Elana Maryles Sztokman, Executive Director
Elana is a writer, researcher, educator and organizational consultant who has been active in Orthodox feminism for the past 17 years. She holds a doctorate in gender and education from Hebrew University, and is the author of The Men’s Section: Orthodox Jewish Men in an Egalitarian World. Elana lives in Israel and commutes regularly to New York. Elana can be reached any time at elana.sztokman@jofa.org.
Ali Kaufman Yares, Associate Director
Ali is a professional Information Manager specializing in education institutions and non-profit organizations. She holds a doctorate in communication design, and has experience in design, social networking, web development, database administration and project development and management. Ali can be reached at ali.yares@jofa.org.
Rachel Lieberman, Program Manager
Rachel graduated from Princeton University with an A.B. in Religion and a certificate in Judaic Studies. Her senior thesis, “Reaching Across the Mechitzah: Feminism’s Impact on Orthodox Judaism” was awarded the Isidore and Helen Sacks Memorial Prize in Religion for outstanding work in Judaic Studies. She has studied at Yeshivat Hadar, Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and the Pardes Institute for Jewish Studies. Rachel can be reached at rachel.lieberman@jofa.org.
Heather G. Stoltz, Office Manager
Heather is a talented fiber artist and Jewish professional who was named as one of The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36″ for 2012. Heather was an Arts Fellow at Drisha, and holds an MA in Jewish Women's Studies, a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a BA in Jewish Studies. Her work is inspired by social justice issues and Jewish texts. Heather can be reached at heather.stoltz@jofa.org.
Deborah Wenger, Publications Consultant
Deborah is a freelance editor and JOFA member living in Teaneck, NJ. She is an officer of the Teaneck Jewish Center, where she coordinates the women’s Simhat Torah and Purim programs. Deborah can be reached at deborah.wenger@jofa.org.
Miriam A. Cope, On-line Library Consultant
Miriam is a feminist scholar who recently completed her PhD in Geography at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She studied at the Anne M. Blitstein Institute and at the Claremont School of Theology, and also initiated the first women’s reading of Megilat Esther in the Denver community in 1998. Miriam can be reached at miriam.cope@jofa.org.