CLA™ Accredited Instructors


The following instructors have been accredited by the CLA™ to teach Canasta. Contact them via the Email links, imbedded in their names below. Simply click on their name and your browser will open up an email message! Tell them that you heard about them through the CLA™ website. If you are interested in becoming an Accredited CLA™ Instructor, please click here. If your state is not listed, please contact the CLA at info@canastaleagueofamerica.com.  Many teachers are able to teach remotely via Zoom, Blue Jeans, Skype or FaceTime.

The following are CLA™ Accredited Instructors. Contact them via the Email links, imbedded in their names. Tell them that you heard about them through the CU website. If you are interested in becoming an Accredited CLA™ Instructor, please click here. Many teachers are able to teach remotely via Zoom, Blue Jeans, Skype or FaceTime so please don't feel restricted by geographic location

VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION
CALIFORNIA
Joan Bishop, La Quinta, CA
Caroline Dann**, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Palm Springs, CA
Amy Laufer*, Los Angeles, San Fernando Valley, Ventura County
Felicia Lurner, Orange County, San Diego County, LA County, CA

CONNECTICUT
Judy Smith, Lower Fairfield, CT
Jamie Meadows***, Southern Connecticut
Diane Gelbwaks*, Weston CT

FLORIDA
​​Dodi Walker Gross** Boca Pointe, FL
Marilyn Salzman** Deerfield Beach, FL,
Nancy Satler**, Delray Beach, FL
Terri Kaufman*** Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Jamie Meadow, Palm Beach, FL
Susan  M. Shay. Old March CC
Andrea and Allen Schoen**, Lake Worth, FL
Stephanie Rosenblum*, Naples, FL
​Toni Mysorewala & Wendy Rudman** Miami, FL

GEORGIA
Patti Wasserman** Atlanta, Ga

ILLINOIS
Lisa Kaufman**, Long Grove, IL

MARYLAND/DC
Cindy Stern, Baltimore (Pikesville) MD 

NEW JERSEY
Susan M. Shay, Long Branch, Monmouth County 
Diana Allen, Park Ridge, NJ

NEW YORK
Stephanie Rosenblum* , Long Island, NY
Marilyn Salzman**, N. Shore Towers NY, 
Sharyn Harvey***, Manhattan, NY
Terri Kaufman***, Manhattan & The Hamptons, NY
Michelle Marx, Manhattan, NY
Sharon Steinberg****, Manhattan, NY
Jamie Meadow***, Westchester NY
Arlene Oxman*, Northern Westchester, & West Hampton, area NY

PENNSYLVANIA
Dodi Walker Gross**, Pittsburgh, PA

TEXAS
Joan Bishop, Horseshoe Bay

CANADA
Ellyn Delovitch, Montreal 
Sabra Gallo, Toronto
Accredited Status
All CLA teachers have been vetted and approved to teach with the CLA rules and standards.  We encourage you to connect with a teacher near to you.

Currently, we have four ranks for Accredited Instructors.  The higher the rank, the more experience the Instructor has in both playing and teaching.  
Accredited CLA Instructor
** CLA Accredited Senior Instructor
*** CLA Accredited Master Instructor
**** CLA Accredited Expert Instructor
Interested in joining our team?
​Email canastauniversity@gmail.com
and request more information.

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Teaching Materials

Accredited Instructors will have special access to lesson plans, tests, handouts and other approved teaching materials. If you are a CLA™ Accredited Instructor, please click here to access the password protected site.  For access, email us to verify your status and to receive your password.