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Current Corps Members

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  • Laurie Herschman, from Baton Rouge, LA, attended Boston University and is working at Chicago SCORES!
  • Julia Leis, from Naperville, IL, attended Georgetown University and is working at Interfaith Worker Justice.
  • Joline Price, from El Cerrito, CA, attended University of California, Los Angeles and is working at Lakeview Action Coalition.
  • Emma Rubin, from Oak Park, IL, attended Oberlin College and is working at Chicago Woman’s Health Center.
  • Jessica Schaffer, from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, attended McGill University and is working at the Ethiopian Community Association of Chicago.
  • Richard Semegram, from Lake Placid, NY, attended State University of New York - New Paltz and is working at Trilogy, Inc.
  • Orit Vardi, from Madison, WI, attended the University of Wisconsin and is working at Alternatives, Inc.
  • Sam Black, from Menlo Park, CA, attended Stanford University and is working at DC Employment Justice Center.
  • Amira Booth-Soifer, from Cambridge, MA, attended University of California, Santa Cruz and is working at Faith in Action/We Are Family.
  • Jeffrey Gluckman, from Deerfield, IL, attended Indiana University, and is working at Metro TeenAIDS.
  • Jenna Gold, from Road Hickory, NC, attended University of North Carolina-Asheville and is working at So Others Might Eat.
  • Meaghan Gruber, from Barre, MA attended Dickinson College and is working at Bread for the City Medical Clinic.
  • Jessica Karp, from San Diego, CA, attended University of Pennsylvania and is working at For Love of Children.
  • Lindsey Kellman, from Buffalo Grove, IL, attended University of Wisconsin/Madison and is working at N Street Village.
  • Sarah Kirschenbaum, from Santa Monica, CA, attended University of Michigan – Ann Arbor and is working at DC Jewish Community Center Behrend Builders.
  • Yael Kornfeld, from Rochester, NY, attended Rutgers University and is working at Rachael's Women’s Center.
  • Julie Kselman, from South Bend, IN, attended Butler University and is working at La Clínica del Pueblo.
  • Jennifer Libman, from Thornhill, Ontario, attended University of Guelph, and is working at DC Central Kitchen.
  • Abra Lyons-Warren, from St. Louis, MO, attended Brandeis University and is working at Samaritan Ministry.
  • Lindsay Morris, from Fayetteville, NY, attended Bucknell University and is working at CASA of Maryland.
  • Margaret O'Connor, from Mountlake Terrace, WA, attended Indiana University, and is working at Bread for the City Legal Clinic.
  • David Perechocky, from Wellesley, MA, attended Wesleyan University and is working at Capital Area Immigration Rights Coalition.
  • Sara Sirota, from Evanston, IL, attended Carleton College, and is working at DC SCORES.
  • Emily Yates, from Spokane, WA, attended Beloit College and is working at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School.
  • Amy Anenberg, from Bethesda, MD, attended Northwestern University and is working at New York Legal Assistance Group, General Law Unit.
  • Robyn Avellino, from Albany, NY, attended University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is working at Red Hook Community Justice Center.
  • Molly Bowen, from Westmont, IL, attended Macalester College, and is working at Sanctuary for Families, Immigration Project.
  • David Denney, from Oceanside, CA, attended University of California, Berkeley, and is working at Selfhelp Community Service, Inc.
  • Katie Goldstein, from New York, NY, attended Sarah Lawrence College and is working at Tenants and Neighbors.
  • Rebecca Grekin, from Honolulu, HI, attended University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and is working at New York Legal Assistance Group, Family Law Unit.
  • Lauren Kranson, from Fair Lawn, NJ, attended Rutgers University and is working at The Thomas Askin Youth Center, Kaplan Center.
  • Emma Levine, from Washington, DC, attended University of Michigan and is working at Crown Heights Community Mediation Center.
  • Diana Levy, from Hyattsville, MD, attended Northwestern University and is working at Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice.
  • Jessica Liberman, from Washington, DC, attended Bates College and is working at the Marks Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst.
  • Laura Sherwood, from Santa Cruz, CA, attended Colorado College and is working at Neighbors Together.
  • Ariella Slovin, from Worcester, MA, attended Barnard College, and is working at Medicare Rights Center.
  • Yael Tischler, from Vancouver, BC, attended List College (Columbia University /Jewish Theological Seminary), and is working at Project Renewal.
  • Tamara Wise, from Toronto, Ontario, attended University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto and is working at Urban Justice Center, Mental Health Project.
  • Max Wolson, from Miami, FL, attended University of Florida and is working at CDI, Manhattan Comprehensive Day & Night High School.
  • Eli Wykell, from Sarasota, FL, attended Beloit College, and is working at New York Legal Assistance Group, Special Education Unit.
  • Marc Zemel, from Milwaukee, WI, attended University of Wisconsin – Madison and is working at Urban Justice Center, Homelessness Outreach and Prevention Project.
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AVODAH is a life changing experience. It touches you in all levels of your professional life, your personal life, and your spiritual life. The challenges I faced were supported from both the AVODAH staff and from the other Corps members.”

Yosh Schulman1998-1999 Corps Member