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David Lehrer - Arava Institute Executive Director

Miriam Ben Yosef - Associate Director

Uri Nusinow - Treasurer

Adi Belman - Accounting

Rutie Kaplan-Roth - Bookkeeper

Judy Bar-Lev - Institute Office Manager

Ronit Friedman - Administrative Assistant

Dr. Elli Groner - Academic Director

Moishe Siel - Academic Program Director

Cathie Granit - Admissions and Academic Program Assistant

Tamara - Student Life Coordinator

Michelle Shachar - PELS and Trips Coordinator

Amer Sweity - Arava Program Associate

Liraz Moriyah - Arava Program Associate

Anat Moorefield - Arava Program Associate

Abby Lutman - Arava Institute Research Program Coordinator

Wouter Menderstma - Research Intern

Sharon Benheim - Director of Alumni Projects, Jordanian Recruitment

Daphne Lasky - Alumni Intern


Gail Osman - Resource Development Director

Gigi Strom - Grant Writer, Acting Director of Development

Diana Spinrad - Development Associate

Rina Kedem - Arab - Jewish Environmental Education Coordinator

David Weisberg - Director of Friends of the Arava Institute

Jessica Reed - Assistant Director of Friends of the Arava Institute

Cecil Rimer - Middle East Recruitment Coordinator

Khaled Shorman - Jordanian Recruitment Coordinator

Rabbi Michael Cohen - North American Recruitment

Erika Eden - Maintenance

Elad Topel - Eco-Path Director (formerly Arava Institute-Hazon Israel Ride)

Shirley Riceman - Program Director, Eco-Path

Sarit Maagan-Rosenfeld - Program Director, Eco-Path

Laura Robbins - Intern, Eco-Path

Roy Talbi - Sababa Coordinator