Shani and Adam Bensley
Shani and Adam Bensley are the proud parents of three Westchester Day School graduates: Hannah ('20), Sara ('24), and Dalia ('26). They moved to White Plains 20 years ago with a three-month-old baby and soon after joined the WDS community.
Professionally, Adam is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Redwood Capital Management, and Shani is the Global Compliance Program and Policies Lead and Chief Anti-Bribery/Anticorruption Counsel at PepsiCo. Adam has served on the WDS Board of Trustees for more than a decade, including as Chairman, and co-led the search committee that brought Rabbi Rockoff to WDS. Shani describes herself as the family's "silent supporter," spending years cheering from the sidelines and making sure their daughters made it to every program, practice, performance, and game.
WDS provided their girls with a warm and welcoming place to learn, grow, and develop a connection to Judaism and Israel. They are deeply grateful to the teachers, coaches, and administrators who knew each of their girls and encouraged them every step of the way. Shani likes to say that across 30 combined school years, there was never a year they weren't glad their girls were at WDS. All three also spent their summers at Westchester Summer Day, where they formed lifelong friendships. As perhaps overly enthusiastic WDS girls hockey fans, Adam and Shani are especially honored to be recognized alongside Ari Loren, z"l, who coached and had such a meaningful impact on each of their girls.
Professionally, Adam is General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer at Redwood Capital Management, and Shani is the Global Compliance Program and Policies Lead and Chief Anti-Bribery/Anticorruption Counsel at PepsiCo. Adam has served on the WDS Board of Trustees for more than a decade, including as Chairman, and co-led the search committee that brought Rabbi Rockoff to WDS. Shani describes herself as the family's "silent supporter," spending years cheering from the sidelines and making sure their daughters made it to every program, practice, performance, and game.
WDS provided their girls with a warm and welcoming place to learn, grow, and develop a connection to Judaism and Israel. They are deeply grateful to the teachers, coaches, and administrators who knew each of their girls and encouraged them every step of the way. Shani likes to say that across 30 combined school years, there was never a year they weren't glad their girls were at WDS. All three also spent their summers at Westchester Summer Day, where they formed lifelong friendships. As perhaps overly enthusiastic WDS girls hockey fans, Adam and Shani are especially honored to be recognized alongside Ari Loren, z"l, who coached and had such a meaningful impact on each of their girls.