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Schultz Freshmen Engagement Fellows

The Janet and Albert Schultz Freshmen Fellows have been selected to participate in a year-long educational fellowship aimed at welcoming incoming Cal freshmen and enhancing the Hillel community. The fellowship follows a curriculum geared towards relationship building and community organizing. Fellows begin the Spring semester of their freshmen year and continue by welcoming incoming freshmen as they begin their sophomore year.

Are you an incoming freshman? Click below to read about our 2019 fellows and set up a time to grab coffee! They’re excited to meet you!

Meet the Schultz Freshmen Engagement Fellows

Amir Ebtehadj
amir.e@berkeley.edu

Amir's pronouns are he/him/his. Amir is from Los Angeles, California and plans on majoring in Global Studies. He is a member of the Associated Students of the University of California (ASUC) as well... Read more
Donna Kharrazi
donnak@berkeley.edu

Donna's pronouns are she/her/hers. She was born and raised in Los Angeles and has two younger brothers. Donna isinvolved in Hillel because it has provided her with a home away from home and a smaller... Read more
Talia Harris
jtharris@berkeley.edu

Talia's pronouns are she/her/hers. She is involved with the ASUC, Bears for Israel, and Tikvah. A passion of hers is to explore and travel to new places and meet new people. Being involved within... Read more
Katie Lyon
k.lyon@berkeley.edu

Katie's pronouns are she/her/hers. Katie is from Sherman Oaks, CA and plans to study Political Economy at Cal. She is involved with the ASUC and is passionate about both politics and law. As a... Read more
Emily Baytalsky
ebaytalsky@berkeley.edu

Emily's pronouns are she/her/hers. Emily is involved with Hillel because she feels that she has found a home and family here from the moment she stepped foot on campus. She is so excited to welcome... Read more
Elysa Dombro
elysadombro@berkeley.edu

Elysa's pronouns are she/her/hers. Elysa loves being part of Hillel because she loves being part of a Jewish community on campus. In high school, Elysa was on the northern California regional board... Read more
Nicole Bral
nicolebral@berkeley.edu

Nicole's pronouns are she/her/hers. Nicole is from Los Angeles and is currently still exploring what major she wants to pursue at Berkeley. On her free time she loves to hike, try new food,... Read more
Elliott Shadgoo
eshadgoo972@berkeley.edu

Elliott's pronouns are he/him/his. Elliott is from Los Angeles, CA and intends on double majoring in Business Administration and Computer Science. He is involved in Hillel because Hillel provides... Read more
Erel Mose Saul
erelsaul@berkeley.edu

Erel's pronouns are he/him/his. Growing up in Turkey, Istanbul, Erel's Jewish identity has always been a very fundamental part of my life. As a very small community of 15,000 people, they always... Read more
Talya Kurzrock
talyak88@berkeley.edu

Talya's pronouns are she/her/hers. Talya is extremely excited to be a Freshman Fellow this year, and cannot wait to get to know you over a cup of coffee or tea! She is from Sacramento and is... Read more
Kalia Rodich
krodich@berkeley.edu

Kalia's pronouns are she/her/hers. She is involved with Hillel because she values being connected to the Jewish community and want to engage with my culture. Kalia is also involved in ASUC and Greek... Read more
Lindsey Staub
lindseystaub@berkeley.edu

Lindsey's pronouns are she/her/hers. Lindsey is an English major from Palos Verdes, California. She loves spending time at Hillel and creating a close Jewish community. In addition to Hillel,... Read more
Gabby Roofeh
gabbyroofeh@berkeley.edu

Gabby's pronouns are she/her/hers. Gabby Roofeh is an intended Public Health Major from Los Angeles. In her free time, she loves drawing/painting, playing piano, hiking and just spending time in the... Read more
Kayla Cohen
kcohen111@berkeley.edu

Kalya's pronouns are she/her/hers. Kayla's major remains undecided (and she, indecisive). She likes people, paradox and plant-based snacks. Kayla lived in West Jerusalem on a gap year program between... Read more
Alex Kaplan
akaplan22@berkeley.edu

Alex's pronouns are she/her/hers. Alex is from Los Angeles, California. She is involved in Hillel because she needed to be involved in the Jewish community here at Cal. Alex grew up attending Jewish... Read more
Camilla Wolff
camillawolff@berkeley.edu

Camilla's pronouns are she/her/hers. Camilla is from Los Angeles, California. She is involved in Camp Kesem Berkeley, and teaches The Happiness Advantage Decal! Camilla is also a member of Delta... Read more
Sammy Chean-Udell
sammycheanudell@berkeley.edu

Sammy's pronouns are she/her/hers. Sammy is a Physics major from Los Angeles. She loves Hillel because of how outstanding and welcoming the community there is. In her free time, she binges Brooklyn... Read more
Ronit Sholkoff
ronitsholkoff@berkeley.edu

Ronit's pronouns are she/her/hers. Ronit is a Political Science and History double major with a Spanish minor from Los Angeles. She is involved with BUILD Literacy Mentors and The Daily Californian.... Read more
Rebecca Steinberg
rjsteinberg@berkeley.edu

Rebecca's pronouns are she/her/hers. Rebecca is from Los Angeles, California. She plans to major in English, minor in Public Policy and hopes to eventually go to law school. Rebecca joined Hillel... Read more