A group of 80 new field professionals and 20 new Steinhardt Jewish Campus Service Corps supervisors trained together at the Pearlstone Conference Center in Reisterstown, MD, at Hillel's New Professionals Orientation.
Distinctive tracks were offered for new foundation directors, development professionals, Jewish student life coordinators, and Hillel program center staff. New staff was introduced to such concepts as engagement, empowerment, and supervision, and was given practical information on how to achieve excellence in their Hillel work.
"As a result of this retreat, I do not only feel prepared to start the school year, but I feel a closer connection to the Hillel community and my colleagues," said David Meckley, Jewish student life coordinator at Penn State University.
Participants came from as far away as San Francisco, Vancouver, Vermont, Iowa, and Florida. A list of those hired by Hillel for the upcoming 2002-2003 academic year is included below:
Director
Binghamton University, Gary Coleman
Duke University, Jonathan Gerstle
Florida State Hillel, Melanie Annis
New Orleans Hillel Center, Paige Nathan (Development Director and Interim Director, NOLA)
Orange County Hillel, Jeff Rips (Director, Orange County Hillel)
Syracuse University, Joel Miller
University of Delaware, Susan Detwiler
University of Kansas, Jay Lewis
University of Miami, Linda Skolnik
University of Virginia, Shelby Apple (JSLC and Interim Director, UVA)
Vancouver Hillel, Eyal Lichtmann
Associate/Assistant Director
Brown-RISD Hillel, Megan Nesbit (Berman Fellow, University of Michigan)
Hillel of Metro Detroit, Sue Stettner
University of Maryland, Sharon Safra
Hillel Program Centers
Emory University, Heidi Berger (Program Director, Emory University)
Hillel of Buffalo, Director of Jewish Student Life, Michael Zarkin (Program Director, UNC Greensboro)
Hillel of Sonoma, Anna Tsukanov
Ohio University, Danielle Leshaw (Rabbi)
Regional North Texas Hillel, Lori Pines (JSLC, Houston 97-98)
Skidmore College, Margo Bloom, Coordinator of Jewish Student Life and Interfaith Programming
Smith-Amherst, Rabbi Bruce Bomberg Seltzer (Assistant Director, Duke University)
Union College, Bonnie Cramer
Wesleyan University, Rabbi David Leipziger (Assistant Director, Princeton)
William and Mary, Geoff Brown
Solo Professionals
Cal State Chico, Sarah Cranke (part-time)
Rabbinic Positions
Greater Miami Hillel, Rabbi Sammy Bregman
Rutgers University, Rabbi Shmuel Greene
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Rabbi David Kilimnik
Yale University, Rabbi Lina Grazier-Zerbarini
Jewish Student Life Coordinator
Binghamton University, Brian Cohen
Brown-RISD, Abby Berenson
Bryn Mawr, Haverford, and Swarthmore Colleges, Julie Slavkin
California State University Northridge, Adam Stein
Cleveland Hillel Foundation, Deena Nyer (JSLC, University of Missouri)
Columbia University, Tzedek Hillel professional, Rebecca Spilke
Cornell University, Rachel Isaacson
Duke University, Melanie Greenspan
Florida State University, Sam Kauffman
Harvard Hillel, Netivot Director, Danielle Stillman
Harvard Hillel, Director of Undergraduate Programs, Dr. Nathan Wolski
Harvard Hillel, Director of Graduate Programs, Gabriella Soble
Hillel of New Orleans, Lynn Brooks
Hillel of Northeastern New York, Aviva Zucker
Hillel of San Diego, Multi Campus Program Coordinator, Kerri Savage * (JCSC, Hillel of San Diego)
Hillels of Illinois, GAP Program Associate, Jody Cash
Indiana University, David Weisz * (JCSC, IU)
The Johns Hopkins University, Rachel Heimann
Los Angeles Hillel Council, Director of Engagement and Regional Programs, Lonee Frailich (JSLC, CSUN)
Miami University, Aaron Bernay
Multi-Campus of Philadelphia, Ben Dyme (Program Associate, U Michigan)
North Carolina Hillel, UNC Greensboro, Yolanda Hairston
Northwestern University, David Newman
Oberlin College, Chanel Dubofsky
Ohio State University, Jonathan Strausberg
Pennsylvania State University, David Meckley
Princeton University Center for Jewish Life, Jason Wasser
Queens College Hillel, Karen Leiby * (JCSC, Queens College Hillel)
Rochester Area Hillel, Director of Programs and Marketing, Tamara Cohen
Rochester Area Hillel, Talya Meyerowitz
Rochester Area Hillel, Ortal Goudes
San Francisco Hillel, Russian Club Program Coordinator, Gennadiy Mikityanskiy
Santa Monica City College, Tafat Ostfield * (JCSC, University of Minnesota)
Texas Hillel Foundation, Program Associate, Betsy Goldin
University of California Davis, Michele Schwartz
University of California San Diego, Daniel Mikelberg * (JCSC, UCSD)
University of California Santa Barbara, Joshua Kashinsky
University of Florida, Israel Program Director, Ted Goldstein
University of Hartford, Heidi Nagel
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Elana Premack * (JCSC, UIUC)
University of Iowa, Josh Howard
University of Kansas, Corey Rittmaster
University of Maryland, Jewish Student Life/Tzedek Hillel Coordinator, Mindy Hirsch * (JCSC, UMD)
University of Missouri, Dena Sloan * (JCSC, St. Louis Hillel)
University of Southern California, Sarite Alterman * (JCSC, UConn)
University of Vermont, Lisa Fine
University of Virginia, Tali Debbi-Sasson
University of Virginia, Shlomi Debbi-Sasson
University of Wisconsin Madison, Matthew Canter
Vancouver Hillel, Nuri Fisher
Communications, Development & Operations
Atlanta YAD, Director of Development, Aimee Goodman
Brown-RISD, Steve Peck
Colorado Hillel Council, Nicole Drusinsky
George Washington University, Community Development Associate, Rachel Rubinstein * (JSLC, Princeton, 98-99)
Harvard University, Development Assistant, Rachel Deblinger
Los Angeles Hillel Council, Director of Development and Marketing, Lisa Feldman
MIT, Joel Evans
North Carolina Hillel, Evelyn Gordon
Rochester Area Hillel, Director of Development, Aviva Zuckerman
San Francisco Hillel, Development Associate, Jacqueline Zadik
Stanford University, Marta Levinson
SUNY Stony Brook, Jill Zucker
Texas Hillel Foundation, Director of Development, Jeff Cohen
University of Southern California, Paul Entis (Interim Director, UMass Amherst 99-00)
University of Washington, Galit Ezekiel
Fellowships
Bittker Fellowship, Schusterman International Center, Shira Hutt - Senior Fellow (Umass '01)
Bronfman Fellowship, Schusterman International Center, Josh Glazer (Rutgers '02)
Israel Fellowship, Schusterman International Center, Shira Landau (UCSD '02)
Iyyun Fellowship, Schusterman International Center, Elliot Kaplowitz (Brandeis '02)
Soref Fellowship, Schusterman International Center, Abby Kornfeld (Cornell '02)
Tzedek Fellowship, Schusterman International Center, Brianne Nadeau (Boston College '02)
Weinberg Latin American Fellowship, Schusterman International Center, Melina Gimal
Mandell Berman Fellowship, University of Michigan, Ben Berger (JCSC, Cornell, 2001-02)
Hillel's International Center - Washington, DC/Los Angeles, CA
Annual Fund Manager, CJ Berman
Communications Associate, Margalit Weinblatt
Communications Associate, Howard Wolke
Director, Campus Israel Affairs, Keith Krivitzky, (Director, Hillel's birthright israel program)
Director, Soref Initiative, Shawn Laing (Director, Sonoma State University Hillel)