the Provost Helen Lee 539 hlee@ajula.edu
Registrar Arnie Weisberg 296 aweisberg@ajula.edu
Director of Admissions Matt Spooner 250 mspooner@ajula.edu
Admission Counselor Rachel Seliger 241 rseliger@ajula.edu
Admission Counselor Julia Hubner 299 jhubner@ajula.edu
Administrative Assistant Julie Brydon 247 jbrydon@ajula.edu
Faculty Assistant Kathryn Avila 515 kavila@ajula.edu
Associate Dean for Student Affairs Dr. Ellen Weiss Phelps 586 ewphelps@ajula.edu
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs - Residence Life Jacob Gown 568 jgown@ajula.edu
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs - Student Activities Sarah Cohen   scohen@ajula.edu
Assistant Dean for Student Affairs - Jewish Student Life John Carrier   jcarrier@ajula.edu
Career Center Monica LeBlanc 559 careercounselor@ajula
Psychological Counselor Dr. Glen Peters 818.475.2666 gappsyche@aol.com
Psychological Counselor Dr. Myrna Silton-Goldstein 310.395.4961 ajupsychologist@ajula.edu 
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Communications      
Associate V.P., Communications and Recruitment Iris Waskow 529 iwaskow@ajula.edu
Manager of Communications Bonnie Schuman 282 bschuman@ajula.edu
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Development      
V.P. Development Rabbi Jay Strear 204 jstrear@ajula.edu
Assistant to the VP Reggie Nudell 211 rnudell@ajula.edu
Senior Director of Development Lesley Plachta 205 lplachta@ajula.edu 
Director of Donor Relations Cele Passin 202 cpassin@ajula.edu
Manager of Events and Special Projects Lisa Forst 217 lforst@ajula.edu
Campaign Associate, Annual Giving & Alumni Services Gisele Goldwater-Feldman 205 ggoldwaterfeldman @ajula.edu
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Facilities & Auxiliary Services
Senior Director of Facilities & Auxiliary Services Sam Levitt 288 slevitt@ajula.edu
Familian Campus      
Director of Operations Mauricio Chavez 227 mchavez@ajula.edu
Director of Conference and Event Sales & Marketing Emma Petievich 289 epetievich@ajula.edu
Scheduling & Logistics Coordinator Rusty Meyer 287 rmeyer@ajula.edu
Director of Dining Services Jeff Stuart 506 jstuart@ajula.edu
Catering Coordinator Cleta West 280 cwest@ajula.edu
Assistant Director of Conference Services Julie Landgrave 548 jlandgrave@ajula.edu
Coordinator of Conference Services Richard Gottlieb 236 rgottlieb@ajula.edu
Mail Room Manager Gene Lee 223 glee@ajula.edu
Bookstore Manager  Jacqui Rondinelli 503 JRondinelli@ajula.edu
Brandeis-Bardin Campus (805) 915-0720  
Director of Operations Daniel Maccabee 720 dmaccabee@ajula.edu
Director of Community Services Debby Powell 728 dpowell@ajula.edu
Director of Experiential Education Dr. Gabe Goldman 718 ggoldman@ajula.edu
Special Events Coordinator Carole Buchanan 734 cbuchanan@ajula.edu
Events Coordinator Colin Chambers 720 cchambers@ajula.edu
Director of Programming Aki Yonekawa 719 ayonekawa@ajula.edu 
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Finance      
VP Finance, Administration & Technology Zofia Yalovsky 530 zyalovsky@ajula.edu
Accounts Receivable Margarita Shab 595 mshab@ajula.edu
Financial Aid Larissa Zadoyen 252 LZadoyen@ajula.edu
Accounting Manager Mignon Yankelowitz 224 myankelowitz@ajula.edu 
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Fingerhut School of Education
Dean Miriam Heller Stern 240 mster@ajula.edu
Associate Dean Lauren Applebaum 214 lapplebaum@ajula.edu
Director of Admissions Dr. Ellen Weiss Phelps 586 ewphelps@ajula.edu
Director of Curriculum & Research Miriam Heller Stern 240 mstern@ajula.edu
Coordinator of Special Projects Shana Leon 526 sleon@ajula.edu
Administrative Assistant Oren Saig 279 osaig@ajula.edu
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Hebrew Language Department
Hebrew Coordinator Liora Alkalay 436 lalkalay@ajula.edu
Hebrew Ulpan (See Whizin Center for Continuing Education)
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Intro to Judaism      
V.P. and Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL 257 bartson@ajula.edu
Instructor Michael Knopf 292 mknopf@ajula.edu
Admin Assistant Sharon Margolin 273 intro@ajula.edu
Admin Assistant Elle Silver 273 intro@ajula.edu 
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
IT      
VP Finance, Administration & Technology Zofia Yalovsky 530 zyalovsky@ajula.edu
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Library      
Director of Library Services Paul Miller 239 pmiller@ajula.edu
Manager of Judaica and Public Services Rabbi Patricia Fenton 518 pfenton@ajula.edu
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M.A.Ed. Program      
(See Fingerhut School of Education)
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Making Marriage Work      
(SeeWhizin Center for Continuing Education)
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MBA Nonprofit Management
Dean Nina Lieberman 259 nlieberman-giladi@ajula.edu
Associate Dean Edward Grice 260 egrice@ajula.edu
Administrative Assistant Oren Saig 279 osaig@ajula.edu 
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Mikveh Suzanne Rosenthal 221 ra@ajula.edu
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Nurse’s Office      
Nurse Tony Wexler 219 nurse@ajula.edu
Nurse Patti Graham 219 nurse@ajula.edu
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Performing Arts      
(See Whizin Center for Continuing Education)
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Platt/Borstein Galleries
Curator Lizzy Bloom    
Coordinator Shelley Lavendar 201 slavender@ajula.edu
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Sigi Ziering Institute      
Director Dr. Michael Berenbaum 576 michael@berenbaumgroup.com 
Administrative Assistant Oren Saig 279 osaig@ajula.edu
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University Women      
Coordinator Betty Carmona 283 BCarmona@ajula.edu
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Wagner Program      
(See Whizin Center for Continuing Education)
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Whizin Center for Continuing Education
Vice President & Dean Dr. Gady Levy 244 glevy@ajula.edu
Program Coordinator Caroline Cohen 537 CCohen@ajula.edu
Catalog Director Susan Spector 446 sspector@ajula.edu
Hebrew Ulpan Liora Alkalay 436 lalkalay@ajula.edu
Making Marriage Work Judy Uhrman 566 juhrman@ajula.edu
Wagner Program Judy Uhrman 566 juhrman@ajula.edu
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Department/Title Name Phone & Ext. Email
Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies
V.P. and Abner & Roslyn Goldstine Dean’s Chair Rabbi Bradley Shavit Artson, DHL 257 bartson@ajula.edu
Associate Dean Rabbi Cheryl Peretz 213 cperetz@ajula.edu
Associate Dean Rabbi Aaron Alexander 510 aalexander@ajula.edu
Mashpiah Ruchanit   Mimi Feigelson 297 mfeigelson@ajula.edu
Executive Assistant Blanca Jensen 248 bjensen@ajula.edu
Executive Assistant. Lorri Gums 380 lgums@ajula.edu
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