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Naami Schorr is a leadership coach and consultant who supports executives, leaders and their teams in both non-profit and for-profit organizations. For over a decade, Naami worked as a professional for non-profits in Los Angeles, New York, Israel, and Baltimore and most recently was the Program Director for Na’aleh: The Hub for Leadership Learning in […]

As an executive, leadership, and speaker coach, former attorney, published author, and motivational speaker, Barbara Gottesman gets what it takes to drive her clients to be their best, both professionally and personally. Her legal career spanned over ten years, in Toronto, New York, and the San Francisco Bay area, after which she turned her experience […]

Mrs. Sharon Richter (Morah Sarah) has been the Lower School Associate Principal of Judaic Studies at Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy (SAR) since 2005. She began her career at SAR in 1986 as a Judaic studies teacher after receiving a bachelor’s degree in Judaic studies from Stern College for Women at Yeshiva University. Over the years, […]

Shana Yocheved Schacter, CSW is a psychotherapist in private practice in Teaneck.  Special areas of experience are in dating, marriage preparation and marital therapy. She also helps people with anxiety and depression and the ways it prevents them from reaching personal and professional goals. Yocheved has also consulted for decades on leadership training including programs […]

Founder and creator of the internationally recognized Safety Kid program, Debbie Fox has facilitated a unique partnership between schools, families and children to create a safer world for our community’s youngest members; at home, school and at camp. Guided by her passion for keeping children safe, she established Magen Yeladim Child Safety Institute in 2013 […]

Rabbi Dr. Josh Joseph is the Orthodox Union’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since September of 2020.  He is the senior professional leader, responsible for all aspects of OU programs and operations, other than OU Kosher.  He joined the OU from Yeshiva University where he served in a variety of roles over 16 years, ultimately […]

As the Director of Donor Services at the Orthodox Union (OU), Becca is responsible for managing and constantly developing a development operations team that supports fundraisers across the OU. Prior to this role, Becca worked for Yachad for over 9 years where she held roles in both operations and development. During her time at Yachad, […]

Former Chief of Staff to Reuven Rivlin, the 10th Israeli president, government administrator and advisor, researcher and author   Ms. Rivka Ravitz served as Chief of Staff to the 10th President of the State of Israel, Mr. Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin. In 1999 she began working as Reuven Rivlin’s parliamentary assistant. She became head of his […]

PAINT WITH ME! was inspired by Nikki Fuchs Sausen’s desire to have everyone meet their inner artist. Nikki is an artist and an Art Therapist. She studied art at Stern College for Women and Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT.) She received her master’s degree in creative arts therapy from Hofstra University.  PAINT WITH ME! is […]