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Melissa Heller
Development Director
mheller@berkeleyhillel.org
Before coming to Berkeley Hillel, Melissa worked in development for George Mark Children’s House and the Seneca Family of Agencies. She grew up in New Jersey and attended Brandeis University and the... Read more
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Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman
Executive Director
adamnk@berkeleyhillel.org
Rabbi Adam Naftalin-Kelman is the Executive Director of Berkeley Hillel. Before coming to Berkeley Hillel he served as the Director of Hillel at the University of Colorado at Boulder, upon completing... Read more
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Lauren Schuchart
Associate Director
lschuchart@berkeleyhillel.org
Lauren Schuchart is the associate director at Berkeley Hillel. An east coast native, Lauren recently lived in New York City and completed a Master’s degree in Experiential Jewish Education from... Read more
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Emily Hirschman
Director of Operations and Communications
ehirschman@berkeleyhillel.org
Emily Hirschman joined Berkeley Hillel after coming out of a long-term Masa program teaching English and volunteering in Israel. Emily grew up in Oakland and Berkeley but left for college in... Read more
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Danielle Neubauer
Israel Fellow
Dneubauer@berkeleyhillel.org
Passionate about digging deep, discovering cultures, learning languages and getting to know new people, Danielle landed in Berkeley to promote dialogue on the most difficult topics relating to Israel... Read more
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Molly Shapiro
Director of Engagement
mshapiro@berkeleyhillel.org
Molly is ecstatic to be the Director of Engagement at Berkeley Hillel. After studying abroad at Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel and graduating from Mills College in Oakland, Molly knew that... Read more
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Micah Lesch
Engagement Associate
mlesch@berkeleyhillel.org
Micah Lesch is quite excited to be the Engagement Associate at Berkeley Hillel! Originally from Petaluma, CA, Micah recently graduated from UC Davis where he studied History, Jewish Studies, and Human... Read more
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Daniel Sanchez
Custodian
Daniel has been a member of the Hillel staff for longer than anyone can remember, and in the far reaches of memory, no one can remember Daniel doing anything but an exceptional job.... Read more
