Question 1

Julie Macht, Co-Chair

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National Sr. Director of Development, Center for Policing Equity   When I stepped off the bus 40 years ago, I could never have imagined how Camp Gilboa would shape my sense of self, my friendships, my commitment to the underdog and social justice and my deep abiding appreciation of the power of camp on shaping Jewish identity.  Whether it was advocating for underpresented people as an attorney, or for students and teacher rights as a leader in the PTA, or as a parent, guiding my children to voice their opinions and act on their convictions, I feel the influence of my camp days in everything I do. I love working with young leaders and do so in both my professional and lay life.

Question 2

Tyson Roberts, Co-Chair

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Lecturer in Political Science, UCLA  When I first watched the website video about Camp Gilboa, it reminded me of my summer on a kibbutz as a college student, and I was immediately eager to send my children and jealous that I hadn't attended this camp when I was a child. My kids enjoyed the Gilboa kens in Los Angeles and once they attended summer camp in Big Bear they were hooked. Serving on the board lets me be involved in one of my kids favorite, most meaningful activities.

Question 3

Norm Kane, Treasurer

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I worked for the Northrop Grumman Corporation for 29 years primarily in Financial related positions. Prior to that I was with Security Pacific Bank for seven years in the trust department. I have a Bachelor's degree from UCLA and a Masters of Business Administration from Loyola Marymount and a Certificate in Accounting.   I first went to Gilboa in 1962 and served as Merakez Eizor while in college. I have served as the chair of the camp corporation as well as being on the boards of the Institute of Jewish Education, the Labor Zionist Alliance, Ameinu, and the Habonim Dror Foundation. I consider myself to be a life long Labor Zionist and my work with Gilboa an expression of that comitment.

Question 4

Michal Lemberger, Secretary

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Writer/Editor/Teacher   When my older daughter was 9-years old, she chose Camp Gilboa after reading the mission statement. The kid was onto something. At Camp Gilboa, our family has found a community guided by the values we hold dear: equality, respect for others, and collective responsibility. Gilboa is a special place that engages those values through fun, immersive experiences at the beautiful Big Bear setting, where campers will grow to be future leaders, at Gilboa and then in the wider world. I’m delighted to support that work as a member of the board.

Question 5

David Beenhouwer

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Question 6

Sarah Breiner

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I first went to camp Gilboa in 2001 when we were in the Tehachapi mountains. Since then, I served many roles at Gilboa; from Ken madricha to Melavah to Rosh Machaneh in 2013. I have a deep love for this community and its power to support young people to become kind, progressive, and influential voices wherever they go. I first found a love for working with kids as a madricha at Gilboa. Today, I am a school psychologist supporting students with disabilities, mental health issues, providing literacy intervention, and supporting school-wide systems. As a board member, I love getting to support the community from a different angle and getting to be a part of the continued amazing growth of the Gilboa community.

Question 7

Mathis Chazanov

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Journalist (retired)  A former camper and counselor, I love the spirit and enthusiasm of everybody involved, and especially how the program is open to all kinds of kids. And it's such a beautiful place.

Question 8

Naomi Cohen

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Question 9

Ben Cooley

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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.

Question 10

Laurie Earp

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I only dreamt that my children could grow up in as inspiring a setting as my summers at then-UAHC Camp Swig. I found my place in the Kibbutz sessions of camp, as a CIT, staff member, and counselor –developing a stronger sense and passion for social justice, activism, along with a commitment to social democracy, that shaped who I became and to what I have devoted my life and career.  When my children found their way to Camp Gilboa, my dream came true.  I love who they have become and how they have been encouraged to develop programs for others that nurture the individual within a strongly Jewish, Social Justice, and Fun setting.  I am honored to be a part of this community and hope to help it grow further.

Question 11

Josh Goldman

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I am a 44 year old Jewish Cis Male who uses He/Him/Dude/Bro/Dad Pronouns.  I have lived in San Diego since 2000 and grew up near Washington D.C. and Chicago.  I am Father of Ash (Born 2008) and Bayla (Born 2009) the youngest of 5 boys to Elizabeth who lives near DC and part time with me at our lovely green home nested in Ocean Beach, between the Ocean, both Bays and the Airport.  I studied Automotive Engineering at University of MD, and work in Green Tech developing Electric and Hybrid Large Buses and Trucks having helped lead a few successful Ca Start-Ups over the past 20 years.     In my free time I enjoy music (play guitar, piano, drums and horn), Hiking, Biking, Boating, Camping, bon-fires, video games, bar games, tech, electric vehicles, gardening and anything with water.     While my brothers grew up going to Mosh, I went Tavor for 89-96; Workshop 44, MBI Aleph, Madatz ’93.  One of my brothers still volunteers as Camp Doc at Mosh.  I still stay very connected with my Tavor Kvutzah as well as many from Workshop including an annual guy’s trip with a dozen boys from Mosh, Gesher and Miriam.  Habonim Dror plays a deep role in who I am as a Human and cherish the movement’s pillars of Zionism, and Tikun Olam.     I am honored to be part of the Gilboa community and recently joining the Board.  I have been volunteering for the past 5 years hosting Ken activities and inviting other families to Gilboa.  Now with two children at Machaneh I have gotten to relive a bit of my childhood through my kids and love how the campus has a spirit built on the love from those who are there.  Getting to live among the amazing trees, rocks, land and lake have important health effects for our children that is often missed in urban coastal and online life.  I look forward to bring my leadership, technical and traditional skills to the board and help represent Gilboa values to the larger HDNA movement.     -Joshua

Question 12

David Oderberg

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My introduction to the Institute of Jewish Education (Gilboa's LA HQ) was as nursery school student many years ago. I attended Hebrew School there was well, eventually joining Habonim, making life-long friends and growing up in Gilboa. I went on Workshop (Habonim-Dror's gap year in Israel), studied in Israel for my college junior year, and led tours to Israel. All this was made possible by a large group of volunteers on the "Camp Committee". When my kids were of age, Gilboa was right there, teaching them the values that I had learned years before and that had shaped my life in so many ways. Now they have "graduated" from Gilboa, and I hope that someday, their children will attend. I joined the board of Gilboa and of the Institute to "pay it forward" and to make sure that we continue to inspire generations of Jewish youth to support Israel, embody Jewish values, and to "Be the change that we wish to see in the world". Alei U'vneh!

Question 13

Maya Paz

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Question 14

Quinn Tassin

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I started going to Camp Na’aleh, Gilboa’s sister camp in New York, in 2007 and joined Gilboa tzevet in 2017. Since then, I’ve been Madatz Madrich, Chinuch, and Rosh for summer 2021. The Gilboa community is an inspiring, creative, caring one and I’m grateful to be a part of it. I graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 2020 and will begin attending law school this fall.

Question 15

Dani Lainer-Vos

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I am a lecturer in the department of sociology at USC. When my wife and I looked for a camp for our kids, Gilboa seemed like a perfect fit. I grew up in Israel and was active in a Labor Zionist youth movement. Gilboa seemed like the American version of that youth movement, emphasizing social justice and critical thinking. I loved that. Over time, I realized that Gilboa offers so much more. I love Gilboa's focus on youth leadership and the staff's incredible creativity. My kids, Noam and Romy, love the camp and cannot wait to go back.

Question 16

Amalia Walker

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I've been a madricha (counselor) at Gilboa since 2018 and since then have been working in various capacities in the eizor, currently as a Tzedek madricha. I was a grew up at Na'aleh, the Habonim Dror camp in New York, and feel so lucky to have gotten involved with Gilboa since coming to college in the LA area! I'm now a senior at Pitzer College.

Question 17

Noga Shlapobersky

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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.

Question 18

Irisa Charney Sirott

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Question 19

Lara Dutta

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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.

Question 20

Richard Dutta

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Research Scientist.   As a Habonim Alumni by marriage, it was a no-brainer that I would send my 2 kids to Gilboa. They have both thrived at the camp and through the all year round programming. Camp Gilboa is such a magical place and it has been amazing to see the transformation in my kids over the years. I am excited to support the camp as a member of the board.

Question 21

Jamie Rubin

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Bio coming soon!

Question 22

Jonathan Gordin

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Question 23

Gilad Gray

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Question 24

Isaac Kianovsky

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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.

Question 25

Ben Lieberman

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I’m Ben Lieberman I’ve been at Gilboa since I was in Shomrimot (8th grade) in 2013 and have been on tzevet since 2018 and on Mazkirut in 2021. Gilboa has been a big part of my upbringing being the youngest of 8 family members to attend machaneh at one point or another. I am currently finishing my senior year at San Francisco State University with a dual degree in Jewish Studies and Recreation Management, and I’ll be joining the Gilboa office as an intern from January – May 2022.

Question 26

Dalia Paris-Saper

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I grew up at Camp Na’aleh and came to Gilboa as a madricha in 2017 and am so glad I did! Since then I’ve helped lead the eizor, been a Madatz Madricha for virtual camp, and most recently was chinuch for summer 2021.  I’m deeply passionate about the justice values and intentional community that are so vital to the magic of Gilboa, and thrilled to be supporting tzevet and machaneh as a whole in this new capacity as a board member. I graduated from Pitzer College in May 2021 with a degree in American Studies, and am currently working at an affordable housing organization through the Avodah Jewish Service Corps.

Question 27

Kara Segal

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I started at Gilboa and Habonim Dror as a camper in 1996, learned about social justice and community, and have aspired to live by those values since.  My roles at Gilboa have shifted over the years from camper to director to board member, but the friendships I've made remain constant.  In my non-Gilboa life, I am Chief of Staff at Inequality Media, a non-profit focused on educating Americans about economic inequality and threats to our democracy.  Prior to this, I conducted research on tax policy and student loan debt while completing a Master of Public Policy degree at UC Berkeley, managed programs for low-income entrepreneurs and worker-owned cooperatives for the City of New York, and moonlighted for many years as an educator and activist, including co-founding the IfNotNow movement.

Question 28

Howie Stanger

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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.

LEADERSHIP STAFF

Camp Gilboa’s staff support and mentor the youth leadership and ensure that they are creating a meaningful and magical program within a safe and healthy camp environment.

Elana Bloomfield

Year-Round Staff

Alison Ormsby

Yahli Livni

Kit Shaw-Colorado

YOUTH LEADERSHIP

SUMMER 2022 YOUTH LEADERSHIP

Natasha Marder

Isaiah Beenhouwer

Isaac Kianovsky

Livvy Mullen

Ben Lieberman

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AND LAY COMMITTEES

The Habonim Dror Camp Gilboa Board and its committees are comprised of highly dedicated alumni, parents of campers, Habonim-Dror ma’apilimot (youth leadership) and friends of Gilboa who volunteer their time, energy and support.

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