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Board of Directors
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Tammy Plotkin-Oren
President
Tammy Plotkin-Oren, CFP®, and ChFC® is the principal and owner of TPO Financial and Insurance Services in Berkeley, CA. As a mother of three, Tammy knows first-hand that financial needs and... Read more
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Elizabeth Friedman Branoff
Secretary
Elizabeth Friedman Branoff currently serves as Chief Director, Development at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. Over eight years in her role at Berkeley Haas, she has raised major gifts... Read more
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Oren Gabriel
Treasurer
Oren Gabriel currently serves as Vice President of Strategy and Operations at Lincoln Avenue Capital, one of the nation’s fastest-growing developers, investors, and operators of affordable housing.... Read more
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Lenny Cohen
Lenny retired in 2012 after practicing Gastroenterology. Lenny earned his degree from Yale in 1972. He and his wife Linda are skiers, cyclists and long-time congregants at B’nai Shalom Synagogue.... Read more
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Aaron Eslamboly
Aaron is a proud Cal and Berkeley Hillel Alumnus. He graduated from UC Berkeley in 2013 and has continued to be a staunch supporter of both the Berkeley Hillel community and the university campus at... Read more
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Joey Freeman
Joey Freeman is the Chief Deputy Legislative Affairs Secretary for Governor Gavin Newsom, serving as one of the Governor's chief advisors on all legislative issues.
Joey was most recently Policy... Read more
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Aviv Gilboa
Aviv Gilboa is the Head of Product Discovery and Growth at Ring (acquired by Amazon). In his role, Aviv oversees digital product growth, global ecommerce, and Ring’s value add service innovation... Read more
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Bruce Goldberg
Bruce spent 12 years at Genentech in a variety of leadership roles in drug development. As a Life Cycle Leader (LCL) he led multi-disciplinary teams to develop and optimize the long-term value of... Read more
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Rachel Horning
Rachel Horning has served the Southern California region as a communications specialist and community builder for ten years, working in economic development, advocacy communications, and event... Read more
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Robert Kaufman
Robert Kaufman grew up in Manhattan Beach, CA and attended UC Berkeley, where he studied political science and business administration. Since graduating from Berkeley, Robert has worked in the... Read more
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Dan Mogulof
Dan Mogulof is the assistant vice chancellor for executive communications in UC Berkeley’s Office of Communications and Public Affairs. In that capacity, he serves as primary campus spokesperson and... Read more
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Danielle Natelson
Danielle is the Director of the Springboard Fellowship at Hillel International. This role brings her full circle as an alum of the Ezra Fellowship’s inaugural cohort. Danielle has spent more than a... Read more
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Sheida Neman
Sheida graduated from Cal in 2011 with a BA in Media Studies and continued to call the Bay Area home until 2018 when she moved back to LA to be a full-time auntie and spend more time with family. She... Read more
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Kevin Perkins
Kevin Perkins holds degrees in Economics and Environmental Policy from the University of California at Berkeley. He currently works at Libitzky Property Companies, specializing in the operation and... Read more
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Tara Raffi
Tara Raffi is the founder of Demi ObGyn, a startup that offers women convenient and responsive reproductive healthcare. Before working in health, Tara built McKinsey & Company's internal tech fund... Read more
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Noah Stern
Vice President
Noah graduated from UC Berkeley in 2012 and majored in Political Economy. During his time at Cal, he was active in Hillel, a member of Delta Chi, served in the ASUC Senate and as ASUC President. Noah... Read more
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Emma Tavangari
Emma (she/her/hers) is a third year Rhetoric and Political Science major and a member of leadership core this semester. She has served as a Schultz Freshman Engagement Fellow and a facilitator of... Read more