A global event at IC’s scale takes a worldwide team of excellent leaders. Each year, Alephs and B’nai B’rith Girls apply for hundreds of roles to leverage their talents to build an unprecedented experience that outdoes itself every year. We have immense gratitude for the team below who has worked tirelessly to pull this event off.
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Levi Fox
Lonestar
Grand Aleph Godol
Avi Gorodetski
Northern Region East: DC
Anita M. Perlman International N'siah
Jack Elice
New England
Grand Aleph S'gan
Naomi Kales
Northern Region East: DC
International S'ganit
Ellie Bombel
Rocky Mountain
International Aym Ha'Chaverot
Josh Rutman
Lonestar
Grand Aleph Moreh
Courtney Saxe
Mountain
International Mazkirah
Aaron Perrotta
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Grand Aleph Mazkir
Leah Barash
Northern Region East: DC
International Sh'licha
Josh Rajunov
North Texas Oklahoma
Grand Aleph Shaliach
Sami Cooper
Northern Region East: Baltimore
International Gizborit
Avi Cohn
Rocky Mountain
Grand Aleph Gizbor
This team brings together inclusive, creative, and pluralistic minded individuals who have a passion for coordinating Friday evening services. They will support all aspects of the Friday night experience at IC with a focus on Kabbalat Shabbat and Ma’ariv services.
Ella Zolot
Eastern: North Carolina
Kabbalat Shabbat Administrative Assistant
Harrison Buchhalter
North Texas Oklahoma
Kabbalat Shabbat Administrative Assistant
Joshua Horwich
Great Midwest
Kabbalat Shabbat Administrative Assistant
Lauren Marlowe
Hudson Valley
Kabbalat Shabbat Administrative Assistant
Abbie Zinn, South Jersey
Ari Schultz, Connecticut Valley
Ariel Guttman, Nassau Suffolk
Ariella Frommer, Manhattan
Caroline Kramer, Rocky Mountain
Delaney Seguin, Gold Coast
Emili Haranovich, Israel — Maccabi Tzair
Hannah Kogan, Great Midwest
Jason Calderon, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Jordyn Weisleder, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Kylie Stuart, Northern Region East: DC
Lily Wolf, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Lucy Hess, Liberty
Mackenzie Levnie, Nassau Suffolk
Marissa McLain, Mid-America: Kansas City
Niv Derzi, Israel — Maccabi Tzair
Olivia Reich, Hudson Valley
Rachel Wolf, Ohio Northern
Rosie Silver, Manhattan
Riley Ablin, Great Midwest
Sadie Feinberg, Mountain
Sander Schwartz, South Jersey
Sophie Myers, Northern Region East: DC
Sylvie Sherman, Manhattan
Uri Harel, Israel — Maccabi Tzair
Dive into building all aspects of the Saturday morning experience at IC with a focus on Services. The best team members have experience in planning services and are inclusive, creative, and pluralistic minded individuals.
Anna Pieniazek
Argentina
Saturday Morning Administrative Assistant
Andrew Fellman
Gold Coast
Saturday Morning Administrative Assistant
Noah Golden
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Saturday Morning Administrative Assistant
Megan Grob
Liberty
Saturday Morning Administrative Assistant
Alex Dawes, North Texas Oklahoma
Dana Amar, Israel — Maccabi Tzair
Dani Allen, North Florida
Daria Lapidot-Boaz, Eastern: North Carolina
Joey Ross, Lonestar
Julia Ringel, Eastern: North Carolina
Lian Elimelech, Israel — Maccabi Tzair
Logan Reich, Eastern: North Carolina
Maddie Mark, Lonestar
Mari Finkelstein, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Marnie Fronczek, Connecticut Valley
Norah Treibitz, Northern Region East: Northern Virginia
Peyton Byrd, Miami
Sara Rozen, Lonestar
Sophia Hirsch, Lonestar
Sophie Hershkowitz, Greater Atlanta
Taylor Levin, Hudson Valley
Violeta Higuera, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
These must be individuals with exemplary organizational skills and the ability to manage their time well. They support IC Registration and Launch Nights, manage supplies and printing, and help ensure that every part of IC Steering has what they need. This role scales up in time investment at IC and in the weeks leading up to it.
Allie Abrams
Michigan
Operations Administrative Assistant
Ethan Evans
Delta
Operations Administrative Assistant
Samantha Przybisiki
Connecticut Valley
Operations Administrative Assistant
Seth Krosin
Northern Region East: Baltimore
Operations Administrative Assistant
Zoe Green
Pacific Western
Operations Administrative Assistant
These individuals work closely with the IC Planning Team to ensure that guests are hosted and managed to the best of BBYO's hospitality standards. You’re perfect for this role if you have good public speaking and hosting skills and are comfortable in fast-paced and professional environments.
Maya Weisman
Central Region West
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Brad Siegel
Lonestar
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Eden Pearlman
Eastern: North Carolina
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Sami Cohen
Rocky Mountain
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Zac Nierman
New England
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Lihi Guetta
Israel — Maccabi Tzair
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Noah Leibowitz
South Africa
Stakeholders Administrative Assistant
Looking for creative individuals with a vision for the lineup of speakers, guests, and performers for Limmud*, LEADS, and the IC Mainstage. This team will help select speakers and guests, manage meet and greet and VIP experiences, and train teens to facilitate speaker sessions.
*Limmud is our stretch of storytelling experiences on Saturday of the convention where teens can listen to dozens of world-class speakers, educators, trainers, advocates, leaders, and rockstars to inspire their own journeys.
Emma Goldfarb
Manhattan
Talent Administrative Assistant
Eli Gordon
Liberty
Talent Administrative Assistant
Sophie Schaked
North Florida
Talent Administrative Assistant
Zachary Price
Connecticut Valley
Talent Administrative Assistant
Brooke Derdiger
North Texas Oklahoma
Talent Administrative Assistant
Jillian Marcus
Eastern: Southeast
Talent Administrative Assistant
Ryan Rudner
Mountain
Talent Administrative Assistant
Ben Geller
Hudson Valley
Talent Administrative Assistant
BBYO LEADS Day showcases the best of what BBYO has to offer its members. The day will consist of opportunities for teens to play sports (think AZAA/BBGG and Maccabiah) and explore wellness, experiences that showcase our top-level speakers and unique BBYO-only experiences through workshops, and dozens of opportunities to spend the day doing service for, in, and throughout the Dallas community.
Gal Rubel
Argentina
LEADS Day Coordinator
Elise Varhan
Kentucky Indiana Ohio
LEADS Day Coordinator
Noah Brown
North Texas Oklahoma
LEADS Day Coordinator
Solomon Nathan
Lonestar
LEADS Day Coordinator
Sam Melder
Michigan
LEADS Day Coordinator
JJ Klein-Wolf
Evergreen
LEADS Day Coordinator
Bree Rittenberg
Rocky Mountain
LEADS Day Coordinator
Following a fun, meaningful, and exciting week immersed in the Dallas community, all International Delegates (and any arriving Canadian Delegates) will transition into IC via the Global Leadership Forum (GLF). The Forum will be a 24-hour movement-building intensive seminar offering dozens of workshops and laboratories to learn and practice skills (i.e., programming, marketing, Jewish enrichment, activism, etc.) that will ensure BBYO’s chapters worldwide are healthy, growing, and set up for long-term success.
Michael Fleischmann
Germany — ZWST
GLF Team
David Nugis
Estonia
GLF Team
Valery Stoychev
Bulgaria
GLF Team
Keren Mittler
Israel — Maccabi Tzair
GLF Team
Gal Rubel
Argentina
GLF Team
Gavin Liebnick
North Texas Oklahoma
GLF Team
Ruby Borer
Australia
GLF Team
The Experience Team brings BBYO Boulevard to life at IC. This team will help build and run programming for all of our lounges, get creative about pop-ups and interactive experiences, provide unique experiences for special groups of members, and help build out our Saturday night BBYO Festival experience. This role is responsible for overseeing all of these areas.
Ariana Erlich
Rocky Mountain
Experience Administrative Assistant
Logan Morris
Lonestar
Experience Administrative Assistant
Corey Schwartz
Nassau Suffolk
Experience Administrative Assistant
Carola Orbuch
Argentina
Experience Administrative Assistant
TJ Katz
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Experience Administrative Assistant
Jeremy Iskowitz
Great Midwest
Experience Administrative Assistant
Drew Gluckman
North Texas Oklahoma
Experience Administrative Assistant
Madison Landau
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Experience Administrative Assistant
This year at IC, Saturday night will feature an exclusive BBYO Festival where partners will run events, interactives, unique and interesting experiences, and our lounges will come to life. Our BBYO Festival captains and committee will shape and design what this incredible, fun, and one of a kind experience will look like.
Rocio Feilbogen
Argentina
Block Party Captain
Colin Bernstein
Northern Region East: Baltimore
Block Party Captain
Cooper Kirschner
Nassau Suffolk
Block Party Captain
Mira Chenok
Northern Region East: DC
Block Party Captain
Jessi Robins
Michigan
Block Party Captain
Max Rubenstein
Evergreen
Block Party Captain
Abby Sussman, Nassau Suffolk
Abby Mahr, New England
Camila Vainer, Argentina
Charlotte Berman, South Jersey
Elizabeth Goldstein, Eastern: Virginia
Emily Mashman, South Jersey
Hannah Stojanovski, Mountain
Jessica Gelman, Nassau Suffolk
Jonathan Mintz, Delta
Justin Baltuch, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Justin Eisenberg, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Leah Wiener, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Logan Freiberg, Nassau Suffolk
Luana Matzkin, Argentina
Lucy Warner, Mid-America: Kansas City
Marley Nadler, Delta
Rebecca Rabin, Michigan
Ruby Borer, Australia
Rylin Bloom, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Sage Hartman, Mid-America: North Star
Sasha Rappaport, Northern Region East: DC
Sienna Lvovsky, Hudson Valley
Tori Tanase, Connecticut Valley
Our AZA Lounge team will bring Alephs and alumni across generations together in the spirit of AZA through games and tournaments, deep talks, and good ol’ fun. This space will celebrate our fraternity's legacy.
Evan Broad
Michigan
AZA Lounge Captain
Joshua Danziger
Lonestar
AZA Lounge Captain
Ezequiel Dyner
Argentina
AZA Lounge Captain
Dan Mezistrano
Evergreen
AZA Lounge Captain
Brett Harter, Northern Region East: Northern Virginia
Daniel Greenspan, Hudson Valley
Jacob Tolle, Hudson Valley
Jacob Silberlicht, Lonestar
Jacob Rubin, Greater Atlanta
Judah Moskovitz, Vancouver
Logan Hayden, Connecticut Valley
Ryan Feinsand, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Zachary Zutler, Nassau Suffolk
Anita Perlman is alive and well. The BBG Lounge team will be the hosts, ideators, and creative voices for BBG bonding, crafts, snacks, fun, and connecting with BBGs from across the Movement.
Arella Witt
Austria
BBG Lounge Captain
Arielle Blumenfeld
Central Region West
BBG Lounge Captain
Sophie Braunstein
Red River
BBG Lounge Captain
Lucy Karp
Manhattan
BBG Lounge Captain
Ashley Abrahams, North Texas Oklahoma
Ashley Weinstein, North Texas Oklahoma
Abby Bluestein, Eastern: Southeast
Amy Robins, Michigan
Caleigh Weintraub, Hudson Valley
Carolina Widder, Argentina
Ella Young, Michigan
Ellie Rappaport, North Texas Oklahoma
Halyn Schoenfeld, Northern Region East: DC
Helena Newman, Pacific Western
Jordana Harwitz, Liberty
Julia Megibow, Nassau Suffolk
Lauren Frank, Northern Region East: DC
Leah Rutman, Lonestar
Madelyn Levy, North Texas Oklahoma
Marlee LaBell, Mountain
Mia Septimus, Lonestar
Rachel Rose, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Rose Gallatin, Michigan
Samantha Kiser, Mountain
Sara-elah Hoffman, Northern Region East: DC
Talia Monash, Mountain
Thea Hanhivaara, Finland
The Global Cafe Team will bring together our beautiful Diaspora, present our unique traditions which are all grounded in the same Jewish heritage, and provide a space to connect with teens and staff from around the world through language, music, and games. The Global Cafe team will provide spaces to find a long lost cousin, learn a few words in a new language, and enjoy the magic of uniting our People.
Joelle Abaew
Germany — ZWST
Global Cafe Captain
Max Gorman
Michigan
Global Cafe Captain
Sarah Hochman
Delta
Global Cafe Captain
Tammy Esquenazi
Colombia
Global Cafe Captain
Ava Molden, Mountain
Caleb Haber, Northwest Canada
Daniela Lechter, Colombia
Nika Festetics de Tolna, Balkans: Croatia
Emmi Yarrow, New England
Eva Bloom, Mid-America: Omaha
Hannah Feldman, North Florida
Ilanit Levinton, Argentina
Jack Bental, Gold Coast
Leah Todorova, Bulgaria
Madison Miederhoff, Mid-America: St. Louis
Maia Erlich, Argentina
Maya Friedberg, Lonestar
Rayka Musafir, Turkey
Sophie Rothstein, Central Region West
Stella Muzin, Northern Region East: DC
Sydney Levin, North Texas Oklahoma
Sydney Poliakoff, Eastern: Southeast
Sydney Traub, Great Midwest
J-Lab is the space for highly creative, fun, innovative, and passionate teens who care about Jewish values and learning. As a part of this team you’ll get a chance at designing interactive exhibits, hosting pop-up speakers and sessions on a variety of topics, or planning a creative service.
Noah Ward
Mountain
J-Lab Captain
Juana Kirzner
Argentina
J-Lab Captain
Omri Shopen
Israel — Maccabi Tzair
J-Lab Captain
Abigail Hogan, Northern Region East: Northern Virginia
allison lutwin, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Ari Schwartz, South Jersey
Ariella Ayenesazan, Greater Atlanta
Hannah Swird, Northern Region East: Baltimore
Heather Feuerstein, Northern Region East: DC
Jake Gavi, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Lara Weinstein, Argentina
Micah Pierandri, North Texas Oklahoma
Nila Rothman, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Rachel Cohen, Gold Coast
Reese Fishelman, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Sam Cohen, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Sarah Nassir, Big Apple
Skyler Stambleck, Hudson Valley
Sophie Tiger, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Sydney Bienstock, Eastern: North Carolina
This crew will work to create an amazing experience for the seniors, design ways to celebrate the Class of 2023, and help with focused efforts on recruiting seniors to attend IC. Our experiences will feel like a grand finale for our Movement’s oldest members and provide them with Lifetime Membership.
Alex Willen
Northern Region East: Baltimore
Senior Experience Captain
Gavin Brown
Greater Atlanta
Senior Experience Captain
Tessa Hoffman
Mid-America: North Star
Senior Experience Captain
Bri Hade
Mountain
Senior Experience Captain
Andrew Biller, Delta
Arli Marans, Lake Ontario
Danielle Charlip, Gold Coast
Gabe Gatt, New England
Ilana Cohen, Northern Region East: Northern Virginia
Jason Harris, Gold Coast
Joshua Formaggio, New England
Julia Harris, Greater Atlanta
Leo Katz, Connecticut Valley
Maddie Marlowe, Hudson Valley
Maia Byala, Northern Region East: DC
Rylie Fine, Mid-America: St. Louis
Sam Swerdloff, Nassau Suffolk
Zoey Fleishman, South Jersey
The Music Studio brings the #tunes to IC. As an IC classic, the Music Studio team is responsible for the musical heartbeat of convention. From songwriting workshops and open mic performances, to sing-a-longs and Shabbat shira, the Music Studio Team's your place.
Micah Margolis
Liberty
Music Studio Captain
Janice Kovo
Argentina
Music Studio Captain
Before IC kicks off, all delegates from outside the US and Canada will unite for a week of learning, touring, excitement, friends and fun. The Global Ambassadors Week (GAW) Coordinators will work in partnership with the International Mazkirim to build this incredible experience for these teens.
Lillia Dembitska
JDC's Active Jewish Teens: Ukraine
GAW Coordinator
Thea Hanhivaara
Nordics: Finland
GAW Coordinator
Eial Hodara
Uruguay - Macabi Tzair
GAW Coordinator
Devan Bloch
Australia
GAW Coordinator
Violeta Saul
Argentina
GAW Coordinator
Carolina Widder
Argentina
GAW Coordinator
Gavin Liebnick
North Texas Oklahoma
GAW Coordinator
Joelle Abaew
Germany — ZWST
GAW Coordinator
Ilana Rubenstein
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
GAW Coordinator
Dora Festetics de Tolna
Balkans: Croatia
GAW Coordinator
Programming built by teens, for teens, is at the heart of what makes AZA & BBG so special. This team will work to build, curate, and facilitate teen-led program experiences throughout IC. They will model the best ways that BBYO can program to inspire and provide real examples to bring home to your communities. This team will be led by the Programming Administrative Assistants.
Eli Maker
Mid-America: Kansas City
Programming Administrative Assistant
Haylen Cohen
Lonestar
Programming Administrative Assistant
Jordan Feldman
North Texas Oklahoma
Programming Administrative Assistant
Sydney Shanker
Delta
Programming Administrative Assistant
Programming built by teens, for teens, is at the heart of what makes AZA & BBG so special. This team will work to build, curate, and facilitate teen-led program experiences throughout IC. They will model the best ways that BBYO can program to inspire and provide real examples to bring home to your communities. This team will be led by the Programming Administrative Assistants.
Ben Kaufman
Mid-America: Omaha
Oneg Captain
Sam Pollak
New England
Oneg Captain
Leah Wayne
South Jersey
Oneg Captain
Cay Katz
Nassau Suffolk
Oneg Captain
Abby Thaler, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Aiden Holstein, Great Midwest
Ana Savitt, Hudson Valley
April Olshansky, Gold Coast
Ariel Jacobson, Lonestar
Audrey Bennett, Northern Region East: DC
Catie Blackman, Nassau Suffolk
Ella Brunschwig, Rocky Mountain
Ellie Blumberg, New England
Jazmin Dajcz, Miami
Jonah Levy, Liberty
Lauren Breslow, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Lily Weinstock, Mountain
Madi Fleischer, Kentucky Indiana Ohio
Sadie Borenstein, South Jersey
Shira Preis, Greater Atlanta
Sofia frisch, Delta
Sofie Gill, Liberty
Talia Richland, Pacific Western
Violeta Saul, Argentina
BBYO International Convention will offer AZA, BBG, and BBYO Separates experiences for all of our Order to celebrate and participate in our decades-old tradition of International Separates. This team will work to write, provide feedback on, and execute AZA, BBG, and BBYO Separates experiences.
Abby Musman
Hudson Valley
Separates Captain
Canaan Estes
Lonestar
Separates Captain
Isabel Lew
Argentina
Separates Captain
Ben Goldstein
Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Separates Captain
Ariella Weisman, North Texas Oklahoma
Camila Bustin, Argentina
David Sternfeld, Eastern: Southeast
Eden Smith, Michigan
Isabelle Reinecke, Northern Region East: DC
Ivan Stern, Argentina
Jake Solar, Hudson Valley
Jamie Freedman, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Keira Flamen, Nassau Suffolk
Lila Kloss, Manhattan
Logan Hamilton, North Texas Oklahoma
Lucia Andjell, Argentina
Maya Dvorchik, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Melanie Hirsch, Michigan
Mia Stern, Lonestar
Miles Appleby, Connecticut Valley
Montana Gura, Eastern: North Carolina
Natalie Dean, Pacific Western
Rex Popick, Manhattan
Samuel Pass, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Sophie Goodman, Nassau Suffolk
Sydney Shankman, Manhattan
Taryn Cohen, Lonestar
Taylor Marlowe, Hudson Valley
Daniel Radner, Great Midwest
Delfina Slavinsky, Argentina
Ella Rose Boolkin, South Africa
Ella Rosenblatt, Big Apple
Ellie Goldberg, Mid-America: Kansas City
Erika Furuli, Montreal
Eyal Ziv, Israel — Maccabi Tzair
Georgina Gordon, United Kingdom
Harley Kaufman, Australia
Jacob Somsky, Eastern: Southeast
Joshua Horwich, Great Midwest
Juana Kirzner, Argentina
Max Rosen, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Central
Montana Gura, Eastern: North Carolina
Rachel Gerber, Vancouver
Rayka Musafir, Turkey
Stella Galanti, Greater Atlanta
Tal Wizman, Israel — Maccabi Tzair
TJ Katz, Greater Jersey Hudson River: Northern
Tomas Blaser, Argentina
Violeta Saul, Argentina
Zachary Miller, Lonestar
Jewish Enrichment: Made of creative thinkers with a strong Judaic background (or excitement to learn), knowledge on BBYO’s approach to pluralism and ritual, and have experience with innovative programming or planning for a BBYO Shabbat. These roles will work closely with BBYO’s Directors of Jewish Enrichment, song leaders, and the International Sh’lichim.
Operations and Special Projects: Help shape, create, and vision some of the inner workings and niche experiences for different parts of the IC experience. From managing the operations of the IC Steering Team or helping to select our big talent names, to coordinating our Global Ambassadors Week or serving on the IC Green Team, the opportunities are endless.
LEADS: Bring your love for sports and wellness, interactive workshops and classes, or community service to this year’s LEADS teams. Together, we’ll build a day of AZAA/BBGG (sports) and Maccabiah inspired competitions, a lineup of incredible speakers, trainers, and guests, and powerful moments of impactful service.
Experience: The Experience team will bring our lounges to life, surprise the Order with insane pop-ups and interactive experiences, and provide unique experiences for special groups of members. The Movement's most creative, innovative, and energized teens will also help us bring BBYO Boulevard to life.
Teen Programming: Teen programming is at the heart of BBYO International Convention. This incredible team will work to build, curate, and facilitate Oneg, Limmud, and Separates experiences. This team will act as a role model to inspire and provide real examples to bring home to your communities.
Administrative Assistants (Admins): Work closely with the International S’ganim and IC Leadership Team to manage and lead their respective team. Admins should be organized, creative, have an eye for detail, and be able to juggle multiple projects at once. Admins will be expected to host team calls, elevate and provide feedback on experiences, and dedicate 5-7 hours weekly on developing the IC experience. Admins should have experience coaching, leading, managing others, and a strong ability to adapt.
Coordinators: Work closely with the International S’ganim and IC Leadership Team to develop their respective experience. Coordinators will serve an important role as the teen voice and should be creative, organized, and have an eye for detail. Coordinators should be ready to dedicate 2-4 hours weekly on creating their experience and excited to execute on site.
Captains: Work closely with their admins and professional partners to support and manage the planning and execution of their respective team. Captains should be organized, creative, and have an eye for detail. Captains will be expected to provide feedback on IC experiences, partner with their admins and committees, and spend 3-5 hours weekly on developing the IC experience.
Committees: Work closely with their admins and captains to develop the IC experience within their specific committee. Committee members should be ready to write and execute innovative programs and services, bring energy and excitement to the IC experience, and dedicate 1-3 hours weekly on developing IC programming.