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Preschool Staff

Aylah Winter, Director of Education
Since moving to Montclair Aylah has become involved in the Shomrei community. She has served on the Shomrei Education Board for two years and worked in the preschool as an assistant teacher. She also worked to coordinate travel to Israel for individuals, families and groups with a private tour operator.

Prior to moving to Montclair, Aylah and her family lived in Manhattan where she worked for several Jewish non-profit organizations. Most recently, she worked for American Jewish World Service coordinating their international Alternative Spring Break program for Hillel students around the country. Aylah is passionate about experiential education and its value with young adults. During this time she had the opportunity to travel extensively through central America.

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Lesley Gering, Assistant Director of Early Childhood Education
Morah Lesley has been working at the Shomrei Preschool Program since 2017 in various capacities. Lesley is certified as a K-8 Elementary and Special Education Teacher in the State of New Jersey. She started as the New Young 2’s teacher and then became the Pre-K teacher, before becoming the Assistant Director of Early Childhood Education.

Lesley has worked as a public school teacher in the Elizabeth and Summit School Districts before staying home to raise her two children, Jackson and Taylor. When Lesley is not at Shomrei she enjoys volunteering for her children’s various clubs and activities and playing pickleball. She is passionate about early childhood education and its significant positive impact on a child’s development and future success.

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