Our participants

Current Corps Members

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  • Staci Akselrod, from Pleasantville, NY, attended Hampshire College and is an Asset Building Program Aide at the Heartland Alliance. 
  • Dani Baurer, from Philadelphia, PA, attended Northwestern University and is an Office Manager, Advocacy Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator at Chicago Women's Health Center. 
  • Kerry Bowen, from Kensington, MD, attended University of Mary Washington and is an Urban Farming and Special Projects Associate at A Safe Haven. 
  • Erin Dubnow, from Baltimore, MD, attended University of Michigan and is an Assistant Activity Coordinator at Friedman Place. 
  • Emily Feder, from Pittsburgh, PA, attended Washington University in St. Louis and is a Housing and Supportive Services Assistant at Inspiration Corporation. 
  • Orli Ginsburg, from Ann Arbor, MI, attended Michigan State University and is a Community School Associate at Youth Organizations Umbrella (Y.O.U.). 
  • Bailey Hanselman, from Newton, MA, attended Hampshire College and is a Volunteer and Alumnae Association Coordinator at Women's Treatment Center. 
  • Eli Goldberg, from Shelburne, VT, attended Oberlin College and is a Homeless Outreach Assistant at AIDS Foundation of Chicago. 
  • Dena Goldstein, from St. Louis, MO, attended University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Communications and Social Enterprise Associate at A Safe Haven. 
  • Laura Landau, from Providence, RI, attended Barnard College and the Jewish Theological Seminary of America and is a Wellness Coordinator at Friedman Place. 
  • Becky Rosenberg, from Northbrook, IL, attended University of Colorado at Boulder and is a Community Advocate at Apna Ghar. 
  • Lizzy Scheinkopf, from Northbrook, IL, attended University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Social Service Assistant at The ARK.
  • Aaron Simmons, from Center Sandwich, NH, attended Earlham College and is a Congregational Outreach Worker at Faith in Place. 
  • Rachel Sumekh, from Woodland Hills, CA, attended University of California, Los Angeles and is a Communication and Technology Coordinator at Inspiration Corporation. 
  • Ronit Weinmann, from Huntington Woods, MI, attended Beloit College and is a Housing Resource Specialist at Heartland Alliance. 
  • Elie Zwiebel, from Centennial, CO, attended University of Michigan and is a Program Assistant at Free Spirit Media. 

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  • Ethan Balgley, from Portland, OR, attended Amherst College, and is a Health Outreach Worker at Project Renewal Primary Care. 
  • Hannah Biskind, from Chicago, IL, attended the University of Puget Sound and is a Legal Associate at the Urban Justice Center in the Homelessness Outreach and Prevention Project. 
  • Rachel Brammer-Shlay, from Chicago, IL, attended the University of Minnesota and is a Case Assistant at the JBFCS-Kaplan Center's Thomas Askin School and Break Free Program.
  • Aaron Dorfman, from Sherman Oaks, CA, attended the University of California at Santa Cruz and is an Intake and Supportive Services Associate at The Doe Fund's Ready, Willing, and Able Facility.
  • Daniella Gafen, from Parkland, FL, attended Washington University in St. Louis and is a Student Enrichment Associate at the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice.
  • Ilana Gatoff, from New York, NY, attended Washington University in St. Louis and is an Education Campaign Fellow at Repair the World. 
  • Ilana Herr, from Baltimore, MD, attended Tufts University and is a Project Assistant in the Immigration Intervention Project at Sanctuary for Families.
  • Eitan Kagedan, from Teaneck, NJ, attended Rutgers University and is a Legal Associate at the Urban Justice Center in the Mental Health Project.
  • Nava Kantor, from Clayton, MO, attended Columbia University and is a Next Step Counselor and Teaching Assistant at Project Renewal.
  • Laura Kassen, from Westport, CT, attended Dickinson College and is an Education Campaign Fellow at Repair the World.  
  • Alex Korsunsky, from Salem, OR, attended Carleton College and is a Community Associate at the West Bronx Housing and Neighborhood Resource Center.
  • Casey Markenson, from Longmeadow, MA, attended Carleton College and is a Paralegal at the New York Legal Assistance Group in the Family Law Unit. 
  • Azeen Nafisi, from Tarzana, CA, attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and is a College Advisor at Comprehensive Development Inc. 
  • Emily Nash, from Pittsburgh, PA, attended the University of Rochester and is a Client Services Associate at the Medicare Rights Center. 
  • Jessica Nevins, from Sacramento, CA, attended the University of California, Berkeley and is a Paralegal at the New York Legal Assistance Group in the General Legal Services Unit.
  • Brittany Rittger, from Houston, TX, attended St. Edwards University and is a Case Manager at the Red Hook Community Justice Center. 
  • Erica Rothschild, from Riverdale, NY, attended the University of Massachusetts and is a Public Education Associate at Gay Men's Health Crisis.
  • Zoe Rudow, from Santa Rosa, CA, attended the University of California at Berkeley and is a Paralegal Case Handler at the New York Legal Assistance Group in the Immigration Protection Unit. 
  • Tamara Sacks, from La Jolla, CA, attended Pitzer College and works as a College Access Fellow at the Urban Assembly School for Law and Justice. 
  • Ariana Siegel, from Potomac, MD, attended Tufts University and is a Special Projects Associate at the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center.
  • Danielle Siegel, from Northridge, CA, attended the University of California, Berkeley and is a Tenant Liason at the Urban Homesteading Assistance Board. 
  • Mollie Simons, from New York, NY attended Cornell University and is a Public Education Assistant at Neighbors Together.
  • Charlie Tripp, from Westfield, NJ attended Clark University and is a Legal Associate at Selfhelp Community Services Inc. 
  • Zahara Zahav, from New York, NY, attended the University of Florida and is a Program Assistant at Footsteps. 

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  • Zoe Barth-Werb, from Nyack, NY, attended Tufts University and is a Curriculum Facilitation Coordinator at Metro TeenAIDS.
  • Sarah Brammer-Shlay, from Minneapolis, MN, attended the University of Minnesota and is a Community Organizer at Jews United for Justice.
  • Stephanie Cohen, from Rolling Hills Estates, CA, attended Georgetown University and is a Programs Associate at Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School. 
  • Anna Cohen-Price, from Oakland, CA attended Southern Oregon University and is an Elementary School Program Coordinator at DC SCORES.
  • Marissa Dungan, from Newton, MA, attended Guilford College and is a Food Distribution and Recycling Program Coordinator at DC Central Kitchen. 
  • Luisa Furstenberg-Beckman, from Philadelphia, PA, attended Clark University and is a Program Associate at Brainfood. 
  • Jamie Gorosh, from West Bloomfield, MI, attended the University of Michigan and is an Employment Justice Organizer at the DC Employment Justice Center.
  • Sarah Grunberger, from Silver Spring, MD, attended the University of Maryland and is a Student Support Services Associate at the Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School. 
  • Rebecca Helberg, from Buffalo Grove, IL, attended the University of Illinois and is a Basic Education and Volunteer Coordinator at So Other's Might Eat's Center for Employment Training. 
  • Laura Heller, from Potomac, MD, attended the University of Pennsylvania and is a Case Manager at Miriam's Kitchen.
  • Hannah Joseph, from McLean, VA, attended Oberlin College and is a Case Manager at Interfaith Works. 
  • Samantha Leveston, from Amherst, MA, attended the University of Vermont and is an Associate Director II at Housing Unlimited, Inc. 
  • Michelle Marion, from Madison, WI, attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Legal Clinic Coordinator at Bread for the City's Legal Clinic. 
  • Madeline Miller, from Beverly Hills, CA, attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is a Community Outreach and Volunteer Coordinator at Capital Area Asset Builders. 
  • Sarah Mintz, from Atlanta, GA, attended Macalaster College and is a Communication and Community Outreach Coordinator at Free Minds. 
  • Stephanie Mischell, from Cranbury, NJ, attended Vassar College and is an Entitlement Worker at La Clinica del Pueblo. 
  • Meredith Nicholson, from Brooklyn, MA, attended Smith College and is a Legal Assistant at CASA de Maryland. 
  • Allie Robertson, from Moorestown, NJ, attended Rutgers University and is a Legal Assistant at the Capital Area Immigrant Rights Coalition (CAIR).
  • Laura Schapiro, from Cincinnati, OH, attended the University of Virgina and is a Behrend Builders Community Service Coordinator at the Washington D.C. Jewish Community Center. 
  • Gillian Schaps, from Norcross, GA, attended the University of Georgia, and is a Response Line Lethality Assessment Project Advocate at SAFE, Inc. (Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment). 
  • Racheli Schoenburg, from Fairfax, VA, attended the University of Pittsburgh and is a New Services Coordinator at Food & Friends. 
  • Emily Schulman, from Armonk, NY, attended the College of William & Mary and is a Community Outreach Coordinator at DC SCORES.
  • Ari Schwartz, from Rockville, MD, attended Vanderbilt University and is a Workers' Rights and Education Coordinator at DC Jobs with Justice. 
  • Nettie Weiss-Faratci, from Skokie, IL, attended Brandeis University and is a Wellness Center Program Assistant at N Street Village. 

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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