Class of 2020 Participants and Mentors

Entertainment Track

Zachary Maltzman Cara Rifkin Entertainment Track Chair Entertainment Track Chair Zachary Maltzman is the CFO Cara Rifkin is the Vice President of of Eastman Music Company. Programming for Lando Entertainment, a non- Eastman is a musical instrument scripted production company. She manufacturer operating under has also produced over 15 series for Food the Eastman brand names in addition to S.E. Shires Network and HGTV, winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Co., Wm S. Haynes, Bourgeois Guitars, and Backun Culinary Program in 2016. Cara holds a BS in Theatre and Art Musical Services. Zachary is a CPA with a BS in History from Northwestern University and an MA in Journalism Accounting from the University of Maryland. from USC. A native of , Cara prides herself on knowing where to find the city’s best tacos.

CLI Participants Mentors Brian Bellinkoff Aaron Leibovic Filmmaker and Creative Director, Selects Media Managing Partner of Leibovic Law Group Brian’s career as an award-winning Aaron is an attorney who co-founded and independent producer/director/editor spans manages Health Advocates and Leibovic Law feature-length documentaries for Netflix, Hulu, Group. Aaron has supported and been active and Amazon to television shows and specials on the boards of many Jewish organizations: for DIY, Great American Country, Comedy Central, and Showtime. Camp Ramah, Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies, Sinai Temple, In 2018, he founded Selects Media, a production company Sinai Akiba Academy, Milken Community Schools, BJE and specializing in branded content and social media ad optimization Federation. Aaron was chairperson of Milken and Sinai Akiba for e-commerce and many Fortune 500 brands. Originally Academy and held positions on other boards. Aaron grew up in from Orlando, FL, Brian holds a BS in Communication from the New York and lives in Brentwood. He and his wife, Sheila, have University of Miami. three daughters and two granddaughters.

Calvin Berman Howard Davine Director of Global Distribution, Studio71 Former Executive Vice-President, ABC Studios Calvin Berman is an L.A. native with a passion For over 20 years, Howard served as the chief for innovative media and entertainment. He business executive and deal-maker for ABC is an entrepreneurial attorney and business Studios, guiding its expansion into becoming executive with professional experience one of the industry’s premiere television across production and/or distribution of traditional television, content creators across broadcast, pay and basic cable and on streaming content, esports, and VR/AR/MR, in addition to video-on-demand platforms. Among his duties was oversight litigation experience on behalf of Fortune 500 brands defending of the business affairs teams for ABC Studios, ABC Signature class actions (marketing and privacy) and asserting intellectual Studios and ABC Studios International, managing the negotiation property (copyright and trademark) rights. Calvin currently serves of the studios’ agreements with actors, writers, producers as Director of Global Distribution at Studio71, which is across the and directors and with the myriad of networks and platforms street from The Jewish Federation. licensing the studios’ programming.

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Ryan Cohen Jonathan Anschell Animation Compositor, Rick and Morty LLC Executive Vice President, Viacom CBS Media Networks Ryan Cohen is a Chicago native with over a decade of professional video production Jonathan Anschell is Executive Vice President experience. He has had the good fortune of and General Counsel of Viacom CBS Media working on a wide range of projects: animation, Networks. Jonathan is past Chair of The Jewish news, documentaries, corporate videos, short films, music videos, Federation’s Legal Network, a past member of the Federation’s and social events. The roles he has played are just as varied: , and an alumnus of The Jewish Federations of writing, producing, directing, editing, compositing, and shooting. North America’s National Young Leadership Cabinet. Currently, Ryan’s most notable work has been as an Animation Compositor Jonathan is Co-Chair of the Federation’s King David Society and on Netflix’s Disenchantment and Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty. a member of the executive committee of the American Jewish Committee’s Los Angeles region.

Gabrielle Doheny Lynne Himelstein Senior Business Relationship Manager, Co-Director of the Story Archive of Women Rabbis National Football League Chair of the Board of the Jewish Women’s Theatre in Los Angeles Gabrielle Doheny is a Business Relationship Manager for the National Football League. In Lynne is Co-Chair of Lion of Judah Endowment this past year, she has also completed the for The Jewish Federation and on the Board first draft of a novel and produced a play. She holds a BS in Film of Directors for Jewish Women’s Archive. She served as Lion of Studies from UC Santa Barbara. Whenever possible, Gabrielle can Judah Endowment Co-Chair for National Women’s Philanthropy, be found checking out the latest musical coming through town. State Public Affairs Chair for NCJW for Indiana, Women’s Campaign Chair for the Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Campaign Chair of the Federation of Greater Indianapolis, Governmental Affairs Chair for the Jewish Community Relations Council of Indiana, and on the Board of Directors for the JCC of Indianapolis.

Michael Fishman Kevin Bernet Co-Founder, President, Pure Cycles Chief Operating Officer & Head of Fabric, Pre-Cut, and Garment Divisions, Bernet Michael Fishman is the Co-Founder International and President of Pure Cycles, a bicycle manufacturer, distributor, and retailer based in Kevin was born in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) and Burbank, CA. He was a member of Forbes’ 30 attended the University of Leeds in England. under 30 in 2014. Michael holds a BA in Business from University He graduated in 1981 with a dual degree in Textile Management of Wisconsin-Madison. A native of Los Angeles, Michael loves and Finance. Kevin joined Bernet International in 1986 after spending time with his wife, 2-year-old daughter, and dog, as completing his CPA degree. He has focused his 35 years of textile well as shooting hoops, playing tennis, and riding his bike. industry experience in the area of fabric production and logistics.

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Joshua Forman Ron Nessim Screenwriter Principal, Bird Marella Joshua Forman is a recent graduate of UCLA’s Ron is a trial attorney specializing in civil prestigious MFA Screenwriting program who litigation, including representing talent in has written nearly a dozen original feature disputes with major Hollywood studios, films and pilots. Originally hailing from Boston, and white-collar criminal defense. Ron’s Joshua also holds a BA in Political Studies from Bard College. philanthropic endeavors include serving as past chair/current A big fan of Boston-area sports teams, he can be found most executive committee member of the Sephardic Educational Sundays during the fall at Sonny Maclean’s bar in Santa Monica, Center in Jerusalem, past board/executive committee member that rare enclave of New England expats here in Los Angeles. of Camp Ramah of , past coordinator of Sinai Temple Family Minyan, past board member of Sephardic Temple Tiffereth Israel, and past member of the Sinai Akiba Committee.

Sarah Herman Annie Spar Digital Account Manager, Club Media Group, Writer National Football League Annie was the COO for The Social Investment Sarah Herman is an experienced digital media Consultancy, worked in the Marketing manager with a strong background in the Departments at New York Telephone NYNEX sports industry. A Los Angeles native, she and Verizon, and served as a member on holds both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from USC. the Jewish Board of Family and Children Services, and on the She currently works at the National Football League, advising Federation’s Westchester Board. She is currently writing her first the 32 Club executive teams on their digital/social strategies novel. Annie is also on the West Coast Regional Advisory Board and initiatives. Sarah is active in her Jewish community, serving of Sharsheret, the Board of The Alliance for Middle East Peace, as a community representative with JDC Entwine and as Vice and the President of Temple Beth Am’s Sisterhood. Annie and President of the Jewish National Fund’s young professionals husband Elon have three children. board in Los Angeles.

David Kashi Willie Mercer Freelance Producer/Actor Partner, Thruline Entertainment Born in NYC and a New Yorker at heart, Willie, a graduate of McGill Law School, started David received his MSC in journalism from his career at the Just for Laughs Montreal Northwestern University. Working as a International Comedy Festival, serving as journalist for several publications, David Director of Talent Development. In 1996, he covered international affairs and national security. He later formed Rozon-Mercer Management, which merged with Thruline transitioned into the entertainment field where he worked as a Entertainment in 2006. Willie’s producing credits include the research producer and member of the creative team on truTV’s documentary Believer, which premiered at Sundance in 2018 and Adam Ruins Everything. David performs improv and sketch, while earned an Emmy nomination, the Comedy Central series Roast developing/creating his own content with a focus on satirical Battle, the Netflix series Bumping Mics, Fox pilot Detour, and the non-fiction/docus. upcoming Universal Pictures romantic comedy, Marry Me.

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Jason Katchen Stewart Brookman Senior Manager, OnPrem Solution Partners Attorney, HJTH Jason Katchen is a member of the senior Stewart Brookman’s practice encompasses leadership team at OnPrem Solution Partners — all aspects of the feature film and television a leading strategy and management consulting businesses, including the representation of firm within the media and entertainment actors, directors, writers, producers, and industry. He works with major studios’ senior executives to strategic financiers. Outside of the office, Stewart enjoys create innovative solutions to evolving industry challenges spending time with his family, working with various charitable and manages programs relating to consumer-facing product organizations, and playing competitive tennis. development and launches, organizational change management, process improvement and post-merger organizational integration. Jason holds a BA in Economics and minor in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

Gillian Kaye Allison Gingold Manager, CBS Television Distribution Chair, L’Dor V’Dor, Sylvia Weisz Women’s Philanthropy, The Jewish Federation Gillian is a Manager of Branded Content at CBS Brand Studio, a division of CBS Television Allison serves as the LA Affiliate for the Sudden Distribution. Gillian previously worked on the Cardiac Arrest Foundation and as a member Daytime Emmy Award-winning production team of the Greater LA Advocacy Committee of of The Dr. Oz Show. She is an ambitious creative who is a skilled the American Heart Association, receiving the AHA Outstanding writer and spends her personal time tracking industry trends, Advocacy Award. She serves on the Executive Board for the SAM listening to podcasts, and watching terrible reality television. Initiative, benefitting women, children, and families. She was In 2012, she graduated from the University of California, Santa President of University Women of American Jewish University Barbara with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication. for three years. Her biggest and most rewarding achievement is being married to Randall Gingold and together raising their four beautiful children.

Jessica Lewis Joannie Burstein Marketing Lead, Facebook Watch President, The Burstein Company Jessica Lewis is an entertainment marketer/ Joannie Burstein is the President of The producer and Philly native. An early start in Burstein Company, a personal management NY theater production evolved into an arts and production company. Joannie graduated marketing career in Australia. She now brings from UCLA with a BA in Communication Studies. streaming platforms and originals to market around the world. She worked as an agent before founding her own management Among the more memorable and dramatic highlights: launching company in 1994, representing talent and producing film and Facebook Watch and Netflix’s The Crown/Making a Murderer; television projects. Joannie is a lecturer at UCLA, a board member producing an original musical alongside Whoopi Goldberg. for UCLA’s Semel Institute, and has served as a board member Traveling to remote places, theater, and city-hopping top the and mentor for Women in Film. hobbies list.

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Tanya Mashian Scott Beiser Director of Finance and Operations, Chief Executive Officer, Houlihan Lokey Digital Brand Products Scott is the CEO of Houlihan Lokey, an Tanya Mashian is the Director of Finance international investment banking firm & Operations for Digital Brand Products, a specializing in mergers and acquisitions, subsidiary company of United Talent Agency, financial restructurings, and business that specializes in product ventures. She is a CPA with a BA in valuations. Scott earned both a BS and MS in Finance from the Accounting from USC. Tanya has prior experience at Deloitte College of Business and Economics at California State University, under the audit division and Fox Entertainment Group where she Northridge. Scott has been active with a variety of organizations was involved in the Fox-Disney merger. including AIPAC, Birthright, iTrek, The American Cancer Society, and The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles. Scott is married and has two kids.

Leah Penkava Julie Platt Account Manager, HBO Immediate Past Chair of the Board, The Jewish Federation Leah Penkava is a Marketing Manager at National Security Campaign Chair WarnerMedia driving HBO subscriptions for the company’s largest distributor as well Julie has served as Federation’s General as launching HBO Max, the new streaming Campaign Chair, Chair of Ensuring the Jewish experience from WarnerMedia. She attended List College in NYC Future Strategic Initiative, and Chair of Sylvia Weisz Women’s and earned a BA in Sociology from Columbia University and a BA Philanthropy. She is on the Executive Committee of The Jewish in Jewish Studies from The Jewish Theological Seminary. Even Federations of North America and is Chair of the Board of the though she considers herself an indoor cat, in the last 3 years Foundation for Jewish Camp. A graduate of the University of she’s been to France, Greece, Argentina, Germany, and spent a Pennsylvania, Julie also serves on its Board of Trustees and month traveling around Africa! Executive Committee. She and her husband Marc have five children and five grandchildren.

Jonah Platt Jacob Fenton Actor/Writer/Director, Plattinum Records Inc. Partner, United Talent Agency Jonah Platt is a multi-platform creator and Jacob is a Partner and Talent Agent at UTA. performer, working across many facets of Raised in Portland, Oregon, he attended the the entertainment industry. He has starred University of Washington, earning a BA in on Broadway, written for network television, Marketing & Entrepreneurship. Jacob is a past rocked out on stages all across L.A., directed and composed new president of the Junior Hollywood Radio and Television Society. works for the theater, and produced all manner of content from He is the Mentor Chair of the CLI Advisory Committee, on the award-winning a cappella albums to digital pilots to animated honorary board for Much Love Animal Rescue, and involved with shorts to live comedy. Born and raised in L.A., Jonah is a sushi The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research. Jacob connoisseur, labradoodle owner, and a new dad. resides in Los Angeles with his husband and their rescue dog.

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Danielle Robay Debi Graboff TV Host + Reporter, NBC4 Co-Chair of the Legal Network, The Jewish Federation Danielle Robay is a journalist, currently an anchor + correspondent for IMDb and NBC4-LA. Debi is Co-Chair of The Jewish Federation’s You’ve seen her on national TV programs like Legal Network and a recipient of the Doris HLN’s Dr. Drew, E!, EXTRA, and The Steve Harvey Factor award. She has held a myriad of Show. In 2016, Danielle was named co-host of the Chicago-based, positions on the Sylvia Weisz Women’s Philanthropy Cabinet, live morning news program The Jam, making her the youngest recently serving as Co-Chair in 2016 and 2017. She is a member morning TV host in Chicago’s history. With a loyal social following of the Board of Directors of the Federation and Co-Chair of of 250,000, she’s interviewed the biggest names in Hollywood — its Community Leadership Institute (CLI). Debi is a family law from Taylor Swift and Michael B. Jordan to Helen Mirren and mediator and consultant. She and her husband Marc live in Tom Hanks. Pacific Palisades and have two married daughters, a son, and a one-year-old granddaughter.

Charlotte Sandler Lynne Brookman Associate Manager, The Wonderful Company Co-Chair of Past Chairs, Sylvia Weisz Women’s Philanthropy, The Jewish Federation Charlotte Sandler is an associate manager within corporate communications at The Lynne serves on the Federation’s Board of Wonderful Company. She handles public Directors and Executive Committee. Her many relations for FIJI Water, Wonderful Pistachios, leadership positions within the Federation JUSTIN Wine, Teleflora, JNSQ, and Landmark Wines. Charlotte include Lion of Judah Chair, Ruby Chair, Chai Chair, Brentwood holds a BBA degree from New York Institute of Technology, Country Club Chair, L’Dor V’Dor Chair, and Lion of Judah Conference where she studied marketing. Originally from Boston, MA, she has Co-Chair. Lynne was the inaugural recipient of the Doris Factor lived in London, NYC, and L.A. Leadership Award. In 2018, she became a mentor for the Community Leadership Institute (CLI) and served on the PK-12 committee. She is also a board member of Women’s Guild Cedars- Sinai. Lynne and her husband Stewart have two grown children.

Lauren Soroky Marc Graboff Brand Marketing & Strategic Partnerships President, Global Business/Legal Affairs, Consultant Production Management and Studios, Discovery, Inc. Lauren Soroky started her career at Endeavor, where she most recently served as Director of Prior to his work at Discovery, Inc., Marc served Marketing for Endeavor Content. Prior to this as president of CORE Media Group, Inc. and role, she worked in IMG’s Brand Partnerships division, and began chief business affairs executive and President of West Coast in WME’s TV department. She currently consults for various Business Operations for NBC Universal Television Entertainment. companies across entertainment. Lauren graduated from the He held executive positions at CBS, the law firm of Troop, University of California, Irvine with a BA in Communications and Meisinger, Steuber and Pasich, and was a founding partner of Media Studies. Silverberg, Katz, Thompson and Braun. Marc graduated from UCLA with a bachelor’s degree in communications studies and graduated from Loyola Law School.

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Alana Wexler Bruce Gersh VP of Sales + Partner, SMI Promotional Products EVP/President, PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly,

PEOPLE en Espanol and Four M Studios at Alana Wexler is the Vice President of Sales Meredith Corporation and a Partner at SMI Promotional Products, a company specializing in concert tour Prior to his position at Meredith Corporation, merchandise and branded promotional items. Bruce served as Executive VP at ITV Studios She has a BA from Columbia College Chicago in fashion and retail America, Managing Director at Allison + Partners, Senior VP at management, applying her skills to creative VIP packages and the William Morris Agency, and as Senior VP at the Disney-ABC logo products for top musical acts and brands. Originally from Television Group. He and the ABC.com team received an Interactive the Chicago suburbs, Alana now firmly calls L.A. home. She loves Television Emmy. He graduated from CSUN with a degree in hiking with her dog Roxi, yoga, exploring the L.A. food scene, and Business Administration, Accounting Theory and Practice. He rocking out at a concert. resides in Los Angeles with his wife and three children.

Michele Wunderlich Terri Smooke Publicist, Netflix Board Member, UCLA Ronald Reagan Hospital; Trustee, MOCA; Board Member, JDC; Michele is a publicist at Netflix where she Board of Governors Member, Cedars-Sinai executes global publicity campaigns for original series including The Crown, The Kominsky Terri is currently involved in the following Method, and Orange is the New Black, among organizations: MOCA, UCLA Ronald Reagan others. She holds a BA in Psychology with secondary emphasis Hospital, JDC, Beverly Hills Fine Art Commission, and Cedars-Sinai. in Spanish and Latin American Cultures from Barnard College of In the past, Terri has been involved with The Jewish Federation Columbia University and completed the Harvard Business School HBX as Women’s Campaign Chair, the Planning & Allocations Chair, program in Business Analytics, Economics and Financial Accounting. the Community Engagement Chair, and the Chair of Leadership Michele enjoys fulfilling L.A. stereotypes by doing a lot of yoga, hiking, 2000. Additionally, she served as Chair of Beverly Hills Fine Art and being an unabashed lover of kombucha and avocados. Commission and LACMA Modern and Contemporary Art Council.

Oran Zegman Aaron Kogan Director/Writer, ZigZag Films Manager/Producer, Aaron Kogan Management Oran Zegman is an Israeli writer-director Aaron represents creative talents and based in Los Angeles. She graduated from storytellers through his management and Beit-Zvi, the school for the performing arts in production company, Aaron Kogan Management. Israel, and holds an MFA in Film Directing from Aaron’s Federation involvement includes serving the American Film Institute Conservatory. Her film MARRIAGE as Young Leadership Co-Chair of the Entertainment Division and MATERIAL was a Student finalist, was acquired Co-Chair of Young Adult Engagement & Leadership Development by Fox Searchlight, and is now being developed as a series for Committee; serving on the CLI Advisory Committee; co-founding/co- Quibi. In Israel, Oran acted in various TV shows and owned a chairing The Network Leadership Alumni Committee; and currently theater school for children for 10 years. serving on the Federation’s Community Engagement Committee and the Entertainment Media and Communication Network Leadership Committee. Aaron is an L.A. native married to Amanda Kogan and has two daughters.

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Real Estate Leadership Track

Courtney Brodie Ben Feingold Real Estate Leadership Track Chair Real Estate Leadership Track Chair Courtney Brodie is the Director of Ben Feingold is Director at Grayslake Leasing for Southern California for Advisors, an expert witness and litigation Retail Opportunity Investments Corp support firm specializing in the areas of real (ROIC), a retail real estate investment estate, finance, and economics, as well as trust. Courtney holds a BS in Business Management an adjunct lecturer at USC. Ben holds a BA in Public Policy from from University of Arizona. Courtney is a past participant the University of Michigan and a Master of Planning from USC, and co-chair of the ADL Glass Leadership Institute and and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Economics at Claremont is on the board of the ICSC Next Gen for Los Angeles. Graduate University.

CLI Participants Mentors Noah Applebaum Andrew Kirsh Realtor, Rodeo Realty Founding Partner, Sklar Kirsh LLP Noah Applebaum is a real estate agent at Andrew T. Kirsh is a founding partner of Sklar Rodeo Realty Beverly Hills. He garnered over Kirsh LLP and is the Chair of the firm’s real $13 million in sales during his first 18 months estate practice. Andrew’s practice involves all of work in real estate. Noah holds a BA in aspects of the real estate industry, including International Affairs from the University of Colorado Boulder. acquisitions, dispositions, equity investments, syndications, fund Before working in real estate, Noah worked in the White House formation, development, leasing, financing, note purchases, and Liaisons Office at the Department of Homeland Security in foreclosures. Andrew is active in the local community — serving Washington D.C. In his free time, Noah loves to cook and explore on The Jewish Federation’s Real Estate Cabinet and active within the outdoors with his two dogs Leo and Gracie. Brentwood Country Club. Andrew was selected to become a member of Young Presidents Organization – Malibu Chapter.

Jeremy Basloe Steven Gordon Vice President of Acquisitions, Chairman/Owner, Domino Realty Equity Residential Steven C. Gordon is Chairman and principal Jeremy Basloe is the Vice President of owner of Domino Realty since 1970 and Acquisitions at Equity Residential where he is actively involved in the acquisition, covers direct acquisitions, joint ventures, and development, and management of over $1 preferred equity origination for multifamily assets in Southern billion worth of California real estate consisting of commercial, California. He previously spent three years in Europe working in residential, and industrial properties. Steven is involved in real estate private equity. Jeremy started his career in NYC with community activities on the Real Estate Board and Cedars-Sinai’s Rialto Capital working within distressed debt. He has an MBA Board of Governors; as a director of the Grand Foundation and a from IE Business School in Madrid and a BBA from CUNY Baruch member of the American Conference of Christians and Jews; and in NYC. in creating the nonprofit Public Education Program.

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CLI Participants Mentors

Max Berger Shahram Ravan, MD Investment Associate, Compass Cardiology Specialist

Max Berger is a commercial real estate agent Dr. Ravan was born in France and lived in on the Kenny Stevens Team at Compass, Israel and Iran before settling in the U.S. He has focusing on multifamily properties in the been in private practice as a cardiologist for Hollywood and West Hollywood areas. He over 40 years. As President of Olympia Medical is a graduate of USC with a degree in Business and Applied Center from 2004 to 2014, Dr. Ravan was closely involved in the Mathematics. As an L.A. native, Max prides himself on his turnaround of the 200-bed hospital. He has also worked in real thorough knowledge of the city, which allows him to glean estate development with his family for over 25 years. Dr. Ravan insights for his clients and help them maximize their returns. and his wife Soheila have three children and actively support a number of charitable Jewish organizations in Los Angeles.

Josh Bloch Alan Epstein Investments, Columbus Pacific Properties Managing Director, MSD Real Estate

Josh Bloch runs investments for Mountain Alan Epstein is a Managing Director on the MSD Pacific Opportunity Partners and its precursor Capital, L.P. Real Estate team. He joined MSD Mountain Capital Partners. Prior to his current in 2004 from The Voit Companies and MJW role, Bloch worked on the student housing/ Investments where he served as President and retail acquisitions team for Columbus Pacific. His former COO, and as Chief Operating Officer, respectively. Prior to that, Mr. jobs include Acquisitions Associate at DFS Flooring Inc. and Epstein served as Development Manager with Tooley & Company Acquisitions Analyst at JRK Property Holdings. Bloch holds a Investment Builders and as Vice President, Southern California bachelor’s degree in Business/Finance from Queens University of for Disney Development Company. He received his undergraduate Charlotte, where he was recruited on a tennis scholarship from degrees from MIT and graduate degrees from Stanford Business Johannesburg, South Africa. He is also a California Licensed Real School and Stanford Law School. Estate salesperson.

Daniella Cohan Melissa Bordy Associate, RealtyMogul Chief Financial Officer, Held Properties, Inc. Daniella Cohan is an Associate at RealtyMogul, Melissa Held Bordy is the CFO of Held one of the nation’s largest real estate Properties, Inc., a family-owned developer, crowdfunding platforms. Prior to this role, she owner, and operator of office, medical, and was a Financial Analyst on the Real Estate multifamily buildings in the Western United team in the Tel Aviv headquarters of Mindspace, a coworking States. Melissa has been in the banking, finance, and real startup, and was subsequently an Acquisitions Analyst at real estate arena for almost 40 years. She sits on the boards of the estate consulting firm RCLCO. Daniella is a graduate of USC American Jewish University and Honeymoon Israel, is a board with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and adviser to The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, and sits concentration in Finance. on the finance committee of Team Rubicon.

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Maxx Cohen Jeff Friedman Vice President, Cohen Asset Management Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, Mesa West Capital Maxx Cohen is Vice President of Acquisitions at Cohen Asset Management, Inc., a national Jeff Friedman is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of industrial real estate investment and Mesa West Capital, which was formed in 2004 development company. He spent four years as and sold to Morgan Stanley in 2017. Before co- an investment sales broker at CBRE before moving to his current founding Mesa West, Mr. Friedman spent three years at Maguire position. Maxx was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated Partners as a Principal and was part of the team that led the from USC. When not working, Maxx enjoys spending time with firm’s $800 million IPO. Jeff received a bachelor’s degree from family and friends, hiking, playing tennis, cooking, and playing UCLA and a master’s degree in Applied Economics and JD from guitar. the University of Michigan.

Sharona Daneshrad Melissa Bordy Associate, Bocarsly Emden Cowan Esmail & Chief Financial Officer, Held Properties, Inc. Arndt LLP Melissa Held Bordy is the CFO of Held Sharona Daneshrad is a real estate finance Properties, Inc., a family-owned developer, attorney at Bocarsly Emden Cowan Esmail owner, and operator of office, medical, and & Arndt LLP where she represents investors multifamily buildings in the Western United and developers in connection with the acquisition, financing, and States. Melissa has been in the banking, finance, and real syndication of projects utilizing the federal Low-Income Housing estate arena for almost 40 years. She sits on the boards of the Tax Credit Program. Sharona holds a BA in Psychology with a American Jewish University and Honeymoon Israel, is a board minor in Education from UCLA and a Juris Doctorate from Loyola adviser to The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, and sits Law School of Los Angeles. on the finance committee of Team Rubicon.

Bronte Dardashty Loryn Arkow Senior Associate, Properties 12 Partner, Stroock Bronte Dardashty is a Senior Associate at Loryn Dunn Arkow is a partner in the Real Properties12, her family investment group and Estate Practice Group at Stroock. She has property management company based out of extensive experience handling acquisitions and Los Angeles. She is also involved in building dispositions, joint ventures, lending and other an organic and natural foods company under the brand Nature’s finance transactions, recapitalizations, and workouts. Clients turn Greatest Foods. She holds a BS in Business Administration from to Loryn for counsel on structuring complex transactions and in the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. Bronte finding creative strategies to get deals done. The Los Angeles enjoys playing beach volleyball on the weekends and salsa Business Journal honored Loryn as Real Estate Attorney of the dancing at different venues around Los Angeles. Year in 2019, and she has been recognized by Super Lawyers and The Legal 500.

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Oren Fishman Michael Sorochinsky Associate, Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP Founder, CEO, Cypress Equity Investments

Oren Fishman is a real estate attorney at As Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Michael Winston & Strawn LLP where he advises Sorochinsky is the visionary of CEI and the banks, debt funds, insurance companies, driving force behind the company’s $5 billion opportunity funds, real estate investment real estate portfolio. Michael’s investment trusts, and others regarding various type of real estate deals strategies, business philosophy, and transaction execution involving commercial real estate. Oren holds a BA from San Diego diligence has brought about substantial annualized returns to State University and a Juris Doctorate from UCLA Law. equity. Michael’s background gives him a unique perspective into real estate finance and an in-depth understanding of real estate cycles, which he has successfully timed since 2001. Michael received his JD from the UCLA School of Law.

Kate Gottlieb Sandy Sigal Principal, Real Estate Affiliates, Inc. Chairman, CEO, President, Founder, NewMark Merrill Companies Kate Gottlieb is a Principal at Real Estate Affiliates, Inc., a family office specializing in Sandy Sigal is the Chairman, Founder, and CEO the development and redevelopment of retail of NewMark Merrill Companies. Since NewMark properties. Prior to her career in commercial Merrill’s inception in 1977, he has developed real estate, Kate worked in the entertainment industry as a and/or managed and repositioned over 100 additional retail publicist for The Weinstein Company. Kate received her BA centers. Mr. Sigal serves as a mentor for young adults interested in Theatre Arts from California Polytechnic State Institute, in real estate through The Jewish Federation’s Community San Luis Obispo. Leadership Institute (CLI). Mr. Sigal also served on the Board of the Camp Bob Waldorf Foundation, a camp for underserved children that Mr. Sigal attended as a child.

David Hammerman Bob Held Vice President, Fortress Chief Executive Officer, Held Properties David currently serves as Vice President on the Robert Held has more than 41 years of expertise real estate equity team at Fortress. David was in construction management, finance, tenant previously a VP at Mack Real Estate and ICONIQ leasing, and institutional coordination. As a Capital and an Associate at Blackstone. David licensed general contractor and a licensed holds a BSBA from Georgetown University where he graduated real estate broker, Robert has provided services in construction with a dual major in Finance and International Business and was completion, project workouts, marketing, and property given the Joseph S. Sebes award for service to the University. management and sales for more than two million square feet of David continues to stay involved with Georgetown via his commercial and residential properties throughout the U.S. He also involvement on its Real Estate Associate Advisory Board. serves on the Board of Directors of the Junior Blind of America.

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Anna Josephson Aliza Guren Vice President, Jones Lang LaSalle Chief Executive Officer, Karney Properties CO

Anna Josephson is the Vice President in Aliza Karney Guren is the Chief Executive the Industrial Capital Markets practice for Officer and Co-Owner of Karney Properties Co. the Western at Jones Lang The company develops, owns, and operates LaSalle. The Industrial Capital Markets practice industrial, office, and mixed-use developments, specializes in industrial investment sales and industrial re- primarily in Southern California. Guren assumed her position in capitalizations for real estate clients. Anna holds a Bachelor of 2003 and sets the overall strategy for the company. She is also Business Administration with a focus on real estate from the a board member of the Center Theatre Group, one of the nation’s University of North Texas. Originally from Belarus, Anna enjoys largest and most active theater companies. She is and has been practicing her Russian and taking boxing classes, but never at on several other nonprofit boards. the same time.

Max Lehrman David Schwartzman Vice President, Lehrco President and CEO, Harridge Development Group Max Lehrman is the Vice President of David Schwartzman is the majority owner Lehrco Corporation, a private Washington of the Harridge Development Group. To date, D.C.-based retail real estate development Mr. Schwartzman has successfully built over and management company. Max holds a BA 6,000 homes including condominiums and in History from Amherst College, where he was also an all- single-family properties and developed over 5,000 lots and conference, all academic, and championship football player. A mixed-use developments. In addition, Mr. Schwartzman is a Washington D.C. native, Max now calls Los Angeles home. He generous supporter of The University of Judaism, Therapeutic enjoys traveling, playing golf, and attending sporting events and Living Centers for the Blind, the American Cancer Society, the Los concerts in his spare time. Angeles Zoo, the Guardians of the Jewish Home for the Aged, and The Jewish Federation. In 2004, he was honored by the Hollywood/Los Angeles Beautification Team and received their Business Leader Recognition Award.

Eli Macanian Marc Rohatiner VP, Asset Management, RealtyMogul Partner, Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, Schulman & Rabkin, LLP Eli Macanian is a VP of Asset Management at RealtyMogul.com, one of the nation’s largest Currently a partner at Wolf, Rifkin, Shapiro, real estate crowdfunding platforms. Eli is Schulman & Rabkin, Marc has 35 years of responsible for asset management of the experience as a civil trial lawyer. Marc has been firm’s General Partner equity business, which includes multifamily responsible for all types of general business litigation, including investments across the U.S. Eli holds a BA in Political Science real estate, securities, insurance bad faith, title insurance, lender from the University of Arizona and a certification in Real Estate liability, employment, unfair competition, professional negligence, Finance and Investment from New York University’s Schack common interest development, construction, and entertainment Institute of Real Estate. cases. Marc first received his bachelor’s degree summa cum laude and phi beta kappa and later his Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Danny Matz Randy Banchik Director, Mission Capital Advisors Principal, Banchik Investments

Danny Matz is a Director with the Debt and Randy is currently the Principal of Banchik Equity Finance group at Mission Capital Investments, a Los Angeles-based, real Advisors, a boutique commercial real estate estate-focused family office. In addition, Randy capital markets advisory firm. Danny moved has served in many philanthropic leadership to L.A. from New York City to grow the west coast office for roles, including as a steering committee member for The Jewish Mission Capital. Danny holds a bachelor’s in General Studies from Federation’s Young Leadership Development Institute, as well the University of Michigan and a master’s in Real Estate Finance as President of the Young Men’s Division and 70th Anniversary from NYU. When not working, Danny is most likely on the tennis Co-Chair for the Guardians of the Los Angeles Jewish Home for court or planning his next ski trip. the Aging. His family, which includes his wife Jannell and three children, resides in Santa Monica.

Lauren Miller Orna Wolens Principal, Modern Art Services General Campaign Chair, Member of the Board of Directors, The Jewish Federation Lauren Miller is principal of Modern Art Services, a full-service art consulting firm providing fine Orna currently serves as General Campaign art solutions for individuals and corporations. Chair of The Jewish Federation of Greater She received her BA in Art History from Loyola Los Angeles and as a member of the Board Marymount University and is an L.A. native. Along with her of Directors of The Jewish Federation, The Jewish Federations professional life, Lauren enjoys giving back to the community of North America, National Women’s Philanthropy, and the LA and plays an active role in The Jewish Federation of Greater Museum of Contemporary Art. She serves on the Federation’s Los Angeles. In her free time, you’ll find Lauren skiing, baking, Campaign Cabinet and Strategic Planning and Distribution hiking, and spending time with her friends, family, and rescue pup Committee. In addition, she is a member of the LA County Sterling Ruby. Museum of Art Contemporary Acquisitions Committee and the Hammer Circle.

Joshua Natker Keenan Wolens Senior Associate, Gantry, Inc. Chief Executive Officer, Amir Development Co. Josh Natker is a Senior Associate at Gantry, Keenan Wolens is the Chief Executive Officer of Inc., the largest privately held mortgaging Amir Development Co., a real estate company banking company in the western United States. based in Beverly Hills, CA. He serves on the Josh focuses on life insurance, CMBS, and bank National Council of AIPAC, the Board of Trustees debt origination. Josh is an L.A. native and holds a BS in Finance of the Jewish Community Foundation, the Board of the American with Real Estate & International Business minors from The Jewish University (where he is a member of the Executive Pennsylvania State University. In his free time, Josh is an avid Committee and the Advisory Board of the Ziegler School of sailor. Rabbinic Studies), and the Board of the UCLA Ziman Center for Real Estate.

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Danny Orland Howard Banchik Director of Investments, Gelt Inc. Partner, Westwood Financial Corp

Danny Orland works in acquisitions and asset Howard Banchik has been part of the CLI management for Mountain Pacific Opportunity program since its inauguration and is a Partners, a capital provider to multifamily founding Partner of Westwood Financial Corp. developers and operators in the western U.S. Howard is also a founding board member of He is a licensed CPA and a CFA Charterholder. Danny received his www.harmony-project.org whose mission is to utilize music to BS in Business Administration and Master of Accounting from help children develop character traits. Howard lost his wife of 50 USC. Danny is an L.A. native who enjoys golfing and cycling when years in 2016 and is very proud of his family, including his two possible. When he’s not on the course or on his bike, he enjoys married children, Randy and Jannell Banchik and Anissa and Tim playing the guitar and going to see live music. Siegel. Howard has six grandchildren.

Yossi Reinstein Mark Weinstein Principal, Fulton Kitchens, LLC President, Founder, MJW Investments Yossi Reinstein is a real estate developer Mark is the majority owner of the MJW with a niche focus on acquiring distressed Investment’s $800 million diversified real estate industrial assets and repurposing them into holdings. Mark has led the firm’s strategic multi-tenant commercial kitchen incubators. growth into student housing and has amassed The transformation of these decrepit warehouses into vibrant a large portfolio of properties throughout the country. Mark has businesses has been applauded by local food communities maintained active associations and leadership with numerous and economic development departments in cities such as Los civic and philanthropic groups including a three-year term as Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. Yossi grew up in Chair of The Jewish Federation’s Real Estate & Construction Boston, attended the University of Arizona, and now lives in Los Network and active associations with the Young Presidents Angeles with his wife Hannah and son Walter. Organization within the Guardians, an agency dedicated to serving the elderly.

Adam Scherr Jesse Sharf Senior Broker, Sands Investment Group Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher Adam is a Senior Broker with the Sands Jesse Sharf is a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Investment Group (SIG), a commercial real Crutcherand Co-Chair of the Real Estate estate brokerage focused on net lease Department, and he sits on the Executive investments. Last year SIG completed nearly Committee. Jesse is a member of the Real $2 billion transactions on a nationwide basis. Originally from Estate & Construction Network and a former member of the Washington D.C., Adam holds a BA in Political Science from the Board of Trustees of The Jewish Federation of Greater Los University of Vermont. Adam’s tastes vary widely from a night out Angeles, the Founder of the Los Angeles real estate division of at Geffen Theatre with his wife Marlyse to offshore fishing. AIPAC, and is on the Board of Trustees of NYU Law School and the advisory board of JTS.

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Jordan Sharf Larry Jacobson Partner, Arileus Capital President/Chief Executive Officer, The Jacobson Company Jordan is a partner at Arileus Capital, a private real estate investment firm focusing on retail Larry Jacobson is President and CEO of The in the western U.S. Jordan is responsible for Jacobson Company, a private real estate executing the company’s vision, spearheading investment company with a 50-year tradition equity relationships, and overseeing acquisitions for the firm. of acquiring and operating conventional multifamily and student Prior to Arileus, Jordan worked as the Director of Acquisitions for housing throughout the Western United States. Prior to assuming JS Western Retail Investments, acquiring real estate investments leadership of TJC in 2012, Mr. Jacobson had served as an officer of and helping oversee the company’s portfolio of over $100 the company and co-general partner of its various partnerships million in total assets. Jordan received a bachelor’s degree in since the early 1990s. Mr. Jacobson literally started on the ground counterterrorism and conflict resolution from IDC in Israel. floor, managing properties while attending law school.

Michael Toveg Greg Fishman Senior Vice President, Stepp Commercial Co-Managing Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig Michael Toveg is a commercial real estate Gregory Fishman is the Co-Managing broker and Senior Vice President of Stepp Shareholder of Greenberg Traurig’s Los Angeles Commercial. He graduated from the University office and Co-Chair of the firm’s Los Angeles of Arizona with a BS in Regional Development Real Estate Practice. Greg’s finance-related and a minor in Business. Born and raised in Valencia, CA, Michael work spans the representation of both financial institutions immediately started working after college and has been a real and borrowers in connection with construction, mezzanine, and estate professional for almost 10 years. Michael spends most of general secured real estate financings, including loan workouts his free time by the beach, trying new restaurants and winning and restructurings. Additionally, Greg represents restaurant over his little nephews as “the Favorite Uncle.” groups in connection with brand acquisition, investment and capital-raising, intellectual property, and leasing of space.

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Elham Makabi Shirley Pakdaman Universal Leadership Track Chair Universal Leadership Track Chair Elham Makabi is the Director of Finance at Shirley Pakdaman is a psychologist in private Pressman Academy of Temple Beth Am. practice in Beverly Hills and consultant at a Prior to joining the Academy, Elham was a premier global law firm in DTLA. She holds Senior Associate at Duff & Phelps, where she a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from provided financial services and valuations to various Fortune Pepperdine and a BA in Communication Studies with honors 500 companies. Elham started her career as an Internal Audit from UCLA. Shirley completed an Advanced Post-Doctoral Consultant at Deloitte. Aside from her professional background, Fellowship at the Los Angeles VA, healing depression, insomnia, Elham has served many Jewish organizations in a volunteer/ anxiety, and trauma. Shirley has been a clinical professor at philanthropic capacity, some of which include BJE, 30 Years Pepperdine and is a published author in mindfulness and ethical After, and Chai Lifeline. supervision of psychology trainees.

CLI Participants Mentors Ofer Barlev Rob Gach Senior Associate, Citron & Deutsch SVP Wealth Management, UBS Brian’s career as an award-winning Robert Gach is a Senior Vice President - independent producer/director/editor spans Investments, Wealth Advisor and a Senior feature-length documentaries for Netflix, Hulu, Managed Accounts Consultant with UBS and Amazon to television shows and specials Financial Services, Inc. Robert provides wealth for DIY, Great American Country, Comedy Central, and Showtime. management services for affluent individuals and nonprofit In 2018, he founded Selects Media, a production company entities. Currently, he chairs the Investment Committees of two specializing in branded content and social media ad optimization major L.A. nonprofits and is a Past Chairman of the Board and for e-commerce and many Fortune 500 brands. Originally President of the USC Hillel Foundation. He has also been involved from Orlando, FL, Brian holds a BS in Communication from the with The Jewish Federation for many years. University of Miami.

Rebecca Bolour Julia Gandelsman Associate Attorney, Howe Engelbert LLP Attorney, Law Offices of Rosaline L. Zukerman Rebecca Bolour is a Family Law Attorney at Julia was admitted to the bar in 1995 after Howe Engelbert LLP. She has been practicing graduating from Loyola Law School. After Family Law exclusively since May of 2017. practicing civil litigation and immigration, Julia Rebecca worked as a Law Clerk at Trope was introduced to family law when she started and Trope LLP and Elkins Kalt Weintraub Reuben Gartside LLP. working for the Law Offices of Rosaline L. Zukerman in 1999. During law school, Rebecca clerked for the Honorable Harvey A. The prospect of helping families through the most difficult time Silberman. She received her law degree from Southwestern Law in their life appealed to Julia. Her ability to speak fluent Russian School and her bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UCLA and Spanish allows her to serve clients who are more at ease with a minor in Spanish. communicating in these languages.

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Warren Coughlin Jeff Wolman Account VP, UBS Wealth Management Chief Executive Officer, Wolman Wealth Management Warren focuses on helping tech founders make smart financial decisions ahead of Jeffrey founded in 1993 and is the current future liquidity events. On the side, he helps CEO of Wolman Wealth Management. Wolman manage his family’s single-family home rental Wealth Management provides business portfolio in Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles. He graduated with management services primarily for people in the entertainment a Bachelor of Science from George Mason University and earned business. Jeffrey was the Board Chair of Sinai Akiba Academy a Certified Financial Planner designation from Georgetown and on the Executive Committee of the Milken Community School University in Washington, D.C. Warren is active in serving on as Treasurer. Jeffrey is currently a member of the board of the The Jewish Federation’s Young Adult Campaign Cabinet and is a Foundation for Jewish Camp and additionally serves as the founding member of November Project fitness community. organization’s Treasurer and on its Executive Committee.

Mahrad Enayati Jeff Levine Law Clerk, The Law Office of Business Consultant Daniel N. Greenbaum Jeff Levine is a business consultant specializing Mahrad Enayati is a legal professional at The in executive coaching, team development, Law Office of Daniel N. Greenbaum, a law firm and strategic planning. Prior to his consulting dedicated to protecting Californian’s health practice, Mr. Levine was the owner and CEO of and safety. Mahrad holds a BA in Sociology from the University United States Container Corporation, practiced as a civil litigation of California, Davis and a Juris Doctorate from Southwestern attorney, and was also a founder and served on the Board of Law School. Born in Iran and raised in Los Angeles, Mahrad loves Directors of 1st Enterprise Bank. He has been an active member exploring California’s great outdoors and the ever-changing Los of Valley Beth Shalom as a member of the Board of Directors and Angeles food scene with his wife Jessica. a past Chairman and President.

Brittany Erdan Kathy Guccione VP, Client Relations, SHIPSI Women’s Campaign Chair, Member of the Board of Directors, The Jewish Federation Brittany Erdan is the VP of Client Relations for SHIPSI, a technology startup in Silicon Kathy first joined the Sylvia Weisz Women’s Beach that allows retailers to offer same-day Philanthropy Cabinet of The Jewish Federation delivery. Brittany holds a BA in Communications in 2006. Since, she has served as Women’s and Business from Indiana University. She has always called Campaign Chair and Women’s Philanthropy Co-Chair. Currently, Los Angeles home with the exception of spending half a year she is a member of the Federation’s Board of Directors and studying and volunteering in Australia and another half working serves on the Caring for Jews in Need committee. Kathy is also and volunteering in Israel. a National Women’s Philanthropy Board member and sits on the board of Career Up Now. With one of her daughters, Kathy owns Pinot’s Palette locations in Valencia and Encino.

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Andrew Herr Greg Heller CEO/Adjunct Professor, Kitt Bio/Georgetown Founder and CEO, HCR Wealth Advisors University Greg is the Founder and CEO of HCR Wealth Andrew is the Founder & CEO of Kitt Bio, a Advisors. His entrepreneurial acumen has company that delivers cutting-edge products steered the growth of the company over to eliminate jet lag, improve sleep, and enhance the last 20+ years into a multi-faceted, SEC everyday performance. Prior to this, he led biotech and human Registered Investment Advisory firm whose client investment performance strategy efforts for the U.S. military and coached portfolios total close to a billion dollars. HCR has expanded executives to enhance their performance. Andrew’s work has their advisory services and client roster to include many been profiled and published by Wired, Joint Force Quarterly, high net worth individuals in entertainment, sports, and the Defense News, and others, and he serves as an adjunct technology sectors as well as private corporations and nonprofit professor at Georgetown University, where he teaches on organizations. advanced weapons technology.

Allie Kaminsky Robbin Steif Global Ecommerce Specialist, Harman President, Sherlock Investments International Robbin is the President of Sherlock Allie Kaminsky is an eCommerce Product Investments and previously founded Manager for Harman International, a subsidiary LunaMetrics, an internet consulting firm of Samsung, leading all customer experience specializing in Analysis and Insight as well initiatives. Allie holds a BS from Lehigh University’s College of as Digital Marketing Strategy. Robbin built the company from Business & Economics. She grew up in Boston and spent a few scratch to become a $10 million company with three-year CAGR years in NYC before moving across the country to Los Angeles. of 43%. She also served as the CFO of Maya, a high-tech company Allie is loving the L.A. sunny lifestyle — playing tennis, hiking, and engaged in technical design and software as well as the Founder finding the best sushi. and President of Send Me No Flowers, a nationwide direct response gift company.

Yev Katkovsky Alan Rosen Sr. Wealth Strategy Associate, Partner, Duane Morris LLP UBS Financial Services Alan Rosen is a corporate attorney with Duane Yev Katkovsky was born in Poland and moved Morris LLP, specializing in bank regulatory and to Los Angeles at the age of 5. He is a senior M&A. He has served on the Federation Board wealth strategist in wealth management since 1994, as Vice Chair from 2014-15, and on at UBS. Yev holds a finance degree from the Eller Business the Executive Committee from 2005-17. Previously, he chaired School at the University of Arizona. He has a passion for trying Planning &Allocations (P&A, predecessor to Strategic Planning & new restaurants and new foods. He is also passionate about Distribution (SPD), Budget Review, the Valley Alliance, and chaired sports and is active in basketball, soccer, and boxing. Yev enjoys Finance &Administration (F&A). Alan currently serves on the F&A spending his free time with family and friends. and SPD Committees and as a CLI mentor.

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Judith Khakshouy Lynn Bider Founder, Law Offices of Judith Y. Khakshouy Chair of Unistream Committee, Executive Committee Member, The Jewish Federation Judith Khakshouy is an attorney who practices Personal Injury Law and recently decided Lynn currently serves on The Jewish Federation to start her own practice. Judith has been of Greater Los Angeles’ Unistream Committee, written about in the Jewish Journal and the Executive Committee, and Board of Directors; LA Business Journal. When she is not practicing law, Judith is on JFNA’s National Women’s Philanthropy Board; ; and on the well-known in the community as the “Challahmaven.” She began boards of Beit T’Shuvah, USC Hillel, and the Los Angeles Jewish baking challah to pray for her ill grandfather during law school, Community Foundation. Lynn has received the JQ Community and soon after it turned into a passion of hers. She currently Leadership Award, the Beauty Bus Lifetime Achievement Award, blogs on Instagram under the account @challahmaven. the Lea Rabin Award, and the 2019 ADL Humanitarian Award.

Itay Kohane Bradley Tabach-Bank Psychotherapist Former Partner, Tabach-Bank & Levenstein Itay moved to the U.S. to finish his doctorate Bradley spent over 45 years practicing law in Clinical Psychology following eight years of before retiring in 2012. He now devotes his service in the Israeli Air Force. He has a private time to nonprofit activities, primarily in the arts. practice in Encino, Woodland Hills and West L.A., He has served on the Board of Trustees of where he provides individual, couples, and family psychotherapy Wilshire Boulevard Temple, Vista Del Mar Child & Family Services for children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Itay specializes (Chair) and Center for the Art of Performance at UCLA (Chair). He in trauma work, addiction, working with the LGBTQ+ community, currently serves on the boards of Center Dance Arts and USC’s and transitional life circumstances. As an Ironman race finisher, Kauffman School of Dance. Itay believes in dedication and self-care activities as a way of living.

Ben Landay Rick Powell Transportation Account Manager, President, Ashjer LLC Ring (Amazon) Rick is currently President of Ashjer, LLC, Ben Landay is a Transportation Account where he devotes his time to assisting Manager at Ring, a home security and smart nonprofit organizations raise money, serving on home company owned by Amazon. Ben holds numerous boards and committees as well as a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from American a consultant to private companies. In 1989, Rick joined the Board University located in Washington, D.C. When he is not taking of Directors for Jewish Vocational Service, serving as First Vice advantage of beautiful weather on his bike, he will be searching President prior to his election as Board President. Rick has been for the best kebabs all over Greater Los Angeles. He resides with instrumental in bringing fundraising activities to the furniture his wife in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood. industry by being honored through the City of Hope.

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Katrin Malakuti Paul Super Clinical Psychologist, Malakuti Psychological Co-founder, EyeCareLive Health Group Past Chairman of Optometry, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Katrin Malakuti, Psy.D. is a Forensic Psychologist who works at a male state Dr. Paul Super is regarded as one of the prison facility in Los Angeles County. She also leaders in the field of optometry, specializing has a small private practice on the side in Beverly Hills, where in contact lenses, binocular vision, and primary eye care. He is she works primarily with adults. Katrin has a multicultural cofounder of Zoom Focus Eyewear, the first truly adjustable background being an Iranian American Jew who was born and focus lens and the cofounder of EyeCareLive, an eyecare raised in Germany. She speaks five languages and loves to travel telehealth platform. In addition, he served as the Chair of the world,be active, and spend time with friends, family, and her Optometry at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and is a Fellow of the nieces and nephews. American Academy of Optometry.

Samantha Moray Orna Wolens VIP & Celebrity Relations, Salvatore Ferragamo General Campaign Chair, Member of the Board

of Directors, The Jewish Federation Samantha Moray is currently the Head of VIP & Celebrity Relations at Salvatore Ferragamo. Orna currently serves as General Campaign Prior to this role, she was the Senior Manager Chair of The Jewish Federation of Greater of Public Relations at Hermès, based in New Los Angeles and as a member of the Board York, where she oversaw earned media relations for the brand of Directors of The Jewish Federation, The Jewish Federations across all product categories. Samantha holds a BA from The of North America, National Women’s Philanthropy, and the LA Gallatin School of Individuals Studies at New York University. Museum of Contemporary Art. She serves on the Federation’s Campaign Cabinet and Strategic Planning and Distribution Committee. In addition, she is a member of the LA County Museum of Art Contemporary Acquisitions Committee and the Hammer Circle.

Debbie Reyhan Karmi Monsher E-commerce Consultant & Analyst, KDS/Major Gifts Co-Chair, Leadership Advisor Dr. Marketplace for Women’s Philanthropy, The Jewish Federation Debbie recently started her own company and business venture as an e-commerce Karmi Monsher has been active in the Los consultant. She majored in Psychology as a Angeles Jewish community for many years, pre-medicine student at the University of California, Berkeley. mainly with The Jewish Federation. Karmi has served as the After college, Debbie worked as a marketing analyst for an Valley Alliance General Campaign Co-Chair, Major Gifts Co-Chair, e-commerce company and found a passion for technology. Women’s Campaign Chair, and Women’s Philanthropy President. Debbie’s truest happy moments come from traveling and being Karmi is currently the Federation’s King David Society Co-Chair with her family and friends she truly cares about. Debbie loves and serves on its PK-12 committee . Karmi is active in her culture and the food that comes from varying cultures and synagogue Adat Ari El andserves on the Executive Committee of enjoys a good burrito from a Mexican taqueria. Camp Ramah.

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Yoni Sadka Philip Gay Founder, Golani and Senior Software Engineer, Chief Executive Officer, Triple Enterprises Uber Philip has 30 years of experience in operating Yoni is a Senior Software Engineer at Uber and restaurants, accounting, and finance and recently founded Golani. Employing a new and has assisted middle market companies with unique concept — a one-of-a-kind sound wave financing, mergers and acquisitions, franchising, jewelry designed using their voice — Golani helps people cherish and strategic planning needs. Rooted in experience with leading special moments. He has been featured on Forbes.com and holds a restaurant industry brands, his tenure has included positions as BS in Architectural Engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and President & CEO of Grill Concepts, Inc., CFO for California Pizza an MS in Structural Engineering from USC. The coldest place Yoni Kitchen, CFO & Interim CEO for Wolfgang PuckFood Company, CEO has ever lived is San Francisco, he is highly addicted to sweets, for Color Me Mine, and CEO & COO for Diversified Food Group. and has picked up archery since moving back to Los Angeles.

Kelsey Schilit Nancy Beiser PR and Events Manager, FIJI Water Member of the Board of Directors, The Jewish Federation Kelsey Schilit is now the PR and Events Manager at FIJI Water, after spending 10 Nancy recently served as Sylvia Weisz years building a career in Fashion PR. This Women’s Philanthropy Co-Chair and is currently professional trajectory comes as no surprise, a member of The Jewish Federation of as Kelsey went to USC’s Annenberg School for Communication Greater Los Angeles Board of Directors, JFNA’s National Women’s and Journalism to specifically study public relations. As an L.A. Philanthropy Board, and the Jewish Campus Life Committee. native, she enjoys the hidden gems around the city as well as She is also a Lion of Judah Endowment Chair. In addition, Nancy easy weekend road trips. serves on the AIPAC Valley Executive Committee, Camp Ramah Executive Board, AJU University Women Board, and Birthright Leadership Council. Nancy also has her own business, By Nancy, personalizing gifts and party favors.

Stephanie Skoboloff Ellen Silverman Key Account Manager, Vice Campaign Chair Valley Alliance, Altria Group Distribution Company The Jewish Federation Board Chair, Pico Union Project Stephanie Skoboloff is a Key Account Manager for Altria Group Distribution Company, one of Ellen has held many roles within the Federation the world’s largest producers and marketers of including both as the Valley Alliance Sylvia tobacco, cigarettes, and related products. She is a dynamic sales Weisz Women’s Philanthropy Campaign Chair and Women’s Chair. and marketing leader with a proven record of achieving results Currently, she sits on the Federation Board, serves on the Strategic in a fast-paced, Fortune 200 environment in the CPG Industry. Planning & Distribution committee, the King David Society/Major Stephanie also holds a BS in Business Administration and BS in Gifts Society events committee and is a CLI co-chair. Ellen was Accounting from USC. Stephanie loves Los Angeles sports teams, the founding Board Chair of the Pico Union Project, is a past live music, trying new recipes, and nail art. president of AJU’s University Women, and was both Sisterhood president and synagogue president at Adat Ari El.

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Allie Ticktin Nancy Epstein Founder/Director, Play 2 Progress Teacher, Presbyterian Church Preschool Life Coach, Private Practice Allie Ticktin is the founder of Play 2 Progress, a play-based learning center. She is a licensed Nancy has a B.A. in Psychology and Education occupational therapist with a specialty in from Stanford with an emphasis on childhood sensory integration and early childhood development. She has worked for 30 years as development. Allie’s life’s work is to empower children to a parenting coach and teacher for toddler-age children. Nancy celebrate their differences and reach a new level of confidence currently works at The Brentwood Presbyterian Church Preschool through play. When Allie isn’t at work, she loves being outside, running their toddler program. She also has a private practice as doing yoga, and connecting with friends — especially over a a life coach for teen girls. Nancy volunteers at Vista Del Mar as a Shabbat dinner! mentor for foster girls and is on its Board of Directors.

Benjamin Toubia Deborah Kallick Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Vice President of Government and Industry Relations, Cedars-Sinai Health System Benjamin Toubia is a licensed MFT and life coach in Los Angeles, with expertise in For the past 20 years, Deborah has been the LGBTQ mental health and substance abuse VP for Government and Industry Relations at issues. As a National Minority Fellow and Cedars Sinai and responsible for coordinating German Stipendium Recipient, he has conducted studies in the its efforts to assure that the public policy issues that affect the field of substance abuse and identity development. Ben has organization are being monitored, addressed, and implemented. recently joined the faculty of the Chicago School of Professional Additionally, Deborah is currently the Board Vice Chair for Hillel Psychology. Additionally, he is an advocate for developing International and the Board Chair of the Beverly Hills Chamber inclusive spaces for LGBTQ individuals within the Persian and of Commerce. She also serves on the board of the Getty House Jewish communities. Foundation and is the past chair of USC Hillel and Hillel 818.

Michael Yashar Alexander Rivkin Director of Emergency Simulation Medicine, Facial Cosmetic Surgeon, Westside Aesthetics Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Alexander Rivkin, M.D. is a Yale-trained facial Michael Yashar, MD, is an attending physician cosmetic surgeon and Assistant Clinical and faculty member in the Department Professor at the David Geffen School of of Emergency Medicine at Cedars-Sinai Medicine at UCLA. He has focused his practice, Medical Center. He also serves as the department’s Director Westside Aesthetics, exclusively on providing patients with the of Simulation and teaches regularly to a variety of learners latest in non-invasive, non-ablative cosmetic treatments. Dr. through a multidisciplinary simulation curriculum. He pursued his Rivkin is an international authority on non-surgical cosmetic undergraduate and medical education at UCLA, followed by his procedures. He divides his time between patient care, clinical residency training at the University of Chicago. After residency, research, educating other physicians, media appearances, and Dr. Yashar was appointed as faculty at Stanford University where lecturing at scientific conferences throughout the world. he concurrently completed an emergency medicine simulation fellowship.

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Bella Zaghi Cheryl Cohen Sr. Data Report/System Analyst, Cedars-Sinai Member of Magnolia Council Tower Cancer Medical Center Research Foundation Bella Zaghi is Sr. Data Report/System Analyst Cheryl Cohen was born and raised in Los at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. She is also Angeles, married 40 years to Brad Cohen, and the immediate past President of the Southern has three children and three grandchildren. She California Chapter of Health Information and Management is a member of Magnolia Council, associated with Tower Cancer Systems Society, a cause-based Health IT nonprofit. Bella Research Foundation, and a past participant of AIPAC Women’s graduated from UCLA with her BS in Anthropology and continued Leadership Program as well as a current member of AIPAC to receive her MPH in Health Policy and Management with a Women’s Political Network. She is also involved in The Jewish focus in Health IT at the Fielding School of Public Health. In her Federation’s Sylvia Weisz Women’s Philanthropy, currently as free time, Bella enjoys spending time with family and friends and Ruby Chair. Her hobbies include cooking and baking, exercising, traveling. figure drawing, and watercolor painting.

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