Meet the team who makes International Convention a reality.

The International Convention Steering Team, consisting of more than 300 Alephs and B'nai B'rith Girls from around the world, has worked tirelessly over the past few months planning programs, logistics, and experiences for the thousands of members coming. We cannot thank this stellar group enough for making this event better than ever. Stay tuned for our IC 2020 planning team announcement.

95th Grand Board of the Aleph Zadik Aleph and 75th International Board of the B'nai B'rith Girls

The Grand Board of the Aleph Zadik Aleph and the International Board of the B’nai B’rith Girls lead the movement’s 50+ countries forward while supporting more than 700 chapters to be the strongest homes they can be for Jewish teens worldwide.

Administrative Assistants

The AZA & BBG IC Administrative Assistants support the IC Coordinators in every programmatic piece of convention. From stewarding stakeholders and inviting speakers, to managing the team facilitating almost 60 leads tracks, these Alephs and BBGs make convention happen. Thousands of hours of zoom calls later, they’ve built an incredible program.

IC Leadership

The IC Leadership Team consists of dozens of captains, coordinators, managers and chairs who have leadership roles in every corner of IC programming. These teens are building, shaping, and documenting every minute of IC.

Steering Committee

The Steering Committee is the heart of the BBYO International Convention experience and responsible for executing some of our most meaningful moments. Every Chapter Showcase program that inspires experiences at home, every Oneg that creates space for exploring new passions, and every memory that’s shared is a product of the drive, passion, and experience of this stellar team of Alephs and BBGs.

Chapter Showcase

Avery Baker, Nassau Suffolk
Abigail Britton-Lowden, Ohio Northern
Evelin Cloth, South Jersey
Dara Cohen, North Florida
Scott Dunn, Greater Atlanta
Paige Edelheit, Great Midwest
Sol Fiterman, Argentina
Carly Fowler, South Jersey
Hannah Freed, North Texas Oklahoma
Samuel Goldfinger, Mountain
‍Ben Goldman, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Vernon Griner, Red River
Gabi Grob, Liberty
Candela Halpern, Argentina
Kaya Haymann, North Texas Oklahoma
Maxwell Hoffman, Mid-America: North Star
Lauren Katz, Greater Atlanta
Talia Laizerovich, North Texas Oklahoma
Rachel London, North Texas Oklahoma
Jessica Nirschel, Connecticut Valley
Ester Nugis, Estonia
Naomi Presken, Rocky Mountain
Manor Raviv, Central Region West
Yuval Reznik, North Texas Oklahoma
Elana Rubanenko, Ohio Northern
Saunder Saffran, Connecticut Valley
Dylan Shefman, Michigan
Sloane Sirota, South Jersey
Maya Solomon, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Danny Williams, Michigan
Sydney Wynne, Eastern: Virginia

J-Lab

Ethan Applefeld, Ohio Northern
Maya Biskowitz, Wisconsin
Josh Elkin, Wisconsin
Alana Fabregas, Nassau Suffolk
Melanie Halbert, Liberty
Elana Kravitz, Eastern: North Carolina
Emily Margolis, Nassau Suffolk
Annie Morgan, Eastern: North Carolina
Olivia Raykhman, Eastern: North Carolina
Dylan Shefman, Michigan
Aleksander Solarov, Balkans
Celia Steinhauer, Evergreen
Noam Yaari, Lonestar

Kabbalat Shabbat

Aliyah Blasband, North Texas Oklahoma
Samantha Breen, Nassau Suffolk
Lila Caplan, New England
Danielle Feldman, Manhattan
Yael Fine, North Texas Oklahoma
Melissa Hans, Liberty
Dani Holstein, Great Midwest
Leah Kaplan, Eastern: Virginia
Daphne Kaplan, Northern Region East: DC
Sasha Keizler, New England
Yael Kelley, Central Region West
Jordan Klein, Liberty
Brooke Kraizer, Mid-America: St. Louis
Charlotte Leigh, Nassau Suffolk
Keren Lutfak, Lonestar
Michelle Mally, Miami
Emily Margolis, Nassau Suffolk
Ari Meyer, Northern Region East: DC
Madeline Miller, Rocky Mountain
Amanda Press, Great Midwest
Ognjena Ratković, Balkans: Serbia
Olivia Raykhman, Eastern: North Carolina
Abby Rosenberg, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Claudia Sachs, Eastern: Virginia
Adam Safier, South Jersey
Danielle Schwartz, Great Midwest
Erin Seidman, Big Apple
Andrew Shea, Nassau Suffolk
Sadie Sherman, Manhattan
Molly Simon, Eastern: North Carolina
Hallie Sternblitz, North Texas Oklahoma
Zohar Tsameret, Mountain
Samantha Wampold, Evergreen

LEADS Day

Alyse Altberger, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Leah Applebaum, Gold Coast
Sophie Baron, North Texas Oklahoma
Jaden Baumel, North Texas Oklahoma
Noah Berger, Northern Region East: DC
Emily Blumberg, Nassau Suffolk
Mia Braiter, Greater Atlanta
Hannah Cantor, Rocky Mountain
Zac Cantor, Mid-America: St. Louis
Lily Cohen, South Jersey
Sidney Cohen, Northern Region East: DC
Benjamin Csaszar, Hungary
Emma Dorfman, Nassau Suffolk
Sophie Eizen, Michigan
Solomon Ellis, Evergreen
Eliza Faigin, Michigan
Anna Ferdkoff, Great Midwest
Evan Frumkin, Mid-America: Kansas City
Sophie Gaer, Gold Coast
Andrew Goldberg, Connecticut Valley
Ariella Golden, Mountain
Alana Gordon, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Jenna Greenberg, Lonestar
Alec Grosswald, Greater Atlanta
Melanie Halbert, Liberty
Sydney Hammerman, Lonestar
Izzie Haymann, North Texas Oklahoma
Lexi Herz, Big Apple
Grace Hirshfeld, North Florida
Lee Karlinsky, North Florida
Grant Katz, North Texas Oklahoma
Aiden Kauffman, North Texas Oklahoma
Sasha Keizler, New England
Ryan Kertzner, Nassau Suffolk
Sydney Klapman, Great Midwest
Mandi Kurtz, Nassau Suffolk
Abigail Lev, Nassau Suffolk
Jake Lewis, Nassau Suffolk
Emily Margolis, Nassau Suffolk
Olivia Martin, North Texas Oklahoma
Steven Mendelsohn, North Texas Oklahoma
Madeline Miller, Rocky Mountain
Estee Moss, Michigan
Maya Oppenheim, Great Midwest
Daniela Ostrov, Great Midwest
Allie Paige, Great Midwest
Lulu Perel, Gold Coast
Shoshana Ploetz, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Amanda Press, Great Midwest
Ognjena Ratkovic, Balkans: Serbia
Oren Rauch, Lonestar
Manor Raviv, Central Region West
Max Reinstein, Northern Region East: DC
Taylor Rosenblatt, Big Apple
Bri Rotker, Northern Region East: DC
Marc Rosenthal, Greater Atlanta
Jacob Sacks, Evergreen
Arielle Salomon, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Fana Schoen, Liberty
Sophie Seigel, Connecticut Valley
Jenna Shaps, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Hayley Stern, Rocky Mountain
Leah Stoller, North Texas Oklahoma
Asher Sudit, Mountain
Annael Toledano, Gold Coast
Zohar Tsameret, Mountain
Leah Weinstock, Eastern: Virginia
Sami Weiss, North Florida
Danny Williams, Michigan
Sam Zola, Evergreen

Oneg

Allison Comess, Eastern: Virginia
Sidney Cohen, Northern Region East: DC
Zach Askarinam, Northern Region East: DC
Ian Axelrod, Mid-America: Kansas City
Louis Berman, Great Midwest
Emily Cohen, Northern Region East: DC
Lily Cohen, South Jersey
Dalia Deshe, Greater Atlanta
Noga Eitam, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Malka Engbar, Rocky Mountain
Sarah Frydman, North Texas Oklahoma
Riley Goldstone, Manhattan
Izzy Jacobson, Liberty
Dina Kalderon, Balkans: Serbia
Sierra Kaplan, Big Apple
Sadie Karp, Manhattan
Seth Katzman, Michigan
Abigail Kaufman, Mid-America: Omaha
Lexie Lowey, North Texas Oklahoma
Grace Malinger, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Maya Pollack, Northern Region East: DC
Will Rome, Connecticut Valley
Sam Rosenberg, Liberty
Charlie Rosin, South Jersey
Laura Rymberg, Argentina
Julia Sisko, Pacific Western
Olivia Steinberg, Liberty
Hadassah Sternfeld, Eastern: Dixie
Jacob Wanger, Mountain
Tyler Winter, Big Apple
Jonah Yurman, Mid-America: Kansas City

Saturday Morning Services

Alyse Altberger, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Rylie Baumohl, Greater Atlanta
Lindsey Brilliant, Northern Region East: DC
Ansley Brody, Mid-America: St. Louis
Meghan Cohen, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Shira Cohen, Connecticut Valley
Andrew Daitch, North Texas Oklahoma
Alana Fabregas, Nassau Suffolk
Nora Feinberg, Mountain
Ilanna Feldman, North Texas Oklahoma
Anna Ferdkoff, Great Midwest
Ellie Garfunkel, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Zoe Green, Pacific Western
Melanie Halbert, Liberty
Kate Halushka, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Jeremy Hasson, Northern Region East: DC
Olivia Kittrell, Nassau Suffolk
Emily Korenman, North Texas Oklahoma
Kiara Matzkin, Argentina
Rose Mulligan, Mountain
Dani Portnoy, Northern Region East: DC
Dalia Right, Lake Ontario
Maxwell Rosenfeld, Liberty
Hayley Rothbart, Pacific Western
Joshua Schreiber, Michigan
Perri Schwartz, Greater Atlanta
Aliyah Schwarz, North Texas Oklahoma
Mason Solomon, Gold Coast
Sivan Stave, Lake Ontario
Daniel Szekely, Hungary
Noah Walter, Greater Atlanta
Bobby Wein, Michigan
Rachel Wolk, Big Apple
Noam Yaari, Lonestar
Jeremy Zoller, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern

Senior Experience

Rebecca Bienstock, Michigan
Sarah Levy, Liberty
Rebecca Barnholtz, Mid-America: St. Louis
Jacob Bloom, South Jersey
Ian Caplan, Keystone Mountain
Tami Govrin, North Texas Oklahoma
Max Reinstein, Northern Region East: DC
Emily Renco, Kentucky Indiana Ohio

Sports Leadership Summit

Evan Bookbinder, Liberty
Lucas Ciocan, Argentina
Eddie Horwitz, Eastern: North Carolina
Izzy Jacobson, Liberty
Maya Pollack, Northern Region East: DC

Press Corps

The Press Corps is a year-round powerhouse, driving the social media, photography, videography, and journalistic ventures across the Order. From managing the International newsletter of AZA & BBG, The Shofar, to running our BBYO News Desk at convention, the Press Corps has you – and the Movement – covered.

Sarah Adams, South Jersey
Jayson Alonzo, Liberty
Angel Andreev, Bulgaria
Jessie Budin, Gold Coast
Hannah Cantor, , Rocky Mountain
Alp Cen, Turkey
Max Coppola, Nassau Suffolk
Ana Curocichina, AJT: Moldova
Josh Elkin, Wisconsin
Ashley Faber, Cotton States
Rosie Ezgur, Great Midwest
Eliza Faigin, Michigan
Gabor Fekete, Hungary
Ethan Fine, Mid-America: St. Louis
Sierra Finkelshtain, Lake Ontario
Sol Fiterman, Argentina
Andrew Goldberg, Connecticut Valley
Sarah Goldman, Michigan
Alana Gordon, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Rachel Hale, Great Midwest
Jeremy Hasson, Northern Region East: DC
Lauren Heller, Northern Region East: DC
Lexi Herz, Big Apple
Adina Ichilov, Lonestar
Joel Kaplan, Australia
Sierra Kaplan, Big Apple
Seth Kassanoff, North Texas Oklahoma
Lauren Katz, Greater Atlanta
Sydney Klapman, Great Midwest
Ben Koch, Hudson Valley
Dalia Kolova, Bulgaria
Irina Kozak, Ukraine
Alexa Kupor, Central Region West
Benji Lookatch, Wisconsin
Grace Malinger, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Steven Mendelsohn, North Texas Oklahoma
Gabriella Mitchell, North Texas Oklahoma
Estee Moss, Michigan
Erica Negrini, Keystone Mountain
Anna Okum, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Andy Oliver, Great Midwest
Jacob Pomerantz, Rocky Mountain
Sophie Poritzky, Manhattan
Amanda Press, Great Midwest
Tess Rittenberg, Rocky Mountain
Rachel Rosin, South Jersey
Bella Rosner, Northern Region East: DC
Ian Roundtree, Mid-America: St. Louis
Ben Rozen, Lonestar
Elena Rubens Goldfarb, Northern Region East: DC
Melinda Rubinovitz, Argentina
Arielle Salomon, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Heather Saxe, Mountain
Mia Scaliter, Argentina
Perri Schwartz, Greater Atlanta
Jason Shapiro, Nassau Suffolk
Stevie Shapiro, Nassau Suffolk
Jenna Shaps, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Danielle Skibins, Nassau Suffolk
Naomi Tamir, Germany
Danny Tow, Northern Region East: DC
Chase Young, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Jillian Zimmerman, Nassau Suffolk

IC Band

Alephs and BBGs from around the world come together to form a band that performs multiple times during our Movement’s biggest moment. From veteran songleaders to newly emerged vocalists, the IC band will be coming to a stage near you soon!

Aryeh Ackermann, North Texas Oklahoma
Sofia Baris, Ohio Northern
Johnny Blynn, Liberty
Emma Brown, Gold Coast
Evelin Cloth, South Jersey
Arielle Cohen, Nassau Suffolk
Bar Cohen, Israel
Rij Dorfman, Evergreen
Sierra Finkelshtain, Lake Ontario
Sol Fiterman, Argentina
Karina German, Lithuania
Melanie Halbert, Liberty
Simon Hanono, Mexico
Arielle Loewinger, United Kingdom & Ireland
Abby Losk, Pacific Western
Juli Pieniazek, Argentina
Ian Roundtree, Mid-America: St. Louis
Hayley Ryan, Kentucky Indiano Ohio
Sage Siegel, Lake Ontario
Kayla Silverman, New England
Omri Toval, Israel
Abby Wallach, Mid-America: St. Louis
Melissa Wayne, North Texas Oklahoma
Gonzalo Zilberman, Argentina