Rena Nasar is a sophomore at Baruch College.  Rena has been a passionate, pro-Israel activist since high school.  She is majoring in both Journalism and Middle Eastern Affairs with a minor in International Relations. She writes for various local magazines.

Jack Silverstein is a sophomore at Brooklyn College.  He is a Political Science major with a minor in Psychology.  He interned with JDC during his freshman year of college and has always felt connected to Israel.

Jennifer Sieber is a sophomore at Brown University. She is a History major and has strong family ties to Israel.  She is a percussionist and is involved in orchestra, dance, and peer advising on campus.

Jonah Remz is a sophomore at Emory University. He is majoring in Business. Jonah has been to Israel numerous times, participated in Young Judea Year Course, and is the treasurer for “Emory Students for Israel”.  He is a member of Beta Theta Pi and plays intramural sports.

Danny Ackerman is a junior at Florida State University majoring in Graphic Design.  Danny has been to Israel five times, has participated in numerous Israel-related programs, and is minoring in Hebrew and Entrepreneurship.  He is a passionate cartoonist, graphic designer, and trapeze artist.

Milana Cohen is a sophomore Psychology major at Hunter College. Milana has traveled to Israel 4 times.  She has trained with the David Project, speaks Hebrew, tutors math and science and coordinates community service projects throughout the city with Habitat for Humanity.  

Jamie Kanselbaum is a junior at Indiana University, where she is majoring in Health Administration and minoring in Business.  Jamie travelled to Israel in summer 2010 and took Judaic Studies classes with various rabbis.  She is involved in running Israel-related events on campus and is the president of her sorority.

Alex Waldman is a junior International Relations major (with Judaic Studies specialization) at Michigan State University.  Since actually travelling to Israel, Israel advocacy has become important to Alex.  He has taken an advocacy class based on the David Project techniques, is currently interested in legal research, and runs a music website. 

Hillel Segal is a sophomore at Rutgers Unviersity.  Hillel has been on several different kinds of trips to Israel, and seeing the different aspects of Israel motivates him to be an advocate.  Hillel is currently choosing a major. He is a runner and is interested in chemistry and organic farming.

Judd Leiberman is a junior Business major at UC Riverside.  Judd has strong family ties to Israel and at a Kibbutz near Nazareth.  He is part of three Jewish groups on campus and plays saxophone in UCR’s jazz ensemble.

Shaina Ganjian is a sophomore Microbiology major at UC San Diego.  She has travelled to Israel five times and works on various Israel advocacy initiatives.  She is minoring in both Middle Eastern Studies and Psychology and is involved with the Biological Sciences Student Association.

Antaeus Edelsohn is a senior at UC Santa Cruz, where he is doing a dual major in Film and Economics.  He took one trip to Israel that made him feel at home. He works on various Jewish and Zionist programming, is in the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi, and works as a bike mechanic.

Jordan Magid is a junior at University of Miami, where he is Pre-Med and majoring in English.  Jordan has travelled to Israel on numerous occasions and began campaigning for Israel advocacy when he interned at UM Hillel.  He is minoring in Chemistry, Biology, and Psychology and is involved in his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.  

Elena Weissman is a junior History major at University of Virginia. She spent last spring semester studying at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, which challenged her beliefs but solidified her support for Israel. She is also does various volunteer projects and writes for UVA’s radio station.

Asaf Segal is a sophomore at University of Wisconsin-Madison.  He has spent significant time in Israel through various programs.  He is undecided on a major, is a passionate voice for Israel on campus,  plays ultimate Frisbee, and is a member of AEPi fraternity.