Judi has lived in New York, California, and Chicago.  She attended CUNY at Brooklyn College. Jewish education has always been her passion.  She has taught in several different schools and in many different settings.  She is in her 18th year at Am Shalom.  Judi was the Associate Director of Education for 7 years before becoming the Director of Education.  She has also held such positions as religious school teacher, Hebrew teacher, B'nai mitzvah tutor, Hebrew school coordinator, family education supervisor, teacher mentor and even more.

Judi has lived in Glencoe for 19 years with her husband Eric. She has 3 children, 2 who are married.