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Congrats 2021-22 J Leaders Academy Fellows

A heartfelt congratulations to our graduating J Leaders Leadership Academy cohort fellows. We couldn’t be more proud of the commitment and accomplishments of our 2021-22 fellows. Through two weekend Shabbaton retreats and 15 virtual interactive sessions, fellows explored their own personal leadership style, strengths, and aspirations.

The seven month J Leaders Academy focuses on “Impactful Leadership Development Illuminated by Jewish Wisdom”. Academy an incredible group of presenters and facilitators, including Noah Alper, Meg Adler, Alison Brunner, Dr. Adam Dorsay, Supervisor Susan Ellenberg, Arnnon Geshuri, Harold Goldberg, Lael Gray, Scott Greenberg, Rabbi Benay Lappe, Dr. David Kanter, Rabbi Leora Kaye, Monica Rodriguez Kuniyoshi, Jeff McColloch, Gamal Palmer, Dr. Tina Rosenblum, Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia, Melissa Schwartz, Rachel Sumekh, and Linda Lupin Thompson. The Academy steering committee included Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia, Sarah Feldman, Matt Ghan, Meg Adler, and Dr. Joshua Krug. A huge thanks to these extraordinary and insightful J Leaders friends.J

Leaders (www.jleaders.org) vision is to develop ethical, impactful Jewish young adult leaders to ensure a vibrant Jewish community and make the world a better place. Upon completion of the Academy, fellows become a part of the J Leaders alumni community participating in 1:1 mentorship, roundtables with experienced leaders, leadership circles, Shabbat gatherings, and other networking activities. Applicants for the 2022-23 J Leaders Academy will open July 1. If you want to be reminded when applications are being accepted, please let us know at: https://jleaders.org/about-us/subscribe-to-our-newletter/ or send an email to team@jleaders.org.

Congrats our exceptionally talented 2022-23 J Leaders Academy Cohort Fellows:

Anna Kheyfets

Grants Officer at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Ashleigh Golden, PsyD

Digital Behavioral Health Architect | Licensed Psychologist

David Schoenholtz

Storyteller. Community Builder. People Connector. Tutor. Mentor. Coach.

Denise Yasinow

Assistant United States Attorney

I’yuana Pettway

Recruiter at Google

Jonathan Elzur

Software Engineer at Google

Josh Wright

Founder at Speedy Car Sharing Self Driving Data Collection Software & Hardware Platform

Leemore Federman

Psychiatric Social Worker/Psychotherapist

Marla Goodman

Paralegal

Michael Terkowski

Lead Partner Engineer at Facebook

Michaela Kastelman

US Growth Lead at TreeCard

Nathanel Serebrenik

People Operations | Jewelry Entrepreneur | Project Manager | Certified Scrum Master

Rafi Schraer

Vice President, Investor Relations at OurCrowd

Yale Friend

Hardware Engineer at Pure Storage

Zac Robin

Data Analyst, U.S. Geological Survey

Zoe Weitzman

Programs Coordinator at Google