JLeaders

Impactful Leadership Development Illuminated by Jewish Wisdom

Cohort Fellows and Alumni

J Leaders Academy

Cohort Fellows and Alumni

2022-2023 Cohort Fellows

2021-22 Cohort-Fellows

2020-21 Cohort Fellows

2022-2023 Cohort Fellows

Ally Abramowitz, MSW

Program Manager, Giving Operations

    Andrew David Lewis

    Alumni Director at UCLA

      Daniel Chalolachvilli, MBA

      Management Consultant at EY

        Denise Sandel

        HR & Change Management Specialist

          Emily Sprague

          Peabody Graduate Student, Learning & Design

            Eve Figueroa Karp

            Staff Technical Writer

              Garrett Langfeld

              Senior Business Analyst at Isometric Technologies

                Gloria “Glo” Felicia

                Founder & CEO at Spero Studios

                  Isabella Scheier

                  Product Designer at Intuit

                    Joel Tencer

                    Senior Research Associate at Oxford Biotherapeutics

                      Karen Horovitz

                      Connected Vehicle Strategy at Ford Motor Company

                        Leah Palestrant

                        Director, Springboard Fellowship at Hillel International

                          Leya Aronoff

                          Career & Communication Coach at
                          Leya Aronoff Coaching

                            Maya Rotman

                            Associate Consultant, Contract Compliance at KPMG

                              Mira Cohen

                              Recruitment Analyst at Howard Fischer Associates

                                Molly Shapiro

                                Entrepreneur | Coach | Organizing Consultant

                                  Peter Weltman

                                  Media Strategist at Man of the World Media

                                    Rebecca Woolfe

                                    Voiceover Artist & Residential Advisor at EF Education

                                      Tali Katz

                                      Software Developer at Wells Fargo

                                        Tom Sciara

                                        Financial Services Professional at NY LIFE Securities

                                          Zachary Heller

                                          Cybersecurity Consultant at
                                          Ernst & Young Global Consulting Services

                                            Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia

                                            Director of Collaborative Leadership and Jewish Engagement at Jewish Silicon Valley

                                            Cohort Facilitator, 2022-2023 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                              Alex Mayorkis

                                              Electrical Engineer

                                              Assistant Director, 2022-2023 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                Matt Ghan

                                                Matt Ghan

                                                Camp, Youth and Non-Profit Professional

                                                2022-2023 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                  Peter Hoffman

                                                  CEO & Founder at J Leaders

                                                  2022-2023 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                    Sarah Feldman

                                                    Sarah Feldman, MBA

                                                    Analytics Leader, Google

                                                    2022-2023 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                      Yale Friend

                                                      Hardware Design Engineer at Pure Storage

                                                      2022-2023 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                        2021-2022 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 Zuo

                                                                    Founder, Social Media Startup DeM & Kaifeng Jewish Community Descendant

                                                                      M Goodman

                                                                      Elementary School Teacher

                                                                        Michael Terkowski

                                                                        Lead Partner Engineer at Facebook

                                                                          Leemore Federman

                                                                          Psychiatric Social Worker/Psychotherapist

                                                                            Michaela Kastelman

                                                                            Product Marketing Manager at
                                                                            Telesign

                                                                              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

                                                                                        Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia

                                                                                        Director of Collaborative Leadership and Jewish Engagement at Jewish Silicon Valley

                                                                                        Cohort Facilitator, 2021-2022 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                                                          Meg Adler Photo

                                                                                          Meg Adler

                                                                                          Assistant Director of Jewish Life and Learning

                                                                                          2021-2022 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                                                            Sarah Feldman, MBA

                                                                                            Director of Analytics at Truebill

                                                                                            2021-2022 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                                                              Matt Ghan

                                                                                              Matt Ghan

                                                                                              Director of Youth Engagement

                                                                                              2021-2022 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                                                                Peter Hoffman

                                                                                                CEO & Founder of J Leaders

                                                                                                2021-2022 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                                                                  Joshua Krug, Ph.D.

                                                                                                  Director of Jewish Life and Learning at Kehillah Jewish High School

                                                                                                  2021-2022 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                                                                    Alex Mayorkis

                                                                                                    Technical Support Engineer

                                                                                                    Assistant Director, 2021-2022 Leadership Academy Cohort Steering Committee

                                                                                                      2020-2021 Cohort Fellows

                                                                                                      Abigail Gavens Iacob

                                                                                                      Speech Language Pathologist at Peninsula Associates

                                                                                                        Alexander Mayorkis

                                                                                                        Electrical Engineer

                                                                                                          Andrea Levy

                                                                                                          Senior Engineer at MarkLogic

                                                                                                            Andrew Gelman

                                                                                                            Sales Engineer at WeVideo

                                                                                                              Anna Beyder

                                                                                                              Senior Communications Manager at LinkedIn

                                                                                                                Anya Wiegel

                                                                                                                Recent College Graduate

                                                                                                                  Benjamin Shuch

                                                                                                                  Electrical Engineer at Gener8

                                                                                                                    Eddy Seetho

                                                                                                                    Technical Project Manager, NPI at Maxar Technologies

                                                                                                                      Edward Nehamkin

                                                                                                                      Product Manager at Equinix

                                                                                                                        Evan Lachman

                                                                                                                        Analyst at Deloitte Consulting; Founder, GoodDay Puzzles

                                                                                                                          Galina Livitina

                                                                                                                          Program Manager at Google

                                                                                                                            Jeff Levy

                                                                                                                            Tax Accountant at BPM LLP

                                                                                                                              Jennifer Slate

                                                                                                                              Graphic Designer/Illustrator, Business Professional, and Entrepreneur

                                                                                                                                Jeremie Gluckman

                                                                                                                                Education Community Manager at WeVideo

                                                                                                                                  Jeremy Shefer

                                                                                                                                  Software engineer in Fin Tech

                                                                                                                                    Joshua Chazin

                                                                                                                                    Mid-Market Account Manager at Malwarebytes

                                                                                                                                      Judith Silverberg-Rajna

                                                                                                                                      Product Marketing at Splunk

                                                                                                                                        Kevin Sloan

                                                                                                                                        Senior Partnership and Affiliate Manager at Udemy

                                                                                                                                          Kylie Greenhut

                                                                                                                                          Life Coach

                                                                                                                                            Melissa Walden

                                                                                                                                            Strategic Initiative Leader | Program Manager | Packaging Development

                                                                                                                                              Michelle Bogen

                                                                                                                                              Advanced Technologies Specialist | Battery Storage | Electric Vehicles

                                                                                                                                                Victor Meyerson

                                                                                                                                                Senior Software Engineer at SRI International

                                                                                                                                                  David Nassau, MBA

                                                                                                                                                  Sr. Product Marketing Manager at Intel| IRONMAN Triathlete | Non-Profit Founder

                                                                                                                                                  2020-2021 Leadership Academy Cohort Director

                                                                                                                                                    Sarah Feldman, MBA

                                                                                                                                                    Fitbit Analytics Manager | Google |Leader in Autonomous Vehicles | Non-Profit Founder

                                                                                                                                                    2020-2021 Leadership Academy Cohort Associate Director

                                                                                                                                                      Zachary Nelson

                                                                                                                                                      Biomedical Engineer at PQ Bypass

                                                                                                                                                      2020-2021 Leadership Academy Cohort Assistant Director