Neubauer Executive Director | Associate Director | Assistant Director | |Senior Jewish Educator | Director of Development |Program Associate - Taglit-Birthright Israel | Program Fellow | Development Assistant | Administrative Coordinator

Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, Neubauer Executive Director, is the Chief Executive Officer of the Hillel Foundation. He is also Tufts' Jewish chaplain and teaches in the Judaic Studies Program and the Department of Music. He holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology and is interested in music, identity and religious experience.
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Leonard Goldstein, Associate Director, is the Chief Operating/Financial Officer of the Hillel Foundation. He works closely with the Executive Director on issues regarding strategic planning and organizational management and is responsible for fiscal and budgetary management, facility utilization, staff management and administration, financial and board resource development. Lenny holds an MBA from Boston University.
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Lauren B. Estes, Assistant Director, is responsible for overseeing the vast array of programming that occurs at the Hillel Center. Lauren is a Syracuse alumna, and holds a graduate degree in Social Work. Prior to her appointment at Tufts Hillel, Lauren directed youth programming at a large synagogue and has also worked extensively with the foster care system and troubled youth.
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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, Senior Jewish Educator works with students in all sorts of formal and informal ways around Judaism and Jewishness. She's the author of one book and the editor of five anthologies, is a non-practicing Cubs fan, and lives in Brookline with her husband and son. Her blog is updated infrequently these days, but she's begun experimenting with Twitter.
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Judith Canter, Director of Development is responsible for raising funds in support of Tufts Hillel's mission and vision. Together with Hillel Leadership, and in collaboration with University Advancement, Judi will strategize the Annual Fund program and the completion of the $5.8M Endowment Campaign to sustain Hillel's exceptional programs long into the future. Judi returns to Boston from the Washington DC area where she enjoyed twelve years of development experience in annual and capital campaigns.
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VACANT, Program Fellow is responsible for working with the student board and committees to help plan and implement a wide range of ongoing programs.

VACANT, Program Associate is responsible for recruitment and programming related to the Taglit-Birthright Israel program.

Lesley Kristeller, Development Associateis responsible for assisting in raising funds in support of Tufts Hillel's mission and vision. Lesley holds a B.S. in Business from Salem State College. Prior to holding a position at Hillel, Lesley had a longtime career in the Telecom and Public Safety industry. She is an avid gardener and local Medford resident.
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Allison Turkell, Administrative Coordinator is responsible for handling the administrative tasks at Tufts Hillel. She will personally welcome you to the Hillel Center and answer any questions you may have. She received her Bachelor's Degree from the University of Rhode Island in 2008. Throughout her years in college, she was an active member of Hillel.
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