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Meet Our Team

PlayThinks programming focuses on self-regulation and executive functioning to improve quality of life. Students learn to engage in conversations and decrease their disruptive outbursts. Our counselors, teachers, and therapists, whom we partner with, work with students and their families using innovative therapeutic techniques and technologies to present a unique “team approach” in helping each student reach their full potential.  Learn more about our talented and gifted team below!

Founder

Chaya Zlatopolsky

Founder
M.A. in Bilingual Special Education

Leadership

Kateryna Shcherbyna

COO
BCBA, M.A. in Special Education

Yussra Nimeri

Interdisciplinary Clinic Director
MBA, BCBA

Zev Zlatopolsky

CFO
M.S. in Genetics: Licensed Clinical Specialist in Genetics

Lizzie Altman

ABA Clinic Director, BCBA

Akiva Gutnicki

Director of Development

Administration

Sophie Nicholson

Project Manager, RBT

Orly Schlessinger

Development Manager

Michael Li

Clinic Operations Manager

Rabbis & Teachers

Sarah Golber

Emmanuel Pagan

Lead RBT

Rabbi Sholom P. Weinberg

Rabbi/RBT

Sarah Burnstein

Teacher/RBT

Rabbi Matan Bishko

Lead Rabbi/RBT

Clinicians

Sherra Bloomenkranz

Occupational Therapist
OTR/L

Sarah Slager

BCBA

Rachel Halen

Social Worker,
LCSW

Sarah Harp

BCBA

Erica Norman

Speech-Language Pathologist
M.A., CCC-SLP

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About PlayThinks

PlayThinks is an innovative sensory learning center designed to support learners of all ages and abilities as they make meaning and construct knowledge through exploration and interaction with real tools, intriguing phenomena, materials, and spaces.

The success of Play Thinks is measured by students’ individual progress toward achieving personal goals as established in each of their IEPs. The students’ goals consist of social-emotional development, behavioral self-control, and academic areas all aligned with their cultural needs. 

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