Sharon Bacharach L.C.S.W., has worked in early childhood for 30 plus years in hospitals, special education centers, summer camps and Jewish Day Schools. She worked as a social worker for 10 years in the medical setting and then began working at Pressman Academy in 2000. She worked as a preschool, pre K and kindergarten teacher and then became the Elementary School Counselor. Since leaving Pressman in 2019, Sharon leads social skills groups for Creative Learning Place, a home schooling program for K-5th at the JCC. Sharon helped begin our early childhood program here at AJU and besides teaching in our program, she has recently become our Early Childhood Coordinator. 

Ellen is a mentor in the Master of Arts in Education program at AJU. Her career in Jewish Early Childhood Education in Los Angeles spans decades, where her knowledge of early childhood curriculum, child care training and parent education has built strong professional relationships in the community. She has taught infants through Kindergarten and has over 20 years' experience as a Director of Early Childhood Education.

Ellen’s strong interpersonal communication skills, leadership and expertise in child development has guided hundreds of children and their families through their Early Childhood Judaic Journey.