Caryn Roman

Site Director

croman@jcc-brooklyn.org

Caryn Roman currently serves as site director for JCC Brooklyn’s Clinton Hill location and as Director of Jewish Family Life & Program Operations for JCC Brooklyn. Originally from Detroit, Michigan,…

Kay Papavassiliu

Preschool Educational Consultant

kpapavassiliu@jcc-brooklyn.org

Kay earned a BFA in Fine Arts from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, and an MS in Childhood Education with a specialization in Mathematics from Brooklyn College.…

Irina Kocherova

Butterflies Head Teacher and Preschool Educational Director

ikocherova@jcc-brooklyn.org

Irina has devoted over 30 years of her life focusing on work with children with special needs. Her primary passion was working with blind and deaf-blind youngsters. Seeing their incremental…

Emily Byne

Infant-Toddler Educational Director & Parent Liaison

ebyne@jcc-brooklyn.org

Dr. Emily Byne is an early childhood education specialist.  After graduating from Boston University, Emily moved to London where she taught nursery and pre-kindergarten at an elite private school. During…