Abi Dauber-Sterne is the Director of the Mandel Jerusalem Fellows program at the Mandel Leadership Institute. Before moving to Israel in 2007, she worked as the founding director of Limmud NY, an annual festival of Jewish learning and culture. She also served as a planner for UJA-Federation of NY's Caring Commission, focused on issues relating to children and youth at risk, as well as pastoral care and chaplaincy. Abi holds an MA in Religious Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and was a fellow in the Muehlstein Institute for Jewish Professional Leadership.