Sarah Evron

Sarah, the Secretary General of the religious Kibbutz movement. Prior to that, she served as executive director of the Yaacov Herzog Center. Former executive director of education of Jerusalem where she created a five year program for schools in the city. Prior to this she served as the principle at the High school of Kibutz Hadaty, Yavne Israel and as manager of the Kibutz Saad community. She was one of the founders of women prayer groups where women read the Torrah, celebrate Bat Mitzva and are empowered thru a religious experience. She holds an M.B.A from the College of Management and M.A. in bible from Bar Ilan University. She lives in Saad.

Shalom Boguslavsky

Shalom, a senior consultant specializing in FSU, with an emphasis on geopolitics. Shalom also lectures on various aspects of the Israeli society, focusing on the different communities in Jerusalem and their relations with the community of former Soviet Jewry in Israel. Shalom is a social activist and is one of the founders of Generation 1.5 – a group of young adults who immigrated to Israel from the former Soviet Union in the 1990s and write about the Russian voice in the Israeli society. He lives in Jerusalem.

Racheli Brecher

Racheli, a partner in an accountancy firm. Racheli was the first ultra orthodox at the accounting firm she joined and just a few years later, thanks to her endeavors, the firm had over 20 Haredi employees. She is the founder of the Haredi cell in the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Israel and gives lectures about the Haredi society. Racheli holds a B.A. and a diploma from Kiryat Ono College. She lives in Bnei Brak.
Co-founder of Co.Lab initiative It’s up to you.

Kamil Shiraf

Kamil Shiraf, an economic and social empowerment entrepreneur and developer. He is also a director, film producer and owner of Screen Colors, a producing company. Initiated and manages a mobile space, science, technology and innovation center designed to encourage learning and give the public access to science. In addition he is the director of Artist, an NGO dedicated to preserve Bedouin culture and increase economic development. Kamil holds a B.A. in psychology from Tel Aviv University and an M.A. in public policy and governance from an institution in Jerusalem. He lives in Lod.

Omrit Yanilov Eden

Omrit, the CEO of Otzma – Center of Sports Club, and a committee member in several National sports committees. She is the former Executive Director of Athena – the National Program for the Advancement of Women’s Sports in Israel where she led programs to promote girls, young women and women in sports that include collaboration between various communities. Omrit was part of the professional team that led the Israeli delegation in four Olympic Games. She holds a BA in Physical Education and a MA in Sports Management from Catholique de Louvain University, Belgium.
Co-founder of the Co.Lab initiative “The Ball is in Your Hands”. Lives in Even Yehuda.

Amit Lerner

Amit Lerner, a social entrepreneur, facilitator and developer of leadership programs. Co-founder of the Teva Marpe Community, which promotes new leadership and building communities based on a connection to oneself, the community and nature. Previously, she managed the Neta program – Leadership that Grows Change in Health; the Hub for Entrepreneurship and Social and Educational Innovation at Beit Berl College; and was involved in developing initiatives that promote knowledge and awareness for social and environmental recovery with a holistic-systemic approach. Amit was also the founder and co-director of the Social Business Management Department at Kibbutzim Seminar College in collaboration with the Democratic Institute. In the past, she was also on the faculty of facilitators at the Heschel Centre for Sustainability, managed the Youth Center in Sderot, and developed programs to promote employment at the Teva Marpe non-profit organization; and she began her career as an economist in the Budget Division of the Ministry of Finance. Amit holds a BA and MA in Economics from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and a graduate of the Mandel Institute for Educational Leadership. She lives in Revadim.

Inbar Bluzer Shalem

Inbar, the founder and the director of Rashut Ha`Rabim, a partnership of more than 30 organizations in Jerusalem, that aims to transform Jerusalem into the global capital of the Jewish Renaissance. She currently works on creating a Jewish Pluralistic center in Jerusalem. Previously, Inbar founded and directed Hillel Haifa for 3 years and served as an emissary (Shlicha) in the U.S. and in England. Prior to that, Inbar was the first Hillel shlicha to the University of Massachusetts. She holds a B.A. in economics from Ben Gurion University and an M.A. in pluralistic Jewish education from the Hebrew University. Inbar also holds a second M.A. in humanitarian affairs that she acquired during a joint program of Israelis and Palestinians in Italy. She’s a qualified rabbi from the HUC Institute in Jerusalem and is an alumnus of six pluralistic Batei Midrash programs throughout Israel. She lives in Jerusalem.

Ola Najmi Yousef

Ola Najmi, the Director of the Jewish-Arab Center for Peace in Givat Haviva. she was the director of Programs at Abraham Fund Initiative. Prior to this position she worked for 8 years at the Women Against Violence Association as the coordinator of the project for the representation of women in decision-making positions and the awareness-raising project. Ola holds a B.A. in psychology and education from Bir-Zeit University, and an additional degree from the Technion, completed a training course from Oranim College in facilitation and community projects managing. In addition, she completed a community leadership course for employees of local authorities and Arab organizations. She lives in Nazarat.

Sahar Farah

Sahar, the director of strategic relations at Masira Fund and Center for the Advancement of People with Disabilities in Arab society of Israel. Sahar’s main responsibilities include soliciting and maintaining relationships with donors, overseeing and assisting in the creation of marketing materials, conferences and special events, and development of strategic business and policy plans. In the past Sahar worked as a lawyer in the civil field and after that in the field of public health where she served as a coordinator and health educator at the Arab Health Initiative at Memorial Sloan – Kettering Cancer Center Program at the Department for Immigrant Health, New York. The program was designed to raise awareness about cancer treatment and prevention, and was one of the founders of a first of its kind support program in New York for Arabic-speaking breast cancer patients that included psychological and educational components. She was a partner in a research aimed at improving the health of Arabic speakers in the U.S.. Sahar also served as a program manager at D-Cure (Diabetes Care in Israel) and was responsible for coordinating intervention and research evaluation regarding diabetes in the Arab community in Israel. Farah holds a B.A in law and an M.A. from the School of Public Health at Haifa University. She lives in Kafr Yasif.

Mendy Rabinowitz

Mendy, the CEO of Beit Berl College. Prior to that, he was the principal of the Beit Biram High School of the Hebrew Reali School of Haifa for 14 years and served as the national counselor in the Ministry of Education’s Advancement of At-Risk Youth. Before that, Mendy was the principal of Hadassah Neurim, a youth village high school, where he developed and applied unconventional educational approaches for at-risk and new immigrant students. In the public sphere, Mendy served as a volunteer deputy mayor of the Kadima-Zoran Local Council, holding the education portfolio. Mendy holds a B.A. in Israeli studies and an M.A. in contemporary American history from Haifa University and is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the School of History of Haifa University. He lives in Kadima. Co-founder of the CoLab initiative “Nikui Rosh” – The First Managers’ Theater
Co-founder of the CoLab initiative “Nikui Rosh” – The First Managers’ Theater.