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.
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.
Emily
Kolodney
Lonestar
75th Anita M. Perlman International N'siah
Mia
Buchband
Wisconsin
75th International S'ganit
Michelle
Tanner
Lake Ontario
28th International Aym Ha'Chaverot
Lindsay
Sharman
Greater Atlanta
75th International Mazkirah
Jill
Goldwasser
Mid-America: St. Louis
31st International Sh'licha
Rose
Leveen
Evergreen
2nd International Gizborit
Ethan
Golde
Michigan
95th Grand Aleph Godol
Adam
Weintraub
Greater Atlanta
95th Grand Aleph S'gan
Dov
Factor
Central Region West
29th Grand Aleph Moreh
Kian
Roy
North Texas Oklahoma
95th Grand Aleph Mazkir
Glenn
Randall
Mid-America: St. Louis
31st Grand Aleph Shaliach
Ethan
Freed
North Texas Oklahoma
2nd Grand Aleph Gizbor
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.
Basha
Baran
Mid America: Kansas City
Experience Administrative Assistant
Sophie
Baron
North Texas Oklahoma
J-Lab Administrative Assistant
Tuval
Basher
North Florida
Operations Administrative Assistant
Sam
Blauer
Evergreen
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Dylan
Brown
Lake Ontario
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Caroline
Carter
Mountain
Talent Administrative Assistant
Jack
Chasin
Greater Atlanta
Talent Administrative Assistant
Kelly
Fagel
Great Midwest
Kabbalat Shabbat Administrative Assistant
Chase
Flagel
Greater Atlanta
Experience Administrative Assistant
Gabe
Friedman
Mountain
Kabbalat Shabbat Administrative Assistant
Margalit
Goldberg
Rocky Mountain
Shabbat Saturday Morning Administrative Assistant
Kaitlyn
Goldstein
Mid-America: St. Louis
Experience Administrative Assistant
Ian
Hammer
Mid-America: Kansas City
Programming Administrative Assistant
Simon
Hanono
Mexico
Shabbat Saturday Morning Administrative Assistant
Jack
Hyams
Liberty
Experience Administrative Assistant
Fisher
Isenberg
Evergreen
Operations Administrative Assistant
Sam
Isle
Liberty
Talent Administrative Assistant
Abbie
Johnson
Evergreen
LEADS Day Administrative Assistant
Ryan
Kassanoff
North Texas Oklahoma
J-Lab Administrative Assistant
Dalia
Kolova
Bulgaria
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Katie
Kort
Mountain
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Jake
Lazar
Rocky Mountain
LEADS Day Administrative Assistant
Samantha
Levine
Northern Region East: DC
Operations Administrative Assistant
Olivia
Potier
Eastern: North Carolina
Programming Administrative Assistant
Joseph
Rasamat
New England
Operations Administrative Assistant
Ben
Sklar
Cotton States
Programming Administrative Assistant
Allison
Stern
Great Midwest
Programming Administrative Assistant
Becca
Zeltsman
Nassau Suffolk
Talent Administrative Assistant
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.
Noa
Abramov
Austria
Talent Captain
Alisabella
Ackermann
North Texas Oklahoma
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator & NTO Host Chair
Ron
Aladjem
Bulgaria
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator
Eli
Anderson
North Texas Oklahoma
Oneg Captain
Charlotte
Beede
Manhattan
Chapter Showcase Captain
Hannah
Borenstein
South Jersey
Brand Marketing Coordinator
Isabelle
Borr
Michigan
Sports Leadership Coordinator
Benjamin
Budenstein
Eastern: Dixie
Sports Leadership Coordinator
Benjamin
Cook
North Texas Oklahoma
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator & NTO Host Chair
Max
Coppola
Nassau Suffolk
Brand Marketing Coordinator
Haley
Derdiger
North Texas Oklahoma
Senior Experience Captain
Linda
Dorazilova
Balkans: Czech Republic
LEADS Day Captain
Berk
Eraltan
Turkey
AZA & BBG Separates Captain
Farrah
Fuld
Big Apple
Chapter Showcase Captain
Mitchell
Garber
Lake Ontario
LEADS Day Captain
Karina
German
Lithuania
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator
Jacob
Harris
Gold Coast
Talent Captain
Natalie
Huttner
Rocky Mountain
Chapter Showcase Captain
Talia
Kaganovsky
Liberty
Jewish Enrichment Institute: Mindfulness Coordinator
Seth
Kassanoff
North Texas Oklahoma
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator & NTO Host Chair
Ari
Krupnick
Eastern: Virginia
Senior Experience Captain
Michelle
Mally
Miami
Jewish Enrichment Institute: Stand UP Coordinator
Tess
Mendelson
Northern Region East: DC
LEADS Day Captain
Elias
Miller
Northern Region East: Northern Virginia
Chapter Showcase Captain
Garett
Nogid
Nassau Suffolk
Jewish Enrichment Institute: Explore Israel Coordinator
Daniel
Pearlman
Eastern: North Carolina
Jewish Enrichment Institute: Stand UP Coordinator
Wesley
Pergament
Nassau Suffolk
Talent Captain
Zach
Rosenberg
South Jersey
Movement Growth Coordinator
Sam
Rubin
Northern Region East: Baltimore
LEADS Day Captain
Haley
Ryan
Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Jewish Enrichment Institute: BBYO Sings Coordinator
Yael
Schuller
North Texas Oklahoma
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator & NTO Host Chair
Brooke
Schwartz
Gold Coast
Talent Captain
Gina
Shapiro
Pacific Western
Jewish Enrichment Institute: Explore Israel Coordinator
Jason
Shapiro
Nassau Suffolk
Oneg Captain
Jennifer
Silvemran
Gold Coast
AZA & BBG Separates Captain
Blake
Silver
North Texas Oklahoma
AZA & BBG Separates Captain
Samuel
Starr
North Texas Oklahoma
Talent Captain
Alisa
Steel
Greater Atlanta
Oneg Captain
Naomi
Tamir
Germany
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator
Marlie
Thompson
Cotton States
AZA & BBG Separates Captain
Noah
Vermes
South Jersey
Chapter Showcase Captain
Ava
Wales
Wisconsin
Oneg Captain
Ashley
Weinstock
Liberty
Talent Captain
Jared
Wilen
South Jersey
Jewish Enrichment Institute: Mindfulness Coordinator
David
Wolf
Evergreen
Chapter Showcase Captain
Olivia
Ziegler
Evergreen
Movement Growth Coordinator
Olivia
Zuzenberg
Argentina
Global Ambassadors Week Coordinator
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.
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
Tia Einhorn, North Texas Oklahoma
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
Ethan Herman, Mid-America: Kansas City
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
Sophie Ravitz, South Jersey
Yuval Reznik, North Texas Oklahoma
Elana Rubanenko, Ohio Northern
Saunder Saffran, Connecticut Valley
Dylan Shefman, Michigan
Zoe Sher, Mid-America: Kansas City
Sloane Sirota, South Jersey
Maya Solomon, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Jacob Statman, North Florida
Sydney Wynne, Eastern: Virginia
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
Aliyah Blasband, North Texas Oklahoma
Samantha Breen, Nassau Suffolk
Lila Caplan, New England
Danielle Feldman, Manhattan
Yael Fine, North Texas Oklahoma
Dora Friedman, New England
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
Artie Mackey, Northern Region East: DC
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
Rachel Rosin, South Jersey
Claudia Sachs, Eastern: Virginia
Adam Safier, South Jersey
Jacob Schneider, Nassau Suffolk
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
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
Sidney Cohen, Northern Region East: DC
Benjamin Csaszar, Hungary
Sophie Eizen, Michigan
Solomon Ellis, Evergreen
Eliza Faigin, Michigan
Evan Frumkin, Mid-America: Kansas City
Sophie Gaer, Gold Coast
Andrew Goldberg, Connecticut Valley
Alana Gordon, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Alec Grosswald, Greater Atlanta
Melanie Halbert, Liberty
Sydney Hammerman, Lonestar
Izzie Haymann, North Texas Oklahoma
Lexi Herz, Big Apple
Lee Karlinsky, North Florida
Grant Katz, North Texas Oklahoma
Aiden Kauffman, North Texas Oklahoma
Ryan Kertzner, Nassau Suffolk
Sydney Klapman, Great Midwest
Mandi Kurtz, Nassau Suffolk
Lara Lembon, Argentina
Abigail Lev, Nassau Suffolk
Jake Lewis, Nassau Suffolk
Emily Margolis, Nassau Suffolk
Olivia Martin, North Texas Oklahoma
Steven Mendelsohn, North Texas Oklahoma
Estee Moss, Michigan
Maya Oppenheim, Great Midwest
Lulu Perel, Gold Coast
Shoshana Ploetz, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Ognjena Ratkovic, Balkans: Serbia
Oren Rauch, Lonestar
Manor Raviv, Central Region West
Taylor Rosenblatt, Big Apple
Marc Rosenthal, Greater Atlanta
Jacob Sacks, Evergreen
Arielle Salomon, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Fana Schoen, Liberty
Jenna Shaps, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Hayley Stern, Rocky Mountain
Leah Stoller, North Texas Oklahoma
Asher Sudit, Mountain
Annael Toledano, Gold Coast
Leah Weinstock, Eastern: Virginia
Sami Weiss, North Florida
Danny Williams, Michigan
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
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
Zoe Sherman, Nassau Suffolk
Mason Solomon, Gold Coast
Emily Starr, 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
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
Evan Bookbinder, Liberty
Lucas Ciocan, Argentina
Eddie Horwitz, Eastern: North Carolina
Izzy Jacobson, Liberty
Maya Pollack, Northern Region East: DC
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.
Jayson
Alonzo
Liberty
Hub Manager
Hannah
Alper
Lake Ontario
Editor-in-Chief
Maya
Elden
Eastern: North Carolina
Editor-in-Chief
Berk
Eraltan
Turkey
Content Manager: Video Production
Ori
Gal
Central Region West
Editor-in-Chief
Alix
Gilkarov
Austria
Editor-in-Chief
Yakirah
Mitchel
Michigan
Editor-in-Chief
Ognjena
Ratković
Balkans: Serbia
Hub Manager
Charlie
Rosin
South Jersey
Editor-in-Chief
Emma
Rosman
Northern Region East: Northern Virginia
Content Manager: Social Media
Rachel
Rothenberg
Michigan
Operations Manager
Lily
Shane
North Texas Oklahoma
Hub Manager
Zoe
Sher
Mid-America: Kansas City
Hub Manager
Solana
Wainstein
Argentina
Hub Manager
Danial
Watts
Eastern: Virginia
Hub Manager
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
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! The IC Band roster will be posted soon!