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Rachel Glicksman

Rachel Glicksman is the Director of People and Culture at Avodah.

In her role, she focuses on developing and implementing strategies to empower, engage, and support Avodah’s team. Rachel has had many roles at Avodah: she got her start with Avodah as a Corps Member in New Orleans in 2009; returned as a staff member in 2012 in New Orleans; moved back home to NYC to be the New York Program Director; and then served as the Alumni Director before transitioning into the Director of Community Engagement in 2019 and expanding into her current role in 2020. She is an alumna of Vassar College with a degree in sociology and Hispanic studies, and she was a 2019 UJA Federation of NY Ruskay Fellow. Rachel is an avid baker, a half-marathoner, and a devoted aunt.