Shefa’s 2025 Benefit Honorees
The Shefa School is proud to honor Shoshana Quint & Jonathan Melmed for their dedication as leaders, ambassadors, and advocates within our school community.
Shoshana Quint
Shareholder & Director, Quintcap
Director, Canam Properties
Jonathan Melmed
Partner, Corporate, Finance and Investments, King & Spalding
Shoshana is a shareholder and director at Quintcap and serves as a director of Canam Properties, a New York-based real estate investment and development firm. Shoshana also holds a culinary diploma from Peter Kump’s New York Cooking School, which was the precursor to the Institute of Culinary Education. She’s worked at a multitude of restaurants in New York City, including JOJO Restaurant, Mercer Kitchen, and The Lipstick Café. She’s also worked abroad in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and Montreal, designing menus, supervising cooking staff, catering parties, and teaching cooking classes.
Jonathan is a partner at King & Spalding, where he co-chairs the firm’s Global Corporate, Private Equity, and M&A practices. With over 25 years of experience, he advises private equity funds, pension plans, and corporations on complex U.S. and international transactions, particularly in the energy, infrastructure, technology, and real estate sectors.
Shoshana and Jonathan live in New York City with their four sons. Andrew, their youngest son, is a proud Shefa student.
Shefa’s Inaugural Impact Award Recipients
The Shefa School is proud to launch a new award at this year’s Benefit, honoring the leadership, accomplishments, and growth of staff members who have served 10 years here at our school. The Shefa Impact Award highlights the commitment and lasting impact of its recipients on the entire Shefa community.
Linda Maleh
Assistant Head of Lower School and Lower School Math Coordinator, The Shefa School
Linda Maleh has been working at The Shefa School since its founding in 2014. Prior to joining the original Shefa team, Linda was teaching at a special education school in Brooklyn. When she heard about an emerging Jewish day school intended to serve the needs of children with language-based learning disabilities, she felt called to be a part of it. Linda has had a number of different roles since arriving at Shefa, including Founding Lead Teacher, Math Coach, and now Lower School Math Coordinator and Assistant Head of the Lower School. Through close collaboration with her colleagues, Linda has discovered that just like her students, the teachers she works with also have different learning styles. Over her time at Shefa, she has learned to adapt her coaching methods to effectively meet the needs of each teacher, so she can support and guide them in the best ways.
Cara Jordan
Middle School Language Arts Coordinator, The Shefa School
Cara Jordan began her teaching career at the Windward School in White Plains. She was also a literacy specialist at the Westchester Institute for Human Development’s Learning Evaluation and Achievement Program. In 2014, with the encouragement of Roberta Solar and Yoni Schwab, Cara became a Founding Lead Teacher at The Shefa School. Having attended Catholic school growing up, she was excited to be back in a faith based environment. She wholeheartedly believes in the mission of The Shefa School, and is grateful to have been a part of the growth of the school. With over 15 years of teaching experience, Cara is now the Middle School Language Arts Coordinator. She collaborates with and mentors the Language Arts teachers, constructs curriculum, and presents extensive professional development workshops through The Shefa Center.
