Ilana Gelemovich
Senior Preschool Director
Leslie Family Preschool, OFJCC

Ilana Gelemovich is the Senior Director of the Leslie Family Preschool at the Oshman Family JCC. Raised in Mexico City, she has made the San Francisco Bay Area her home for more than 25 years.

Ilana holds an M.A. in Jewish Education from Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion, a B.A. in Educational Psychology from Universidad Anáhuac, a Certificate in Early Childhood Education from UC Santa Cruz, and a Graduate Certificate in Jewish Education from the University of Cincinnati. She is a graduate of the two-year Mandel Teacher Educator Institute and the iCenter Master's Concentration in Israel Education.

Her career at the Leslie Family Preschool spans many roles, including ten years as a classroom teacher, Curriculum Coordinator, and Assistant Director of Operations. This deep, hands-on experience informs her leadership today.

Ilana is fluent in English and Spanish, conversant in Hebrew, and studied Yiddish in school.