Samuel Roth is a former management consultant who recently transitioned to the Jewish professional world following 3 years at Bain & Company in Boston. He has been deeply involved in Jewish life and Israel advocacy throughout his life, including work with StandWithUS, Camp Ramah, TAMID Group, and Moishe House. Sam graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and lives in New York, NY.

Adam Shapiro is an educational thought leader, experienced strategic advisor, and visionary non-profit CEO. His organizational leadership success as the Head of a PreK-12th independent school (Golda Och Academy; West Orange, NJ), and as the President of the Center for Israel Education, have established him as a leader in both the education and non-profit world. Adam is a graduate of Emory University and received his masters degree from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. He’s an avid Philadelphia sports fan, little league baseball coach and community volunteer. Currently, Adam and his wife Rena reside in South Orange, NJ with their three school-aged children.

Ari is a day school graduate who spent 20 years working for companies like Walmart, Vistaprint, and numerous startups launching customer-centric new products. He founded Jewish Growth Partners, a consultancy focused on re-igniting Jewish communal organizations for future growth. Ari is a graduate of McGill University and Harvard Business School. He lives in Newton with his wife Jessica and kids Eli (8) and Max (13) both of whom attend day school in Boston.

Dr. Beth Cousens helps organizations adapt projects in Jewish education to the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century. She has been part of the senior professional teams at The Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund (Bay Area), The Jewish Federations of North America, and Hillel International, where she focused on impact strategy, measurement, philanthropy, and communal change. Beth is a graduate of the University of Michigan and Brandeis University and was the recipient of a Wexner Graduate Fellowship. She is the author of numerous articles about Jewish education and engagement and lives in San Francisco with her husband and children.

Casey Ginsberg is a seasoned social worker who has recently transitioned into the Jewish professional world after a decade of dedicated service in hospice care. As a proud alumna of Hillel Day School, Casey is thrilled to join the school community as the LII Transformation Manager. Casey holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Social Work from Michigan State University and a Master’s in Social Work from the University of Michigan. Casey currently resides in Detroit, Michigan, where she and her husband are raising their two young daughters, who are both students at Hillel Day School.

Erin Dreyfuss has dedicated over a decade to Jewish community building and programming and is passionate about helping individuals build Jewish identity through Jewish experiences and education. She received an M.A. in Education and Human Development in the George Washington University’s Experiential Education and Jewish Cultural Arts program. She is excited to continue serving the DMV Jewish community as the LII Transformation Manager working with Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School and Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School. Erin currently lives in Fairfax, Virginia, with her husband and two children.

Yael Hurwitz-Lange is an experienced educator, mediator and lawyer with over 20 years in the Jewish educational arena. Yael has worked in both public and private schools and she ran a mediation program in a large urban high school for over 12 years. Born in South Africa, she and her husband attended Jewish Day School before immigrating to America. She lived in Boston for 30 years and both her children attended Jewish day school both at The Rashi School for K-8 and at Gann Academy for high school. Yael was the chair of her PTO in her Jewish preschool and she became very involved in the parent association at her children’s high school (Gann Academy) where she worked tirelessly to understand the trends that made families decide on Jewish day school for their families. She moved to Delray Beach in 2021 where she worked as The Director of Education and Youth Engagement at Kol Tikvah Religious School in Parkland, Florida before joining LII. Working within a Jewish day school as part of LII is a perfect meshing of Yael’s skill and beliefs and she is excited to be working with LII and Donna Klein Jewish Academy.

Krissy Wolff is a former early childhood educator and spent the majority of her ten-year teaching career in private Jewish education both at the Abraham Joshua Heschel School and the JCC in Manhattan. Krissy holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.Ed. with a focus in early childhood from Hunter College in NYC. After moving to Boston in 2012, Krissy became an active member of the local Jewish preschool community and chaired the Parent Association at Temple Beth Elohim in Wellesley, MA. There, she worked with school administration, temple clergy and preschool parents to provide quality programming for families with young children. Krissy went on to establish and develop the Gan Aliyah Parent Association at Temple Aliyah in Needham, MA while co-chairing the Parent Association at Schechter Boston. She is thrilled to be joining the Schechter Boston community in an official capacity as the LII Transformation Manager. Krissy lives in Needham, Massachusetts with her husband and three children who are currently all students at Schechter Boston.

Hadassa Halpern relocated with her family from Berlin to New York in August 2022 to launch the Ronald S. Lauder Impact Initiative, bringing her experience and curiosity from 12 years of working for the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation across Germany and Europe. She played a central role in founding Educating For Impact, leading impactful change in 20 European Jewish Day schools and their communities. Hadassa is a passionate leader who visualizes adaptive change leadership and collaborative efforts as keys to transforming Jewish life. In her quest to fuse business thinking and expertise into the non-profit space, Hadassa graduated with an executive MBA from Harvard Business School.