Therapist/Children’s advocate. Habonim Dror is my origin story. It’s where my immigrant parents met at a Bronx ken, fell in love, got married and had me and my brother. It’s where their values were shaped and passed on to their children and grandchildren. It’s where, in the 1980’s, I went to both Camp Naaleh and Camp Galil. The experience was transformative. Equipped with a greater knowledge of Jewish progressive values, I took on the pursuit of social justice. Throughout my career I’ve worked for the the National Organization for Women fighting for women’s reproductive rights, Centre County Women Resource Center as a domestic violence and sexual assault advocate, and later as Mobile/Behavioral Therapist working with families in Appalachia. I am so excited that my children get to be part of the Gilboa experience.

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I started going to Gilboa in 2008 (first Nitsanim ever!), and have been on tzevet since 2018. I’m a madrichah for Tzedek, Gilboa’s high school program, and have loved working with chanichimot on meaningful social justice projects this past year. I’m also involved with the national movement, and represent Gilboa's maapilimot on Tzevet Higui, which is the national steering committee that works with Mazkirut Artzit (central leadership of HDNA). I’m so excited to join the Gilboa board and contribute to the organization and community that I love so much! I’m a junior at Barnard College studying political science and human rights.

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My relationship to Habonim-Dror began in the summer of 1989 when, as a 19 year old, I joined the tzevet at Camp Moshava in rural Maryland. The lifelong friendships I made and experiences I had at Mosh continue to define me personally and professionally thirty years later. When our daughter and son were born, there was no question that the most important parenting decisions we’d make would be which communities we’d choose to raise our children in. Temple, school, and summer camp have become those pivotal institutions. I’m honored and excited to give back to Gilboa.

I started going to Gilboa when I was 9 years old (youngest kid at camp) when we were still renting campsites, and since then have held a variety of roles at Gilboa and across Habonim Dror at summer camp and in year round positions. My day job is helping progressive political organizations as a financial consultant, and I am excited to bring those skills (and others!) to the board and help ensure a secure future for Gilboa.

Jonathan Gordin is a parent and Partner in the HR Transformation segment of Mercer’s Career business, based in Los Angeles. His expertise is in managing complex projects and assessing structure, processes, technology, and quality within HR/shared service environments.

I became a part of Gilboa’s community in 2019 as a tzevet member and enjoyed the environment so much that I have continued to stay deeply connected to Gilboa, working on tzevet and running year-round programming. Prior to 2019, I loved growing up at Machaneh Tavor where I was instilled with many of the values that have defined my life to this day. I continue to be inspired by those ideals as we enact them at Gilboa, and I am excited to help shape Gilboa’s future in my capacity as a board member.

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I am the father of Elliot, who loves Gilboa and has been going to camp for several years. I’m a graduate of Northwestern University and The University of Texas School of Law. A former Wall Street attorney, I pivoted to a more creative field thirty plus years ago where I was a studio executive at Disney, Paramount and Warner Brod. and then became a writer/director/ producer. I attended Echo Hill, a summer camp in Texas where Kinky Friedman was my counselor. I’m excited about being on the board and helping steward Gilboa as it continues to grow.

I have very few memories from my first 7 years as a chanich at Gilboa, but once I became a Madatz, or Counselor in Training, I began to seriously commit to the Gilboa community and our mission. Since then, I have worked 6 summers on tzevet gadol, three on Tzevet chanichimot and the rest as Meloveh, Madatz Madrich and finally as Rosh. As a youth, Machaneh gave me the space to play that I needed to become myself. I hope, throughout my tenure on the board, I can work to continue facilitating that same experience for our chanichmot today.

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Diana Harlin is a Clinical Psychotherapist in private practice, and a supervisor for clinicians at Southern California Counseling Center, a community mental health facility, in Mid-City and Watts, Los Angeles. Diana hails from NYC and is the proud mother of two distinctively west coast kids: Elijah and Ella. Ella is a Gilboa advocate. Her husband, Jonathan Small, is a journalist, and runs a podcast production company.

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