the 2010 Virtual Journal - Westchester Day School

AMY & PAUL HELLER
GUESTS OF HONOR
It is with great pleasure that we honor Amy and Paul Heller
for their dedication to Westchester Day School. They have
been an integral part of the growth of WDS from the time
their children entered Ganon 16 years ago.
Over the years, Amy has contributed her time and energy to many WDS projects. Amy
chaired the 1999 WDS Family Shabbaton, worked on many WDS dinners with
responsibilities for co-chairing the raffle and video production committees. She has been
an active PTA member, with specific efforts organizing class mothers and has often lent a
hand to the book fair and the annual back to school carnival.
Paul has served on the WDS Board of Trustees since the late 1990s and is currently serving
as Trustee of the school. Paul has a long history of assisting in fundraising projects
including the first Chinese Auction. Paul also pioneered the school’s first Golf and Tennis
Outing, which has subsequently led to numerous successful outings that are shared with
the Young Israel of Scarsdale. These communal initiatives have helped foster a stronger
relationship between community and school, a cause which is important to both Amy and
Paul.
Amy and Paul met in the summer of 1986 after both had completed their undergraduate
degrees, Amy in Psychology at New York University and Paul in Economics at Queens
College. Amy went on to receive her Master of Social Work degree from NYU and since
graduating, has worked as a social worker in various New York City schools. She is
currently the school social worker at the Sisulu–Walker Charter School of Harlem. Paul has
worked in the executive search industry since 1986. From 1991 to 2008, Paul was
President of Cromwell Partners, a leading executive search firm dedicated to the financial
services industry. Cromwell Partners joined forces with Caldwell Partners, International in
August 2009. Paul currently serves as the New York Managing Partner and Co-Head of the
firm’s Financial Services Practice.
Amy and Paul are the proud parents of Joey (‘04), a freshman at the University of Maryland,
Jonathan (‘07) a junior at Ramaz High School and Molly who is in the seventh grade at WDS.
The Hellers are prominent members of the Young Israel of Scarsdale and are enthusiastic
supporters of many Jewish causes.