Fellows 2017-2018

Ryan Torok is a staff writer at the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, where he reports on community news, writes the weekly column, Moving and Shaking and edits the weekly calendar section. He also contributes to jewishjournal.com. In 2008, he graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a degree in Community Studies, a major focused on social justice and community activism. He spends his free time reading, listening to music, hanging out with family and friends, including his nephew, Jake, and traveling around the world.
  • Ryan Torok is a staff writer at the Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles, where he reports on community news, writes the weekly column, Moving and […]
  • Molly Rubin grew up in the tight knit Jewish community of Atlanta, Georgia. She attended Tufts University and graduated with a BA in Literature before completing […]
  • Currently, Kenry Hutchinson is a student at American Jewish University and studying Media Arts. He is working toward a profession in film directing. Kenry served in […]
  • Kulsoom Sizar is a Los Angeles native. Although she has lived in many places across the U.S. in her childhood, she credits the diverse fabric of […]
  • Julie Sugar is a writer, a first-generation American, and a recent transplant to Los Angeles via Nashville and New York City. She is the script writer […]
  • Akifas Khan is the co-founder of Khantent Productions which changes minds through the power of storytelling. Akifa is also a MPAC Hollywood Bureau Fellow. She works […]
  • Fakhrul Shawaludin is a first generation immigrant from Malaysia. He earned his B.S. in Industrial Technology with a minor in Business from California State University Los […]
  • Roxanne graduated from UCSB with a BA in History. She plans on continuing her higher education, but in the meantime has become involved with 30 Years After, […]