Foundation Team

Ambar Alonso was born in Miami Beach, Florida to a Cuban mother and Dominican father. She has always had a very close relationship with her family and considers herself to be a family-oriented person. She has traveled to Asia, Europe and parts of the Caribbean. She loves children and had one of her own on February 7th 2021, a little girl by the name of Callie. She enjoys working in early childhood and has dedicated 14 years of her life doing so. Ambar has a Child Development Associate (CDA)

Born and raised in Israel, Dorit moved to the US at the age of 22 as a full-time volunteer in a non-for-profit organization, in which she served for 12 years. Soon after, Dorit started her formal education, and continued her professional work in Early Childhood Education while raising two toddlers. Her experience includes teaching private Jewish preschools, opening a Montessori/ Reggio inspired preschool pod, teaching Hebrew to preschoolers and working for the Israeli American Council in CO and FL, planning, and teaching their Israeli culture enrichment program. After living in Los Angeles and Denver, Dorit moved to Miami in 2021 with her Husband and their children Moshe & Natan, who are happily developing under the roof of The Innovative School of Temple Beth Sholom.
Dorit’s passion lies in providing children with an emotionally safe environment, writing, and studying. 

Elizabeth was born in Brooklyn, New York, and moved to Weston, Florida where she grew up since middle school. She has a degree in Psychology and Early Childhood Education and specializes in Behavior Analysis. She is also trained and well versed in Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Emotional Intelligence training. She has been working with children since 2014 and was so passionate about helping children that she started her own business in 2018, assisting children academically, behaviorally, and emotionally. She believes that in order to change the world you must start with one student at a time. When not working with children you can find her creating memories with her family, with her nose in a book, or at the beach. 

Gulver Altinisik was born in Turkey. She is married and has two sons and one grandson. She has been working at Temple Beth Sholom since 1996. She loves interacting with children and is happy to be part of the Temple Beth Sholom family. Gulver has earned the National Development Credential.

Patricia Cardena was born in Lima, Peru, and moved to Miami in 1992. She graduated in Commercial Aviation and Early Childhood Education from the University of  San Martin de Porres in Lima Peru. She has been working in Early Childhood Education for 20 years with ages ranging from toddlers to five years old. She feels blessed to have a 27 year old daughter and a 10 year old granddaughter. She has a passion for children, and animals, especially dogs and cats! She loves the beautiful nature God gave humanity and she is so happy to be part of the Temple Beth Sholom Family.

Annelisse Curra, was born in Cuba, and upon her arrival to the United States she lived in Miami Beach. She enjoys working with children and studied Contemporary Dance in the National School of Art in Cuba. A few years back she left Miami to reside in Spain, Europe. As a result of the Covid pandemic she had to return to Miami Beach and happily reconnected with the Innovative School community.  She has a 16 year old son and is very happy to share her experiences in this wonderful school.

Lilibeth Garcia was born in Havana, Cuba and moved to the United States in
2015. While in Cuba she graduated high school and began to study speech
pathology. Upon her arrival to the states, she worked for three years in an early
childhood program and this year joined the TBSIS community. She is a life- long-
learner and believes that the Reggio Approach helps her do just that. Her hobbies
include watching documentaries, exercising and of course, spending time with her
loved ones.

Diana M. Gonzalez, is a native from Bucaramanga, Colombia. She graduated from the University of Bucaramanga with a bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education. She has 20 years’ experience in school settings and loves working with children! She moved with her husband to Miami, Florida in 2016, enjoys traveling, listening to music and the beach.

She is very happy to have joined The Innovative School.

Karina was born in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. She holds a degree in Science of Education and worked as an Elementary school teacher for 6 years in Cuba. She moved to the United States 6 years ago and has worked in the Early Childhood setting for three years. She lives with her husband and two children. She loves to spend time at the beach and visiting animals at the farms in Homestead, Fl.

Oriana is originally from Venezuela where she was a registered Law
student prior to coming to the United States. She has been living in Florida
for 6 years and recently obtained her Child Development Associate (CDA)
and her Directors Credentials. Since joining the TBSIS professional team
she has been very happy and looks forward to advancing her education
and relationship with families and children.

Fernanda was born in Cusco, Peru. She arrived in the United States
two years ago. After graduating HighSchool she studied Psychology
at the University of Andina del Cusco. She is now enrolled in Miami
Dade College taking preliminary courses for a degree in Nutrition. She is also
very interested in expanding her knowledge of therapy with children.

Maria Patino was born in Cali, Colombia, South America where she graduated with a degree in Education. Upon moving to the United States and presenting her credentials from Colombia, she was awarded an Associates in Science. She has been working with children for the past 30 years and loves learning and experiencing so much with them. As an educator she likes learning about new cultures and new ways of teaching. She enjoys her work everyday and the daily expectations.

Isabel is originally from Colombia, where the mountains and beautiful landscapes gave her a profile to appreciate the small details. She volunteered to help blind people by reading books, listening to them, and helping them complete their homework. She graduated in Electronic Engineering, with honorable mention for her thesis on medical equipment that helps diagnose patients with breathing problems (a clever system that takes data and equations to transform it into meaningful information for the doctors.) Eventually, she became a University Engineering professor teaching circuits and physics. She loves learning, entrepreneurship, innovation, and mathematics.  She enjoys bicycle riding and spending time with her husband, 2 sons, and lovely dog.