Meet the Staff - Tufts Hillel

Rabbi Jeffrey Summit, Neubauer Executive Director (on Sabbatical through June 2012) , is the Chief Executive Officer of Tufts Hillel. 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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Lenny Goldstein, Acting Executive Director/Associate Director, is the Chief Operating/Financial Officer of Tufts Hillel. 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 & Repair the World Director of Social Justice is responsible for overseeing the vast array of programming at Tufts Hillel. As Repair the World Director of Social Justice, Lauren's work has a special focus on making social justice an integral component of work on campus. 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

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 $6.4M 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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Alyza Weinberg , Program Associate is responsible for supervising our student board and student executives. Alyza also plays a critical role in Hillel's Alternative Spring Breaks. Alyza was born and raised in Canada and graduated from the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Before moving to Boston, Alyza participated in AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps and worked at a public charter high school in inner-city Washington, DC.
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Andrew Cohen , Program Associate-Taglit-Birthright Engangement
is responsible for connecting with the Jewish student community and organizing the Birthright trips to Israel. Andrew Cohen is originally from Orlando, Florida. He attended the University of South Florida, where he received his degree in Business Management. While in college, Andrew was very active within his Jewish community. He served as the AIPAC Campus Liaison, Hasbara Senior Fellow, and was the Hillel Grinspoon Intern. His first trip to Israel was on Birthright in the winter of 2007. That experience had a huge impact on his life and began his desire to encourage students to participate in such an inspiring trip as well.
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Lesley Kristeller, Development Associate is 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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Tracy McNamara, Administrative Coordinator Bio coming.