Participant Bios
Entertainment Track — Class of 2016
Pablo Bendersky Rachel Richman Entertainment Track Chair Entertainment Track Chair Pablo Bendersky is an Electronic Music Rachel Richman is Director of Distribution Producer, DJ, and pianist. Before making and Marketing at Universal Sports Network. music his primary career, he worked as A Southern California native, Rachel grew the head of the West Coast Commercial up in Santa Barbara County and graduated Operations Department at LAN airlines overseeing all the UCLA in 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Rachel serves export-bound airfreight leaving LAX and SFO gateways into on several boards in Los Angeles including the Los Angeles Latin America. He has a B.S. in Industrial Engineering and M.S. Sports Council, Women in Cable and Telecommunications, and in Process Engineering from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Westwood Village Synagogue. She is also a Track Chair for the Chile. Originally from Santiago, Chile, he is a graduate of the Entertainment Division of the Community Leadership Institute, 2015 CLI class and currently sits as the Entertainment Track an intensive 15-month long leadership program in Los Angeles. Chair for the incoming class of 2016. In her spare time, Rachel enjoys playing sports, traveling, and adding to her joke collection.
Zach Calig is a television writer from David Freedland is Manager of Los Angeles currently staffed on ABC’s Standards and Practices at Disney upcoming drama OF KINGS & PROPHETS. Channels Worldwide. Prior to joining He previously wrote on Netflix’s drama Disney, David held positions in Standards NARCOS and wrote and co-created the and Practices at Sprout and ABC critically-acclaimed comic series COVEN Television Network. David also spent for Zenescope Entertainment. Zach studied Film and Television three years teaching elementary education in the South Production at SDSU. He served on the volunteer board of the Bronx as part of the Teach for America program. Originally Dream Street Foundation and is actively involved in the Beit from Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, David is a regular volunteer at T’Shuvah community working with residents, the marathon Reading to Kids and participates in other community service team, membership committee, and OSI board. events through the Los Angeles chapter of the University of Michigan’s Alumni Association. Ari Davine is Coordinator of Scripted Television for Ryan Seacrest Productions. Lilah Gigi is a Manager of Royalties Before joining RSP, Ari worked at United at the Walt Disney Studios. Prior to Talent Agency for three years in the joining Disney, she worked as a Manager Television Literary Department. Ari holds of Royalties for Interscope Records. a BA in History from the University of Lilah has an MBA from USC Marshall, a Wisconsin-Madison. He is an active member of the Wisconsin graduate certificate in the Business of Alumni Association as well as a life-long member of Valley Beth Entertainment from USC’s School of Cinematic Arts, and a BA in Shalom Temple. Economics from Brandeis University. She is fluent in Spanish. In
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Entertainment Track — Class of 2016
addition to raising two young children, Lilah recently completed Morgan Greenwald is Director of Disney’s Leadership Program and has been involved in various Development at Tom Lynch Company. organizations including serving as a teaching assistant at her Morgan holds a BA in Radio/Television/ former synagogue, SOVA & Meals on Wheels, and renting her Film and a BA in Economics from home to help the foundation of the first Moishe House in the Northwestern University. Originally from SFV. Atlanta, Georgia, she volunteers for the Susan G. Komen foundation and other organizations promoting Josh Goldberg is an Account Manager breast cancer awareness and research. at Entertainment Business Management firm Goldberg & Company. Josh also holds Cameron Kadison is a Founding the position of Chief Operating Officer Partner of Mortar Media, a management at Way Out West, Inc., a Los Angeles- and production company in Beverly Hills, based manufacturer of health and safety California that specializes in non-scripted products. Josh was previously an investment banking analyst content and business development. Prior at UBS in New York City working in Mergers & Acquisitions. to Mortar Media, Cameron launched the Josh holds a BS in Finance from New York University with a Alternative department at Principato-Young Entertainment and minor in Entertainment Marketing. Josh and his family currently was a television packaging agent at the William Morris Agency reside in Brentwood. and the Paradigm Talent Agency after starting his career at CBS in New York. A graduate of Hofstra University, Cameron Mike Goldfarb is Director of Business received an undergraduate fellowship from the International Development & Strategic Planning at Radio & Television Society and served as chapter President the Culver Studios. Before joining the of the National Broadcasting Society, Social Chair of Hillel, and Culver Studios, Mike worked in Business General Manager of HTV. Development at IMAX Entertainment. Mike holds a BA in Modern Culture and Media Clare Koppel is in charge of all from Brown University and an MBA/MFA in Film Producing reservations at the Mozza Restaurant from Chapman University. Born and raised in LA, he sits on the group in Hollywood. Before Mozza, she Associate Board for OUR HOUSE Grief Support Center where he was working events all around LA with has served in several leadership roles for the organization. City of Hope and the Motion Picture Television Fund. Clare has her BA in Erica Gruber is an attorney in the International Relations from the University of Montana, as well Business Affairs department at WME. as a Certificate in Entertainment Management from the School Before joining WME, Erica worked as an of Business Administration at Montana. Clare is originally from attorney fellow at Bet Tzedek. Erica holds Minneapolis and prior to moving to LA, she lived in Nashville a BA in Economics from NYU and a JD working for WME and the Bluebird Cafe. from Loyola Law School Los Angeles. She is eager to join a non-profit board and make an impact on the community.
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Entertainment Track — Class of 2016
Danielle Kreinik is the Director of Ilyssa Sadagursky is a Promotions Scripted Development for Thunderbird Manager at JEOPARDY! Prior to joining Films and is responsible for both the JEOPARDY!, she worked as a Marketing current and development slate. During Manager for FOX where she helped her time at Thunderbird, Danielle has launch WAYWARD PINES, EMPIRE, and the been party to developing four scripted most recent season of NEW GIRL. Ilyssa series, which have gone to air and a handful more in network received her B.A from Indiana University and her M.A. from development, including 14 Days, which is in development at the USC Annenberg School. She previously served as a board ABC. Before entering the television industry, Danielle created member for The W Group of Stephen Wise Temple. Born and and produced a successful live variety show in Los Angeles. raised in the DC area, she escaped the rain, cold, and politicians Danielle holds a degree in Vocal Music Performance from by moving to Los Angeles where she enjoys the perfect Indiana University. Currently, she sits on the boards of JENLA weather but not the traffic. and MAKOM LA. Daniel Schechter is a content Kerry Maller an Emmy Award-winning executive for a VR start up called 8i. producer for CBS2/KCAL9-TV in Los Before joining 8i, Daniel produced a Angeles. Maller holds a BA in Political documentary called Atari: Game Over for Science from Indiana University. He is Showtime and Netflix. He’s also been a a member of the Television Academy, homeless child tutor for the past seven Recording Academy, and The John years and looks forward to getting heavily involved in the Whittenberger Society. Maller is a native of Southern California. Jewish community in Los Angeles.
Brandon Ravet is a writer/director/ Sandy Shenkman is the Vice President producer currently creating and of Television at Landscape Entertainment, developing several original series for a Beverly Hills-based film and television Collective Digital Studio. He has previously production company. Sandy holds a BA created content for Yahoo!, TNT, and CBS, in Theatre Studies from the University as well as his own independent web of Central Florida where he also was a series. Brandon holds a BA in Film Production from Chapman student athlete running both Cross Country and Track. Originally University. A So-Cal native, he is actively involved in several from Boca Raton, FL, Sandy has previously volunteered at the LA-based non-profits including Reading to Kids and The Giving Sephardic Education Center’s bi-annual film festival that his wife, Spirit. Denah Angel Shenkman, has coordinated for several years.
Heather Rosen is a Freelance Creative Alison Silverman is a Social Media (ACD/AD) and Visual Artist who has Consultant in the entertainment industry, worked at agencies like 72andSunny, working for models, actors, and athletes DDB, Possible, and R/GA for clients like on their social and digital presences. Prior Nike, Google, Unilever, Tiffany & Co., and to moving to LA this year, Alison worked MasterCard. Heather holds a dual BA in at WhoSay and CAA in NYC. Alison holds Psychology and Art from UC Berkeley and a master’s certificate a BA from Columbia University and List College in Political in art direction from Miami Ad School. She is originally from Los Science and Bible, respectively, which she clearly uses daily in Angeles and recently moved home after living in San Francisco her current occupation. Originally from Newton, MA, Alison is a and New York City. lifelong Red Sox fan.
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Real Estate Track — Class of 2016
Ben Cherney Brent Iloulian Real Estate Track Chair Real Estate Track Chair Ben Cherney works in acquisitions Brent Iloulian is General Counsel at at BH Properties. Within the Jewish Hackman Capital Partners, a privately held, community, he is most interested in the asset-based investment firm that focuses cultural, communal, and familial aspects on the nationwide acquisition of industrial of Judaism. In his free time, he is a father of two girls under real estate and the purchase and sale of industrial equipment. the age of five. He owns and manages a small personal portfolio of commercial properties (both office and retail). He is a native Angeleno who attended Harvard-Westlake High School, moved to Atlanta to attend Emory University, and then returned home to obtain his JD from Loyola Law School. In his spare time, Brent is an art enthusiast and enjoys sports and outdoor activities.
Adrian Berger is Vice President Ben Harris is a Real Estate Analyst of Acquisitions at Cypress Equity for Berkadia Commercial Mortgage. Ben Investments. Prior to Cypress, Adrian analyzes prospective commercial debt ran his own Commercial Real Estate financings across a diversified field of Brokerage Firm in New York and his asset classes with a focus on multifamily. career has included roles in Engineering, Prior to joining Berkadia, Ben was an Sales, and Business Development across Australia, Singapore Assistant Area Director for AIPAC, where he helped manage 5 and Hong Kong. Adrian is originally from Sydney, Australia and Congressional Districts from Pasadena to Santa Barbara. Ben holds an MBA in General Management from The Macquarie has also served as a Deputy to Congressman Sherman, and in Graduate School of Management and an Advanced Diploma in the office of Councilman Eric Garcetti. Ben is a native Angelino Telecommunications Engineering from the Lidcombe College of and attended Pitzer College, where he received the prestigious TAFE. He has been actively involved in a number of business Robert Day Scholarship for Finance and Leadership, graduating and community organizations. He moved to LA in April from with honors in Economics and Political Science. New York with his wife Leore. Josef Jonathan is a recent graduate Brian De Lowe is President and Co- from the USC Marshall School of Business. Founder of Proper Hospitality, a high-end Prior to attending graduate school to lifestyle hotel company based in Los obtain Master’s degrees in Business and Angeles. He also is a Principal at Los Real Estate Development, Josef worked Angeles-based real estate investment and as Vice President of the California market development company, The Kor Group. of FirstBank. Josef holds a BS in Business Administration from Originally from San Francisco, Brian first moved to Los Angeles USC. Originally from Palm Desert, CA, he is a former Board in 1998 when he attended the University of Southern California. Member of Har-El Institute of Study and Worship.
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Real Estate Track — Class of 2016
Dan Katz is a Director at NorthStar Kamyar Shabani is a principal of Asset Management Group, a real estate Optimus Properties, LLC, a private real investment company headquartered in estate company located in Los Angeles, New York with over $20 billion in real CA. Kamyar holds a BA in Political Science estate assets. Prior to NorthStar, Dan from UCLA and a law degree from held both debt and equity real estate Columbia University School of Law. investment positions at several firms including OneWest Bank, Barclays, Och-Ziff, and Blackstone. Dan holds a BS in Economics Elizabeth Shavelson is a third from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and generation Los Angeleno. She values her an MBA from Harvard Business School. roots in the community and is deeply committed to the future of the region. Haggai Mazler is a Project Manager Elizabeth studied modern history at UC for Toll Brothers, Inc. working in Porter Berkeley and recently received her MBA Ranch. He has a BA in Economics from from UCLA. She currently works for the City of Malibu and UCLA and recently graduated from USC wants to use her business acumen to manage and develop with an MBA and a Masters of Real Estate financially and environmentally sustainable cities. In her spare Development. Prior to joining Toll, he time, Elizabeth works with non-profits dedicated to children’s worked processing land use entitlements with GM Engineering, issues. focusing on land subdivisions. Shlomit Eleanor Shamam has been Michael Rabin is founder and President in the Real Estate World since 2005. of Fortified Property Group, a commercial Starting in the mortgage industry, Shlomit real estate investment firm based in then moved into distressed property Los Angeles. Michael holds a BA in sales after the market crash in 2008. International Relations from the University Shlomit graduated in 2009 from Cal State of Wisconsin and a MS in Real Estate Northridge with a Bachelor’s in Family and Consumer Sciences from NYU. Michael is an alumnus of AIPAC’s Leadership Training and in 2013 earned her MBA. She went to high school in Israel, Initiative, an AIPAC Congressional Club member, and a former during which time her family attempted Aliyah. Shlomit has junior board member of Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty nine nieces and nephews from four married older siblings and in New York. works on many projects with her youngest brother Adam.
Yoav Sarraf is Managing Director of Zachary Sussman is a leasing Concord Real Estate Services. Before director at LBG Real Estate Companies, joining Concord, Yoav worked as Director specializing in shopping centers in of Acquisitions for Brighton Holdings. Yoav California, Utah, and Nevada. He primarily holds a BA in History from UCLA, where he works on redevelopment projects co-founded the Persian American Jewish including community, neighborhood, Organization. Born in Israel, he serves as co-chair of the Real and regional centers. Zach received his Bachelor’s degree Estate and Construction Division of the Jewish Federations’ from the University of Wisconsin. His community leadership Young Adults of Los Angeles (YALA) division. commitments include being a mentor for the RealMe program (a partner of Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters).
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Real Estate Track — Class of 2016
Sharona Toobian is a fifth year real Ira Yasnogorodsky is Vice President estate associate at Perkins Coie, LLP. She and General Counsel of LY Developers went to UCLA for law school and Brandeis & Management. Before joining LY University for her undergraduate degree. Developers, Ira served as Associate She was born and raised in Boston until Counsel for California Home Builders and she moved to Los Angeles for law school.. Koss Resource. He holds a BA in History from UCLA and JD/MBA from Pepperdine University. Ariel Torbati is the founder of The Ariel Isaac Companies, a private investment Jesse G. Zarouk is a managing director platform based in Los Angeles, CA. Prior at Cantor Commercial Real Estate in to founding AIC, Ariel worked in Real their Los Angeles office. He has spent Estate Investment Banking in New York, the past 12 years working in commercial Real Estate Private Equity in Philadelphia, real estate finance in New York and Los and Entertainment Hospitality in Los Angeles and Miami. Ariel Angeles. Jesse holds a BBA in Real Estate holds a BA from Southern Methodist University in Philosophy. and Urban Land Economics from the University of Wisconsin - Currently, Ariel sits on the Y&S Nazarian Junior Board. Madison. Originally from Akron, Ohio, Jesse now lives in Santa Monica with his wife and newborn son. Eitan Weinstock is Managing Director of AST Defeasance and KAPE Property Management. Eitan holds a BA in History from Cornell University. He sits on Boards of Sinai Akiba Academy and JCC-Ranch Camp and is actively involved with AIPAC.
Rita Yadegari is a Project Engineer/ Estimator at Swinerton Builders, providing commercial construction services throughout the United States. She holds a BA in History from UCLA, a Masters of Architecture from Cal Poly Pomona, and a Construction Management degree from UCLA Extension. Rita is also involved in the ACE Mentorship Program, which aims to engage and enlighten high school students with a curiosity about careers in architecture, engineering, and construction through mentorship and various organized activities.
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Russian Jewish Track — Class of 2016
Dina Brevdo Larisa Perelman Russian Jewish Track Chair Russian Jewish Track Chair Dina Brevdo, born and raised in St. Larisa Perelman, originally from Kishinev, Petersburg, Russia, immigrated to the Moldova, moved to Los Angeles at the age U.S. with her family in 2001 and has been of 10. She holds a degree in Management actively involved in the Russian Jewish Science from UCSD, works in animation Community since 2011. Dina is a psychiatric social worker for production, and truly loves what she does. She is the current a hospital and a medical social worker for a hospice. Amongst co-chair of CLI’s Russian Jewish Track. She believes that her professional successes, Dina designed and opened a one- Los Angeles deserves an open and connected community of of-a-kind bilingual child care center that became the leading Russian-speaking Jewish young adults. Driven by the Jewish provider of child care services in the Santa Monica and Venice concept of Tikun Olam, Larisa is an active member of the Junior areas. She currently co-chairs CLI’s Russian Jewish Track and League of Los Angeles where she currently serves on the donor is an active member of the RuJuLA steering committee. cultivation committee. Larisa is a volunteer counselor for Camp Erin in Southern California.
Michael Barshak is the Creative State University and is a partner in a new web-based legal Director/Board member of Shreddit services platform launching in 2016 called AKeyMark. George LLC. He went to school at SMC then tremendously enjoys the outdoors, spending time with his dog, transferred to UCSC and also studied in partaking in adrenaline filled activities, and regularly volunteers UC Rome while an undergraduate. He his time in charity and political endeavors. was born in Ukraine and has a big brother named Nathan. Sasha Ezros, working as Vice President of Life and Disability Sales, assists families Andrew Berezin is a senior SharePoint and business owners in their pursuit of developer in Warner Brothers. Before practical life, disability, long term care, and that, he worked abroad in Kiev, Munich medical insurance. Sasha is passionate (Germany) and Swindon (England). about personal and professional Andrew has a Master’s Degree in development; he is currently working on his Chartered Life Computer Science. He has participated Underwriter designation and obtained his Bachelor of Science in numerous programs and projects organized by various in Business from CSUN. Sasha is also strongly committed Jewish organizations (Masa, Sohnut, Hillel, Ezra, etc). Andrew is to community involvement and leadership. He is proud to serve originally from Ukraine. as Co-Chair of the Young Executives, a support group for the Jewish Home. He also served as a Member of the Board for Ort George Bukhin was born in Crimea, NextGen, a worldwide education program. and although he was born into a different culture, George very much identifies Ariel Goldberg is the Studio Recruiter himself as a patriotic American. He is for Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Prior currently serving in his sixth year as an to Nickelodeon, Ariel worked in Talent infantryman in the United States Marine Acquisition at The Walt Disney Company, Corps reserves and has been overseas twice. He is currently as a director of animated films, as in the process of completing his BA in Business from Penn an artist at Zynga, and as an actor/
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playwright. Ariel holds a BA in Theater from UCLA and an MFA for Fortune 500s. He is also managing partner in a venture to from UCLA in Film. In his current role at Nickelodeon, Ariel develop mobile applications. Musically, Michael has performed in helps budding and seasoned animation professionals pursue choirs and is a composer in the Helfman Institute for which he their dreams by coaching them on how to network, interview, writes original musical settings of Jewish liturgy. and impress potential employers through their portfolios and resumes. An LA resident for twelve years, Ariel originally comes Sasha Morozov has her Master’s from San Francisco. degree in Social Work and works with homeless veterans at LA Family Housing. Michael Kravchenko is a Materials Prior to LA Family, Sasha worked as and Processes Engineer specializing in program coordinator with the elderly and Composites at the Boeing Company in has spent time interning doing therapy El Segundo, California, moving here in for inner city kids and case management for Human Trafficking November 2014. He supports a variety victims. Sasha is originally from Moscow but spent most of her of Human and Satellite Space Programs. childhood growing up in Jersey. Michael previously worked in Houston, Texas at Boeing for the International Space Station Program. He has a Bachelor’s Marsha Shagalov runs the palliative degree in Chemical Engineering and Material Science & care program with Roze Room Hospice/ Engineering with a minor in Economics from University of Palliative care. Marsha also started Michigan. He is pursuing a Masters in Materials Science and a Jewish/Russian Singles group on Engineering through North Carolina State University. Michael Facebook in which she organizes monthly was born in Odessa, Ukraine and moved to Metro-Detroit singles mixers. Marsha earned her when he was five. Previously, he volunteered and trained on Master’s degree in social work from USC, a Bachelor’s degree the weekends as a search specialist for missing/lost people. in Psychology from the University of Judaism, and is a licensed He was a founding member of Alpha Search and Recovery in clinical social worker. Marsha is also certified in hospice and Houston, Texas. palliative care. Originally from the Belarus, Marsha is fluent in Russian, is married with two kids, and enjoys music, theater, Naya Lekht is an adjunct faculty and high adrenaline sports and activities. at UCLA where she teaches Russian language, Russian literature, and Russian Nina Young is a dietitian specializing Jewish Studies. She received her PhD in sports, school, and integrative from UCLA in 2012 and in addition to her nutrition. She earned a BA in Biology academic background, she writes fiction from Occidental College and a Master’s and publishes widely in literary journals. Her involvement in Nutrition from Cal State University, with the Jewish community includes non-profit advocacy on Northridge. Although born in Russia, behalf of Israel and the Jewish people on university campuses. she was raised in the San Fernando Valley. Nina serves as Originally from Ukraine, Naya calls Los Angeles her home and Co-coordinator of the San Fernando Valley extension of her would like to bring more awareness about the rich Russian- professional nutrition organization, President of the Red Thread Jewish population of California. Foundation for Women, and volunteers at SOVA Community Food and Resource Program. Michael Mogley, originally from Latvia, grew up in Los Angeles and is an entrepreneur, software developer, and composer. With a degree in engineering from Harvey Mudd, he leads a consulting practice to develop enterprise software
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Universal Track — Class of 2016
Beeta Benjy Hart Cole Universal Track Chair Universal Track Chair Beeta Benjy is a Research Hart Cole serves as Vice President, Communications specialist at Cedars-Sinai Strategic Operations for Alexandra Real Medical Center. She holds both BA & MA Estate Equities (ARE), the largest and degrees from the Annenberg School for leading real estate developer for the Life Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern Sciences and Biotech industries. Prior to ARE, Hart served as an California. A native Angeleno, Beeta supports organizations operations and finance leader for Surgical Care Affiliates. Hart including her alma mater, Milken Community High School, the holds a BS in Finance and Real Estate from the Kelley School Magbit Foundation, StandWithUs, and the Neuromuscular of Business at Indiana University, and a MBA with a focus in Disease Foundation. finance from the University of Kentucky. Originally from the South, he has held various leadership positions over the past 10 years, including Community Service Chair of the Birmingham Jewish Federation, and Committee Member for the Ben Gurion Society in Los Angeles.
David Barlev is the Co-founder of Joelle A. Berle is an attorney with Goji Labs, a software consultancy that Musick, Peeker & Garrett, LLP. Her specializes in helping startups and practice of law includes insurance businesses launch their operations. coverage, general business litigation, and Before starting Goji, he worked as a employment law. She holds a B.A. from software engineer at MyHeritage and UCLA with a major in Communication General Motors. David got his B.S. in Applies Physics and M.S. Studies and minors in Political Science and Spanish. She also in Electrical Engineering from UC Davis. holds a J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law. Joelle has been on the board of the Young Leaders division of Jewish Leore Berger (Arik) is the Director Family Service since 2009. of Global Sales at Anine Bing, a leading fashion retailer. Before joining Anine Bing, Jacob Brauner has breadth of Leore worked as the Senior Director of experience managing analytically-driven Buying & Merchandising at Ralph Lauren consulting projects and currently consults in NY and in London for 9 years. Leore with Vici Capital Partners. He worked at holds a BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University. Originally Monitor Group for four years, consulting from Scottsdale, Arizona, Leore spent the majority of her with clients across industries including career working in New York prior to relocating to Los Angeles aerospace, government, and industrial. Other industry and last spring. finance expertise was built from his roles as a Director of Research and Analytics at SM&A and in a finance rotation program at a division of United Technologies Corporation and The Boeing Company. Jacob received his Master’s in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Columbia University.
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Universal Track — Class of 2016
Ingrid Dombrower, MD, is a John Levy is a co-founder of The psychiatrist with Exodus Recovery clinics. Beverly Hills Litigation Group LLP. Before She uses videoconferencing technology that, he worked as an attorney at a to provide mental health care to Regional large law firm in the Midwest. Originally Center clients throughout the state. A a native Southern Californian, John was native southern Californian, Ingrid earned uprooted at an early age when his family degrees from Harvard and the USC Keck School of Medicine moved back to his father’s hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. A girl where she continues to train medical students to be healers eventually brought John’s life full circle and back to Southern with soul. She enjoys the multicultural arts and cuisine around California. John married that girl in June 2015. When not fighting Los Angeles and plans events for Jews from multiracial families. for his clients, John enjoys being outside doing just about anything. He does not enjoy writing about himself in the third David K. Golbahar is a Forensic CPA person. and Entrepreneur. He manages Golbahar Consulting Group, a forensic accounting, Celine Kabaker just started a new business consulting, and tax advisory firm. position as a Merchandiser of Handbags He also is the co-founder of LightHeaded, at Juicy Couture. She previously held a creative generator of sports several titles at BCBG Max Azria Group memorabilia products. David is a native Angeleno and currently where she worked for over four years. serves as the President of the University of Michigan Alumni She was most recently a Buyer for all Club of Los Angeles. He is also a mentor for the McIntire School Herve Leger International boutiques. Celine holds a BA in of Commerce at the University of Virginia. David earned a BA at Global Corporate Communications and a Minor in International Michigan and a Masters in Accounting at UVa. He is a Certified Business Administration from the American University of Paris. Public Accountant (CPA), a Chartered Global Management She loves to travel and spend time with her family and friends. Accountant (CGMA), and is Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF). Beau McCoy is Vice President of Naomi Kashi is the CEO and owner of Sales and Support for GoGuardian, an Zia Valentina. Originally from New York, educational software startup. Beau Naomi lived in Israel for six years before previously was a software developer and moving to LA three years ago to pursue IT director. Beau holds a BS in Computer her business in the food industry. She Science from Dartmouth College. Originally studied at Oxford University and received from Long Island, NY he has called Southern California home for a BA in Business & Marketing from the IDC in Israel. Naomi has the last 11 years. also been involved with the ADL and was part of the Glass Leadership Institute. Ingrid Moran is a Strategist at Reinvent Communications and independent Yonit Kovnator is an Associate communications consultant in Los Attorney in the Los Angeles office of Angeles. She has worked with various Fagen Friedman and Fulfrost, a firm non-profits and corporate clients helping representing over 400 of California’s public them craft their messaging to targeted school districts. She received her JD from communities. She is originally from Guatemala, Central America the University of the Pacific, McGeorge and holds a BA in English and Political Science from UCLA and a in Sacramento, California. Prior to that, she received her BA JD from Southwestern School of Law. in Psychology from UC San Diego. She currently sits on the Steering Committee of AJC ACCESS in Los Angeles.
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Universal Track — Class of 2016
Daniel Navi is a board certified Emily Shaaya is an attorney for the dermatologist currently practicing at Los Angeles County Public Defender’s Kaiser Permanente. Before starting his office where she defends indigent clients practice in LA, Daniel completed his charged in criminal cases. Emily holds a residency training at Stanford University BA in Spanish and Social Ecology from UC where he also participated as a co- Irvine and received her law degree from investigator in a number of clinical studies. Originally from Iran, Loyola Law School. Daniel grew up in Irvine where he attended UC Irvine, earning a BS degree in Biological Science. He subsequently completed his Rebecca Steinberger is a Consultant medical school training at UC Davis. Daniel has been an active at Kaiser Permanente within Regional participant at Jewish organizations including Birthright Next, Health Education. Before this role, she Moishe House, and AIPAC. He was a founding member of the was a Communication Specialist for the Palo Alto Moishe House. Medical Group at Kaiser Permanente. Rebecca holds a BA in Journalism and Jason Paru is Chief Financial Officer Political Science from San Diego State University and a MPH of Pinnacle Workforce Logistics where (Masters of Public Health) from University of California, Los he is responsible for the Company’s Angeles. Born and raised in Los Angeles, Rebecca has traveled financial management, strategies and to various countries and spent some time abroad in Singapore. policies. Jason has over 14 years of diverse industry experience. Prior to Tyler Tochterman is a Manager of joining Pinnacle, he served in various leadership, investment Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis management, and advisory roles at Lehman Brothers, Lake at the Walt Disney Company. Prior to Capital, Mesirow Financial, and MorrisAnderson. He holds an joining Disney, Tyler served in different MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth Business School strategic finance positions within private and a B.A. from Northwestern University. Jason served as a big equity and the consumer branded brother for eight years through Horizons-for-Youth, a Chicago- products industry. Tyler began his career at Deloitte and based non-profit providing mentoring and scholarship to maintains a CPA license in the state of California. Tyler attended children from under-privileged backgrounds. UCSB, where he received a BA in Business Economics and Communication. Originally from northern California, Tyler has Todd Roland is a member of the Private called Los Angeles home for the last four years. Markets Investment Department at GCM Grosvenor. Todd focuses on investments in middle market companies and private equity managers. Todd was most recently a Vice President at Houlihan Lokey where he was responsible for M&A advisory assignments for public and private clients. Todd holds a BS in Business Administration from Indiana University Kelley School of Business. He sits on the Board of Directors for several of GCM Grosvenor’s portfolio companies and actively mentors business undergraduate students that seek employment in the capital markets industry.
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