Sari is a not-for-profit professional with twenty-two years of experience in a variety of roles at the Sephardic Community Center before joining the Bronfman Fellowship in 2020. In her last position as Director of Special Projects, she managed programs, fundraisers and staff. Sari is most proud of her children and grandchildren. She and her husband Continue Reading »
Dr. Kira Sheinerman (Bronfman parent ’17) is the co-founder and CEO of DiamiR, a life sciences company developing blood-based diagnostic solutions for brain health diseases. She is also a Managing Director, Investment Banking at H.C. Wainwright & Co. where she works on financial and strategic transactions for growth biotech companies. Kira serves on the Board Continue Reading »
Darshanit Dr. Miriam Udel is associate professor of German Studies and Jewish Studies at Emory University, where her teaching focuses on Yiddish language, literature, and culture. She holds an AB in Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations from Harvard University, as well as a PhD in Comparative Literature from the same institution. She was ordained in Continue Reading »
Rabbi Adina Allen is co-founder and Creative Director of Jewish Studio Project (JSP), a nationally recognized Jewish learning organization that brings together practices from the beit midrash (house of Jewish study) with a powerful approach from the field of art therapy. Integrating a lifetime of experience in the expressive arts with her rabbinic training, Adina Continue Reading »
Elizabeth Ochs (Bronfman ’01) leads the Fellowship’s portfolio of programs aimed at creating an interconnected network of alumni who can empower, inspire and engage one another towards enhanced leadership in the Jewish community and beyond. Elizabeth lives in Providence, Rhode Island, with her husband and son. She concentrated in Urban Studies at Brown University and Continue Reading »
Noam Lockshin (Bronfman ’01) is a partner at Kimmeridge, an investment firm in New York focused on the energy sector. He previously worked as Senior Research Associate at Sanford C. Bernstein on the #1-ranked E&P research team. Noam is a native of Toronto and earned a BA in math from Canada’s York University. Before that, Continue Reading »
Jonathan Wachter (Bronfman ’96), Secretary of the Board, was a director in the chief investment office and global treasury of JPMorgan Chase. He helped manage liquidity strategy for the firm. Before joining JPMorgan, Jonathan was a consultant in the banking practice of McKinsey & Co. and a private equity analyst at the Blackstone Group. Jonathan Continue Reading »
Ned Foss was instrumental in the inception of The Bronfman Fellowship and played a number of key roles in its staffing and administration. Today he is the Vice President and Treasurer of the Board of Directors. He has helped to organize and administer not-for-profits that are supported by The Samuel Bronfman Foundation in Canada, New York Continue Reading »
Dana Raucher is President of the Board of Directors. A Bronfman alumna from ’89, she is the Executive Director of The Samuel Bronfman Foundation. Prior to joining the Foundation, Dana worked at the Israeli law firm Shiboleth, Yisraeli, Roberts, Zisman & Co. in Tel Aviv. Ms. Raucher is a graduate of Columbia University and the Continue Reading »