She graduated from Binghamton University in the spring of 2021 with a Bachelor of Science in Human Development. All rights reserved. His involvement with International Hillel included service as both Chair of International Hillels Board of Trustees and Board of Governors. Growing up in Baltimore, Chase attended school and day camp at St. Pauls School in Brooklandville, MD before pursuing studies in Design, Printmaking & Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art and Art & Visual Culture Education with an emphasis on Communities and Museums at The University of Arizona. Linden was placed on administrative leave Friday, after. Chase is passionate about promoting sustainability, independent journalism, art, peace, community organizing, and gardening, among many other interests. She is a graduate of NYU, where she studied Jewish History and Civilization and Psychology. Prior to FJC, Margalit spent over six years at The Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, most recently as the Senior Vice President of NuRoots, leading the Federations young adult initiative and overseeing a team of professionals working exclusively on engagement programming. Seth Adelsberg Current Workplace. Maya enjoys traveling, hiking, doing arts and crafts, and spending quality time with family, friends, and fellow silly geese. Our connection to FJCs mission and to the field is both personal and professional, deepening our devotion to our work everyday. Prior to his retirement, Richard Biller spent his career in the direct mail and plastic card manufacturing businesses. Julie earned an MBA from the George Washington University as a Wexner Graduate Fellow/Davidson Scholar, and a BA in Anthropology from the University of Maryland. Camp Ramah in the Berkshires has been rocked by allegations leveled in a lawsuit from a former camper, Dovid Braun is appointed YIVOs Academic Advisor in Yiddish. Prior to joining FJC Jamie Simon was the Chief Executive Officer of Tawonga Jewish Community Corporation also known as Camp Tawonga. At age 19, he was featured in Jewish Weeks 36 under 36. She has spent much of her professional career in the field of foster care and adoption. Alison is also past co-chair of National Young Leadership for Jewish Federations of North America. Jim lives in Palo Alto, California and Lenox, Massachusetts with his wife Daryl Messinger who is a past Chair of the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ). Michele is the creator and director of FJCs cutting-edge Specialty Camps Incubator and Accelerator programs which have launched 17 new Jewish specialty camps since 2010. In his free time, Justin enjoys live music, long walks in Prospect Park, his two cats, and of course, spending time with his camp friends. Shawna Goodman Sone obtained a BA in Art History from McGill University and was awarded the McGill Scarlet Key for outstanding leadership and positive impact. A proud believer in community, Michael sits on the Board of a number of charitable organizations and acting as a fundraiser for others. They have four grown children. Jeffrey Wolman is an attorney, accountant, and owner & CEO of Wolman Wealth Management Inc., a business management firm that services primarily those in the entertainment business including actors, writers, directors and producers, which he founded in 1991. As a long-time camp professional. She graduated from the College of Staten Islands Lucille and Jay Chazanoff School of Business with a BS in accounting. In addition to more than two decades of active engagement and board service with her local Jewish Federation, Alison is a staunch advocate for public education reform, and currently serves on the boards of JewBelong (where she is board chair), Fiedler Hillel at Northwestern University, Tennessee Aquarium, UnifiEd, Read20, and the Tennessee Holocaust Commission. Julie Beren Platt & Marc E. Platt Favorite camp activity: Anything on the lake- swimming, waterskiing, and windsurfing. Julie got her professional start with Hillel: at Maryland Hillel and at Hillels international offices in DC. Bobbys undergraduate years were spent at Boston University and Hebrew University of Jerusalem where he majored in Political Science and Religion. She spent six glorious summers at Camp Sabra on Lake of the Ozarks and was a counselor for two summers as a teen at Blue Star Camps. Maya was raised in Long Island, New York and spent her summers at Perlman Camp in Pennsylvania as a camper, counselor, and head counselor. Alison Goldstein Lebovitz is a television host, speaker, author, and podcaster who believes we each have the power and responsibility to make this world a better place. Marcia serves on the Board of Trustees of Milken Community School, and is a past board member of de Toledo High School (formerly New Community Jewish High School.) Avi lives in White Plains with his wife, Cantor Adina Frydman, and their children, Yadid, Yishama, Emunah, and Libi. Her area of focus is building healthy and resilient individuals, communities, environments, and organizations and the interactions between these systems. In her free time, Staci enjoys wandering around NY, doing puzzles, and making friendship bracelets. A founding board member and past president of Project Morry, a nonprofit summer camp and year-round youth development program, Michele was also past president of the Ben Appelbaum Foundation, an organization that mentored emerging entrepreneurs. She grew up on the East Coast and absolutely loved attending 8-week sessions of summer camp in Maine for 7 consecutive summers, and returned an 8th as a counselor. Prior to becoming URJ chair, he led the North American camping committee of the URJ and was instrumental in crafting the camp movement structure. from the Wagner School at NYU and lives in Riverdale with her husband and four children. A lifelong camper and staff member at traditional overnight camp, for 30 years Michele was the owner of a family-operated business, pioneers in the operation specialty camps for teens on university campuses across the United States. Email David at david.korenthal@jewishcamp.org. Favorite Camp Activities: Roasting marshmallows in the campfire and 3 on 3 basketball on Saturday afternoons. Rabbi Ethan Linden, director of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, one of 10 overnight camps associated with the Conservative movement of Judaism, is the target of a lawsuit filed last week charging that he "acted with deliberate indifference" after being informed that a female camper had been sexually assaulted by a male camper. After college, she was a counselor for Young Judaeas gap year program in Israel. She also worked as a legal administrative assistant to the Varsity Tutors corporate legal department. She and Doug have three children: Sarah, Max and Eli, and an awesome rescue dog named Sadie. Originally from Greensboro, NC he now splits his time between Sarasota, FL and Chicago, IL with his wife Eve. Together they have three children ages 19, 16 and 13. She lives in Berkeley, CA with her husband and her two inspiring teenagers. Diane Lipson Schilit of Key Biscayne, Florida and Bethesda, Maryland has been a long-time fan of and supporter of Jewish camping and communal organizations. She holds a B.A. Julie works on initiatives that support Jewish camps and their leaders, particularly those aimed at enhancing the counselor experience. Previously, she was the Director of the Jewish Teen Funders Network in NYC and the founding Assistant Director of URJ Camp Kalsman in Seattle, WA. She is a Past President and former Capital Campaign Co-Chair of Congregation Kol Shofar, whereshe served on the Board for 19 years, and a Co-Founder of the OMJCC Pre-School in Tiburon. Favorite camp activity: campfires & late night talks. Jim and his wife Stephanie love spending time with their adult children and their families, including 11 grandchildren. Rabbi Ethan Linden, director of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, is taking a leave of absence while his handling of a 2018 sexual assault allegation involving two campers is investigated, the. AND TO ENGAGE IN ANY ACTIVITIES RELATED THERETO. FJCs board leadership and professional team exemplify the values we espouse as an organization: commitment, creativity, and innovation. Camp Ramah New England. Hebrew is widely used in all facets of camp life, from the names for buildings, physical infrastructure, and services, to camp activities and programs. He also holds an OPM certificate from Harvard Business School. Previously, Neuman was Vice-President of Interactive Media at Eddie Bauer, having started that division in 1994 and eventually created the Eddie Bauer online channel. Amy received a M.A. Holocaust Memorial Council. Sheis committed to the well-being and development of children,and serves as a board member of the AMIT organizations Young Leadership. She began her career at the age of 21 as a founding member of The Coveteur, a content-to-commerce media company. As Camp Ramah in Ojai leaders, we strive to govern with insight, vision . Jamies previous roles at Tawonga included Chief Program Officer and Camp Director. Stacie and her husband, Jay, now live in Scottsdale, Arizona. She acted as editor of the cookbook,Panache: Montreals Flair for Kosher Cooking,a project of the Auxiliary of the Sir Mortimer B. David Jewish General Hospital. Her camping roots run deep in both traditional and specialty camps. Previously, Corey had a distinguished 15-year career in public relations and investor relations. Due to the allegations that have been made against Camp and our Camp Director, we are placing Rabbi Ethan Linden on administrative leave effective immediately. After graduating she continued her camp journey working for Camp Ramah in California as the Alumni and Development Associate, spending her summers at camp focusing on camper and staff mental health. . He currently serves as Chair of the Board of Governors for Hillel International. Randi joined the Foundation for Jewish Camp team in January 2015 as the Executive Assistant to the Program Department. Jeff graduated from Syracuse University in 1993 and studied at the College of Insurance. A Wexner Heritage program graduate, he is a past chair of the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Before FJC, Staci has had various roles in the Jewish community, including at the Jewish Community Project in Tribeca and The Jewish National Fund. She is a graduate of CUNY Queens College where she studied Media Studies and Business & Liberal Arts. Some of Adenas favorite things include any kind of pasta, scented candles, and taking her dog to the dog park. Passionate about engaging the next generation, she serves as the URJ Lay Leader for Youth and North American Camping Chair. Joe grew up in Teaneck, NJ and was a longtime camper and counselor and EMT at Camp Moshava in Indian Orchard, Pennsylvania. He is also co-chair of the Equity Capital Formation Task Force, a group of individuals from across the countrys startup and small-capitalization company ecosystems advocating for market structure reform to encourage job creation and growth. He spends the majority of his time volunteering for various organizations, and serves on the board of directors of Kahal: Your Jewish Home Abroad, Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center, Maot Chitim of Greater Chicago, the Hillels of Illinois Governing Commission and Northwestern University Hillel. [14] Campers attend daily religious prayer services. Amy is the Senior Jewish Educator at Foundation for Jewish Camp. He is a past president of the New York section of the ACA and past chair of the Tri State Camping Conference. Email Jamie at Jamie.Simon@jewishcamp.org. Rachel attended Camp Shorashim for four summers and then spent another four summers as a counselor for day camps in Queens. The Den Collective. at Wesleyan University, and spent two years as a Beit Midrash Fellow at the Drisha Institute. We understand that parents must have the trust and confidence that Camp and its leadership can and will ensure the physical and emotional well-being of their children. They established a scholarship fund in his honor which the camp has since made the primary fund for assisting families in making Jewish camping possible for their kids. Sokolove was raised in Revere, Massachusetts. Jeffs Jewish identity was cemented at Camp Kadimah in Halifax, Nova Scotia, his home town. Amy served as the long-time kindergarten teacher at Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) and designed family education for both LGA and Abundance Farm, a Jewish food justice farm in Northampton. Not to be overshadowed by her corporate experience, Susies lifelong connection to Jewish camping began as a seven-year-old camper, continuing on as staff in the same Jewish overnight camp. In August 2019, Stacie sold her equity stake and exited Mtier to focus on her mental health, her family, and to launch a more personal project, PLZ&THX, a new-age brand incubator and venture fund. (JTA) Rabbi Ethan Linden, director of Camp Ramah in the Berkshires, is taking a leave of absence while his handling of a 2018 sexual assault allegation involving two campers is investigated, the camp announced Friday.