After fulfilling a variety of leadership positions as a principal in elementary and middle schools in Memphis Tennessee and Houston, Texas, he assumed the position of School Head at  Shenker Academy. Dr. Knafo is married+2 and finds the time to write in various publications and speak to employees and non-profit organizations around the country about careers and organizational culture. Dr. Knafo addressed audiences in universities, schools, congregations, community centers, and at various conferences and events. His educational philosophy embraces the balance between academic achievements, creativity, cognitive development, and social growth, and sees the necessity of skilled management interwoven with educational mission and vision as a vital component when leading a school. In the center, Dr. Knafo views the personal relationship and the community building around the school as a unique strength of Shenker Academy.

Casey Camat-Luna is the Admissions Director and Administrator at Shenker Academy for the past 5 years. Prior to joining Shenker Academy, Casey held various administrative positions in Biotech, Pharmaceuticals, and Private Equity.  Casey holds a BA in Business Management from CSUH Casey, and with more than 20 years’ experience in business administration, it is Casey’s goal to provide excellent customer service to our current families, as well as prospective families interested in learning more about Shenker Academy.  Please contact Casey directly at 702.255.5437 or via email at admissions@shenkeracademy.com to inquire about the admissions process at Shenker Academy.

My name is Mrs. Lauren Alvarez, and I am the enrichment specialist & curriculum coordinator for Pre-Kindergarten and kindergarten grades. After leading position for the past 5 years, and after completeing my CDA and in ECE, I am glad to assume this important role at Shenker Academy. I will work individually with over 80 students to enhance their reading and reading comprehension and to advance students per their needs and their progress. I work collaboratively with all lead teachers to meet the growing different needs of our students. I also administer the admissions test and work with the Head of School to meet admissions requirements.

My name is Ms. Kayla Savard, and I am the enrichment/support specialist for 18M, 2Y, and 3Y program. I work individually with students to meet their academic needs as defined by their lead teachers, and I enjoy seeing my young students taking the first steps of reading, writing, matching, verbalizing, and more. I also manage the up room program for non-nappers, and I love being at at Shenker Academy for the second year.

My name is Sarah Tobin, and I am the reading specialist for the 3’s and the 2’s students. I am working with over 80 students, primarily one on one, to meet their reading needs per their progress. The lead teachers in those grades and myself determine the remediation and the acceleration needs and we move forward with enrichment and support that are caterd to each different learner.

My name is Cristina Magallon and I am the Lead Teacher in the Little Rangers classroom. I hold an Associate Degree in Elemntary Educaion and I am  completeing my Bachelor’s degree in elementary school education. I have taught at Shenker Academy since 2021 as a Kindergarten assitant teacher, Pre-K assitant teacher, and this year I assumed the lead position in the Rangers classrom. I am passionate about teaching and learning, I believe in child centerd education, and I  am grateful to be on the team at Shenker Academy.

Hi, my name is Mrs. Tiffany Wilson and I am proud to be in the Early Childhood Education field for over 7 years now. I have years of experience as a lead teacher in various Los Angeles, California Preschools. I hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education, as well as Nevada Registry training courses. My educational philosophy embraces hands-on activities with an emphasis on science experiments, and our ROZZY STEAM is certainly supporting that! I have been a lead in the past two years, and taking over the Pre-K groovy cats is a great journey for me and my team.

My name is Brittney Ganir, and  I am the Lead Teacher in the Whales classroom 2022-23 school year. This is my second year at Shenker Academy. I am holding an associate degree in early childhood Education (CDA), and after a year with our Pre-Kindergarten and a year in our uyoung classrooms I am excited to lead the 3’s Whales. I bring the knowledge of both young toddlers and Pre-K, and I integrate both when implementing my curriculum plans in the classroom. I enjoy being part of the Shenker Academy team.

My name is Gissele Corpuz, and I am the 3’s Lead teacher at Shenker Academy. I completed a CDA equivalent at the University of Hawaii at Hilo in English Literature and will complete her B.A soon. This is my second year as a 3’s teacher at the Academy.  I love working with the students through centers and defined structure. I work on the new curriculum with the students with writing, letters, reading sight words, phonics, reading comprehension, science, and mathematics. I work closely with parents to meet individual needs, and I emphasize my communication through our app and our newsletter to support my students and families.

My name is Cynthia Prawki. I am originally from New York, and I have been working in the field of early childhood education for two years. I hold an associate early education degree (UNR) and I  love teaching my three-year-olds in the Safari Kids classroom. I believe that teaching and mentoring this age group is not only challenging but also very gratifying. Our classroom is always busy. There are 11 other different areas of interest in our classroom available for all children to help enhance their learning. I am very excited and honored to be the Safari Kids teacher for the second year.

Hello, I’m Maya Queypo, and I am the lead teacher for the Little Sailors- 18M children. I am currently working on my Bachelor’s in elementary educatin at the UNLV, and I have worked as a preschool assistant tacher at Shenker Academy for the past year as well as a lead kindergarten in the summer program. I love working with the young 18-month-old children since they are in the“discovery” phase of their school. My approach is to  encourage exploration, imagination, curiosity, creativity, problem-solving skills, and thinking outside the box. I believe that warm classroom is a key for a successful year.

My name is Ms. Diblaim H., and I am excited to be the 18M lead teacher. I am glad to see the children’s abilities grow with the curriculum planned for the school year. I am experienced with early childhood education, and after working at the Academy for 3 years aas a Teacher Assitant in the 2’s program, I assumed the role of a Lead in the Busy Bees classroom. My educational philosophy is that educators are here for helping each child individually reach their milestones and develop into their own person through exploration, and hand on activities. I am focusing on routines and centers, and I am honored to share my expeirence and creativity with the children in my classroom.

My name is Mr. Andreas Haas, and I am an assitant teacher in the Kindergarten classroom as well as the music teacher at Shenker Academy. I hold a B.A. with majoring in musi and Fridays are my week anticipated music days at Shenker Academy, and I love bringing new music trends to the children through percussion instruments. I will use different instruments each Friday and work on various rhythm enhanced  with our percussions.