Wendy Amsellem is Director of the Dr. Beth Samuels High School Program and an alumna of the Drisha Scholars Circle. She is pursuing a PhD in Judaic Studies at New York University and has a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University. She has received a Wexner Graduate Fellowship and has taught at Meah and at the Skirball Center for Adult Jewish Learning.
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Serena Eisenberg

Serena Eisenberg recently stepped down as Associate Chaplain of Brown University and as the Executive Director of the Brown-RISD Hillel.  Previously, at the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment of San Francisco, she developed a youth philanthropy program and served as the interim director of the Israel and Overseas Department.   Serena graduated from the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in 2002, where she studied as a Wexner Graduate Fellow.  Previously, she worked for over a decade in the field of family welfare, with an MSW/JD from the University of California at Berkeley.  Serena and her husband Yaron are the parents of five sons, ages 5 - 24.
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Amichai Lau-Lavie

Amichai Lau-Lavie is an Israeli born Jewish educator and performing artist. Since 1999 he has served as the Founding Executive Director of Storahtelling, a New York based educational company providing access to Judaic literacy through arts and media for new generations.  In addition to studying at the State University of New York in New York City, he has studied intensively at Yeshivat Har Etzion, Yeshivat Ein Tzurim, the Shalom Hartman Institute, and the Elul Center for Interdisciplinary Jewish Studies.  Previously, Amichai worked as the scholar-in-residence at Congregation B'nai Jeshurun in NYC, was the Educational Director of "MEETS" Summer Programs at Melitz, and taught at Elul. The NY Jewish Week recently dubbed him "one of the most interesting thinkers in the Jewish World today."
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Miriam Margles

Miriam Margles, a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, has been serving as the Associate Rabbi at Kehillat Lev Shalem, the Woodstock Jewish Congregation.  Integrating Jewish learning, social justice and creative exploration in music, movement and writing, Miriam has facilitated workshops with various populations, including hospital patients, prison inmates, Israeli agunot, and adults and young people of all ages.  She is co-founder of Encounter, engaging American Jewish leaders in face-to-face encounters with Palestinians.  She has also worked with the Institute for Jewish Spirituality, TOVA- Artistic Projects for Social Change, and The Nesiya Institute.  Miriam earned a Master's degree in Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School and a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in creative writing from York University in Toronto.  She is also a composer of original liturgical music.
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Esti Moskovitz-Kalman

Esti Moskovitz-Kalman, holds an MA in Organizational Studies from Hebrew University and a BA in Psychology from Bar Ilan.  Currently, she is the Director of Education at MAKOM – Israel Engagement Network.  She has also worked as a Senior Consultant for the Center for Jewish Education in Baltimore and in a number of capacities at Melitz.