Jill has an MA in Elementary Education from Adelphi University. She graduated from Union College with a BS in Psychology and a minor in Visual Arts.

Before joining the Cobble Hill Think Tank, Jill spent 5 years as a lead classroom teacher in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grades in Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island. Most recently, she  helped create and develop the new common core math curriculum for 3rd grade math at a charter school.

Jill has a black belt in Shotokan style Karate, and spent 2 years teaching Karate to children with Autism and Downs Syndrome (ages 3-21). 

At the Cobble Hill Think Tank, Jill teaches reading and writing skills on all levels, as well as Test Prep for the SAT (verbal), SSAT, ERB and OLSAT.