Please contact us if you have any questions.
We are located at:
The Calvary Episcopal Church,
31 Woodland Avenue,
Summit, NJ 07901
Email:
info@internationalivy.net
Phone:
908-899-1338
About Our Great Team

Lily - Program Director
Prior to founding International Ivy in 2011 and the Ivy Clubhouse in 2013, Lily held the position of Vertical Marketing Leader at Ingersoll Rand (2010-2011) and numerous roles at Pfizer (2001-2010) including Director of Worldwide Strategy and Innovation. She received her Bachelor of Science in Economics from University of Pennsylvania, the Wharton School, her Master in Business Administration from Harvard University, Harvard Business School and her Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages (TESOL) from Columbia University, Teachers College. She is a mother of three children.

Elaine - Operations Director
Elaine spent over twenty years working on Wall Street as controller for billion dollar private equity funds at Goldman Sachs (2006-2010) and Credit Suisse (1996-2004). She brings her experience of financial controls and creating talented teams in her current role at International Ivy.

Jill - 3-Dimensional Crafts Teacher
Jill is thrilled to be teaching her two favorite things—cake decorating and crafts! During the day, she is a Family and Consumer Education teacher at West Essex Regional High School. Jill loves working with children and guiding them to find their creative potential.

Sabra - Technology Teacher
Sabra is a third-generation artist who has won several awards, including scholarships to college art classes while still in middle school. A graduate of Stanford University, she has a background in both traditional (drawing, painting, calligraphy) and modern (graphic art, web design) arts. She loves teaching children and adults how to bring out their inner artist and enjoy their creative side.

Wendy - Brain Games
Wendy Amsterdam has a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology specializing in Gifted and Talented education from the University of Connecticut. She has been teaching in both public and private schools and developing curriculum for gifted and talented education for many years. Wendy’s creative and nurturing skills have also been felt in theater productions in school settings and by campers when she was Division Director at a private sleep away camp.

Ulrika - Fine Arts and Design
Ulrika is an award winning artist, native Swede and permanent transplant who has always loved drawing and painting. She holds a BFA in interior design from New York School of Interior Design. After working in the design industry, a detour back to Sweden, and staying home to raise her three boys, Ulrika found her way back to art and has exhibited locally, most recently at the Summit Free Public Library. She lives in Summit with her husband and children.

Jeff Lee - Advisor and Investment Teacher
Jeff is an investment executive with 20 years of experience in traditional and alternative markets. He was the Head of Alternative Investments with Nikko Asset Management overseeing $30 billion of assets. He has held senior positions in ACAM Advisor, UBS, Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers.
Jeff was also a designer of super-computers and was an inventor who has two patents.
He earned an MBA from NYU Stern School of Business, a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Polytechnics (now NYU), a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical Engineering from The Cooper Union and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from NYU.
After-School and Saturday Programs
for 1st through 8th Graders
Please Call (908) 899-1338