Contact Us

Portland Jewish Academy, mailing address:

6651 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219

Phone: 503.244.0126
Fax: 503.452.7001

For questions about PJA Admissions, please contact our Admission Director Inge Hoogerhuis.

For specific questions pertaining to the PJA lower and middle school, please contact our Administrators:

Interim Head of School, Merrill Hendin

General Studies Director, Betsy Bailey

Jewish Studies Director, Rabbi Chaiton

For specific questions about our Childcare or Preschool, please contact Director of Early Childhood Education, Erika Saiers.

To change your contact information with the school or for other registration related questions, please contact School Registrar, Richard Boyd. 

For specific questions about tuition payments, schedules, or other financial questions, please contact Chief Financial Officer, Beth Germain.

For specific questions about employment, please contact Human Resources Coordinator, David Pickering.

For specific questions about event underwriting, tributes, endowments, and donations, please contact our Development office:

Director of Development, Helen Gundlach
Development Coordinator, Lisa Katon
Auction Coordinator/Development Assistant, Rosanne Levi

For specific questions about PJA Marketing, sponsorships, events or this web site, please contact our Marketing office:

Director of Marketing and Communications, Marisa Brown
Marketing Specialist/Graphic Designer, Becky Hornsten