Wendy Amsellem is Director of the Dr. Beth Samuels High School Program and an alumna of the Drisha Scholars Circle. She is pursuing a PhD in Judaic Studies at New York University and has a BA in History and Literature from Harvard University.

Ellen Bayer is the Executive Director at Drisha. She joins us from Framing Change, a leadership and strategy consulting practice. Ellen has served in a number of leadership positions in the Jewish and general communities including the Anti-Defamation League, the American Management Association, and UJA-Federation of New York. She is on the faculty of the Leadership and Human Capital Management Division of NYU's School of Continuing and Professional Studies and serves as an adjunct Assistant Professor at Yeshiva University's Sy Syms School of Business. Ellen can be reached at ebayer@drisha.org.

Channa Lockshin Bob teaches in the Drisha Scholars Circle and Beit Midrash Programs. She is a graduate of the Scholars Circle, has an MA in Religion from Columbia University, and a BA in Religious Studies from York University. She has taught at Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, Ma'yan, Harvard Hillel, and Maimonides High School in Boston, and has served as a teaching assistant at Columbia and an instructor for CLAL in New York.

Rachel Friedman is Associate Dean and Chair of Tanakh Studies at Drisha. She also directs Drisha's Yesodot Skill-Building Program.  She has served as scholar-in-residence at synagogues and educational institutions throughout the United States and abroad. She has an MA in Bible from Yeshiva University and a JD from Columbia University School of Law.

Jordana Golden is the Program Administrator at Drisha. She has an MA in Non-Profit Management from New School University and a BS in Physics from Bryn Mawr College. She worked at the New York Botanical Garden before coming to Drisha.

David Silber is the Founder and Dean of Drisha Institute for Jewish Education. He received ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He received the Covenant Award in 2000.

Dalia Smerka is the Office Manager at Drisha. A native of Israel, she worked for 18 years in the New York office of Betar Youth Organization.