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Ely Winkler is the Director of Advancement at Eshel, whose mission is to serve Orthodox LGBTQ+ Jews, their families, and communities.

Stacey Aviva Clark is the Director of Education and Community Engagement for the Jewish Federations of North America. Over her 25-year career, she has focused on combating racism and antisemitism and fostering Black / Jewish relations.

Rivka Herzfeld is a disability awareness educator and Tanakh teacher.

Tiferet Grossman graduated from Barnard College in 2026, with a major in Political Science and a minor in History. At the time of the conference she was a senior at Barnard and President of her class. She attended SAR Academy and SAR High School and spent a gap year at the Hartman Institute in Jerusalem.

Dani Kogan is the Program Director for the Center for Shared Society, a division of the Jewish Community Relations Council. Her work for JCRC involves community relations and anti-hate initiatives, both within and outside of the Jewish community. She has a dual M.A. from the Jewish Theological Seminary in Jewish Education and Biblical Studies. 

Meredith Weisel is the Vice President, State and Local Advocacy for the ADL (Anti-Defamation League). In that position, she leads the development and execution of municipal and state legislative strategy. She is an attorney by trade and has had a long career in politics and government relations. She holds a B.A. from American University in

Melissa Rosen is the Director of Training and Education at Sharsheret, an organization that provides support, education, financial assistance, and genetic counseling to those faced with or at increased risk of breast or ovarian cancer.

Aimee Baron, MD, FAAP, is the founder and executive director of I Was Supposed to Have a Baby, an organization that provides support and educational resources for people struggling with fertility and infant loss.

Paula Eiselt is a Primetime Emmy-nominated, Peabody and duPont-Columbia Award-winning director and Sundance Jury Prize winner. Her films, including 93Queen (HBO Max; PBS/POV), Aftershock (Sundance; Hulu/Disney+), and Under G-d (Sundance; PBS/POV Shorts), have screened at over 100 international festivals, received theatrical releases, and been distributed globally on platforms including Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max, PBS/POV, and

Allison Tombros Korman is the founder of the Red Tent Fund. She previously served as Senior Operations and Strategy Director at the D.C. Abortion Fund until resigning in 2023 in response to antisemitic conduct by its staff and board. She holds a Masters of Health Sciences degree from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public