ECC Team

ECC Team

ECC Director	ECC Assistant Director	ECC Administrative Assistant
Jen Schiffer (516) 883-3144 Ext. 314 jschiffer@commsyn.org	Adrienne Taub Kane 516-441-0841 eccad@commsyn.org	Miranda Cohen 516-441-0841 ecc@commsyn.org

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Jen Schiffer ECC Director (516) 883-3144 Ext. 314 jschiffer@commsyn.org

With over 15 years of experience working in the field of early childhood education, Jen is thrilled to be “coming home” to TCS.  She began her teaching career working in both public and private schools, in New Jersey, New York City, and most recently, here on Long Island.  Prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jen served as our ECC Assistant Director, as well as our Summer Camp Director. After a two-year hiatus where she served as Director of Temple Beth Sholom’s Early Childhood Center in Roslyn Heights, Jen returns to the ECC, bringing with her an in depth-knowledge of developmentally appropriate practice, an understanding of the best ways to teach Jewish values and traditions, as well as a passion for leadership.

Jen’s goal is to bring families together at the ECC to help foster meaningful connections, creating a kehillah kedoshah (sacred community), amongst each and every person in the school, including the amazing ECC staff that she is honored to lead. For Jen, every voice matters, and as she often says, “if I don’t know, I can’t help.”

Jen is an alumna of the University of Pennsylvania, and received her Master’s degree in teaching Spanish and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development. A lifelong learner, Jen went on to add an additional Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education to complete her resume. She also holds a NYS Training & Technical Assistant Professional (T-TAP) Credential as a Professional Development Specialist Trainer in Early Childhood, and serves as treasurer on the board of the Jewish Early Childhood Association (JECA).

Jen lives here in Port Washington with her husband, Michael, and their sons, Jonah and Nathan. When she’s not at the ECC, Jen can be found on the baseball field where she serves as the “mom-a-ger” for her son’s Legends baseball team, or in the kitchen cooking or baking. Her specialty is making rainbow challah on Shabbat. As Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, “There’s no place like home,” and Jen is honored to be back “home “with her TCS family.

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Adrienne Taub Kane ECC Assistant Director 516-883-3144 Ext. 313 eccad@commsyn.org

Adrienne is excited to join the ECC team at TCS. A longtime resident of Port Washington, she is focused on supporting the efforts of others and making every day brighter than the day before. Adrienne is fully vested in the ECC philosophy and committed to help foster meaningful connections throughout the ECC community. Friendship and connections are important to Adrienne with one of her favorite quotes being, "Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Unknown

Adrienne is a graduate of New York University and the NYU Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She served as a Port Washington Girl Scout Troop Leader and Cookie Mom for 13 years, an HSA/Parent Council President for seven years and in other volunteer roles for the Port Washington School District. 

She is looking forward to continuing her work supporting the incredible ECC community of students and teachers.

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Miranda Cohen ECC Administrative Assistant 516-883-3144 Ext. 316 ecc@commsyn.org

Miranda recently graduated from Adelphi University with a Bachelor’s in Social Work. Throughout her time at Adelphi, she held multiple social work-focused internships, which included Island Harvest Food Bank and The Life Enrichment Center at Oyster Bay. Through these experiences, she developed an unwavering passion for serving and giving back to different communities. She gained strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

Additionally, her experiences as being a day camp counselor for Preschool-aged children, combined with her love and commitment to Jewish values, she could not be happier or more excited to join the ECC family!

Miranda lives in Plainview Long Island with her mom, dad, older sister, and dog named Georgia. In her free time she enjoys hot yoga classes, walking Georgia, and spending time with her family and friends. 

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