Adina joined J Street in 2015 as the Deputy Israel Director at J Street and in 2020, she served as J Street’s Israel Director before taking on the role of Chief of Staff in 2021. Prior to J Street, Adina worked at the Shimon Peres Center...
Shawn serves as J Street’s Director of Information Systems & Technology. He has several years of working in Salesforce (two-time certified), fundraising and IT in the non-profit sector. In his most recent role prior to J Street...
Ariel joins J Street after receiving an M.S. in conflict analysis and resolution from George Mason University. Ariel has previous experience with nonprofits, government agencies and startup organizations...
Anna joins J Street after graduating from American University, where she double majored in French and International Relations, with a concentration in peace, global security and conflict resolution. Anna was a campus leader in J Street...
Sam joins J Street after working with Educational Theatre Company. As director of administration and marketing, they helped further the arts nonprofit's mission of bringing theatre education to under-served populations. Sam also works as...
Sam joined J Street in 2011, serving most recently as Midwest Regional Director and previously as Assistant Director of Government Affairs. Prior to J Street, Sam gained experience with both the Assistant Majority Leader of the Senate...
Emily joins the Communal Relations Team at J Street, with a background in Jewish Education. She received her BA in Judaic Studies at the University of Florida, and MA in Experiential Jewish Education from American Jewish University in Los..
Kevin returned to J Street in 2021 as the Vice President of Public Affairs, bringing over a decade of experience in US-focused advocacy and non-profit leadership. He previously served at J Street from 2010 to 2016 in multiple roles...
Hannah joins J Street after earning a M.A. in German and European Studies from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service. There, she focused on German-Israeli relations and wrote a thesis comparing the special relationships Israel shares...
Tali deGroot returned to J Street in 2022 as the Ilya Braverman National Political Director. Tali previously worked at J Street from 2016-2019 in various roles on the Capitol South Regional Team. Tali first discovered J Street while she...
Cooper joins the Public Affairs Team after six years in a variety of roles at J Street. He previously served as Associate Director for Congressional Education, managing J Street's Congressional travel to Israel and the West Bank...
Evan joins J Street after graduating from American University in 2023 with a degree in international studies. There, he focused on peace, global security, and conflict resolution in the Middle East and North Africa region. Evan...
Benji comes to J Street after working as communications and policy director for Representative Malinowski's two successful campaigns for Congress in 2018 and 2020. In between, he served as a legislative assistant in...
Regev joined J Street in 2022 after moving to Washington, D.C. from Israel. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from Tel Aviv University and has served in the Israel Defense Forces International Cooperation Unit, where she facilitated...
Josh joins J Street with a Bachelor’s degree in American Government and Political Science from the University of Maryland. He has worked on several political campaigns, and recently completed an internship with the office of Congressman...
Lexi joins J Street after working on campaigns, advocacy organizations, and political committees, most recently as a national fundraising consultant for incumbent Senate Democrats. Born and raised in Sacramento, CA, Lexi graduated from...
Hannah joins J Street in 2023 after previously serving as Policy Associate on the advocacy team at American Jewish World Service (AJWS). While at AJWS, she mobilized the Jewish community on international human rights issues and elevated...
Kat joined J Street in 2022 and previously served as Program Assistant for Middle East Policy at the Friends Committee on National Legislation. She graduated from the University of Virginia in 2021 with degrees in Foreign Affairs and...
Named one of The Hill's "Top Lobbyists" seven years in a row, Dylan is J Street's Washington, DC-based chief lobbyist and is responsible for developing and executing the organization's strategy for securing pro-Israel, pro-peace...
Dr. Debra Shushan is the first-ever Director of Policy at J Street, serving as a scholar-in-residence and author of her regular "Shushan Street" column and other publications, public speaker, and manager of congressional education...
Adee serves as J Street’s Senior Vice President of Development, overseeing fundraising and leadership engagement across the country. Prior to this, she was J Street’s Tri-State/PA Regional Director, directing fundraising, advocacy...
Josh Lockman has been actively involved in local/national politics and the Middle East policy arena. He has taught international law and US foreign policy at USC Law School since 2011. During the 2016 campaign, Josh served on Secretary...
Becca Freedman oversees foundation relations at J Street -- working across the organization to grow and strengthen J Street's institutional funding portfolio. She brings with her a decade of experience in philanthropy and foundation...
Nick joins J Street after spending over five years working as a fundraiser on Congressional campaigns. Nick has raised money for candidates in Illinois, New York, Nevada and Florida. As a finance director, Nick has both planned...
Alexandra returned to J Street in 2022 after obtaining her master's degree in International and European Politics at The University of Edinburgh in Scotland. She previously worked as the Development Associate where she helped lead the...
Maia joins J Street after graduating from American University, where she majored in International Relations, with a concentration in global inequality and development. Maia has previous experience fundraising for Cycle for Survival...
Logan joins J Street after graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in History. After founding Penn's J Street U chapter, he served as President of the J Street U National Board for 2011-2012. During the 2012-2013 year he...
Ben joins J Street after serving as Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill’s Digital Director during the 2018 midterms. From a communications placement with the International Criminal Court...
Nathan joined J Street after spending three years managing digital marketing for The Atlantic's live event division. Prior to that, he worked in new media strategy for the National Park Service while earning his masters degree in Media...
Jonathan joins J Street after earning a M.P.A. in Urban and Social Policy from Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. While there, Jonathan served on the board of the school’s Civic and Voter Engagement...
Marisa joins J Street after graduating from Middlebury College, where she majored in political science and minored in Arabic. During her time at Middlebury College, Marisa interned for J Street’s Government Affairs team...
Brian joins J Street with an extensive background in communications and a passion for progressive politics. While attending Florida International University, Brian founded Tzedek FIU, a social justice organization informed by Jewish ideals.
Eliza joins J Street after graduating from American University, where she studied journalism and Jewish studies. She most recently completed research with her alma mater on antisemitic extremism found on alternative social media platforms..
Brian has more than eight years of Program and Event Management experience. He graduated from American University with a BA in History in 2013. He joined J Street as a Programming and Events Associate in 2018 and has been the Director...
Emily joins J Street with an extensive background in events and events management in both the hospitality sector as well as the non-profit sector. Emily has a degree from the University of Central Florida in Hospitality and Event...
Joseph joins J Street after graduating from the College of Charleston, where he double majored in International Studies with a concentration in Europe and Political Science. Joseph has previous experience in the non-profit world from...
Kate has been part of the J Street team since 2009. Prior to her current role, she served as the J Street U East Coast Campus Organizer, New York Regional Director, and National Director of Regional Operations and Strategy. As Vice...
Gal has joined J Street with over a decade of nonprofit expertise from his extensive work in conflict resolution, leadership development, and community outreach and empowerment in both Israel and the United States. Most recently, Gal...
Charles joins J Street after graduating from the University of Chicago with a double major in Economics and Political Science. While in college, he interned on Grace Meng’s first congressional...
Janette Hillis-Jaffe established J Street's Boston office, initially serving as the Regional Political Director and then Special Adviser to the New England Region from 2010 to 2013. She returned as Regional Director for New England in...
Madison joined J Street after two election cycles working as a finance director on Democratic Congressional campaigns. In 2020, she launched MJ Hegar’s $23 million campaign for US Senate in Texas and served as Deputy Finance Director...
Marina Cemaj joins J Street after working on this issue for several years, focusing on grassroots peacebuilding in the region including working at the Alliance for Middle East Peace...
Sara joins J Street after graduating from University of Oregon Clark Honors College in 2023 (sco ducks!) where they studied Political Science, Global Engagement, and Sociology. Outside...
Rachel joins J Street with experience in political advocacy and peacebuilding work in Israel-Palestine. In May of 2022 she graduated from American University with a B.A. in political science and a degree in creative writing. She has...
Noah is Deputy Regional Director for Midwest. Previous to this role, Noah was the Senior Coalitions Associate on J Street's Public Engagement team and held roles on the J Street U team. Before joining J Street, he worked at Habonim...
Cara joins J Street after working on the 2020 presidential election as a field organizer for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin. Prior to the campaign, she graduated from Harvard College, where she studied government. Outside the classroom..
Joe is the Midwest Engagement Assistant at J Street’s Chicago office. Since the 2018 blue wave, Joe has been deeply involved in the Illinois Democratic party and various political campaigns. He additionally has worked for Men4Choice, an...
Trevor joins J Street after working most recently as a grassroots campaign organizer for HIAS. After graduating from the University of Michigan with a degree in Economics, Trevor worked as a Research Assistant for the Federal Reserve...
Adi brings to J Street deep policy and advocacy experience in both Israel and the United States. Originally from Tel-Aviv, Adi started her career in strategic communications with one of Israel's top PR firms, where she advised clients...
Bradley joins J Street with several years of experience in non-profit development and political advocacy. Before J Street, Bradley worked on the development team of the world’s largest peacebuilding organization, Search for Common Ground...
AP Miller joins JStreet after graduating from Indiana University-Bloomington, where they majored in Political Science and minored in Information Systems. While at IU, they served as a teaching assistant in the Department of Political...
Aidan comes to J Street after moving from Melbourne Australia. He holds a Bachelor's degree in arts majoring in International Relations and Religious studies (the fun stuff) as well as a master's degree in International Relations with a...
Yael joined J Street in 2011 after five years in Israel where she worked with a number of social justice and human rights organizations, including the Association...
Rabbi Straus joins J Street after a successful career as a congregational rabbi, primarily in California and Arizona. Most recently, he was the rabbi of Temple Adat Elohim of Thousand Oaks, CA and before that served as the...
Nicole Malina was thrilled to join the J Street Southern California team as Deputy Regional Director in 2019. Originally from New York, Nicole has worked in development and nonprofit administration in California for over fifteen...
Hannah grew up in Jerusalem, in a house bordering on the 1949 Armistice border. She completed her Israeli military service as an instructor in the tank corps in the midst of the Al-Aqsa intifada. Later, during her years as a student at...
Adam joins J Street after a number of years working in political fundraising on Democratic campaigns and non-profit development. In 2018 he served as Deputy Finance Director on Zephyr Teachout's campaign for Attorney General of New York...
Brian Levy is thrilled to join the J Street West Coast team as the Assistant Director of Public Affairs. Originally from Connecticut, Brian has spent his career working across both the political and Jewish communal advocacy spaces...
Casey joins J Street after graduating from UCLA, where he majored in Political Science and minored in Public Affairs and Study of Religion. While in college, Casey interned with various public sector entities throughout the State of...
Tamar returns to J Street as Director of Capital, South, Mountain West, bringing over a decade of experience in advocacy, client and donor engagement, and business management. She previously served at J Street from 2011 to 2015 in...
Allie joins J Street with a nonprofit management background from across the DC Metro area. With over a dozen years of experience in nonprofit communications, fundraising, and corporate philanthropy, she specializes in highly personalized...
Rabbi Suskin joined J Street as Associate Regional Director in 2023. She is a long-time activist for the two-state solution, serving on the executive board of T’ruah for many years and as Director of Strategic...
Jacob joins J Street after completing a fellowship with the Midwest region. In December of 2021 he graduated from American University with a degree in Political Science and Israel Studies. Jacob has a strong background in politics through..
Maya joins J Street after graduating from Oberlin College, where she majored in Politics and minored in Hispanic Studies. She has previous political experience working in the New Jersey Senate Majority Office. She also served as a Deputy...
Erin is an organizer and educator. She came to this role after working as the Southeast Campus Organizer for J Street U. Erin joined J Street in 2019 after working as the DC Community Organizer for HIAS while a participant in the Avodah...
Maya is an educator and activist. She came to J Street after working for New Story Leadership, an Israel/Palestine advocacy and dialogue organization. Prior to working for NSL, Maya attended American University where she graduated with a...
Simone is an activist and campaigner. They attended J Street’s Let Our People Know trip in 2019 and maintained involvement with J Street U as a student. As a student at The College of William and Mary, Simone studied Sociology, Arabic...
Evan joins J Street after working as a Field Organizer for the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 2020 with a BA in International Studies and Sociology and held many roles in J Street U...
A compassionate attention to our social world fuels Alexandria’s forward movement. A queer perspective paired with German heritage strengthens her resolve for human rights and Jewish allyship, which all informs her work at J Street. She...
Adam joins J Street full time after completing a fellowship with the Capital/South region. In 2020, he graduated magna cum laude from American University, with a degree in Political Science. At American, Adam worked as a student...
Nadav Tamir has dedicated his career to public service, joining the Israeli Foreign Ministry in 1993 and serving in multiple roles, including Political Officer at the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC. In 2006, he was named Consul Gen...
Eve joined J Street in 2018 after four years of working in informal education in Israel with the Dror Israel movement. After making Aliyah in 2013, Eve became immersed in many aspects of Israeli society, working as a coordinator of youth...
Yuval Joins J Street after working in the Embassy of Israel in Washington DC. She holds a B.A in Government, Diplomacy and Strategy from Reichman University, Israel. During her studies, she interned in the American Public Opinion Toward...