Mrs. Gitta J. Neufeld is the Director of Education at the Allegra Franco School of Educational Leadership. She earned her BA and Masters from Queens College in communications, with a minor in education. She went on to earn her second Masters from Pace University in School Administration and Supervision. She is currently enrolled in a doctoral program, researching factors affecting young women's post-secondary educational and career choices. Mrs. Neufeld has over 40 years of teaching experience in both yeshivot and public schools. In addition to her teaching at AFSEL, she teaches women's classes in several locations in the New York area. In May 2012, the Covenant Foundation announced that Mrs. Neufeld was a recipient of the prestigious Excellence in Education Award, which was presented at a national event in November 2012. Mrs. Neufeld also serves as Director of Pedagogy for the Sephardic Rabbinical College.