Meet the 2016-17 Fellows

Meet the 2016-17 Fellows

  • Elizabeth Saiger is a Texan transplant who moved to Los Angeles a year ago. She is passionate about Education Reform and has worked in various Charter […]
  • Ben Richards is currently a 4th year rabbinical student at Ziegler Rabbinical School in Bel-Air, California. A native of the San Fernando Valley, Ben received a […]
  • Farzana Ali has received a double Bachelors of Science in Marketing and International Business, which lead her to work for a Fortune 500 company and travel […]
  • Aaron is new to the Los Angeles region and works in development at the New Israel Fund. Aaron has a background in environmental consulting and planning […]
  • Zaïda Mehnaz Saleh, born in Sri Lanka, having a Moorish background, Zaida was always exposed to diversity in a multi-ethnic island. Her father is of North […]
  • Rabia Naz is a recent graduate of California State University Fullerton in Liberal Arts. She is currently working with one of the leading medical healthcare companies […]
  • Sarah Schreiber was born and raised in Los Angeles. She has worked in nonprofit organizations in a variety of roles. Since completing her graduate studies in […]
  • Sufia Jafery has her Bachelors in Sociology, with a minor in Psychology from California State University Fullerton. She loves to travel and has had the opportunity […]
  • Salman was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan and finished his bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from NED University. He moved to US in year 2000 […]
  • Alan W. Goff is an educator and group process facilitator, specializing in social justice and diversity education and intergroup dialogue. His experience includes work with students, […]
  • Nate Looney is a Los Angeles native, 5th generation farmer, aquaponic specialist, U.S Army veteran and entrepreneur. After 8 years in the US Army as Military […]
  • Sharon Stein Merkin lives with her husband and 3 boys in west Los Angeles. Sharon works at UCLA School of Medicine, at the Division of Geriatrics […]
  • Atif Moon was born in 1985 with a late stage cancer of the spinal cord and had little chance of survival. Despite 3 surgeries at the […]
  • Rachel is the American Jewish Committee’s lead staff member for ACCESS LA, AJC LA’s Young Professionals Leadership Program. She prepares the next generation of Jewish leaders […]
  • Zohaib was born and raised in Southern California with Mission Viejo being his hometown. He graduated from UCI with a degree in Information & Computer Science […]
  • Jess Kent is an alumna of the Interfaith Youth Core and served as Campus Relations Coordinator of Hillel at Brandeis University before graduating in 2009. Most […]
  • Scarlet is an educator, writer, and licensed attorney. Having lived across California, she also spent significant time in Mexico, the U.K., Washington D.C., and Israel. She […]