Denise Moyes-Schnur

Denise Moyes-Schnur brings decades of experience and passion for Early Childhood Jewish education to her work. She has served as teacher, preschool director, consultant, and mentor in Jewish early childhood programs. She has worked nationally in the Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative, (JECEI) where she was the Director of Early Childhood Education,  and the Jewish Early Childhood Education Leadership Initiative, (JECELI) where she developed and coordinated the mentor program, and currently leads a Community of Practice for The Orchard, the professional development arm of The Paradigm Project. Denise served as the Director of the Jewish Early Childhood and Family Engagement Initiative at the Jewish Community Federation, where she created professional development experiences and programs, coached, and mentored Early Childhood Educators in Jewish Preschools in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is currently an instructor at American Jewish University, and a consultant in private practice, where she coaches teachers and directors, and provides mentoring and  professional development experiences for early childhood educators. Denise holds a master’s degree in early childhood leadership from Mills College and is a member of Congregation Netivot Shalom in Berkeley.