BBYO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
At IC 2026, BBYO will bring together changemakers from all walks of life to inspire the next generation of Jewish teen leaders. Check out who is joining us in Philadelphia.

BBYO Alum
Josh
Balser
Humanitarian, AZA Alumnus of the Year

Adam
Boro
Content Creator, Filmmaker, and Spontaneous Adventurer

BBYO Alum
Rabbi
Angela
Buchdahl
Rabbi, Central Synagogue

Chris
Campbell
The Babka King

Rabbi
Elliot
Cosgrove
Rabbi, Park Avenue Synagogue

Tyler
Downs
Two-Time U.S. Olympian and NCAA Champion Diver

Harry
Enten
Chief Data Analyst, CNN

Jonathan
Greenblatt
CEO, Anti-Defamation League (ADL)
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Zach
Guarino
Podcaster and Content Creator, The Bread Basket
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Danny
Guarino
Podcaster and Content Creator, The Bread Basket

Chaz
Howard
University Chaplain and Vice President for Social Equity & Community, University of Pennsylvania

Gadeer
Kamal Mreeh
Israeli Druze Leader, Former Member of Knesset

Marjan
Keypour Greenblatt
Founder, Alliance for Rights of All Minorities (ARAM)

Zach
King
Filmmaker and Content Creator

BBYO Alum
Annie
Laks
SVP, Creative Content, Shondaland

Melissa
Lantsman
Member of Parliament for Thornhill and Deputy Leader, Conservative Party of Canada

Yoel
Levy
The Jewish Fitness Coach

Jordan
Mailata
Captain and Offensive Tackle, Philadelphia Eagles

Reverend
Marshall
Mitchell
Pastor, Salem Baptist Church

Sandra
Okuboyejo
Performer, Hamilton

Stephanie
Park
Performer, Hamilton

QCP
Celebrity Chef, Cookbook Author, and Content Creator

Olivia
Raykhman
2nd Lieutenant, United States Air Force

Rabbanit
Leah
Sarna
Rabbanit, Kehillat Sha'arei Orah and the International Beit Din

Lily
Sassani
Pittsburgh Girl Scout and Founder of the Holocaust Education Girl Scout Patch Program

BBYO Alum
William (Bill)
Schrimmer
Distinguished 102-year-old Alumnus

Dan
Senor
Call Me Back Podcast

BBYO Alum
Jason
Sklar
Comedian, Sklar Brothers

BBYO Alum
Randy
Sklar
Comedian, Sklar Brothers

Michael
Solomonov
Celebrity Chef

BBYO Alum
Jackie
Tohn
Actress, BBG Alumna of the Year

Voltaire
Wade-Greene
Performer, Hamilton

BBYO Alum
Omer
Wenkert
Maccabi Tzair: Israel Alumnus

Rebel
Wilson
Actress, Comedian, and Producer

Ian
Asher
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Natasha
Bedingfield
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Loud
Luxury

Quavo

Kristen
Abbott
Pals for Life

Stephanie
Africk
Honest Reporting

Jacki
Alexander
Honest Reporting
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Amber Lynn
(Amberella)
Philadelphia Street Art

Jonah
Anderson
Policy Analyst, Governor Matt Meyers Office

Erik
Angel
Comedy for Peace

Stav
Appel
Ayin Press, Author

Jay
Aronson
Carnegie Mellon University

BBYO Alum
Matt
Bachmann
Wandering Bear Coffee

BBYO Alum
Stephanie
Bachus
ChaiSociety

BBYO Alum
Gabbi
Baker
Hinge

BBYO Alum
Geoffrey
Balon
Judge for the City of Mesa, Arizona

Michael
Barkann
NBC Sports

Jackie
Barzvi
Belly Dancing With Jackie

BBYO Alum
David
Belsky
Good Rebellion

BBYO Alum
Joey
Bendah

Rom
Ben Eliyahu
Purity Project

Amanda
Berman
Zioness

BBYO Alum
Elizabeth
Berman
The Rock-It Company

Luke
Berryman
The Ninth Candle

Ari
Beser
Photographer
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Erin
Blank
Keystone Mascots

BBYO Alum
Seth
Bluestein
Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia

Katie
Blunt
Comedy For Peace

BBYO Alum
Alex
Bolotovsky
J Leaders

Randi
Boyette
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Yoni
Brook
Holding Liat

BBYO Alum
Mandi
Bucceroni
Immigration Attorney, Reger Rizzo & Darnall LLP

Vondell
Burns
Thankless Production LLC

Sara
Byala
Global Documentary Institute, University of Pennsylvania

Galit
Chait-Moracci
Head Coach and Olympian, Team Israel

Dave
Clementi
Colonel, Unites States Air Force & DARPA

Jennifer
Coatsworth
Partner, Margolis Edelstein

Bryan
Cohen
Jewish Business Network

BBYO Alum
Jude
Cohen
Freelance Marketing

Kobi
Cohen
WZO Zionist Salon

Yuval
Cohen
Philadelphia Ballet

Jessica
Cook
Psychotherapist

Ashley
Craven
Photographer

Dalia
Cusnir
The Jewish Agency for Israel

Yirmiyahu
Danzig
Educator-Activist

Peter
Decherney
University of Pennsylvania

Gal
De Paz
Singer

BBYO Alum
Bobby
Dishell
Cloudbreak Energy

Isgav
Dotan
Izzy Crizzy

Andrew
Douglas
Bryn Mawr Film Institute

BBYO Alum
Larry
Dubinski
The Franklin Institute

BBYO Alum
Jess
Edelson
The Cohen Group

BBYO Alum
Mitchell
Edelson
Jefferson Abington Hospital

BBYO Alum
Sarah
Edelson
CitiBank

Ami
Eden
70 Faces Media

Ezra
Edmond
Producer, Writer, and Director

Miriam
Ehrlich
Adamah

BBYO Alum
Zach
Epstein
Aspen Institute

Nia
Eubanks-Dixon
Creative Praxis

Adina
Fagelston
The Jewish Agency for Israel

Erica
Ferraro
Playfly Sports

Jennifer
Ferris-Glick
Above to Below

Zoe
Fertik
Israel and Torah Educator

BBYO Alum
Ben
Fish
Fish Innovation Group

DeAndra
Forde
Drexel Food Lab

Jacob
Foster
Scout Platoon Leader, United States Military Academy West Point

Ahmed
Fouad Alkhatib
Realign for Palestine

Rabbi
Eli
Freedman
Rabbi, Congregation Rodeph Shalom

Ariel
Frenkel
The Emma Lazarus Institute

BBYO Alum
Nikki
Fried
Florida Democratic Party
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Josh
Friedlander
Jams by Josh

Stephen
Garrell
Philadelphia Flyers

Jonah
Ginsberg
Blue Square Alliance Jewish Athlete Ambassador, New York University, Wrestling

BBYO Alum
Nicholas
Ginsberg
Morgan Stanley

BBYO Alum
Jeff
Glauser
Glausangeles Inc.

Ayala
Goffin
Muhlenberg College

BBYO Alum
Jeff
Gold
ZS Associates
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Harrison
Goldenberg
Blue Square Alliance Jewish Athlete Ambassador, Columbia University, Track and Field

BBYO Alum
Shelby
Goldfaden
M.M.LaFleur

BBYO Alum
Sheera
Goren
Founder and CEO, Zygo

Rabbi
Gabriel (Gabe)
Greenberg
Hillel at University of Pennsylvania

Rachel
Greenberg
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

BBYO Alum
Brett
Gursky
Magic Hour

Jack
Hally
Seventy Six Capital; Sports Tech Venture Capital

BBYO Alum
Ruth
Halpern
Tru Partnership

Yoni
Hammerman
World Jewish Congress (WJC)

BBYO Alum
Hannah
Hauptman
Carmichael Lynch

Jessica
Herrmann
Repair the World

Kenny
Holdsman
Co-Founder & CEO, Philadelphia Youth Basketball

Elana
Horowitz
Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleaders

Bethany
Housman
Philadelphia Zoo

Sarah
Hurwitz
Author

Shira
Ichilov
Team Israel Champion Ice Dancer

Rachel
Jacoby Rosenfield
Shalom Hartman of North America

Chanda
Jones
Chanda Jones Photography

Emily
Jones
Cradles 2 Crayons Philadelphia

Samm
Kaiser
Adamah

Jeff
Kaplan
COO, Co-Founder, KHK Games; Former Comcast, Barstool

BBYO Alum
Lauren
Keats
New York State Department of Health

Chad
Kennedy
Lifetime Television Network

BBYO Alum
Seth
Kessler
GapWell

Jonas
Keusch
Israel Lacrosse & Chestnut Hill College Lacrosse

Neriya
Kfir
Israel-IS

Mandi
Kidd
Philly Goat Project

David
Kirschner
Justice of the New York State Supreme Court

Jeffrey
Kirschner
Literatti

Kimberly
Klayman
Partner, Ballard Spahr

BBYO Alum
Todd
Kornblit
Tennessee Titans

Charlie
Kramer
Charlie Kramer Vision

Karen
Krivit
Philly Goat Project

Tamir
Kuperman
Team Israel Figure Skater

Aviv
Kurnas
Israel-IS

Aviv
Landau
University of Pennsylvania

Rue
Landau
Councilmember, Philadelphia City Council

Meredith
Levick
Repair the World

Eitan
Levine
Comedian and Influencer

Amanda
Litman
Run For Something

BBYO Alum
Sean
Lynch
BBYO Alumni Council

BBYO Alum
Sydney
Maisel-Straitman
Commonwealth Packaging Company

Jakir
Manela
Adamah
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Addie
Martelli
Alex's Lemonade Stand

Cristina
Martinez
Chef and Entrepreneur

Rodney
McLeod Jr.
Former Philadelphia Eagles; ESPN and ACC Network

Chama
Mechtaly
The Emma Lazarus Institute

Bart
Mellits
Partner, Ballard Spahr

Don
Melnick
Israeli Krav Maga Cherry Hill, LLC

BBYO Alum
Max
Meyer
2M Athletics & Wharton Business School Hockey Club

Michael
Middleman
Freedom Mortgage

BBYO Alum
Meka
Millstone-Shroff
Board Member; Senior Advisor

Alessandra
Mora
Drexel Food Lab

BBYO Alum
Karen
Myers
NXT Up

Emily
Nadel
Adamah

Gideon
Nave
Wharton Business School

BBYO Alum
Rachel
Nevett
Blackstone

Mikhail 'Misha'
Nosovytskyi
Israel National Champion Figure Skater

Eliza
Orlins
The Legal Aid Society

BBYO Alum
Joanne
Pasternack
CEO, Oliver+Rose; Founder, Athletes' Voices; Former Golden State Warriors & San Francisco 49ers Exec

Jenny
Penkin
Artist

Mike
Podwal
Meta

Rachel
Pollack
PNT by Ray

Estee
Portnoy
Jump Management

BBYO Alum
Jeff
Rabhan
Bored-of-Ed

BBYO Alum
Jody
Rabhan
National Council of Jewish Women

BBYO Alum
Larry
Reicher
Hopper

Jake
Rosenberg
The Athletes Group & Former GM, Philadelphia Eagles

Jesse
Ruben
Singer/Songwriter

Gibran
Saleem
Comedy For Peace

Olivia
Santo
Second Lieutenant, United States Army

Jake
Sapon
Adamah

BBYO Alum
Ariane
Schaffer
Google Fiber

Michael
Schatz
Philadelphia Jewish History Tours

Don
Schillinger
Bounce Pickleball

Michael
Schreiber
Playfly Sports

Greg
Seltzer
Partner, Ballard Spahr

BBYO Alum
Jeremy
Sherman
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Rachel
Sherman
Drexel Food Lab

Eran
Shifris
Former Hapoel Tel Aviv Youth Academy

BBYO Alum
Dave
Silver
Founder, REC Philly

Jerry
Silverman
Food Tour

BBYO Alum
Wendy
Smith
University of Delaware

BBYO Alum
Joel
Snyder
Green Dot Public Schools

BBYO Alum
Mark
Snyder
Lake Orion Community Schools

BBYO Alum
Cooper
Sock
Izzy Crizzy

BBYO Alum
Odellya
Sohnis
Upsidedown Crab Bucket

Yoni
Stadlin
Adamah

Nicola
Straker
Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

Jordana
Swartz
Drexel University

Tapash
Artist

Andrew
Terkel
Be the Narrative

BBYO Alum
Jason
Toff
Things, Inc.

Jeremy
Treatman
Play by Play Sports Broadcasting Camps

Nani
Vazana
Millennial Ladino Songwriter

Gail
Weilheimer
Philadelphia District Court Judge

Amy
Weiss
Repair the World

Josh
Weiss
Author

Hannah
Westerman
Avenue West

Nicole
Wilkins
Graduate Athletic Training Program, University of Delaware

Michal
Yeshurun
World Jewish Congress (WJC)

Amy
Zitelman
Soom Foods

Idan
Zuker
Immaculata Basketball

Marc
Zumoff
Retired Philadelphia 76ers Play-by-Play Announcer, NBC Sports

Sam
Aboudara
NJY Camps

Loen
Amer
Jewish Education Project

Brandon
Bernstein
Congregation Beth Shalom of Dekalb IL

Matthew
Ghan
URJ Camp Newman

Jordyn
Kay
Hillel International

BBYO Alum
Rabbi
Arielle
Krule
Luria Academy of Brooklyn

Kevin
Levin
Mem Global

Jacob
Lipkin
Jewish Theological Seminary
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Rabbi
Alex
Malanych
Lafayette College

Ashley
Pratt
Hebrew College

Tamara
Settbon
Jewish Theological Seminary Rabbinic Fellow

Chaim
Steinberg
Pittsburgh Community Day School

Marissa
Tait
Beth Shalom, Rodef Shalom

Miriam
Tannenbaum
Midreshet Tehilla

BBYO Alum
Rabbi
Yoshi
Zweiback
Stephen Wise Temple and Wise School

Cole
Banfill
IC Music Team

Mayta
Cohen
IC Music Team

Tema
Cohen
IC Music Team

BBYO Alum
Julie
Friedman
IC Music Team

Tori
Greene
IC Music Team
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Michael
Harlow
IC Music Team

BBYO Alum
Andras
Himmler
IC Music Team

Nick
May
IC Music Team

Rabbi
Ben
Mazur
IC Music Team

Jay
Rapoport
IC Music Team

Emma
Rehfeld
IC Music Team

BBYO Alum
Julia
Sabra
IC Music Team

BBYO Alum
Eva
Stupca
IC Music Team

Deb
Winter
IC Music Team

Ofir
Zioni
IC Music Team