Person Type: Advisory Council

August 2021

Shana Bloom

Shana Bloom serves on the Advisory Council of the Avodah Institute for Social Change. Shana is the Chief Program Officer at Repair the World and an alum of the Avodah Justice Fellowship.

10th Aug, 2021

Ilana Kaufman

Ilana Kaufman serves on the Advisory Council of the Avodah Institute for Social Change. Ilana is the Executive Director of the Jews of Color Initiative whose work sits at the center of Jewish community, philanthropy, racial equity and justice.

10th Aug, 2021

Carla Grosmann

Carla Grosmann serves on the San Diego Advisory Council for Avodah. Carla is a neurologist, recently retired. During her time in clinical practice she served as Director of the San Diego Muscular Dystrophy Clinic. She has volunteered at St Leo’s … Continue reading

3rd Aug, 2021

April 2021

Rabbi Michael Zedek

Rabbi Michael Zedek serves on the Kansas City Advisory Council at Avodah.  He has served two great congregations. For 26 years, he was the Senior Rabbi of the oldest and largest Jewish congregation in greater Kansas City, Missouri. The Temple, Congregation … Continue reading

6th Apr, 2021

March 2021

Anthony Sacks

Anthony Sacks serves on the Board at Avodah.  He is a Family Physician in a very large multi-specialty medical group in San Diego. He has been in clinical practice for 39 years, served on the Board of Directors for his … Continue reading

30th Mar, 2021

September 2020

Jim Sturim

Jim Sturim serves on the Washington D.C. Advisory Council at Avodah. Jim currently works in technology industry and previously served in the US Air Force for 25 years, when he retired from Active Duty as a Colonel. He has served … Continue reading

24th Sep, 2020

June 2020

Ursula Rigberg Wagner

Ursula Rigberg Wagner (Avodah Chicago Justice Fellowship ’15-16) serves on the Chicago Advisory Council at Avodah.  She is a licensed clinical social worker living on the south side of Chicago with two cats and one dog. She is a Senior Mental … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020

Beckee Birger

Beckee Birger serves on the Chicago Advisory Council at Avodah.  She is the Program Director of Teen Philanthropy and Leadership at the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago.  She’s passionate about connecting young people to opportunities that allow them to … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020

Hannah Barg

Hannah Barg serves on the Chicago Advisory Council for Avodah.  She is a St. Louis native with a passion for education, storytelling and social justice. Hannah graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 2014 with a B.A. in Anthropology. Since then, she … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020

Liz Jones

Liz Jones serves on the Chicago Advisory Council at Avodah.  She is the Senior Corporate Account Manager at Cara Chicago, where she supports individuals experiencing poverty in all aspects of their job search and builds multifaceted relationships with employer partners … Continue reading

18th Jun, 2020
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