WEXNER SUMMITS THE NETWORK IN ACTION

LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 202.0 THE PREQUEL BIO BOOK

MARCH 29TH AND 30TH, 2020 4- 5 NISSAN 5780

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PARTICIPANTS Please note the colors in the participant directory indicate the Wexner program the individual has completed.

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DON ABRAMSON WHP San Francisco 2 [email protected] Don is involved with efforts to provide affordable housing to those in the nonprofit sector and government. He currently is vice president of the Rhoda Goldman Plaza assisted living facility in San Francisco. He was a founding board member and a past chair of American Jewish World Service and played a role in creating the Center for Global Development think tank. He originated a supplemental, alternative Jewish education program in Marin County, CA, involving Marin congregations and the Marin JCC that has become Shalom Explorers. Don is involved with several social impact startups including ones that involve a shared housing matching platform and effective treat and prevention of lymphedema. He has traded stock options for over 40 years and was managing member of an options trading group.

MARK ACHLER WHP Chicago II-99 [email protected] Mark is the Managing Director of Math Venture Partners, an early to mid-stage technology venture capital fund and an Adjunct Lecturer of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Business. He is a serial entrepreneur who started four companies, managed three venture funds and was Head of Innovation for Redbox. Mark is a frequent speaker, resource and ardent champion for the entrepreneurial community, where he is a mentor for TechStars, the Junto Institute, and several other entrepreneurial organizations. He is currently the President of Mishkan and on the Executive Committe of Upstart.

NAOMI ADLAND WGF Class 25 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Naomi most recently served as Director of Program Operations for the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she managed SHI’s programmatic presence across North America. Naomi completed a dual-masters program in Nonprofit Management and Hebrew and Judaic Studies at New York University. Prior to graduate school, she spent two years working as the Assistant Director of Recruitment for the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, where she was responsible for executing Pardes’ North American recruitment activities. A proud alumna of Brandeis University and then Avodah: the Jewish Service Corps, Naomi is always happy to engage in conversations about Judaism and social justice and now serves on the board of Avodah. In her free time, she can be found walking in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, knitting increasingly complex blankets and baking her way through the Smitten Kitchen. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

ILANA AISEN WGF Class 20 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Ilana is the CEO of JPRO Network, the organization that is of, by, and for those who work in the Jewish nonprofit sector in the United States and Canada. With over 300 affiliated organizations, JPRO offers its members opportunities to grow their careers, build their networks and strengthen our field. Before beginning her tenure at JPRO at the end of 2016, Ilana served as Director of Experiential Education at UJA Federation of Greater Toronto. She was part of the founding staff team at Repair the World and concluded her tenure there as Executive Vice President. Ilana started her career at American Jewish World Service, where she planned and led service trips, developed curriculum and trained educators. Ilana holds master’s degrees in Nonprofit Management and Judaic studies from New York University. She lives in Toronto with her husband Eli and their children, Shai and Avital.

NISSIM ALON WSL 2016 [email protected] Nissim is the Head of Division at the Prime Minister’s Office. Nissim has served in a variety of management positions in the Prime Minister’s Office, Including Head of Policy Making and Head of the Management and Leadership School. He holds a BA in Middle East Studies from the Hebrew University and an MA from the School of Political Sciences of the University of Haifa. Nissim lives in Tzur Hadassa with his family.

JEFFREY ARONHEIM WHP Denver 14 [email protected] As a licensed mortgage professional, Jeffrey helps individuals realize their dreams through financing backed by real estate. His focus is to ensure his clients are well informed consumers by educating them on the various loan strategies and advising of the loan process.

ZOYA AZGAD WIF Class 5 [email protected] Zoya is Director of the Quality and Innovation Division for Holon Municipality and is responsible for managing quality enhancement programs for managers, leading service improvement initiatives, defining innovation challenges and leading programs of innovation implementation. She is also preparing standard operation procedures. Zoya holds a BA and an MA in psychology from Bar-Ilan University and an MPA from Harvard University. The projects which Zoya has initiated and leads have resulted in Holon Municipality receiving numerous awards from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Israel Management Center, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, as well as the Standards Institution of Israel.

KEREN SHECHTER AZULAY WSL 2018 [email protected] Keren is the VP General Director of the Southern district at Maccabi Healthcare Services, the second largest HMO in Israel. After a decade of managerial experiences in the private business sector, Keren joined the healthcare arena and took care of various positions in the field, as well as in the headquarters as a Chief Strategic Officer at Maccabi. She holds a BA in Management and Masters in Health Administrations, both from Ben Gurion University. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

JEFF BARTOS WHP Philadelphia 16 [email protected] Jeff and his wife Sheryl have been married since 1997 and are very proud of their two daughters, Emily and Sarah. Jeff and Sheryl own and operate their own real estate acquisition and development company with active projects in Southeastern and Central Pennsylvania. Early in his career, Jeff was an attorney and then a senior executive at both public and private companies. In 2018, Jeff was the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania after winning a four-way primary election with 47% of the vote and 57 of Pennsylvania’s 67 Counties. Jeff and his family are deeply committed to civic engagement and community service. Their charitable work is focused on Israel advocacy, education and supporting at-risk children. In 2016, Jeff and his family led the fundraising effort to build a new kindergarten on the Nevatim Air Force Base in Israel and the family continues to support projects throughout Israel. Locally, Jeff has served on the Board of the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and Jewish Federation Real Estate. The family also supports the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, an organization dedicated to disrupting terrorist networks around the world.

JUDY BAUM WHP New York 5 [email protected] Judy has been a lay leader in synagogue and federation for the past 25+ years and served on many committees and as chair of new leadership and women’s campaigns. She is currently co-chair of the King David Society and on the leadership, marketing and public policy committees at UJA. She is also an advisory board member for the Sid Jacobson JCC. Judy served on the JFNA Young Leadership Cabinet and is a National Women’s Philanthropy alumni. She was co-chair of the 2016 International Lion of Judah Conference and is former President of Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation in Old Westbury, NY.

MARIA BEN-ASSA WIF Class 27 [email protected] Maria has two decades of experience in healthcare management and is passionate about healthcare improvement through the integration of technology and innovation. Maria earned her Pharmacy degree and a Master in Health Administration in Israel and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard Kennedy School. While in Boston, Maria worked at several academic and healthcare organizations, integrating her clinical experience with her passion for data analytics. Prior to that, Maria served in various positions at the IDF’s Medical Corps, leading large-scale projects on patients’ health-improvement. Currently she is leading the establishment of the Medical Technologies and Research Division’s HealthHub for the Ministry of Health.

NANCY BEREN WHP Houston [email protected] Nancy worked from 2005-2014 in the Mayor’s Office of Houston, TX. She has extensive volunteer experience, including serving in many different roles for the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, the Robert M. Beren Academy, United Orthodox Synagogues, Orayta, Torah Study for Young Men and AIPAC. Nancy earned a JD from Georgetown University Law Center and a BA From Wellesley College. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

AUDRA BERG WHP Chicago 06 [email protected] Audra is Vice President, Leadership Engagement and Board Relations, at the Jewish United Fund/ Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago, spearheading all aspects of leadership development involving hundreds of professional and volunteer leaders throughout JUF and its agencies. She manages operations for JUF’s 90-member Board of Directors, heads leadership engagement and talent development, and oversees training throughout the organization. Previously, Audra held positions in both campaign and leadership development at Advancing Women Professionals and the Jewish Community, the Makor/Steinhardt Center of the 92nd Street Y, and United Jewish Communities. Audra graduated from the University of Florida and is a die-hard Gator fan. She also is a Board Chair of JPRO Network and is a former member of the Board of Directors of Temple Sholom of Chicago. Audra is married to Josh Fienberg and together they have two sons, Jonah (14) and Levi (11). They live in the Roscoe Village neighborhood in Chicago, where Audra subjects her family to her experiments with healthy recipes and allows her boys to play football in the house.

DEBBIE BERMAN WHP Chicago I-99 [email protected] Debbie is the co-chair of Jenner & Block’s Complex Commercial Litigation, Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants and Media and First Amendment Practices. She assists clients with complex commerical matters, such as broken deals or business relationships, and has deep experience in trade secrets matters as well as defamation and First Amendment-related tort cases, among others.

ALISON BETTS WHP Phoenix 09 [email protected] Alison has been a volunteer in the local Jewish community since she moved to Phoenix in 2006. She has served on the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix. In 2009, Alison learned about PJ Library and started her journey to bring the program to Phoenix. Since that time, PJ Library has grown to serve over 5,000 children across the Valley. Alison continues to lead fundraising efforts and has raised over $1.3M for PJ Library Phoenix since its inception. Alison is also involved in Women’s Leadership Institute and is a fundraising chairman for Cherokee Elementary School. In her professional life, Alison works for American Express. The icing on her cake is her wonderful husband, Adrian, and her sons Elliot and Cameron.

MIJAL BITTON WGF Class 24 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Mijal is a Fellow in Residence and faculty member at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, and the Rosh Kehilla (communal leader) and co-founder of the Downtown Minyan in New York City. Through her fellowship and teaching, Mijal explores new paradigms of Jewish identity for diverse Jewish populations and expanding normative conceptions such as “Jewishness,” “religion,” and “tradition.” Mijal received a BA from Yeshiva University and earned her doctorate from New York University, where she conducted an ethnographic study of a Syrian Sephardic Jewish community. In 2018 Mijal was selected for inclusion in ‘36 under 36’ in New York Jewish Week. She lives in Manhattan with her husband WGF Alum Sion Setton (Class 32) and their children. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

SHARI BRANDT WHP Greater Metrowest 15 [email protected] Shari is a partner with more than 20 years of experience representing institutions and individuals in high stakes commercial civil litigation, regulatory and white collar criminal proceedings, and internal investigations, often in matters involving financial services and complex financial products. She regularly defends matters that proceed simultaneously in regulatory, white collar defense and civil litigation forums. She represents clients in civil litigations at the federal and state level, arbitrations and mediations, as well as defending against investigations by the CFTC, SEC, FINRA, United States Attorney’s Office, Department of Justice, State Attorney’s General offices and other governmental and self-regulatory bodies. Shari currently serves as a member of RK&O’s Executive Committee and is rated by Chambers USA and Legal 500. Shari is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Jewish Federation of Greater Metrowest NJ, member of the Board of Trustees of Jewish Family Service of Metrowest NJ, member of the White Collar Crime Committee of the NYC Bar, member of the White Collar Executive Crime of the UJA Federation of NY and a Member of the Law360 Securities Editorial Advisory Board.

MELISSA BUCKNER WHP Miami 11 [email protected] Bio forthcoming.

HAGAY CARMI WIF Class 30 [email protected] Hagay currently heads a new department in the IDF, responsible for addressing unprecedented national security challenges. He joined the IDF in 2000 after completing his BSc in Engineering under the academic reserve program (Atuda) and has served in a variety of leadership positions in the SOD. Throughout his service, Hagay has contributed significantly to major projects, six of which won the Israel Defense Prize. Hagay holds an MA in Electro-Optical Engineering from Ben-Gurion University and an MBA from Bar-Ilan University. He volunteers in community initiatives, focusing on immigrant absorption and informal education for schoolchildren.

DAVID CHAIKOF WHP Toronto 2 [email protected] David is the managing partner of Torys New York, a Canadian and US law firm, providing strategic leadership for the firm’s operation and expansion in United States. While in this position, he maintains a practice advising public companies and private equity firms on mergers and acquisitions and securities laws. He advises a wide range of companies with pension plans on their investment activities across various industries as well as boards of directors and special committees in connection with securities laws and corporate governance. He has experience as counsel to companies and U.S. and Canadian investment banks stemming from his participation in more than 300 Canadian, U.S. and international equity and debt offerings. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

OFER CHEN WIF Class 27 [email protected] After several years working as a clinical internal medicine specialist, Ofer has made the decision to combine clinical work with medical management. Over the last decade, Ofer served in the position of Head of Department of Community Health in Maccabi Healthcare Services, Israel’s second largest HMO. In this role he was in charge of Maccabi’s family physicians sector, developing new models for community healthcare and providing better management of chronic diseases. Ofer’s next challenge was a unique opportunity: taking part, as hospital deputy director, in building and opening Israel’s brand new public hospital in Ashdod, the first public hospital to be opened in over 40 years.

FRAYDA GONSHOR COHEN WGF Class 20 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Frayda is a Senior Project Leader at Rosov Consulting. She received her doctorate in Education at Mills College and she studied Talmud and Halakhah in the Scholar’s Circle at Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. Frayda has worked in a variety of formal and informal Jewish educational settings. She is also one of the founders of Kevah, where she helped design and implement the Kevah Teaching Fellowship. She lives in Berkeley, California, with her husband Rabbi Yonatan Cohen their four young children.

OFER COHEN WSL 2019 [email protected] Ofer is Director of the Ramla Regional Branch of the National Insurance Institute, a former Tel Aviv Branch Director and Colonel (res.) After a long military service, in the last position Ofer was Head of Reserve Human Resources Planning Branch. A graduate of Human Resources Management from Ben Gurion University, Ofer has also an MA in Public Policy with a specialization in Welfare from Tel Aviv University. He is married and lives in Rosh Ha’ayin with his family.

UDIT CORINALDIS-SIRKIS WSL 2019 [email protected] Udit is the Legal Advisor of the President and Head of the pardons department in the President’s office. Prior to her current position, she served as a senior attorney in the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law in the State Attorney’s Office. Udit holds an LLB, LLM and an MA in criminology (with honors) from Hebrew University, where she also taught in the Law Faculty. She was a fellow at the Mandel Leadership Institute. She lives in Jerusalem with her husband and four children.

BETH COUSENS WGF Class 14 [email protected] Beth is Associate Vice President, Jewish Education & Engagement, at The Jewish Federations of North America. She supports and stimulates Jewish Federations’ work in all kinds of Jewish education and engagement efforts (from vision-driven grantmaking to measurement to new horizons in Jewish education, from cradle to grave, from camp to classroom). She came to JFNA after working in Jewish education policy for 20 years: first with Hillel International as an strategic consultant and then for The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. She has a particular love for how platform organizations can build infrastructure that supports people’s exploration of Judaism on their terms and in third spaces. Her PhD from Brandeis University focused on adults in their 20s and 30s and Jewish learning; she also received an MA in Jewish Studies and an MSW through the Baltimore Institute for Jewish Communal Service. An author of various research studies and articles, she lives in San Francisco with her husband and two PJ Library lovers, Milo and Sela. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

OMRI DAGAN WSL 2016 [email protected] Omri is the Director of Israel’s Civil-Service Cadet Program, a unique and cutting-edge initiative within the government sphere that is aimed to groom public service elite. He serves in the Civil-Service Commission in the Prime Minister Office and has overall responsibility for establishing, shaping, crystalizing and operating the Cadet Program, as well as monitoring and supervison, including the cadets’ placement within various Governmental units. In 2014, Omri was chosen to be one of the 40 promising young leaders in Israel on behalf of THE MARKER magazine. Previously, Omri was the Vice President of The Reut-Institute. Omri holds an MA in Conflict Research, Management and Resolution and a BA in Political Science and Middle East Studies. Both degrees were received with honors from the Hebrew University. Omri lives in Tel Aviv with his family

DALIT DROR WIF Class 9 [email protected] Dalit is the chief legal advisor of the Ministry of the Environment and heads its legal department. She is responsible for all the Legal Aspects of the Ministry’s Activities, including writing legal opinions on Environmental Issues, preparing draft laws for the government to be submitted to the Parliament on Environmental Subjects, responding to private Parliament members’ bills on those subjects, representing the government in Parliamentary Committees on Environmental Issues, bringing environmental offenses to trial and ratification of international treaties and agreements. Prior to this position, she was a Senior Director at the Department of Legislation and Legal Counsel at the Ministry of Justice, where most of her work was in the area of legal freedoms and constitutional law. Another of Dalit’s areas of expertise is planning law and she was a member of the National Planning Council and chairperson of its sub-committee on appeals for almost 20 years. She joined the Ministry of Justice as a special assistant to the Attorney General after heading the Department of Building and Planning Law with the Ministry of the Interior, and serving as an officer in the military prosecution of the IDF. Dalit received an LLB and an LLM from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a Master in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

DEBORAH EISENBACH-BUDNER WGF Class 4 [email protected] Deborah became Havurah Shalom’s first Education Director in 2001. She studied and trained for eight years in the fields of Jewish education, identity construction, community organization and Jewish Studies, earning an MA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies (Brandeis University), an MA in Jewish Education (Brandeis), and a BA in Comparative Religion with a focus on Gender Studies (Oberlin College). She also studied classical Jewish texts, history and culture in Israel (Pardes Institute, International Youth Leaders Institute) and general religious studies at Portland State University. Deborah recently completed an 18-month Jewish Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher Training course with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality and the Awakened Heart Project. Deborah also learned about religion, spirituality, international power, poverty, and cross-cultural communication through traveling independently through China, Nepal, Tibet and India for most of a year, working and studying in Israel for two and half years, and living with her family in Kazakhstan for three months. Over the years Deborah has taught many classes about making Judaism work well within family life and using Jewish values for positive parenting. She is currently interested in the spirituality of parenting and other everyday occupations and is working on a curriculum for Jewish mindful parenting. Deborah’s life partner is Steven Eisenbach-Budner. They are lucky to be the parents of Tamir, Lev and Roza, ages 11-20. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

GILAD EISIN WIF Class 16 [email protected] Gilad was a Colonel (res.) in the Israeli Defense Forces, retired after 30 years in service. During his service he served in the infantry and the Intelligence Corps. Among his military positions, Gilad served as an intelligence officer in the regular paratroopers’ brigade, as a section chief in MI Research and Production Division, branch chief in the central collection agency, the Galilee Division inteligence officer, the Central Command Intelligence Officer and Intelligence assistant to the Prime Minister. He holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) from Technion and a teaching diploma in Electrical Engineering. Gilad also holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He is married and has three kids.

ANAT EKKA-ZOHAR WSL 2017 [email protected] Anat is now the Head of Quality, Evaluation and Research at Maccabi Healthcare Services. Previously, she was Deputy Director and the Head of Quality, Patient Safety and Service Administration in the Ministry of Health. She led the Israeli program of health care quality indicators. Anat holds an MPH and a PhD from the Hebrew University. She is a senior epidemiology researcher and a member of the bureau of health care quality indicators at the OECD committee. Anat lives in Maccabim with her family.

HILA ENGELHARD WIF Class 19 [email protected] Hila combines a career in diplomacy with adult leadership training. As part of her Diplomatic career, Hila is now establishing a new department for Economic and Scientific Affairs at the Embassy of Israel in Berlin. In past years Hila coordinated Israel’s relations with China at the MFA’s division for Economic Diplomacy and takes special pride in having directed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Cadets course, the prestigious entry course to this agency’s fascinating service. She also served as Israel’s spokesperson in Mexico, Head of the Music section in the MFA’s bureau of Culture and Science, desk officer in the Africa Division and desk officer for Economic Relations with the Middle East. Since 2008, Hila has taught Adaptive Leadership in Israel in organizations and leadership programs. Hila serves as part of the Masa Global Leadership Faculty. Hila holds a BA from the Hebrew University in Studies of Islam and the Middle East and a Master’s in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School. She is certified in Group Relations and coaching. Hila is dedicated to enabling deep learning and development processes for herself and for others. She is married and a proud (if sometimes tired) mother of three.

RICK ENTIN WHP LA/Bear Stearns [email protected] Rick has been involved in various leadership positions in the Los Angeles community including: Past Chair of the Real Estate and Construction Division of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Past Chairman of the Board of Hillel 818, Past Trustee of Kehillat Israel in Pacific Palisades, Annual Giving Chair for Marquez Charter Elementary School, Chair of two Missions to Israel, Past Member of the College Campus Activities Committee of the Jewish Federation and Past of the Israel Matters Committee Chair at Kehillat Israel. Rick recently was certified as a faciliator by Resetting the Table. He lives in Pacific Palisades, California and is married Dana Entin, a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and Parent Educator. Rick and Dana have three children. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

CHAVA ERLICH-ROGINSKY WIF Class 10 [email protected] Chava is Head Planner for the Tel Aviv district planning committee at the Ministry of Finance. Prior to that, she served as the Head Engineer of the City Petach-Tikva, the fifth largest city in Israel. Prior to that, Chava worked at several municipalities as the chief planner and city architect. She received her BSc in Architecture and MSc and PhD in Urban Planning from the Technion in Haifa. She holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

DEANNE ETSEKSON WHP Seattle [email protected] Deanne was born in New York and raised in the Netherlands by her Dutch, Holocaust refuge mom. She moved to Seattle in high school where she attended college and law school. She is married and a proud mom of three adult children and a beauful baby grandson.

DARREN FINDLING WHP 2017 [email protected] Born in the backseat of a 1969 Buick Regal, Darren’s mother says the world was ready for him faster than her body was. She was right. When he was three, Darren’s Jamaican nanny brought him to an inner-city Baptist church where he promptly danced down the aisles. As a teenager, he charmed his way into a hotel to hang out with the Jackson Five. As an adult, Darren bought a beat-up, 40-passenger bus that he painted maize and blue to drive the neighborhood kids to U of M football games. He has appeared on The View and on the front pages of The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Darren is both a quick thinker and talker and is obsessed with puns, very much to the dismay of his four children. He takes the phrase “it can’t be done” as a challenge in both his professional and personal life. When he’s not in court or behind a desk, Darren can be found spending time with his family, bungee jumping, sky diving, heli-skiing, trekking mountains, running marathons and re-inventing philanthropy. Usually performing a few of these simultaneously.

MICHAL FINK WSL 2015 [email protected] Michal is the Deputy General Manager for Strategy and Policy Planning at the Ministry of Economy and Industry. Previously, she worked as Head of Organizational Methods at the Ministry of Industry Trade and Labor. Michal has a BA in Business Administration and History of the Arts from the Hebrew University and an MBA from the Hebrew University. She and her family live in Jerusalem. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

JULIE FINKELSTEIN WGF Class 23 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Julie is the Director of Leadership Development at the Foundation for Jewish Camp where she supports Jewish camps and their leaders across North America. Prior to FJC, she was the Associate Director of Slingshot, where she managed a network of next-generation funders, innovative Jewish organizations and entrepreneurs. Previously, Julie was the Assistant Director of Capital Camps and got her professional start at Maryland Hillel and Hillel International. Julie earned her MBA from the George Washington University and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Maryland. In between being Jewish Camp’s most enthusiastic ambassador and traveling to places near and far, you can find Julie at her home base in Brooklyn, NY.

JASON FRIEDLAND WHP NY/Westchester 07 [email protected] Jason is the owner of Shleppers Moving and Storage.

JULIE MONKARSH GADINSKY WHP Los Angeles 05 [email protected] Julie is a champion for individuals with special needs, an advocate for Israel and a proponent of strengthening the Jewish community. As a former school psychologist for Beverly Hills Unified School District, she consults with families to ensure that children receive the help they need to succeed in school. With her combined passion for Jewish life and education, Julie helped create Brawerman Elementary School, a reform Jewish Day School affiliated with Wilshire Boulevard Temple. After its inception, she worked with administrators and the Board to advance the curriculum, establish professional development, enable secondary school placement and develop fundraising and marketing plans. In addition to co-chairing missions for the Lions of Judah, Julie served eight years on the Caring for Jews in Need Allocations Committee at the Jewish Federation. She served as a mentor for the Federation’s Leadership Institute and served on the Special Needs Task Force. As a member of the National Council of AIPAC, Julie works hands-on to educate Jews and non-Jews about the need to strengthen, protect and promote the US-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of Israel and the United States. Julie is the Board Chair of UCLA Hillel. When not baking challah, cheering for the Los Angeles Rams or rooting on the UCLA Bruins, she enjoys visiting her two sons who live out of state. Julie works in the real estate business and as a sensuality coach.

NURIT GAL WIF Class 11 [email protected] Nurit is an energy expert and consultant. She was the director of regulation division at the Israeli Electricity Authority and previously served as the director of the IDF Systems Analysis Department and the director of the IDF Organization Department. She specializes in energy economics, operations research, modeling and long term planning. Nurit holds a BSc cum laude in Physics and Mathematics from the Hebrew University, an MSc magna cum laude in Management Science from Tel Aviv University, an MPA from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a Master in International Public Policy from Johns Hopkins. Nurit received her PhD in Business Administration from Tel Aviv University. Her thesis is titled: “Fuel Cost Uncertainty and Capacity Investment in Competitive Electricity Markets.” THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

DIANA GANGER WHP Chicago Pro- 99 [email protected] Diana is the co-founder and Director of ideal 18, creating a win-win initiative to bring grandfriends and children together in all Jewish educational settings. She also works as a coach and consultant in Organizational and Educational settings. A long-time Jewish educator, she is a recipient of the 2008 Covenant Award for Excellence in Jewish Education. She made aliyah to Israel from Argentina with her husband and earned her a BA in social work from Haifa University, and then her MSW at Washington University in St. Louis, MO. In Israel she implemented her first intergenerational program between a high school and and the elder residents in a retirement home. She specialized in gerontological social work and family therapy. She previously served as Director of the Moriah Early Childhood Center, Program Director of the Jewish Early Childhood Education Initiative (JECEI) and developed and led the Covenant Fellows mid-career Leadership Program, a national fellowship program. Diana worked at Rodfei Zedek, in Hyde Park, IL, as the Director of Community Learning. Her consulting experience includes all movements from JCCs to Orthodox schools. Diana is married to Daniel Ganger and is the thrilled grandmother of seven.

NAOMI GEFEN WIF Class 19 [email protected] Naomi is the Deputy Director General for Clinical Services in ALYN Hospital. ALYN is the only pediatric and adolescent rehabilitation hospital in Israel and treats children with physical and cognitive impairments. Naomi’s responsibilities include supervision of all clinical services in the hospital and she specializes in assistive technology for children with disabilities, working together with the Ministry of Health to improve services for children with disabilities. In addition, Naomi continues with her clinical work - evaluations of children with special needs in the field of assistive technology, representing hospital and occupational therapy on governmental and non-governmental committees, and researching and lecturing at national and international conferences. Naomi holds a MPA from Harvard Kennedy School and a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy from the Hebrew University. She also has a Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy from Hebrew University. She is a doctoral candidate at Haifa University, modifying and testing a simulator for powered wheelchairs for children with severe disabilities.

SHOSHANA BOYD GELFAND WGF Class 1 [email protected] Shoshana is a senior member of the London-based Pears Foundation team and director of the foundation’s operating program, JHub. Shoshana’s background in leadership training comes from two decades working in the field. She served as Vice-President of the Wexner Heritage Foundation and is a founding faculty member of the Senior Faith Leaders Programme, a prestigious interfaith leadership training program in the UK. She also serves on the faculty of Sarum College (a Christian theological seminary in Salisbury) and sits on the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations (IJCIC). Shoshana is the author of numerous articles on Jewish leadership and innovation, as well as The Barefoot Book of Jewish Tales, an illustrated collection of Jewish stories for all faiths and all ages. She appears regularly on BBC Radio 2 “Pause for Thought” and Radio 4 “Something Understood” and also presents frequently at conferences such as TEDxJerusalem, Limmud and Greenbelt. Additionally, she is the founder of JDOV, a Jewish TED-style video platform which invites inspiring speakers to give the “Jewish talk of their life.” She was ordained as a rabbi in 1997 at the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

NATALIE GERBER WHP Los Angeles 15 [email protected] Bio forthcoming.

CATHARYN GILDESGAME WHP Boston 2 [email protected] Catharyn is the Senior Vice President, Strategy at McLean Hospital.

EMILY GINDI WHP New York 16 [email protected] Emily is a fourth generation family member at Acme Smoked Fish Corporation in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Her day-to-day responsibilities include overseeing the Customer Service Department, although she can, at times, be found moving a truck or wearing a hairnet and making an order. Prior to joining her family at Acme, Emily worked at UJA-Federation of New York where she worked in the Young Leadership Division. She met her husband, Nathan, when she led a mission to Budapest and Prague in 2002. Emily currently sits on the Board of the Abraham Joshua Heschel School and on the Board of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York. She is a former trustee of UJA-Federation of New York. Emily lives in New York City with her husband Nathan and their three children Lynn (13), Sam (11), and Hannah (7). In her spare time, she likes to spend time outdoors, read, and travel with her family.

SHLOMIT DOTEN GISSIN WIF Class 12 [email protected] Shlomit is currently working as Head of Environment and Sustainability for Ariel Sharon Metropolitan Park, a park of 8000 Dunams in the South East outscerts of Tel Aviv Area. Shlomit worked for 7.5 years as Head of Enviroment for NTA, the Light Train for Tel Aviv Metropolitan Erea, 12 years as Chief Planner for the Central Region for the Ministry of Environmental Protection, and also five years as Head of a Subcommittee for Objection for the Central Region Planning Committee. Shlomit received her BA in Political Science and Geography and completed her studies for a Master’s Degree in Geography and Urban Studies from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and has a Master in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

AMY GOLDBERG WHP NY/Sidley [email protected] Professionally Amy works with individuals and groups to hone their communications skills. She has helped CEOs and SVPs in the corporate and non-profit world with presentations, investor calls, TV and print interviews. She was raised on Long Island in a traditional conservative Jewish household. Amy’s parents were founding members of Westbury Hebrew Congregation, now OWHC, and served in every capacity in the temple. Attending services and shabbat dinner were regular occurrences. Amy serves on the Board of Surprise Lake Camp, Jewish overnight camp- Board of NY UJA Federation Community Initiative for Holocaust Survivors, TriState: Women’s PAC, to elect Democrat Women to House and Senate.

JONATHAN GOODMAN WHP Montreal 09 [email protected] Jonathan was the co-founder, President and CEO of publicly-traded Paladin Labs Inc, which was acquired in 2014 by Endo International Inc. for $3.2 billion. The same day the Paladin was sold, Jonathan started a second publicly-traded specialty pharmaceutical company, Knight Therapeutics Inc., which has raised $685 million of equity in five rounds of financing all at increasing valuations. For the last 21 years, Jonathan has devoted 15% of his time on Tikkun Olam, which has included fielding the largest team in the Province of Quebec for the Ride to Conquer Cancer for seven consecutive years to filling Place des Arts for the Ted Wise ORT/Jewish Education Gala for 10 consecutive years raising $10+ million to support Jewish education. Jonathan is a recipient of the Globe and Mail’s Top 40 Under 40 award, Federation CJA’s Sam Steinberg Award for entrepreneurial excellence and Koach Award for leading campaigner, UIA Federations of Canada National Young Leadership Award of Distinction, the Special Recognition Award by Brain Injury Canada, Bernard Gross Leadership Award by ORT Montreal, was appointed Honorary Chairman of the Ride to Conquer Cancer and was named Quebec Entrepreneur of the Year in the Life Sciences by the National Post and Ernst &Young. He holds a BA with Great Distinction from McGill University and the London School of Economics with First Class Honors. Additionally, Jonathan holds an LLB and an MBA from McGill.

SETH GOODMAN WHP New England 14 [email protected] Seth is the co-owner of Northstar Recycling, a company that helps national manufacturing companies recycle more and landfill less. He is currently vice-chair of the Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts and also actively participate in the Jewish Business Network.

LYNN GORDON WHP Montreal [email protected] Lynn has always been involved in Jewish communal work both as a volunteer and as a professional. She is fortunate that on a daily basis, she works in an environment that fosters civic engagement and giving back. Lynn is married to Benjamin Gordon and they have two sons, Josh and Adam. Lynn is the Director of Volunteer Services for the Cummings Centre. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

SAMMY GRANT WHP Atlanta 10 [email protected] Sammy is the Founder and President of SG Financial Advisors, LLC. Sammy received his undergraduate accounting and law degrees from the University of Georgia. Prior to starting the firm, Sammy spent years working for one of the largest accounting firms in the world and one of the most respected fee-only wealth management firms in the country. As an attorney, a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Financial Planner™ professional and a Chartered Life Underwriter, Sammy offers a one stop shop for his clients. Sammy has been quoted in The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, The Boston Globe, MSN Money, BusinessWeek, Financial Advisor, and Financial Planning. Sammy was named a 40 Under 40 Up & Comer by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and one of the Top 250 Wealth Advisors in the US by Worth Magazine. He was also included with the top independent advisors by Barron’s and was recognized twice as the founder of one of the fastest growing businesses operated by a UGA alumnus. Sammy, a native Atlantan, also gives back to his community serving on various non-profit boards and committees. He is the incoming board chair at the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta. He and his wife live in Sandy Springs, Georgia, with their three children. Sammy is a multiple Ironman triathlete and never passes on the opportunity for a swim, bike or run.

NADINE GREENFIELD-BINSTOCK WGF Class 15 [email protected] Nadine is the Global Director of Leadership Development and Board Engagement at AJC (American Jewish Committee) and is a member of AJC’s Senior Management Team. Nadine has served in this role since 2011, directing AJC’s leadership recruitment and engagement programs, as well as overseeing the national Board of Governors and the Executive Council, AJC’s fiduciary board. Prior to this position, Nadine was Associate Director of AJC’s Washington, D.C. regional office and the AJC Liaison on Polish-Jewish Affairs. Before coming to AJC, Nadine was Founding Director for Poland of the Auschwitz Jewish Center Foundation, an organization which built and developed an educational and cultural center for international visitors in the town of Auschwitz (Oswiecim). Nadine earned a BA in Psychology and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University, an MPA in Management and Institutional Analysis from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and an MA in Jewish Studies from Baltimore Hebrew University. Nadine is very involved in her synagogue, having served on its board, as well as her children’s Jewish day school. Nadine and her husband, Andrew Binstock, live in Chevy Chase, MD and have three children: Eliav, Hadas and Sheyn.

PENINA GROSSBERG WGF Class 5 [email protected] Penina designed and directs UJA-Federation of NY’s Ruskay Institute for Jewish Professional Leadership, an intensive, cohort-based transformational learning experience for rising leaders working in non-profit organizations in the New York Jewish community. Penina is a dynamic educator who consults on projects for national and local Jewish organizations. She is a graduate of the Berrie Fellowship for Jewish communal leaders in Northern New Jersey and has led strategic processes for schools and synagogues, both as a professional and volunteer. Penina has mentored dozens of teachers in a variety of educational settings including day school, yeshiva, camp, supplementary school, nursery school and adult education. An educational leader, Penina has been Principal of a Solomon Schechter day school, Acting Head of a Yeshiva day school, Principal of a community supplementary school and Director of a Jewish community day camp. She was acting director and teacher for the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School and spent summers as an educator, mentor and curriculum writer for Camp Ramah. Penina holds an MS in Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and an MA in Jewish Studies and Principal’s Certificate from the Jewish Theological Seminary. Penina lives in Teaneck, NJ, with her husband Matt Epstein and their two teenage sons. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

ELIZABETH GRZEBINSKI WHP Houston 06 [email protected] Elizabeth has lived in Houston for the last 17 years. Her husband is David Grzebinski, CEO of Kirby Corp. and they have three children, Sarah, Jacob and Rebekah.

YAIR HAKAK WSL 2016 [email protected] Yair is Senior Deputy Director-General for Strategy and Planning the Ministry of Communications. He previously held posts at the Israel Competition Authority, in the Ministry’s Economics Department and, before joining the civil service, as a software development team leader. He holds a BA in Economics from Columbia University, an MBA from the Hebrew University and an MA in Sociology and Anthropology from Tel Aviv University. He is currently pursuing a doctorate in Public Policy at the Hebrew University. Yair lives with his wife and daughter in Jerusalem.

MICHAEL HALBERT WHP Toronto 1 [email protected] Michael is active in Canada, USA and sometimes Israel.

RONIT HEYD WIF Class 30 [email protected] Ronit is the Executive Director of a new initiative “Israelis against racism,” a nation-wide endeavor to promote zero tolerance to all forms of racism in Israel. The initiative, founded by senior army and police veterans, public servants and media strategists, works to institutionalize anti-racism in the leading organizations in the country - the IDF, the Israeli Police, municipalities and other institutions that shape the face of Israeli society. Previosly, Ronit served as the Executive Director of Shatil: Leading Social Change, an Initiative of the New Israel Fund. Ronit joined Shatil in 2001 as the coordinator of the Religious Pluralism Project. She later developed and led the Social and Economic Justice Initiative at Shatil. In her roles, Ronit consulted to and trained dozens of organizations, organized coalitions and led advocacy campaigns. Ronit holds an MA magna cum laude in Social Psychology and a BA summa cum laude from the Hebrew University. She has an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School and is also a published writer of a series of children’s stories called Manyera the Witch. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

NICOLE HOD WIF Class 30 [email protected] Nicole has a comprehensive international experience in social innovation and economic development in Latin America, the United States and Israel. Nicole is the Executive Director of the Merage Foundation Israel, a private family philanthropy focusing on accelerating sustainable and inclusive prosperity to the Negev region by strengthening the main drivers of economic growth and revitalizing city centers. The foundation also supports a broad range of initiatives, from lone soldiers to promoting digital literacy among senior citizens. Prior to joining Merage, Nicole was Deputy Director and a member of the founding team of ANU-making change, an Israeli nonprofit that enables thousands of leaders to effectively advocate for Israel’s most critical socio-economic issues through the power of technology, strategic communications and community organizing. Nicole was born and raised in Colombia, where she worked as a management consultant, supporting a broad range of organizations in CSR, microfinance, education and entrepreneurship. She made Aliyah with her family in 2009. Nicole has a BA in Political Science from New York University and an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School.

ELI HOTOVELY WIF Class 30 [email protected] Eli serves as the Deputy Head of the Tank Development Authority in the IDF and the MOD. Eli joined the IDF in 1995 and served in various command and staff positions, including a Maintenance Company Commander, the Ordnance officer of the Golan-Hights Division and the Head of the Northern Command Technology & Maintenance Branch. Eli holds a BSC, cum laude, in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technion, an MPA from Harvard Kennedy School, he is an honor graduate of the Combined Logistics Captains Career Course in the US Army and a distinguished graduate of the IDF’s Staff and Command Course. Eli received the General Chief of Staff Award for excellence and three Chief-of-Ordinance awards for technological and leadership developments. Eli is married to Orit, and he is the father of Eden and Ayala.

ARI JAFFE WHP Cleveland 2 [email protected] Ari is married to Marlyn, the son of Jack and Minda, the grandson of Henry and Sarah Jaffe and Ben and Libbie Schwartz. He is the proud father of Sarah (Daniel), Leora (Noam), and Ben (Talya) and proud grandfather of Shani and Moshe. Ari is a lover of Israel, attorney and community volunteer.

BRIAN JUDD WHP SEATTLE 12 [email protected] Brian is a lifelong Seattle resident with an extensive career in public sector leadership and management. Brian (and his husband Michael) have used their skills to provide leadership in the Jewish community, including serving as founding members of a progressive synagogue community named Kol HaNeshamah and implementing various programs with Jewish Federation, Kavana Cooperative (part of the Jewish Emergent Network), and Jewish Family Service over the years. Brian is currently a partner with Kavana Cooperative. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

CONNIE KANTER WHP Seattle [email protected] Since March 2019, Connie has seved as the Chief Executive Officer of Samis Foundation. She served as a Samis Board Member from 2010 to 2019, as Grants Committee vice-chair, and on the Finance and Audit, and Planning Committees. Prior stepping into her role as Samis CEO, she was the CFO/Sr. VP, Finance and Business Affairs at Seattle University. Prior to Seattle University, Connie spent most of her career in finance at high technology manufacturing companies and is a business leader recognized for her skills in financial management and strategic planning. Connie received her undergraduate degree with honors from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and her MBA from Booth School at the University of Chicago. She is a Certified Public Accountant. Connie has served in a variety of leadership positions in the Jewish community, including the boards of Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle, Kline Galland Center and Seattle Hebrew Academy. She was a member of the UJC Young Leadership Cabinet.

LENA KATSNELSON WHP New York RSJ 16 [email protected] Lena is the Director of the Lawyers Division and Russian Division at UJA-Federation of NY. Prior to joining UJA, she practiced commercial and securities litigation for nearly five years, most recently at Gusrae Kaplan Nusbaum PLLC. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience from Brandeis University and a JD from Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law. Lena was born in Minsk, Belarus, and emigrated from the former Soviet Union in 1988. She lives in Brooklyn, with her husband and three children.

ROY KEIDAR WIF Class 19 [email protected] Roy has had a non-linear career, with a background in government, non-profit and business. Roy is currently the co-founder of Medint, a company that provides actionable, time-sensitive data to patients suffering from complicated diseases. Previously, Roy has been the co-founder and CEO of the Cross Lab Network, a global network of maker-spaces designed to provide wide-spread access to digital fabrication technology. Prior to that, Roy has been the CEO of the Reut Institute, one of Israel’s leading strategy and policy groups. At the age of 29, Roy was appointed to the position of the legal advisor of the Israeli national security council and has served there as a senior member for seven years. During his tenure, Roy worked under the Olmert, Sharon and Netanyahu administrations on various legal, policy and national security issues. Before then, Roy served as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces, filling in various positions in the Military Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps. Roy is a lawyer by training. He received his bachelor and master degrees in law (LLB and LLM) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. He is married to Moshit and has two boys and a girl.

CAROLINE KELLY WHP Los Angeles 09 [email protected] Caroline currently serveS on the board of Limmud North America and is a facilitator with Resetting The Table (RTT), an organization devoted to facilitating courageous conversations across political differences within and across L.A.’s Jewish communities. Professionally, most of her work has been in the area of politics/public policy. She served as a campaign manager and since 2017 has been a consultant to the Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, where she focused on strategic reorganization of the department, new innovations and housing issues impacting those with severe mental illness. She has completed training and continues to do coaching, mostly for students and for young women in their early career phase. Other volunteer commitments include being a reader for the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards, supporting multiple public education initiatives and programs impacting mental health and restorative justice. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

TODD KOBERNICK WHP San Diego 1 [email protected] Todd is an attorney at the Law Offices of Todd E. Kobernick.

LOIS KOHN-CLAAR WHP NY/Westchester 07 [email protected] After years of working in the field of education and educational technology, Lois now devotes herself to Jewish communal service. She is past-chair of UJA-Federation Westchester Women’s Philanthropy and a founding member of the Neshamot Women’s Impact Philanthropy group. Beginning in July, Lois will chair the Immersive Jewish Experiences committee, part of the Jewish Life Department of UJA- Federation of New York. Lois serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Jewish Education Project and the Foundation for Jewish Camp and serves as Vice-Chair of the International BBYO Board. She is also a Trustee for The Leffell School. Lois sits on the Board of Overseers for the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education. She holds a BA and an MS in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. Lois and her husband, Gary Claar, have three children.

JOSEPH KORN WHP NY/Proskauer [email protected] Joseph is a Real Estate Professional with expertise in acquisition, development and finance across multifamily, commercial and single family properties. Joseph launched a telecommunications company that offers alternate telephone, cable and internet to 45,000 multifamily tenants in 100+ communities. He redeveloped five vacant apartment buildings in downtown Washington, D.C. and created 750 new units, along with developing, constructing and financing three Group Homes for the mentally and physically disabled. Joseph managed the environmental clean-up of U.S. Superfund Site with Environmental Protection Agency interface, which allowed for the approval of 240 multifamily units.

JOEL KRAMER WHP Phoenix [email protected] Joel takes care of tax and business consulting needs of real estate and high net worth individuals. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

YELENA KUTIKOVA WHP New York RSJ 16 [email protected] Yelena was born and grew up in Kiev, Ukraine, and immigrated to United States in 1999 together with her parents and sister. Yelena received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Brooklyn College, spent a semester abroad in France and then received her Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University. She is a Director of Organizational Development for Digital Ocean where she oversees Talent Development and Learning initiatives. She has broad leadership development experience in organizations such as UJA Federation, Estee Lauder, Mitsubishi, Accenture and AIG. Yelena is a mother of 10-year old Mariella, who is a student at Mazel Day School. She is actively involved in Jewish life and is passionate about building strong Jewish community. She led Mazel Parent Association for two years and is a co-founder of Jewish Parent Academy (JPA) for Russian Jewish parents.

DAN LANGE WGF Class 24 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Dan is the Chief Operating Officer at Encounter Programs. In this role, he works with staff, board members and other stakeholders to advance the organization’s strategic priorities. He is responsible for leadership around strategy, finance, human resources and operations. Dan previously worked at the Union for Reform Judaism, where he served as the Director of Youth Programs, overseeing a suite of teen and young-adult travel programs to Israel and directing a biennial convention of 1,000+ young people. Prior, Dan served as Associate Director of Camping, where he oversaw professional development, international staffing, safety, security, and other operational aspects for a network of 16 camps, 120 full-time employees, and 1,500+ seasonal employees. Dan holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Jewish Professional Leadership from Brandeis University’s Hornstein Program. Additionally, he was an inaugural Ruskay Fellow at UJA Federation of New York. Before working in the Jewish nonprofit field, Dan pursued his passion for storytelling and filmmaking, working for Paramount Pictures in Los Angeles. Dan lives in Queens, New York with his wife, Sara.

LAURA LAUDER WHP San Francisco 3 [email protected] Laura primarily focuses her efforts on strategic grantmaking through the Laura and Gary Lauder Family Venture Philanthropy Fund and in numerous leadership capacities at local and national nonprofit organizations. Laura is a nonprofit entrepreneur. She is the founder of DeLeT: Day School Teaching through Leadership, a national Jewish Teach for America program that is a selective fellowship to recruit, train and retain Jewish Day School teachers in the U.S. She is co-founder of the Jewish Teen Funders Network’s Foundation Board Incubator. Laura is the founder of a new Gap Year program at Duke University that seeks to encourage young people to take a gap year between high school and college to grow, explore and serve. Laura also serves on numerous nonprofit boards, including serving as chair of the $2.1 billion Jewish Community Endowment Fund of San Francisco and on the board and executive committee of the San Francisco Jewish Federation. She serves on the Advisory Board of Directors of Service Year Alliance, on the Board of Trustees of the Aspen Institute and on the National Constitution Center Board of Directors. She has previously served on the boards of the National Public Radio Foundation and Spark Networks. Laura is active with the Young Presidents’ Organization and is a fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations. She was named one of “10 Women to Watch” by Jewish Woman magazine in 2004. She has won numerous awards, including Volunteer of the Year from the San Francisco Jewish Community Federation, the Jim Brooks Achievement Award, and the San Francisco Bay Area Dinkelspiel Young Leadership Award. Laura is an avid cyclist and won a bronze medal in the Maccabi Games in Israel in cycling time trial in 2009. She lives in Silicon Valley with her husband, Gary and they have two adult children. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

BRIAN (DUBI) LAVI WSL 2015 [email protected] Dubi was until recently the head of the Ministry of Defense’s procurement delegation in New York. In the past Dubi served as the Director of the Defense Export Control Agency at the Ministry of Defense. He has a BSc (Civil Engineering) from the Technicon Institute and lives in Modiin.

ALON LEVAVI WSL 2015 [email protected] Alon is a Homeland & Security consultant and lecturer in Israel and abroad. He is a former Deputy Commissioner, retired with the rank of Major General from the Israeli National Police, with over 30 years of experience with the Israel Air Force (IAF) as a combat pilot and the Israeli Police as a commander and pilot.

BRIAN LEVINSON WHP Chicago 06 [email protected] Brian is an operator of healthcare facilities, both long-term care skilled nursing and addiction recovery/drug and alcohol treatment. He is married with four children and his wife is involved in a number of community projects. Brian is involved in a number of organizations in Chicago focusing on Jewish education and Israel advocacy and currently he serves as the Chairman of the Board of Hebrew Theological College in Skokie, IL. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Touro College and University Sytem and is an Executive Board Member of Arie Crown Hebrew Day School. Brian chairs Arie Crown’s new building project, a 35MM campaign to relocate their school into a new building. He is a past Board Member of JUF of Metropolitan Chicago and currently active on a number of committees and founding chair (and continuing) of The JUF Orthodox men’s annual mission.

JON LEVISOHN WGF Class 10 [email protected] Jon A. Levisohn is the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Associate Professor of Jewish Educational Thought at Brandeis University. He also serves as Director of the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Center for Studies in Jewish Education. He received tenure at Brandeis in 2012. A native of Boston, he came back to town in 2002 after completing his graduate studies at Stanford University. He has also studied at the Hebrew University, the Shalom Hartman Institute, Harvard University, and Yeshivat Sha’alvim. He lives in Newton with his wife Emily Beck and their three children, and is an active member of Congregation Shaarei Tefillah and Minyan Yedid Nefesh. He teaches in the community, consults to Jewish educational organizations, and has served on the Board of JCDS, Boston’s Jewish Community Day School, CASJE (the Consortium for Applied Studies in Jewish Education), and Encounter. He serves on the Wexner Graduate Fellowship Community Coordinating Committee, which he co-chaired for two years (2016-2017). Beginning in 2018, he moderates “How We Lead,” a series of videoconferences in which one member of the Wexner Professional Fellowships community shares their leadership experiences with a small group of trusted colleagues. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

MARK LEVITT WHP Washington [email protected] Mark is currently serving as the President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and has been actively involved in his synagogue and in other Jewish organizations in the Washington, D.C. area. Mark was born in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from The Colorado College in 1978. He received his JD from the University of Iowa College of Law and practiced law briefly before starting a commercial real estate investment company specializing in retail properties. Mark is also a principal of a company that conducts forensic re-underwriting of residential mortgages. He is married to Kay Klass and they have three adult sons.

JAY LIBERMAN WHP Dallas 13 [email protected] Jay lives in Plano, Texas along with his wife, Julie; daughter, Sally; son, Ray; and their goldendoodle, Honey. Jay attended the University of Texas at Austin. Serving the local and Jewish communities is a family affair for the Liberman Family. Julie currently serves as President-elect at Jewish Family Service and is a former board member of the North Texas chapter of the National Autism Association and the Autism Society of Collin County. Jay and Julie previously co-chaired the Young Adult Event for the Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas and participated in their Leadership Development Group. Having literally grown up at the Jewish Community Center of Dallas, the majority of Jay’s recent effort has been at the J. Having been a director, treasurer, Vice President and Chair of the Aaron Family JCC, Jay currently serves on the board of JCC Association. Beyond the JCC movement, Jay has chaired numerous events for the Federation and served on the CEO Search Committee in 2014. Jay and Julie are happy to serve their community, but their greatest pride is in the example set for Sally and Ray who already take joy in performing mitzvahs whenever they can.

HOWARD LICHTMAN WHP Toronto 1 [email protected] Howard is a founding Partner of Ethnicity Matters, which is Canada’s leading authority in marketing and communications to a multicultural world. Prior to Ethnicity, Howard was the President of The Lightning Group and Executive Vice President of Marketing Communications at Cineplex. He is also responsible for all of the marketing, programming and sponsorship for the Taste of the Danforth. He created the American Express Front of the Line program, transformed cinemas from being just movie theatres to being media outlets with launch of screen advertising and he has sold the largest sponsorship to live theatre in history - $15 million to Amex, Pepsi and Labatt. Howard has a JD and an MBA, and has taught a course at Ryerson on How to Launch an e-Business. He is an angel investor in Sensibill, NXM Labs, Dot Health, Mediseen, NISE Tech, LifeWire and My Broker Bee, as well as a member of the Schulich School of Business Global Management Program’s “Devil’s Advocate” Panel. He also serves as a Judge of The Global Hult Competition. Howard has served as the Vice Chair of the Board of the Ontario Science Centre and currently serves on the Board of Governors of Exhibition Place. He is also very active with the Schulich School of Business.

REBECCA MACIEIRA-KAUFMANN WHP San Francisco 03 [email protected] Rebecca is in Financial Services and is Head of International Personal Bank for Citi. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

PAULA MACK DRILL WGF Class 11 [email protected] Paula has served as one of two Rabbis of the Orangetown Jewish Center, Orangeburg, New York since 2004. Prior to Rabbinical School at JTS, Paula worked for 11 years as a social worker, serving in various positions at the Daughters of Israel Geriatric Center and at the Solomon Schechter Day School of Essex and Union in New Jersey. During and after her time in Rabbinical School, Paula worked as Assistant Director of Camp Ramah in Nyack for seven summers. Throughout her years at the OJC, Paula has been a mentor to Rabbinical School students and Davidson School of Education students of the JTS and to Wexner Graduate Fellows. Paula has served on the Board and Executive Committee of Rockland County Jewish Federation and was president of the Rockland County Board of Rabbis for two years and served on the Executive Committee of the Rabbinical Assembly. Currently, Paula serves on the Executive Council of Rockland Clergy for Social Justice (RC4SJ) advocating for the rights of the public-school children of East Ramapo Central School District and on the Board of Trustees of the Rockland County Pride Center. In 2017, while on sabbatical, Paula became a Certified Yoga Instructor at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. Paula and her husband Jonathan are the proud parents of Noah and his wife Rochelle, Sarah and her husband Sagi, Benjamin and his fiancee Lindsay, and Joshua. Both Sarah and Joshua are Israeli citizens, a fact that makes Paula and Jon very proud!

SHARON MAZEL WHP Washington DC 13 [email protected] Sharon is an internationally recognized pregnancy and parenting expert, speaker, and coach, and co- writer of the New York Times bestselling What to Expect books series, including the popular What to Expect When You’re Expecting; What to Expect the First Year; What to Expect the Second Year; What to Expect Before You’re Expecting; Eating Well When You’re Expecting; What to Expect Babysitter Handbook; and What to Expect Pregnancy Organizer and Journal. Sharon is also an editor, writer and content strategist for WhatToExpect.com. Sharon’s articles have appeared in The Washington Post, Parenting Magazine, BabyTalk Magazine, and other publications. A former television news producer and writer at NBC News, Fox News, and WPIX, Sharon holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and is a graduate of Barnard College, Columbia University. Sharon serves on numerous boards and executive boards of Jewish organizations in the Washington, DC area and is currently Vice President of the Board at the Berman Hebrew Academy in Rockville, MD. She and her husband Dr. Jay Mazel live in Silver Spring, Maryland, and have four daughters.

JACKI COOPER MELMED WHP Denver 14 [email protected] Jacki serves as Chief Legal Counsel for Governor Jared Polis. She held the same position under Governor John Hickenlooper from 2015-2019. Jacki handles a wide range of issues on behalf of the Polis administration, including judicial appointments, clemency, ethics and personnel and compliance matters. She also provides legal support to the Governor’s budget, legislative, policy and communications teams and to the directors of the principal agencies overseen by the Governor’s Office. Before joining state government, Jacki specialized in commercial litigation, first with Hogan and Hartson (now Hogan Lovells) in Denver and then with Shoemaker Ghiselli + Schwartz in Boulder. She began her legal career serving as a clerk for the Hon. Michael Bender (ret.), Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. Jacki is active on several community boards, including JewishColorado, Defy Colorado and the CUBE School. She holds a JD from the University of Michigan, an MA from the University of Chicago and a BS from the University of Michigan. She is an avid traveler, skier and hiker, and a proud mother of two. Jacki tweets at @JackiCooperMelm but prefers real time, in person communication. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

EDWARD MERMELSTEIN WHP New York RSJ [email protected] Edward enjoys an accomplished career as a top-tier real estate attorney, legal strategist, businessman, consultant, investor and developer in New York City. As a founding partner of the boutique real estate and corporate law firm Rheem Bell & Mermelstein, and a partner in One & Only Holdings which includes One & Only Realty, he capitalizes on his success and expertise in real estate advisory, law and international family office representation. Originally from Ukraine, he specializes in working with high-net-worth international investors and companies as a trusted advisor in every aspect of their acquisitions and transitions in the United States. Edward has been featured in publications like the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The New York Observer and The Real Deal and appeared on Fox News, CNBS, Reuters and Bloomberg. Fluent in English and Russian, Edward holds a BA from NYU and a JD from Western Michigan Law School. In addition to his work, he is involved in numerous charitable organizations supporting local and international causes rooted in culture, politics, education and the arts. In 2018, Edward was appointed as President of Zaka International Search and Rescue, an NGO which is recognized by the U.N. and nominated for the Noble Peace Prize in 2003. In 2016, Edward joined the Board of Overseers of NYU, where he maintains the Mermelstein Family Scholarship. He has served as the USA Director of the Link of Times Foundation and as Chairman of COJECO, where Edward helps facilitate the integration of Russian-speaking Jews into the greater American Jewish community while preserving their cultural heritage. Edward lives in NYC with his wife, Rose.

DARYL MESSINGER WHP Palo Alto 00 [email protected] Daryl is the immediate past chair of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) Board of Trustees. Daryl was the first woman to hold the top lay leadership position in the URJ, which represents the largest and most diverse Jewish Movement in North America. She has served on the URJ Board for 19 years and in Reform Movement affiliated organizations in a wide variety of roles. She was chair of the Reform Pension Board which serves Reform Movement professionals and has a total portfolio of more than $1.4 billion. Daryl also served as chair for URJ Camp Newman Advisory Board (in Santa Rosa, CA) where she was instrumental in raising over $23 million for Camp Newman’s renovation. In addition to her Reform Movement involvement, she is a past president of the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto and a past vice president and treasurer of Jewish Family and Children’s Services of the San Francisco Bay Area. She served, at the age of 36, as the youngest president of her then 1,100-member congregation, Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos Hills, CA. Prior to retiring in 2009, Daryl had various roles in both communications and investment management organizations. Daryl and her husband Jim Heeger live in Palo Alto, CA, and have two grown sons.

LISA MESSINGER WHP New York 4 [email protected] Lisa has been a long-time leader and volunteer in several community organizations and Jewish organizations in New York and throughout North America. Until the 2018 death of her husband, Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion President Rabbi Aaron Panken, Lisa was his nearly full-time partner, traveling North American and Israel on behalf of HUC-JIR. After his death, she co- conceived, spearheaded and completed a $12 million campaign to endow four new professorships in her husband’s name, one on each of HUC’s campuses: New York, Cincinnati, Los Angeles and Jerusalem. Lisa completed four years (2009-2013) as President of Westchester Reform Temple (WRT), a vibrant 1,200-household Reform congregation in the United States. A native of Scarsdale, New York, Lisa returned to her hometown in 1996 and served in various volunteer capacities, including the Scarsdale Public Library Capital Campaign Committee as well as the Board of the Scarsdale Adult School. She is past chair of the Union for Reform Judaism’s Northeast Camp Institute (Eisner and Crane Lake Camps), where she with the board and professionals, successfully improved recruitment, marketing, fundraising, alumni programming and significant capital projects. Lisa has served on the Board of the Foundation for Jewish Camp and she has also been involved in UJA-Federation of both in Westchester and New York City, most recently serving on the task force for Welcoming Interfaith Families as well as the SYNERGY Coordinating Committee which works to enhance 600 New York Area synagogues. A graduate of Northwestern University, Lisa has also done professional work in investor relations and museum education. Lisa has two children with her late husband. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

CRAIG MILLER WHP LA/Bank of America [email protected] Craig is currently a partner at Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, where he has practiced law for over 25 years. He currently leads the firm’s national financial services practice and is actively engaged in public and private corporate securities transactions and mergers and acquisitons. In addition, he regularly represents venture capital funds in investments across a wide array of industries. Craig is married to WHP Alum Jackie Shelton Miller (LA/Bank of America) and is the proud father of three boys, Aaron (17), Joshua (14) and Ilan (10).

JODI MILLER WHP Philadelphia 16 [email protected] Jodi is a former strategy consultant who now serves as a Management Communication Lecturer to first-year MBA students at The Wharton School, teaching and coaching them to become more skilled communicators, presenters and persuasive speakers. Jodi currently serves as the Chair of Women’s Philanthropy for Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia (JFGP), responsible for raising approximately $6 million from this group of donors, as well as for all programing, events and outreach efforts related to the women’s division. Previously, Jodi served as Co-Chair of the Center for Social Responsibility for Jewish Federation and as Campaign Chair for Women’s Philanthropy of JFGP, breaking previous fundraising records. Jodi has been a Vice President for Women’s Philanthropy for several years, serving in additional roles such as Outreach and Engagement as well as co-chairing the Women’s Leadership Development Program. Jodi was a member of Jewish Federation of North America’s National Young Leadership Cabinet and served as Vice Chair of Membership for 2014- 2015. Jodi serves on the JFGP Board of Trustees and is also a member of Women of Vision. She was the recipient of the Jack Goldenberg Young Leadership Award in 2011. In addition, Jodi is an active member of the Board of Directors for Penn Hillel and has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Perelman Jewish Day school, where she also served as PTO Co-President. Jodi has served in several capacities over the years at her synagogue, Temple Beth Hillel-Beth El, and has held leadership roles in her reunion class at the University of Pennsylvania. Jodi and her husband David, a radiologist, reside in Wynnewood, PA, and are the proud parents of three children, Rebecca, Benjamin and Jared.

ARI MOSS WHP Los Angeles 15 [email protected] Aris shares his life’s hope: When asked what is the greatest lesson of the Torah, R. Akiva said, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” R. Azzai says, “These are the generations of man.” The Talmud holds by R. Azzai. Why is R. Azzai right? The Talmud provides a two-fold explanation. (1) We should not forget that all are descended from Adam, making us all of equal ancestry. And, (2) because like Adam, Gd created all of us in Gd’s image, vested with Gd’s spark. Ari wants to live his life with this lesson at the forefront. Too often he gets in the way of letting this happen.

JORDE NATHAN WHP Chicago I-99 [email protected] Jorde is a former Managing Director of Lehman Brothers responsible for trading, syndicating and managing risks of distressed and par debt positions. He currently focusses on managing private portfolios and pursuing investments generally involving the US, China and Israel. Jorde is the immediate past chair of the FIDF Midwest and serves on its national board. Since 2012, Jorde has been learning fulltime and has focussed on Talmudic themes and the commentary of the Maharal from Prague. Jorde sits on the Tikvah Fund advisory board and serves as a Director of public company Monroe Capital. Jorde and his wife Helene live in Chicago. He publishes blogs on Jewish thought and articles in Times of Israel. Hobbies include family and fly fishing. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

MICHAEL NOVACK WHP St. Louis 15 [email protected] Michael is the Founder/CEO of Kiosite, LLC.

ITAMAR OFFER WIF Class 12 [email protected] Itamar is the CEO of Sabar Health, Israel’s first and largest Hospital at Home. In 2019 Itamar had founded and co-chaired the first WHAHC - World Hospital at Home Congress and Community, which took place in Madrid, Spain. Prior to assuming this position he served as CEO of Herzliya Medical Center, the leading private hospital in Israel. Itamar’s previous positions were all in senior management of healthcare organizations, i.e., Managing Director of Elbit India Healthcare Pvt Ltd, heading a project of establishing a chain of hospitals in India, Medical Director of the Tel-Aviv District of Clalit Health Services and Deputy Director of the Schneider Children’s Medical Center. In addition, Itamar headed the Knowledge Management Project of Clalit HMO. He received his MD from Tel-Aviv University and completed his specialty in Pediatric Medicine at the Schneider Children’s Medical Center. He holds a Master in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

DANIEL OPPENHEIM WHP New York 16 [email protected] Daniel is Executive Vice President at DGA Security Systems.

RONIT OVADIA WSL 2019 [email protected] Ronit is the CEO of Beit Hkerem local authorities cluster in the center of the Galilee since 2014. Prior to her current position, she was the CEO of the young adult department in Karmiel municipality. Ronit holds an MSc in Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine from Tel Aviv university and a BSc in Life Sciences. She lives in Karmiel with her family.

MAHRA PAILET WHP Dallas 13 [email protected] Mahra lives in Dallas, TX. Married to Kevin Pailet, she is a mother of three and very active in the local Dallas Jewish community and nationally with Momebtum (formerly JWRP) and AIPAC. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

MONICA HANDLER PENNER WHP San Diego 03 [email protected] Monica is currently the secretary of the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family JCC. Born in San Diego, Monica has an MD from Cornell University Medical College and did her Pediatric Residency at UCSF.

SONYA PERETS WSL 2016 [email protected] Sonya is the Deputy Director General, Division of Teaching Personnel in the Ministry of Education. She previously worked as Operations Coordinator in the office of the Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Education. She holds a BA in Education and History from the Hebrew University and an MA in Political Science from the Hebrew University. Sonya lives in Beit Shemesh.

VADIM PERMAN WSL 2019 [email protected] Vadim is the Deputy Director General in the Ministry of Health, head of budgeting planning and pricing administration at the ministry. Previously he was a VP of economics and development in division of governmental hospitals and in the Ministry of Health as well. Vadim is married to Libi and the father of Lylah and Oren, living in Ashdod, Israel. Vadim has a master’s degree in economics and business administration and a BA in agricultural economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

BERNARD PINSKY WHP Vancouver [email protected] Bernard is the Co-Chair of the Corporate Finance and Securities Group at Clark Wilson LLP. He has been with Clark Wilson since 1987. Bernard has been involved with many Jewish organizations and is involved with federal and provincial politics in order to ensure that lawmakers are willing to hear the Jewish position on issues. He is currently Chair of the Security Committee of Jewish Federation, on the board of the Jewish Seniors Home Foundation and an active participant in CJPAC, the UIA-FC investment and audit committees.

CINTRA POLLACK WHP Denver 14 [email protected] A Denver native, Cintra has studied or worked all over the United States and even as far away as Beijing, China. She currently runs a family office and manages investments and a charitable foundation in Denver. Cintra’s commitments in the Jewish world currently include sitting on the executive committee as Planning and Grantmaking Chair for JewishColorado, the local Colorado federation/ community foundation. She has served on JewishColorado’s investment committee, allocations committee and also as the local chair for the Colorado contingent of JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet. Cintra has also been very involved in projects with the JDC. Her non-sectarian volunteering includes serving on the 826 Digital (part of 826 National) advisory board and as a trustee for Davidson College. In her free time, Cintra loves to write, read, cook, ski, bike, hike and practice yoga. Her enthusiasm for her hobbies is surpassed only by her glee for travel, her love of family and her affection for her fuzz ball cat. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

SHELLY PORGES WHP Washington [email protected] Shelly is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of The Billion Dollar Fund for Women, a global consortium of venture funds pledged to invest in women-founded firms and of Beyond the Billion. She is also a Board Member of the Global Banking Alliance for Women and on the Advisory Board for Cornerstone Capital, Mindshift Capital and Different Funds. Shelly also serves as an Expert on Call for Georgetown University’s Entrepreneurship Program. Shelly also served as President of the North American Jury for the Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards and as the former Senior Advisor, Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP) at the U.S. State Department, a program she expanded to almost 150 countries under Secretary Hillary Clinton. Before joining the State Department, she had a distinguished career in the private sector, including both corporate and entrepreneurial ventures. She served as executive head of marketing for American Express Canada and as chief retail marketing officer for Bank of America during a historic turn-around. Shelly then founded or co-founded a number of start-up ventures including one sold to Wachovia Bank, Third Age Media, Scudder Weisel Capital LLC, and Global Payments Experts LLC, a payments industry advisory firm. Shelly holds both a BS with Honors and an MPS from Cornell University.

REUBEN POSNER WGF Class 23 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Reuben is the Senior Director of K-12 Education and Engagement at Temple Isaiah in LA. Before beginning at Isaiah, he worked on builiding a new Jewish Overnight camp on the west coast, Havaya Arts, through the Foundation for Jewish Camp’s Speciality Camps Incubator program. Prior to that, Reuben was the Director of Youth Engagement at Combined Jewish Philanthropies and the Jewish Education Fellow and Associate at Hillel. Reuben spent a year living in Mumbai, India, serving as Jewish Service Corps Volunteers with the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, was the Development Associate and Project Manager at The Jewish Education Project in New York and taught first grade at the Atrium School in Watertown, MA. Reuben was born and raised in Baltimore, MD, and went to Jewish Day School from kindergarten through 12th grade. He had a transformative Jewish experience as a teenager in Israel participating in a trip run by the Nesiya Institute. Reuben graduated in 2005 from Brandeis University, where he double majored in Psychology and Near Eastern and Judaic Studies and minored in Journalism. Reuben has two beautiful daughters, Aria and Hadas.

BETH RAANAN WHP LA/Endeavor [email protected] Beth was born and raised in Los Angeles. She received a BA in Social Ecology at UC Irvine and a Master of Architecture at UCLA. Beth practiced commercial Architecture for 13 years and left full-time employment to pursue a consulting career while raising two children (who are now adults). She owned Raanan Consulting, which specialized in graphic recording and meeting facilitation. Beth is currently focusing on volunteer leadership, including Sisterhood President and Temple Board Member at Temple Isaiah in Los Angeles.

MARC RANDOLPH WHP Cincinnati 13 [email protected] Marc’s law practice focuses primarily on working with clients relating to charitable giving/non-profit management. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

JAN REICHER WHP San Francisco 03 [email protected] Jan has been in the fortunate position of being part of and leading several non-profit start-ups and boards. She is thrilled to lead her most innovative initiative to date, Byer Square.

SCOTT REITER WHP Washington DC 13 [email protected] Scott began his legal career in the late 1990s and has spent his entire career focused on regulatory antitrust issues. He has worked for the government for most of his legal career, including two stints at the Federal Trade Commission and his current role as a Trial Attorney in the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. He ventured into private practice for five years, working at O’Melveny & Myers and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. In the early 2000s, Scott helped to revitalize a dying synagogue, Ohev Sholom - The National Synagogue, in Washington, DC. He played a role in hiring a young, dynamic rabbi and the synagogue has grown from 60 families (with about 15 active members) to close to 350 families. Scott continues to serve his synagogue community in a variety of leadership roles and has also expanded his involvement to the community Modern Orthodox day school (Berman Hebrew Academy) and the Sunflower Bakery, a bakery focused on providing training and career skills to individuals with developmental differences.

TALIA RESIN WHP Los Angeles 15 [email protected] Talia began her career in Management Consulting for Accenture and Deloitte Consulting Group, developing and implementing technology solutions and training programs for Fortune 500 companies. Since becoming a mother of three boys, she emerged as a leader in the Jewish community focusing primarily on two areas of passion: Jewish education and pro-Israel advocacy. She served on the board of Sinai Akiba Academy and developed Israel-related educational programming for Sinai Temple and the broader Los Angeles community. She was also an advisor to The Growing Garden Academy in their launch of the first Jewish day school in the South Bay. She is currently on the board of Shalhevet High School, a modern orthodox high school in Los Angeles. As a passionate pro-Israel advocate, Talia is an active member of AIPAC’s National Council, Los Angeles Cabinet and the co- chair of the Los Angeles Women in Politics mentorship program. She is also a member of AIPAC’s New Leadership Network. Talia attended Jewish Day schools in Montreal, Canada. She earned a BA in Economics from Tufts University. She lives with her husband Jamie and their three sons in Beverlywood, Los Angeles.

VANESSA RESSLER WHP Miami 11 [email protected] Vanessa is a mother of three young daughters and a marketer by trade. Professionally, she has worked as a Partnership Marketing Manager for a publicly held British tech company (Microelectronics IP), branded and marketed a line of hand tools in the Silicon Valley and taught music to groups of parents and little ones. Vanessa currently volunteers close to full-time, primarily as VP of Temple Beth Sholom Miami Beach (1100+ Family Units, Reform), where she has most recently chaired the Search Committees for the Executive Director and Senior Rabbi. She enjoys and excels at projects that require developing a strategic process and working in teams. In addition to this work, she is currently co-chairing a new Leadership Development Group. She also founded and directs the Sholom Rockers Children’s Choir. Vanessa sits on the board of Jewish Community Services and gives her time to myriad other non-profits in Miami. As a Jew-by-Choice, much of her past volunteer work focused on programs that were educational in nature and revolved around inclusion. Today, she looks for areas where she can roll up her sleeves and solve issues for the betterment of our Community. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

ROB ROMANOFF WHP Chicago II-99 [email protected] In his professional life, Rob works as the Chairman and Managing Partner of Levenfeld Pearlstein, an 80-attorney general practice law firm in Chicago. His leadership role requires about half of his time and he also maintains an active practice as an estate planning attorney. In terms of community engagement, Rob served as an officer and president of Moriah Congregation, a traditional Conservative congregation in Deerfield, Illinois. After his gig as president, he led the synagogue’s Rabbinic Search Committee. His experience leading that committee was successful, but it led him to take a step back from active communal engagement for a few years (perhaps he was suffering from PTSD?) He’s re-engaged in communal leadership and has recently joined the boards of the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center and the Rochelle Zell Jewish High School, a Conservative high school in Deerfield, Illinois. He’s lucky to be married to Randee (nee Bluestein) for 25 years. They’re the proud parents of Shira, Dena and Elie.

AVRA ROSEN WHP Toronto 2 [email protected] By day Avra is a family law lawyer, mediator and arbitrator and had her own law firm until recently, when she became partners with a classmate and formed a firm of seven female lawyers. Avra a memer of the Board of Holy Blossom Temple, the largest Reform Congregation in Canada and served as the cochair of the Lawyers Division at UJA and then Vice-Chair of Major Gifts. After Avra’s mother passed away and she was attending Holy Blossom Temple everyday for 11 months, she became re- engaged as a regular service attendee. After becoming a Gabbai, she was back on the Board, became Chair of the Department of Administration and since November 2019, has been the President of Holy Blossom Temple, which has approximately 1,850 family units or 5,000 members and just completed a $35 million renovation and addition to its facility, which is the largest synagogue renovation in Canada. In Avra’s spare time, she is a wife to Mark Goodman, a mother to two daughters, owner of two dogs and she likes to cook, workout and travel, including to Israel every year.

DANNY ROSEN WHP Pittsburgh 07 [email protected] Danny is a Professor of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work and is the Director of the Integrated Healthcare Certificate program at the School of Social Work. He is also the Founder of Wellbridge Health. Danny received his PhD in Social Work and Sociology from the University of Michigan and completed a National Institute on Drug Abuse Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Substance Abuse Interdisciplinary Training Program at the University of Michigan. He is also the recipient of a K 08 award from the National Institute of Health focusing on the intersection of aging and substance abuse. His current research focuses on the health and mental health service needs of vulnerable populations, the utilization of technology to reduce avoidable hospitalizations for chronically ill individuals and enhancing the effectiveness of interprofessional teams in healthcare settings. Danny recently completed his term as Board Chair of the Friendship Circle of Pittsburgh and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and the Allegheny Regional Asset District. Danny is the past Board Chair of AgeWell Pittsburgh. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

DAN RUBIN WHP San Francisco 06 [email protected] Growing up in Manhattan Beach, one of the most non-Jewish areas in Southern California, Dan loved Religious and Hebrew School at his Reform Temple in Redondo Beach. Dan graduated from Pomona College with a degree in Physics and participated in the Maccabiah games in Israel in 1985. Much to his and everyone else’s surprise, he came back from Israel and married someone who was not Jewish. He and his wife, Katharine, fully immersed themselves in the Jewish community wherever they lived (both Silicon Valley and Hong Kong) and worked hard to raise three Jewish children. Dan has always been on at least one Jewish non-profit board including the Jewish High Tech Community in Silicon Valley, the Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School and Congregation Beth-Am. He is also on the steering committee for ICON (Israeli Collaboration Network) helping Israeli Start-ups navigate Silicon Valley. Dan is now on the board of the Shalom Hartman Institute. Since moving to Silicon Valley in 1982, Dan has spent time at various start-up companies in the Semiconductor Industry. He joined Alloy Ventures as a Partner and now invests in SaaS, Cleantech, Fintech, IT infrastructure and semiconductor start- ups. In 2017 he was diagnosed with cancer. He has now recovered and is taking full advantage of being healthy. He travels extensively with his wife and family, goes to Israel once or twice a year, runs marathons (Boston in April!), and is learning Hebrew. Dan continues to serve in various capacities with Jewish organizations and spends the rest of his time helping his friends (and the friends of his children) as they start new companies or venture funds.

GIDON RUBINSTEIN WIF Class 30 [email protected] Gidi currently serves as a Project Manager in the Ministry of Defence (MOD). Previously he served for six years in the Israel Defense Forces in various staff, training and field command positions. His last position in the IDF was a Company Commander (Captain) leading 120 soldiers in defense missions incorporating field work and cutting-edge technology. Throughout his career Gidi received some of the Israeli Government’s highest accolades: The Director’s Prize for a Unique Groundbreaking Achievement and three Prime Minister’s Prizes for Outstanding Achievement. Gidi holds a BA magna cum laude in Middle Eastern Studies from Bar Ilan University and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School.

SUSAN SAAL WHP San Francisco 14 [email protected] Susan currently serves as the Chair of the Capital Campaign for the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center of Palo Alto, where she has also served as board chair and has been a board member for the last nine years. Susan currently serves as a board member for Urban Adamah and has been a proud volunteer with the Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards for many years. She is currently a member of the Bay Area Jewish Community Federation Endowment Committee and has been serving as a Wexner Alumni Delegate since 2019. Susan was co-founder of SilverRide, established in 2006 to enable seniors to have a more connected, dignified and independent lifestyle after their “driving retirement.” Before launching SilverRide, Susan worked for several years in Deloitte Consulting’s Strategy & Operations practice and spent several years in marketing, brand management and promotions for Office Depot’s 900+ retail stores across the United States and Canada. Susan holds a BS in Finance from the University of Florida and an MBA with an emphasis in Healthcare Management from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Susan was one of the founders of the Hass School of Business Social Venture Business Plan Competition in 2000, which has since grown to an international competition promoting social venture principles to business schools across several countries. Susan resides in Palo Alto with her husband Nate, their children, their beehive and their flock of hens. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

CARMEL SATINGER WSL 2016 [email protected] Carmel has been the Director of the Vocational Rehabilitation Department of the National Insurance Institute since 2011. Previously she worked at Akim Israel, the national association for the habilitation of children and adults with intellectual disabilities. She is a social worker and holds an MA in Social Work from the Hebrew University. Carmel lives in Ramat-Gan.

DEVIN SCHAIN WHP Washington DC 13 [email protected] Devin Schain is a serial entrepreneur and has successfully started and sold 4 companies. Currently, Devin is the Executive Chairman of T-Worx, The Intelligent Rail. Devin has over 30 years of start-ups, direct marketing and entrepreneurial ventures. He has invested in over 40 start-up and early stage companies. As a sophomore at The University of Pennsylvania, Devin launched On Campus Marketing (OCM.) He sold OCM after building it to the point where it was working with 1,100 colleges to a public company. Educational Direct, another company that Devin founded, become the leading consolidator of student loans on the Internet before being sold in 2006 to the Private Equity firm Providence Equity Partners for $375,000,000. Schain is active in YPO and also founded Campus MD/Access Health Group and Campus Direct. In addition to being a serial entrepreneur, Devin is a dedicated philanthropist: he founded ShalomLearning and The Social Sector of Scaling Up. He is married with three children and lives in Washington, DC.

CATHERINE SCHNEIDER WHP Los Angeles 05 [email protected] Catherine is a seasoned fundraising and nonprofit professional with over 20 years experience transforming organizations through development, stewardship and community relations. Catherine was previously the Executive Vice President, Donor Experience at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. During her tenure at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, Schneider also held the positions of Associate Chief Development Officer and Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Community Engagement. Prior to her time at the Federation, she held leadership and development roles at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Progressive Jewish Alliance and Beit T’Shuvah. Catherine holds an MBA in Nonprofit Management from the Graduate School of Nonprofit Management at American Jewish University and a BA from University of California, Berkeley.

JONATHAN SCHREIBER WGF Class 5 [email protected] Jonathan, Cedars-Sinai’s Chief Community Engagement Officer, leads the health system’s directed community benefit efforts to improve access to care and prevention of chronic disease in targeted underserved areas in the local community. Jonathan also founded and directs the Cedars-Sinai Community Benefit Giving Office, which grants upwards of $15 million annually. Bringing both the grantmaking and community outreach portfolios together, Jonathan is also responsible for spearheading the Cedars-Sinai Community Clinic Initiative, leveraging multiple hospital-based resources ranging from strategic grantmaking to clinical deployment to help build capacities to strengthen the effectiveness and leadership of local community health centers. Jonathan is responsible for the medical center’s 2,700-person strong volunteer services program and directs Cedars-Sinai’s spiritual care team that provides care approximately 25,000 times each year to patients, family members, loved ones and staff. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Jonathan founded Out of the Box Advertising and served as Vice President of Strategy and Account Services at Passion Marketing for Issues and Causes. Jonathan holds an MAEd, an MBA in Nonprofit Management and an MSBA in Marketing Strategy. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

DENA SCHULMAN-GREEN WHP New England 14 [email protected] Dena is an Associate Professor in the Division of Acute Care and Health Systems at the Yale School of Nursing. She is a gerontologist whose program of research focuses on timely integration of palliative care into patient and family management of serious illness. Dena has long been involved in Jewish communal life and leadership. She currently sits on the Board of the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven as Campaign Chair and recently rotated off the Wexner Alumni Council. Dena and her husband, Eric Green, a tax attorney, live in Woodbridge, CT with their four children, Eve (17), Benjamin (14), Mia (14) and Lily (12).

RACHEL SCHWARTZ WHP Philadelphia 16 [email protected] Rachel serves on the board of Jewish Relief Agency and is an Executive Board Member of Perelman Jewish Day School as well as the Chair of its Development Committee for five years. Rachel initiated and managed Newman & Company, Inc’s annual United Way Campaign. She completed Federation’s Women’s Leadership Development Program, Vice-Chaired Jewish Family and Children’s Service’s (JFCS) 2014 annual event and was Vice-Chair of the Friends of Yemin Orde International Gala Honoring Chaim Peri in 2018. Rachel formerly served on the Friends’ Central Alumni Board as well as at Smith Memorial Playground. Her “day job,” Rachel Schwartz Design, LLC, is a lifestlye and interior design business. Prior to launching her business Rachel was Director of Marketing for Newman & Company, Inc., a 100-year-old paperboard business started by her great-grandfather. From 1993-2003, Rachel was Vice President, Product Development, for Atlantic Records in New York City, working with musicians such as Jimmy Page & Robert Plant, Matchbox 20, Kid Rock and Tori Amos, creating artist imaging, and branding. While attending NYU, Rachel interned at Rolling Stone Magazine, ABC Daytime Television and 20th Century Fox Films. Rachel received a BA in Dramatic Literature and Women’s Studies from New York University. She and her husband Eric live in Haverford with their three children Oscar, Avner and Eleanor.

MUHAMMED SHAMEYEH WSL 2018 [email protected] Muhammed began his career at the Knesset in 1995, first as advisor to the Knesset Speaker, serving in several positions until starting a role at the office of the Director General. In his current position, he is responsible for processes and reforms in the organization. He considers his role as a social change- maker, in particular within the Arab sector, while highlighting the ideals of transparency, engaging people with disabilities and engaging other Arab-Israelis within the public sector. Muhammed was born in the Jatt, a village in the triangle area. He was part of a family of five, including his parents and two sisters. His father died when he was 2.5 years old and Muhammed’s mother raised him and his sisters. His mother has always been the compass in his life, ever since he was a child and until today, 20 years after she died. Muhammed grew up upon the values of respecting the other, loving and caring for people regardless of where they come from. After he graduated from University, he worked as a Hebrew teacher in East Jerusalem. Muhammed was active in an organization that promoted coexistence and dialogue. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

MICHAEL SHINER WHP Boston 1 [email protected] Michael is a leadership scholar, consultant and educator. He trained at Harvard with psychologists Howard Gardner, David Perkins, and Robert Kegan, where he also worked as an instructor and leadership researcher. Michael is currently working on a book with psychiatrist and MacArthur fellow Jonathan Shay about leadership, moral injury and intellectual humility. Michael also works with the Brown psychology department on the topic of ignorance and the community of knowledge. In general, Michael’s research explores the ways in which leaders undermine themselves and what we can do about it. Michael’s Jewish Communal interests have including camping, synagogues, day schools and adult education. He lives in Newton, MA, and we has four daughters. Michael is also a former entrepreneur and family-office investor in small to medium sized private companies in a variety of sectors, including tech, food, merchandising, and real estate. He is a conservatory- trained musician.

RAVID SHMOUELI WSL 2017 [email protected] Ravid is the VP of IT, CIO and CDO of the Israel Land Authority. He is leading the Israel Land Authority’s digital strategy definition and implementation (“Rami-Tech.”) Prior to his current position, he led the digital transformation of the Israeli Judiciary (“Net-Hamishpat,”) a game-changing core information system for the judges, clerks and attorneys nationwide. Before that he held several managerial and commanding positions in the private sector and in the Israeli Navy. He holds an MBA (Finance and Information Systems) and a BA (with honors) in Economics and Management from Tel- Aviv University. Ravid lives in Herzeliya.

LESLIE SIDELL WHP Denver 08 [email protected] Leslie has served in national not-for profit leadership roles for Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), National Women’s Philanthropy, co-chairing the International Lion of Judah Conference. She is also an alumni of JFNA’s National Young Leadership Cabinet. Leslie completed her term in 2019 as Board member and treasurer on the national board of Sharsheret, a Jewish breast and ovarian cancer support organization. Leslie has served as a board member since 2012 and chair of Denver Jewish Day School and she currently sits on the Jewish Life committee of the Rose Foundation. She has served as chair of Colorado Agency for Jewish Education and on the boards of The Jewish Community Foundation and JEWISHColorado. Leslie attended Boston University and received her MBA from the University of Denver. She is a fourth generation Colorado native is married to WHP Alum Mark Sidell (Denver), and they have two daughters, Leah (1997) & Hannah (1999).

RAY SILVERSTEIN WHP Columbus 11 [email protected] Ray is a retail real estate and store development executive with over 25 years experience. Ray is a committed community lay leader with a focus on Jewish agencies providing social and safety net services. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

MYTYL SIMANCAS WHP Miami 11 [email protected] Mytyl is a member of the Executive Board of the Miami Federation, Chair of the Yerucham-Miami Partnership, Member of the Amutot Committee (GMJF), Member of the Israel and Overseas Committee (GMJF), Member of the Diller Teen Fellowship Sterling Committee, Chair of the Arts & Culture Committee of the Miami Beach JCC, Immediate Past Chair (and actual member) of the Israel Engagement Committee and Immediate Past Chair of the Miami Beach Campaign Division (GMJF). Mytyl was born in Mexico City and has lived in New York City, Montevideo, Uruguay, and for the last 22 years, Miami Beach, FL. Mytyl and her husband Sergio have three kids, (Ari 23, Danny 22 and Yael 17,) and she has been very involved in the Jewish communities wherever she has lived. Other than her family, Mytyl’s passions are Israel, her People and helping others. She is in Real Estate and was a Zin Fellow (BGU), which helped her develop a deep love for the Negev. She is a graduate of OLAM (GMJF), Melton (CAJE) and studied at Shalom Hartman Leadership Program. She has translated (EN-ES) two books, (one is actually on Amazon!) both related to the Holocaust.

SHERRIE SINGER WHP Detroit 17 [email protected] Sherrie is a full-time community leader and volunteer. She is the president and co-founder of THREAD…Connecting Jewish Women, a non-profit organization with its mission to educate, engage and inspire Jewish women in the metro Detroit community. Sherrie currently serves as the associate campaign chair of Federation’s Women’s Philanthropy. Sherrie is also on the board of Overseers for Hebrew Union College and Hillel of Metro Detroit. She recently accepted a position on Hebrew Union College’s Board of Overseers and is a past recipient of the Sylvia Simon Greenberg Young Leadership Award for personal commitment and service to the Detroit Jewish community. Sherrie is a graduate of the Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning and continues to enjoy weekly Melton graduate classes. She is currently the chairperson of the Melton Advisory Council. Sherrie’s passion for education and engagement includes interfaith programming. She is working on a new initiative for Jewish and Muslim women to learn together. In her free time she enjoys playing tennis, biking, painting and spending time with her family and friends. Sherrie is a graduate of Indiana University, where she earned a BS in Marketing and Management from the Kelley School of Business. She lives with her husband Danny, and her two sons Ari, (16) and Gabe (13).

MICHAL FOX SMART WHP Palo Alto 00 [email protected] Michal is Director of Ayeka, North America, where she focuses on the redesign of Jewish education and the professional development of teachers and leaders. Blending expertise in formal and experiential education, Michal designs powerful Jewish learning experiences for personal and spiritual growth. Michal is Editor of Kaddish: Women’s Voices (Urim, 2013), winner of the 2013 National Jewish Book Award. She previously served as Associate Principal of Bi-Cultural Day School, where she earned the Grinspoon Award for Excellence in Jewish Education and the 2015 Jewish Education Innovation Award. Earlier, Michal worked to pioneer Jewish outdoor and environmental education in the U.S. She is a former Executive Director of Isabella Freedman Retreat Center and a founder of the TEVA Learning Center. Her other publications include Spirit in Nature: Exploring Judaism and Ecology on the Trail (Behrman House, 2000). A Fulbright scholar in Jewish Thought, Michal received her AB from Princeton University in Religion and an MS from Cornell University. Michal lives in Stamford, CT and is the proud Ema of five wonderful young adults. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

SHAY SOFFER WSL 2017 [email protected] Shay is the Chief Scientist of Israel Ministry of Transport. Prior to his current position, Shay was the Chief Scientist of the Israel National Road Safety authority. Shay holds a BSc in Chemistry and an MSc in Physical Chemistry from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and PhD from The Weitzman Institute of Science in Physics and Industry. Shay lives in Mevo Betar with his wife and their three children.

DAVID SOLOMON WSL 2015 [email protected] David is the Director of the International Branch of the Prime Minister’s Office. He has been working for the Prime Minister’s Office since 2003. David has a BA in Business Administration from Management College and a Masters in Government, Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security Studies from the Interdisciplinary Center Herzelia. David lives in Modi’in.

SUSIE SORKIN WHP Palo Alto 03 [email protected] Susie has lived in the Bay Area since 1983 and in following in her parents’ footsteps, she focuses on helping to create thriving Jewish communities. Her primary commitment has been with the Jewish Community Federation. She currently serves as chair of the Governance committee and sits on several other committees, including the Executive committee of the Board. She is also on the Board at Hillel@ Stanford, serving as chair of the Development committee and on the Executive committee. In the past, she was an active member of National Young Leadership Cabinet and served on the board of the Ronald C. Wornick Jewish Day School, where her 22-year-old twins attended K-8. She was the 2006 recipient of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Young Leadership. A native of Chicago, Susie moved to California to attend Stanford University. Upon graduating with a BA in History, Susie joined the media planning group in the San Francisco office of Foote, Cone & Belding; she’s proud of her eight successful years in the industry. Susie is married to WHP Alum Rich Sorkin (San Francisco 06), a high- tech entrepreneur. Susie enjoys traveling, running and exercising with friends, reading and spending time with family.

YAEL STEINER WGF Class 25 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Yael is the Associate Director, Leadership Develoment at Prizmah: Center for Jewish Day Schools. She works on programs and services that strengthen Jewish day schools in the areas of professional leadership and community engagement. Yael manages YOU Lead, Prizmah’s leadership development program and the Day School Engagement and Enrollment initiative (DSEE) in partnership with PJ Library. Previously she ran experiential programs for community day school students at RAVSAK, served as the Jewish studies coordinator at Beit Rabban Day School and taught Jewish studies at SAR Academy. Yael earned a BA and teacher certification from the University of Michigan, a certificate in Experiential Jewish Education from YU, and a dual MA in Education and Jewish Studies from NYU, where she studied as a Jim Joseph Fellow. She lives in New York City with her husband, Sammy and children, Henry and Amalia. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

CAROLE STERLING WHP Toronto 1 [email protected] Carole has served as Chair of the World Union for Progressive Judaism since 2015 and is on the Boards of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Union for Reform Judaism, ARZA Canada and expanded Executive of WZO.

SUZY STONE WGF Class 20 [email protected] Suzy is from Minneapolis, MN. She graduated from Brandeis University in 2002 and in 2007 began her rabbinical studies in Jerusalem. In 2012 she received ordination from the reform movement at HUC- JIR in Los Angeles. After ordination, Suzy served as the Associate Rabbi at Congregation B’nai B’rith in Santa Barbara, CA. As a part of the inaugural cohort of the Jewish Emergent Network, she served as a Rabbinic Fellow at Sixth & I Historic Synagogue in Washington, D.C. from 2016-18. Most recently, Suzy worked as a Senior Organizer at the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.

DAWN STRAUSS WHP Dallas 13 [email protected] Dawn is a full-time fundraising Director for Passion for Children’s, Inc., a foundation committed to grassroots fundraising efforts for Children’s Medical Center in Dallas. She also serves as a facilitator for the Anti-Defamation League. Dawn is trained in facilitating their World of Difference and Words to Action curriculums. She has extensive experience in public speaking and fundraising on a volunteer basis.

RADA SUMAREVA WHP New York RSJ 16 [email protected] Rada is a Chief Operating Officer at Zipnostic, a digital health/remote physical exam startup, also serving on multiple boards, including UJA, JCRC, Tel Aviv University Board of Governors, AFTAU Execitive Board, AKIM USA Executive Board and AO Foundation. She is a Diplomat of the American Board of Periodontology. After graduating with honors from New York University College of Dentistry, Rada received her certificate in Periodontics three years later. She’s a member of the OKU National Dental Honor Society and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists, the oldest major honorary organization for dentists. Rada is a co- founder and President of the Russian-American Dental Association, where she is also serving as a co-chair of the Oral Cancer/Smoking Cessation and Special Care for Special Needs campaigns. Currently, Rada also serves as a NY ambassador for the Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program. Rada is a member of the Academy of Periodontology, ADA, SCADA, North Eastern Society of Periodontology, Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honorary Society, Russian-American Dental Association and Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

JULIE TEPPERMAN WHP Detroit 17 [email protected] Julie grew up in Potomac, Maryland. As a teenager she was deeply involved with BBYO and was fortunate to participate both locally and in several international leadership programs. Julie attended the University of Maryland at College Park and quickly turned her focus and leadership to the Greek System. Upon graduation, she participated in Project Otzma, which deeply connected her to the state of Israel and the global Jewish community. That experience led Julie to a position as a JCSC Fellow at the Hillel of UMass Amherst. The JCSC Fellowship led her to the University of Michigan and Project STaR, where she received her MSW and certificate in Jewish Communal Leadership. A FEREP Scholar, Julie first interned and then accepted a professional position with the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit and has never looked back. Her professional assignments have ranged from Israel and Overseas to Campaign to Leadership Development, and she now serves as the Senior Director of Community Development – Engagement. In 2004 she met Noah, whom she married in 2008. With the marriage came a move to Canada and Julie began life as an international commuter. Her daughter Lily was born in 2010, and her son Benji in 2013.

KAREN TREIGER WHP Seattle [email protected] After 18 years of practicing law in Seattle, Karen felt an unmistakable call to explore the story of her in-laws, Sam and Esther Goldberg. Educated at Barnard College and New York University Law School, where she was editor-in-chief of NYU Law Review, Karen made the momentous decision to retire from her law practice and pull together the threads of a family story she had heard for many years. The result of her three-year inquiry is the widely praised book, My Soul is Filled with Joy: A Holocaust Story. Her current volunteer involvement in Seattle includes Vice President of Minyan Ohr Chadash, an all-volunteer, six-year-old modern orthodox synagogue. She is also a board member of Limmud Seattle, which brings together the entire Seattle Jewish community. Previous volunteer gigs include leadership positions on many boards - Jewish schools, Federation, AIPAC, Jewish Historical Society and more. She is married to Shlomo Goldberg and has four wonderful children, three in-law children and one grandchild.

RON TZUR WSL 2017 [email protected] Ron is the Owner and CEO of Sparks Consulting Group LTD. Prior to his current position, he was CEO of Pareto Group LTD. Until 2017, he was the Chief of Staff, head of the HRM Reform Initiative in the Israeli civil service. He also was Senior Deputy Director General, Head of Human Resources and administration at Israel Atomic Energy Commission. Ron holds BA in Economics and Logistics from Bar Ilan University and Masters in Business Administration from Ben Gurion University. He lives in Rishon Le Zion with his family.

SAMUEL “SKIP” VICHNESS WHP Metrowest [email protected] As the managing partner of Quality Camping Properties, Inc., Skip operates day and resident camps throughout the Northeast. As a Jewish communal volunteer he has focused on summer camps and day school education. Skip has chaired the National Ramah Commission and is a past chair of the Foundation for Jewish Camp, as well as being a past chair of the Golda Och Academy, a Sololmon Schechter K-12 day school. He has also served in a number of leadership positions in the camping profession and is the founding chair of the Ben Appelbaum Foundation, an entrepreneurial incubator currently involved in more than 35 projects in the New York metropolitan area. Holder of a PhD in European History, he is a Fellow of the Institute for Napoleon and the French Revolution. In his spare time, Skip is an avid golfer. Skip and his wife Ilana are parents to Shai, Ittamar and Aileen, all of whom reside in Manhattan. He currently serves as the chair of the board of Hillel International. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

PEGGY GRIES WAGER WHP Cleveland 1 [email protected] Peggy grew up in Cleveland and Westchester, NY, and recently returned from Yale University where she was the Interim Excecutive Director of the Yale Hillel (Slifka Center) leading a turnaround and bringing in permanent leadership. Now back in Cleveland, Peggy is living her ideal life having started her own executive coaching and leadership consulting business, spending time with her four daughters, husband and grandchildren, and staying active in the non-profit community. Peggy serves on the boards of Yale University’s Joseph Slifka Center (Hillel) and the American Jewish Committee, Cleveland chapter.

ELLEN WAGHELSTEIN WHP Washington DC 03 [email protected] Ellen is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and is the Founder of the Georgetown Leadership Academy, an international leadership learning program for public servants, non-profit executives and civic activists. She is also the Managing Consultant with the Kagen Leadership Group and a Founding Partner of Coach Approach Partners. In her role as a national leadership consultant, Ellen serves as senor leadership faculty for PRESIDE, a program of the Legacy Heritage Fund and ACHARAI, the Shoshana S. Cardin Leadership Development Institute in Baltimore. She is a past co-chair of the JFNA National Young Leadership Cabinet, Secretary of JESNA, Co- chair of JESNA’s Lipman-Kanfer Institute and national board chair of PANIM: The Institute for Jewish Leadership and Values. She is the immediate past Vice President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington (JFGW) with the portfolio of Women’s Philanthropy and she received the Kipnis-Wilson Friedlander Award for her role in expanding Women’s Philanthropy in DC. Ellen and her husband David created and host Viral Shabbat with Rick Recht in their home several times a year to engage young adults in the Shabbat Experience through music. They adore all their children. Ellen holds a master’s degree in Social Strategy from the University of Maryland, a certificate in leadership from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and a Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University.

RIC WANETIK WHP Columbus 93 [email protected] Ric is a theater maven and has been since he was 7-years old. He continues to have played many roles: a Tony-nominated lead producer and long-time investor in commercial theater productions, a long-time advisor to the Royal Shakespeare Company, managing director of a regional theater, arts council director, teen theater director and theater arts volunteer with various congregations, teacher and coach, writer and director, and yes, actor. As a volunteer, he has been a board member and officer of three temples, a Jewish federation and national and community foundation program and grant advisor, President of Ohio State’s Hillel, the first President of the Wexner Center for the Arts, founding President of the AIDS Foundation, organizing member of the National Business Leadership on AIDS chaired by Elizabeth Dole, hospice volunteer and food bank worker. Together for 48 years and married under the laws of the State of New York in 2012, David Hagans and Ric raised three terrific sons and delight in loving two amazing daughter-in-laws and three wonderful grandchildren. We have lived in many cities including Rochester, Cleveland, Chicago, Los Angeles and Columbus, our adopted hometown. For the last 15 years we have made New York City our home. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

CARINE WARSAWSKI WGF Class 27 – DAVIDSON SCHOLAR [email protected] Carine is the founder and CEO of Trybal Gatherings. She is a left-brained creative, having spent over a decade working in Jewish travel and experiential marketing. Previously, she served as the Director of Marketing at Authentic Israel, overseeing brands such as Israel Outdoors and BBYO Passport, sending thousands of young people on Jewish journeys worldwide. Carine has also worked in marketing for The iCenter in Chicago, Start-Up Nation Central in Tel Aviv and the URJ in New York. In 2018, she was named a “36 Under 36” by The Jewish Week and a Chai in the Hub honoree by CJP in Boston. Carine is an ROI alum. She holds a BS in Anthropology from Bates College, a Certificate in Marketing from Georgetown University, and an MBA with honors from Boston University’s Questrom School of Business.

MATTHEW WEINBERG WHP Washington DC 03 [email protected] Matthew is generally interested in growing the Jewish community of DC. We need a strong Jewish center in America so that we can thrive as a people and then we can help others. Matthew is Chief Executive Officer, Worldwide Practice Lead – Regulatory Affairs for The Weinberg Group LLC, A ProPharm Group Company.

JENNIFER WEINSTOCK Pilot WFF/WGF Class 26 [email protected] Jennifer is currently the Senior Vice President of Philanthropy at Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston where she oversees a $55 million annual campaign and $1.5 billion in philanthropic assets. Previously, she was the Associate Head of School for External Relations at Gann Academy in Waltham, MA. Before coming to Gann, Jennifer was Strategy Manager for Growing Annual Fund Revenue at the Partnership for Excellence in Jewish Education for six years. Jennifer worked in women’s division at both the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia and Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston. She also spent more than a decade at WGBH, Boston’s public broadcasting station, as the senior Major Gifts officer, Director of Stewardship and Director of the Major Gifts Annual Fund. Jennifer is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania where she was very active in Hillel and lives in Brookline, MA, with her husband Amiel and three teenage sons who all attend/graduated Jewish day school and Jewish camp. They are active members of the Young Israel of Brookline.

TAL WERNER-KLING WIF Class 19 [email protected] Tal is the Director of Strategic Affairs in the Department of International Law in the Israeli Ministry of Justice. Her team handles matters relating to International Criminal Law and International Humanitarian Law. In this capacity, she is responsible, inter alia, for the implementation of norms of international law in the Israeli system as well as for coordination of inter-agency work in this respect. In the course of her work, she has represented Israel in various international forums. Prior to joining the Department in 2011, she worked for 15 years in the Department of International Affairs at the Office of the State Attorney, where she headed the extradition team, and appeared in numerous cases before Israeli courts, including the Supreme Court. She holds a Master of Laws degree and a Bachelor’s degree in law from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, as well as a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University. Tal is married to Asa Kling, who is an attorney specializing in intellectual property law. They have a son and two daughters and live in Tel Aviv. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

GARY WINGENS WHP MetroWest, NJ 08 [email protected] Gary is Chairman and Managing Partner of Lowenstein Sandler LLP, a law firm with over 350 lawyers working from offices in New York, New Jersey, Palo Alto, Utah and Washington, DC. He currently chairs the Finance Committee of the Victoria Foundation, a $300 million place-based foundation primarily operating in Newark, New Jersey, he’s on the Board of the New Jersey Institute for Social Justice and is a Trustee of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He has previously served on the Executive Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest and has chaired its Strategic Planning Committee and Allocations Committee chair, and served as Board Chair of Golda Och Academy, a Solomon Schechter School. He has also previously served on the Boards of Jewish Family Services of MetroWest, the Rachel Coalition, the Partnership for Jewish Life and Learning, his local synagogue and the Board of Hillel at Brandeis University as well as the Brandeis Alumni Board of Trustees.

HOWARD ZACK WHP San Francisco 2 [email protected] Howard’s communal passions have revolved around broadly building Jewish community - locally, principally through leadership roles in our San Francisco Jewish Community Federation, community day school, the shul, and Ramah summer camp as well as nationally, where he is a Board member at Shalom Hartman of North America and Honeymoon Israel. Professionally, Howard runs a pre-seed and seed early stage Fund focused on Health & Wellness and Food & Nutrition, WhoKnew Ventures, as well as operating the first start-up incubator in his local area, Marincubator. Howard is married to fellow WHP Alum Diane (San Francisco 2) and they have three kids, Marty (29), Nathan (27) and Alana (24). Howard is a native Canadian (Vancouver) and has lived in the Bay area since 1983.

MICHAEL ZARANSKY WHP Chicago II-99 [email protected] Michael is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MZ Capital Partners and Prime Property Investors, Ltd. Michael has a wide range of real estate, banking and financial experience and has been a licensed Illinois Real Estate Broker since 1979. Michael’s firm has been recognized byInc. Magazine for inclusion on the Inc. 500 list of the fastest growing private companies in America. Michael is a member of the National Association of Realtors, Executives Club of Chicago, the National Apartment Association, the National Multi-Housing Council and the Urban Land Institute. Michael is a James Scholar graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and Northwestern University School of Law. Michael’s real estate investment book Profit by Investing in Student Housing, a real estate category best seller, was published by Kaplan Publishing and is being sold in major bookstores and online booksellers. Michael is a Board member of several local philanthropic organizations and active in numerous trade, civic and professional associations. Michael served as the 2013 General Campaign Chair and 2017-2018 Chairman of the Board for the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago, one of the largest philanthropic campaigns in the nation. Michael is married, has two children, and resides in Northbrook, Illinois. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT

ETTA ZIMMERMAN WHP Boca Raton 07 [email protected] Etta is an officer of the JDC. She has traveled extensively throughout the world visiting various JDC programs and speaks of her overseas travels using her passion for photojournalism to engage audiences about imperative overseas needs. She is on the board of the Jewish Book Council and served as the Chair of the Board of the South Palm Beach Jewish Federation from 2005-2007. Etta and her husband Raymond, have one daughter, Leya Kaufman, and a new grandson Ezra.

YOAV ZUCKERMAN WIF Class 16 [email protected] Yoav led the “Future Ports” program for establishing private ports in Haifa & Ashdod, while he served as Deputy Director for Development at the Israel Ports Company. Yoav wrote the book Port Work, describing behind-the-scenes of the port industry in Israel and how the decades of hegemony within Israels’ strongest workers union was dismantled. Yoav was certified by Prof. Ron Heifetz and served as the professional advisor for the Hebrew version of his book Leadership on the Line: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Leading. Today Yoav is the owner of a project management company and in business development. He is the voluntary Chairman of the Tel Aviv Cinemateq and a member of the board of directors of the Cameri Theatre. THE WEXNER FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP SKILLS SUMMIT WEXNER SUMMITS THE NETWORK IN ACTION

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