Orna Siegel is the Executive Director of ElevatEd, a national initiative to address the shortage of early childcare teachers in Jewish settings across North America. She trains early childcare directors in talent acquisition and targeted recruitment as well as family recruitment and engagement. She has worked in Jewish education for over 20 years. She previously served as a senior administrator at the Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, Maryland. Throughout her career in formal and informal settings, Siegel has always strived to transform the lives of students and their communities through education. She is pursuing her doctoral degree in education at the Jewish Theological Seminary and earned a master’s degree in Jewish education as a Legacy Heritage Fellow at Hebrew College, where she received the school’s prize for Outstanding Achievement in Jewish Education. Previously, she earned a bachelor’s degree in government from Wesleyan University and studied at Yeshivat Nishmat in Israel. Siegel lives in Silver Spring, Maryland, with her husband and four children.