Mirza Kopelman
Director of the Extended
Day program.
Tel: (510) 549-3895
Ext: 335
Email:mkopelman@eb.org
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Mirza Kopelman is new to the Bay Area, having relocated with his family to Berkeley in April of this year. He has spent the last 8 years devoted to education and enriching the lives of children first through after school and summer programming, as an elementary music teacher in New York City and lastly as the director of a music performance and teaching business called Slap Tone Bass Productions in Los Angeles. As an educator he has worked with thousands of students over his career and strongly believes that every child has gifts that can be realized with the proper attention to individual needs and through use of programs that are thoughtful and dynamic. As a Director he has overseen dozens of successful programs and plans to continue his hard work here at EB, by implementing new and exciting afterschool programs, offering new and improved lunch and recess services and activities, and creating a new summer program. Mirza has a Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts from SUNY Purchase New York and is presently working towards his Masters Degree in Education. Mirza’s son Alijah, 7, attends EB and is currently in 2nd grade. |
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Tessa Loehwing
Assistant director of the Extended
Day program.
Tel: (510) 549-3895
Ext: 325
Email:tloehwing@eb.org |
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Tessa Loehwing has been working in
child care for 30 years. She was the Director
of an After School Program (Glen Park, After School
Program now CASA) for 17 years, Teaching art and
theater, she has been at EB for 6 years. She
has served as a Drama teacher and now as the Assistant
Director of the Extended Day program.. Tessa
is also a singer with the Oakland Interfaith Gospel
Choir and also performs jazz and blues in the Bay
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