Ms. Elyse Allen, Hillel Librarian teaches all ECE grades through 5th grade. She has been at the school for the past 6 years and has been a teacher for over 17 years. She received her teaching credentials from California State University Northridge and her Bachelors in Liberal Studies from California State Long Beach. She began teaching in public schools but has found her niche in the Jewish Day School world. She loves the sense of community and warmth that she finds in Hillel. Her favorite hobbies include hiking, running and most of all, getting lost in a great book!