Tali Cohen Carrus is a Jewish special educator dedicated to advancing accessible and inclusive Jewish education. Based in Sharon, Massachusetts, she is the senior director of programs at Gateways: Access to Jewish Education. Tali also oversees Gateways’ specialized Hebrew school and b’nei mitzvah program for students whose needs are not met in other Jewish educational environments. Tali holds an M.S.Ed. in General and Special Education from Bank Street Graduate School of Education and is a certified DIR/Floortime play therapist, a certified instructor of Youth Mental Health First Aid, and a Nonviolent Crisis Intervention instructor. Additionally, she earned a certificate in Advanced Jewish Studies and Day School Education from the Pardes Center for Jewish Educators and is an alumna of the Wexner Graduate Fellowship/Davidson Scholarship.