Erica Held

Erica holds an MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business and a Master's Degree in Early Childhood/Childhood Education from Bank Street's Graduate School of Education.

Erica began her career working in Finance at a NYC hedge fund and then used her business background to found Lil Yogis NYC, a children’s yoga educational provider. Her 8 years of work teaching mindfulness in dozens of NYC schools took her back to graduate school to study education, and Erica has spent the past 4 years teaching Pre-K in various progressive settings. This is Erica’s first year in admissions. Erica is a mother of four children, three of whom are JCC nursery alumni!