Staff

Rose Actor-Engel is currently an Instructional Design Assistant at Gratz College. Rose assists adjunct and full-time faculty in online course building as well as providing technical support to online students. She has previously worked in the organization as the Web Administrator, as well as an administrative assistant to the continuing education program. Rose has a Bachelor of Science from Drexel University in Entertainment and Arts Management. 

Rebecca received a B.A. in Interpersonal Communications from the University of Delaware, and an M.A. in School Counseling from Montclair State University. She holds a Certificate in College Counseling from UCLA Extension. Prior to coming to Gratz, Rebecca spent nearly a decade working as a college counselor and most recently served as the Director of College & Career Counseling at the American Hebrew Academy. Her professional interests up until this point have been undergraduate admissions, specifically in international education (Israel, UK, Canada, and Europe primarily) and in...

Paul Finkelman received his B.A. in American Studies from Syracuse University in 1971 and his Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago in 1976.  He was later a Fellow in Law and Humanities at Harvard Law School. He has held a number of endowed chairs as a tenured professor or as a visitor, including the Ariel F. Sallows Chair in Human Rights Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the John Hope Franklin Chair in American Legal History at Duke Law School, and the President William McKinley Distinguished Professor at Albany Law School.   In 2017 he held the Fulbright Chair in Human...

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Naomi G. Housman, EdM, has worked in the education sector at the national and local levels for nearly twenty five years. Prior to her role at Gratz College, Naomi served as the director of institutional advancement at Philadelphia Futures, a nonprofit organization that support college access and retention programs for low-income, first-generation-to-college youth in Philadelphia. Naomi served as Deputy Chief with The School District of Philadelphia, overseeing school counseling services,...

Debbie is the is the Interim Director of Gratz Advance, overseeing online and in-person educational experiences both for teenagers and Jewish educators working in formal and informal Jewish educational settings.  Debbie has worked extensively in the field of Jewish Education for more than twenty five years. She received her MA from Brandeis University and her BA from Brown University.

Dina Maiben is the Assistant Director of Gratz Advance (formerly JCHS) and Hebrew Programs as well as an Adjunct Instructor for Gratz College. Dina has worked extensively in the field of Jewish Education, in both formal and informal settings.  She has served as a Hebrew School director, classroom teacher, youth director, camp counselor, program director, and consultant.  She was the founding chair of Monmouth County’s Commission on Jewish Education.  Dina has authored nineteen books and more than...

Andrew received a B.A. in Classics from Temple University and a Masters in Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S) from Drexel University. His professional interests involve investigating new technologies and services, including discovering, selecting, testing tech for educational use. He is also interested in creating historical maps and utilizing digital humanities tools and providing library reference, instruction, tech support, and research support.