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Aaron Spitzer
Head of School
Rabbi Jacob H. Epstein School of Jewish Studies
New York
United States
Abigail Weinberg
Director of Youth and Families
Germantown Jewish Centre
Pennsylvania
United States
Adam Eilath
Head of School
Wornick Jewish Day School
California
United States
Adam Gindea
Chief Programming and Engagement Officer
OneTable
Florida
United States
Alexandra Corwin
Executive Director
Ammud: JOC Torah Academy
Illinois
United States
Alexandria Fanjoy Silver
Teacher
TanenbaumCHAT
Ontario
Canada
Alison Goldberg
NY Engagement Lead
PJ Library
New York
United States
Alon Meltzer
Director of Programs
Shalom
NSW
Australia
Alyssa Berman
Director of Youth & Family Engagement
Beth El Synagogue Center
New York
United States
Alyssa Hartstein
Partnerships & Events, PJ Library in New York
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
New York
United States
Amalia Mark
Director of Programs and Partnerships
Mayyim Hayyim
New York
United States
Amy Helman-Darley
Outreach and Engagement Manager
The Davis Academy
Georgia
United States
Amy Meltzer
Senior Jewish Educator
Foundation for Jewish Camp
Massachusetts
United States
Amy Wasser
Senior Director
Prizmah School Services
Florida
United States
Ana Bonnheim
Founding Executive Director
Jewish Learning Collaborative (incubated at Moishe House)
North Carolina
United States
Anna Besser
Director of Cohen Religious School
North Suburban Synagogue Beth El
Illinois
United States
Anna Mezan
Head of Formal Jewish Education
Organization of Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom" (OJB Shalom)
Bulgaria
Ari Perten
VP of Programming
Moishe House
New Jersey
United States
Ariella Rosen
Co-Interim Rabbi and Director of Youth and Family Education and Engagement
Congregation B'nai Israel
Massachusetts
United States
Avraham Sosa
Middle School Science and Jewish Studies
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Illinois
United States
Barb Shimansky
Senior Director of Judaic Studies
Temple Beth Sholom
Florida
United States
Becca Walker
Director of Lifelong Learning
Congregation Knesset Israel
Massachusetts
United States
Beckee Birger
Fellowship Director
Moving Traditions
Illinois
United States
Beth Liberman
Director of Education
Jewish Community of Greater Stowe
Vermont
United States
Beth Nemeroff
Assistant Director of Youth Education and Engagement
Temple Beth El of Boca Raton
Florida
United States
Brett Richman
Director of Jewish Learning
United Synagogue Youth
Pennsylvania
United States
Brittany Abramowicz Cahan
Director, Springboard
JUF Teens
Illinois
United States
Cara Behneman
Senior Director, Member Experience
Tamid
Maryland
United States
Carla Birnbaum
Relational Engagement Manager
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Chanan Ben Simon
Director of LABA NY
14th Street Y
New York
United States
Chanie Chein
Co-Founder and Co-Director
M54
Massachusetts
United States
Cheryl Nail
Engagement Officer, PJ Library
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
South Carolina
United States
Daniel Braunfeld
Director of Young Adult Initiatives
Shalom Hartman Institute
New York
United States
Daniela Greiber
Grants Programmes Manager - Jewish Communal Life
Rothschild Foundation Hanadiv Europe
United Kingdom
Danniell Nadiv
Senior Director North American Houses & Pods
Moishe House
North Carolina
United States
David Kessel
SVP & Director, Mandel Center for Jewish Education
JCC Association of North America
New York
United States
David Levy
Director, Professional Learning and Growth National PTJE
The Jewish Education Project
New York
United States
Deborah Niederman
Director of Education
Temple Shalom
Texas
United States
Debra Drang
Director of Special Education
Sulam
Maryland
United States
Deena Cowans
Associate Rabbi
Bnai Jeshurun
New York
United States
Dena Klein
Senior Managing Director, National Strategy and Innovation
The Jewish Education Project
New York
United States
Devra Aarons
Executive Director
Contra Costa Midrasha
California
United States
Dina Kwasnicki
Director of Youth & Teen Engagement
Temple Sinai of Roslyn
New York
United States
Drew cohen
Music program director
The Weber School
Georgia
United States
Eileen Levinson
Founder & Executive Director
Recustom
United Kingdom
Eileen Sadowsky
Education Director
Temple Emanu El (Orange Village, OH)
Ohio
United States
Eliezer Sneiderman
Director of JCRC
Greensboro Jewish Federation
North Carolina
United States
Emily Labaton
Community Educator
Sephardic Community Alliance
New Jersey
United States
Esther Abramowitz
Associate Vice President for Global Israel Experiences
Hillel International
Israel
Esti Hecht
Director
Chabad AU & Hebrew School to You
District Of Columbia
United States
Faith Leener
Chief innovation officer
The Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies
New York
United States
Gary Weisserman
Head of School
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Illinois
United States
Gavriel Suna
World Bnei Akiva, Director of the German department
World Bnei Akiva
Israel
Hayley Goldstein
Associate Rabbi
Park Slope Jewish Center
New York
United States
Ilana Baird
Russian speaking Jewish Program Director
Jewish Silicon Valley
California
United States
Ira Glasser
Director, Jewish Life and Learning
Rodeph Sholom School
New York
United States
Isaiah Rothstein
Rabbinic Scholar and Public Affairs Advisor
Jewish Federations of North America
New York
United States
Jacob Watson
Senior Director, Experiential Learning
UpStart
Illinois
United States
Jennifer Anolik
Fellowship Director
Moving Traditions
Pennsylvania
United States
Jennifer George
Assistant Director
University of Chicago Hillel
Illinois
United States
Jessica Rosenberg
Senior Jewish Educator
OneTable
United States
Jethro Berkman
Program Officer in Jewish Education
Mandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership
Massachusetts
United States
Jethro Berkman
Program Director, Jewish Education
Mandel Institute for Nonprofit Leadership
Massachusetts
United States
Jill Liflander
Education Director
Hebrew Congregation of Somers
New York
United States
Jodi Katzeff
Director of Leadership Development and Community Engagement
UJA of Greater Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Joey Heyman
Director of Education
Jewish Kids Groups
Georgia
United States
Judy Snowbell Diamond
Director of Curriculum Development
The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning
Israel
Julie Wohl
Director of Education
Baltimore Hebrew Congregation
Maryland
United States
Kaila Wolf
Director of Curriculum Development
Chabad on Campus
Georgia
United States
Karen Lewin
Education and Programming Director
Tiferet Bet Israel
New Jersey
United States
Kelly Cohen
Senior Director Experiential Jewish Education
Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Kfirah HaLevi
Director of the RJW ECC
Washington Hebrew Congregation
Maryland
United States
Kimberly Ariella Dueñas
Director of Learning
Jewtina Y Co.
La Libertad
El Salvador
Larry Freedman
Director
Joint Jewish Education Program
Pennsylvania
United States
Lauren Tuchman
Lauren Tuchman
Maryland
United States
Leah Palestrant
Executive Director, Springboard Fellowship
Hillel International
Florida
United States
Leah Taylor
Manager of Outreach and Engagement
Jewish Education Center of Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Liane Weber
Director of Family Programming
JCC Greater Boston
Massachusetts
United States
Lisa Richman
Education Director
TBH-9BE
Pennsylvania
United States
Lori Kramer
Director of Education
Temple Sholom
Illinois
United States
Mali Barak
Teacher
Bernard Zell Anshe Emet Day School
Illinois
United States
Mara Braunfeld
Senior Director of Children and Families
Hadar Institute
New York
United States
Marisa Obuchowski
Director of Relationships and Business Development
JPRO Network
Florida
United States
Mark Young
Vice President, Talent Strategy / Director, Jresponse
JCC Association of North America
New York
United States
Marta Eichelberger-Jankowska
Head of the Education Department
Taube Center for the Renewal of Jewish Life in Poland Foundation
Poland
Mason Voit
Director of Education and Jewish Family Life
Conservative Synagogue Adath Israel of Riverdale (CSAIR)
New York
United States
Matt Altman
Assistant Director
Park Avenue Synagogue
New York
United States
Maxim Delchev
Director of Jewish Education
Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria "Shalom"
Bulgaria
Melanie Kelly
Head of Children and Families Education
UJIA
United Kingdom
Melinda Mersack
Director of jHUB
Jewish Federation of Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Melissa Cohavi
Director, Congregational School
Park Avenue Synagogue, NYC
New York
United States
Meredith Levick
Director of Strategic Development
IYUN, a project of the Office of Innovation
New York
United States
Michelle Steinhart
Director of Learning and Inclusion
Temple Israel Center
New York
United States
Mihal Bat-Or
Teacher and Better Lesson Coach
Seattle Jewish Community School
Washington
United States
Miriam Ehrlich
Jewish Youth Climate Movement Kvutzah (Chapter) Coordinator
Adamah
New York
United States
Mirit Grembek
Director of Jewish Life
Contra Costa Jewish Day School
California
United States
MJ Kurs-Lasky
Director of Partnerships & Jewish Learning
OneTable
Maryland
United States
Moshe Lencer
Associate Director of Strategic Engagement
The iCenter
Michigan
United States
Nachumi Rosenblatt
Head of children-, youth and family department
Central Welfare Board of Jews in Germany
Hessen
Germany
Naomi Kornfeld
Director of Education, K-12
Temple Beth El of South Orange County
New Jersey
United States
Naomi Less
co-founder, ritual leader and associate director
Lab Shul
New York
United States
Natasha Horwitz
Head of Primary Schools of the DIJE
King David Primary School Linksfield
Gauteng
South Africa
Nic Abery
Educational Visionary and Change Consultant
Educating for Impact
United Kingdom
Nic Abery
Educational Consultant
LooktoLearn
United Kingdom
Nicole Berne
Assistant Director
Metro Chicago Hillel
Illinois
United States
Nicole Boico
Associate Director, Coalition For Jewish Learning
Milwaukee Jewish Federation
Wisconsin
United States
Noach Pawliger
Chief Wonder Officer
Camp Living Wonders
Georgia
United States
Noga Brenner Samia
CEO Hillel Israel
Hillel Israel
Israel
Pam Cohen
PJ Library Manager
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Pamela barkley
Chief Growth Officer
Moving Traditions
New York
United States
Peretz Chein
Co-Founder
M54
Massachusetts
United States
Peter Eckstein
VP, Jewish Education
Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County
Florida
United States
Rabbi Dena Shaffer
Director of Learning and Engagement: Jewish Teen Funder Collaborative, Powered by JFNA
Jewish Federations of North America
Maryland
United States
Rachel Goren
J-Teen Leadership Program Executive
J-Teen/ UJA Federation Westchester
New York
United States
Rachel Herman
Assistant Director
Kaplan Mitchell Retreat Center at Ramah Darom
Georgia
United States
Rebecca Berger
Director of Education
Ikar
California
United States
Rebecca Rogowski
senior educator
Hillel Germany
Germany
Rina Mangurten
Co-Director of Jewish Studies, Jewish Studies Teacher (Elem/MS)
Rina Mangurten
California
United States
Rivka Gottlieb
Lower School Judaic Principal
Robert M. Beren Academy
Texas
United States
Roee Meron
Co-Director of Jewish Studies
Wornick Jewish Day School
California
United States
Ronit Ziv-Kreger
Director of Education and Evaluation
Momentum
Massachusetts
United States
Ronni Ticker
Founder and Chief Imagination Officer
Jewish Learning Central
Florida
United States
Ruth Abusch-Magder
Director of Education
Be'chol Lashon
Georgia
United States
Samantha Kurgan
VP of Innovation and Engagement
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Georgia
United States
Sarah Chandler
CEO, Shamir Collective
Sarah Chandler
New York
United States
Sarah Cort
Midwest Regional Director
Repair the World
Illinois
United States
Sarah-Kay Lacks
Senior Director, Special Initiatives + Shabbat and Holidays
Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
New York
United States
Sarah Kolker
Director jkid4all
Jewish Learning Venture
Pennsylvania
United States
Sarra Alpert
Director, Avodah Institute for Social Change
Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps
New York
United States
Shira Katz
DIJE Head of High Schools
King David Primary School Linksfield
Gauteng
South Africa
Shoshana Gugenheim Kedem
Founding Artist and Co-Director
The Greensboro Contemporary Jewish Museum
Oregon
United States
Shoshana Leis
Rabbi
Hebrew Congregation of Somers
New York
United States
Sivan Ben-Aderet
Senior Director, Cultural Arts & Jewish Heritage
Commonpoint Queens
New York
United States
Stacey Aviva Flint
Director of Education and Community Engagement
Jewish Federations of North America
Colorado
United States
Stacy Rigler
Executive Director
Association of Reform Jewish Educators
Pennsylvania
United States
Sydney Fox
Associate Director of Youth and Teen Engagement
Temple Beth El of South Orange County
New Jersey
United States
Tal Bassali
Founder & CEO
Zehud Jewish Online School
Italy
Tal Gozani
Executive Director, Israel Educational Travel Alliance
Jewish Federations of North America
California
United States
Thalia Halpert Rodis
Rabbi of Engagement & Learning
jHUB Cleveland
Ohio
United States
Todd Zinn
Director of Jewish Journeys and Enrichment
Honeymoon Israel
Illinois
United States
Trudy Morse
Senior Manager of Jewish Education
Repair the World
California
United States
Violeta Stolpen
Director of Operations
Jewtina Y Co.
Pennsylvania
United States
Yali Szulanski
Youth Director
The Hebrew Institute of Riverdale
New York
United States
Yechiel Hoffman
Independent Consultant
Yechiel Hoffman
California
United States
Yonina Schlussel
Jewish studies teacher
Milwaukee Jewish Day School
Wisconsin
United States
Yulia Bezrukova
Global RSJ Jewish Educator
Moishe House
Ontario
Canada
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