RCN Coordinators
Skilled leaders on their campuses, Ramah College Network Coordinators are passionate about Ramah and creating strong, engaged Jewish communities. Coordinators plan 6-8 events each semester and engage students through coffee chats to build spirited communities of Ramahniks and friends of Ramah on campus. Events range from Shabbat celebrations and limmud sessions, to rikkud study breaks and thoughtful Israel programming. Each event is imbued with Ramah ruach and values, creating a unique space for continued engagement with Ramah and enhancing existing Jewish communities on campus.
Are you interested in bringing the Ramah College Network to your campus? Reach out to Maya Klareich, National Ramah Program Director for more information.
Bios of some of our 2024-2025 RCN Coordinators appear below (updated fall 2024).
DJ Mevorah | Nyack | Binghamton University
DJ is a junior at Binghamton University studying Business Administration and Psychology with a minor in Speech and Hearing Sciences. She is from South Orange, New Jersey and worked at Ramah Nyack for three summers. DJ is very involved in Chabad and Hillel at Binghamton, and is excited to connect with Ramahniks on campus!
Sarah Horvath | Berkshires | Binghamton University
Sarah is a junior at Binghamton University studying computer science and math. She has spent five summers at Ramah Nyack and eleven summers at Ramah Berkshires. On campus, Sarah is the Vice President of Finance at Hillel, a Student Ambassador Program Supervisor, a Peer Advisor, and the President of Alpha Omega Epsilon, a professional engineering sorority. Sarah is looking forward to bringing her love for Ramah to Binghamton!
Ayden Kligfeld | California | Brandeis University
Ayden is a junior at Brandeis University studying Psychology and Education. Originally from Los Angeles, she grew up attending Ramah Ojai and has worked at New England for the past two summers. Ayden spends her time as a teacher's assistant at the campus preschool, a research assistant at a religious literacy lab, and as a member of Hillel and Masorti as well. She is so excited to bring her love for camp and foster a Ramah community at Brandeis this year!
Noa Kobrin-Brody | Poconos | Brandeis University
Noa is a junior at Brandeis University majoring in Sociology, with minors in Psychology and Education Studies. She grew up in Philadephia, PA, and Denver, CO, and spent her summers going to Camp Ramah in the Poconos. Noa has spent eight summers at Ramah Poconos, two of those being on staff, as well as one summer in Israel on Ramah Seminar. On campus, Noa is active in Hillel and is in an improv troupe. She is so excited to bring her love for Ramah to campus this year!
Maddie Cosgrove | California | Brown University
Maddie Cosgrove is a senior at Brown University studying comparative literature and data fluency. She is from Manhattan, NYC and has gone to Ramah Ojai for 12 summers, both as a camper and counselor. She also did Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim in 2019 Mechinat Bina in 2020. On campus, Maddie is involved with the Brown Outdoor Leadership Training program and the Taylor Swift Club. She is so excited to bring the Ramah energy to Brown!
Clementine Silver Schwartz | Darom | Columbia/ Barnard/ JTS
Clem is a sophomore in the joint program with Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. She grew up in sunny Sarasota, Florida, and has been a part of the Ramah Darom community for 11 years. On Columbia's campus, she is studying Sociology and Education, paired with Jewish Gender and Women's Studies at List College. She spends much of her time at Hillel, and is a part of the Ultimate Frisbee team and Sigma Delta Tau! Clem can't wait to chat over iced chai and coffee :)
Yael Schranz | New England | Cornell University
Yael is a junior pursing a double major in Economics and Sociology at Cornell University. She attended Camp Ramah New England as a camper for eight summers and a counselor for two summers. She is heavily involved in Jewish life on campus serving as the Vice President at Chabad and Treasurer of Cornellians for Israel.
Sarah Pretsky | California | Emory University
Sarah Pretsky is a Junior at Emory University where she is pursuing a joint major in Psychology and Linguistics and second major in Spanish. Originally from Los Angeles, California, Sarah has spent the last 12 summers at Camp Ramah in California in the gan, as a camper, and as a counselor. When she is at school and missing camp, Sarah fills her time volunteering at local elementary schools, giving campus tours, teaching at Hebrew school, and hanging out with her sorority. Sarah is excited to bring some Ramah ruach to Emory this year
Dalia Levy | New England | Northeastern University
Dalia is a second year at Northeastern University studying Nursing. She is from Albany, NY and has gone to Ramah New England for 16 incredible summers. On campus Dalia is the president of Northeastern’s Challah for Hunger chapter as well as participates in many Chabad events as well. Dalia is so excited to be able to bring some of her home away from home to Northeastern’s campus!
Avi Chesler | Berkshires | Princeton University
Avi is a junior at Princeton University in the Religion Department. He has grown up immersed in the Jewish world, and in addition to being passionate about connection across the Jewish world, he enjoys working in interfaith spaces and working around interfaith reconciliation. Since he was a child, he has also had a passion for theater! Avi is so excited to enhance the Jewish community at Princeton with the Ramah College Network.
Dylan Bloom | Canada | Queen’s University
Dylan is entering her second year at Queen's University. She is in the Concurrent Education program and plans to major in psychology with a minor in sociology. Dylan grew up in Toronto and has been going to Camp Ramah in Canada since she was ten years old. She has loved her experience being a camper and working as a counsellor at Ramah. On campus, she is an active member of Chabad and Hillel and is part of a club called Extra Awesome, which provides weekly programming for youth with disabilities. Dylan is extremely excited to bring a sense of the Ramah community to the Queen's campus!
Ziva Davis | Poconos | Rutgers University
Ziva Davis is a junior at Rutgers University! She is majoring in psychology with double minors in health and society and sociology. She grew up in New Jersey and has spent 11 summers at camp Ramah in the Poconos. On campus, she serves on Hillel board and is on e-board for the psych alliance club. She is excited to bring her love and enthusiasm about camp to Rutgers and share it with fellow Ramahniks.
Eva Sheedy | Poconos | Tufts University
Eva is a senior studying sociology with a minor in peace and justice studies. She is originally from South Orange, New Jersey, and has attended Ramah Poconos for nine summers. On campus, Eva serves as president of Tufts Hillel and works as an Interfaith Ambassador with the multi-faith Chaplaincy. In her spare time, she enjoys drinking tea, practicing calligraphy, and trying new tofu recipes.
Hannah Boden | California | Tulane University
My name is Hannah Boden, and I am a senior double majoring in Marketing and Management at Tulane University. I spent many of my summers at Camp Ramah in Ojai, CA and am currently working as a Buying intern in NYC over the summer. I am an avid tennis player, an Amazon Influencer, love fashion, and enjoy being with family and friends. I have the best memories and consider Ramah my home away from home. Many of my close friends are those that I met at Ramah, and I want to bring some of that Ramah magic to the Tulane campus.
Deborah Faerman | Darom | University of Central Florida
Deb is a junior at the University of Central Florida majoring in Biology and minoring in Philosophy. She is from Boca Raton, Florida and just spent her 12th summer at Ramah Darom. You might see Deb doing rikkud at the RWC, vaading events in Hercules, bringing ruach to athletic events, or welcoming the Shabbos Bride at Hillel. She can't wait to reuKNIGHT (get it) Ramahnicks this year!
Jared Laff | Poconos | University of Delaware
Jared is a Sophomore at the University of Delaware studying Political Science and intends to minor in Hebrew and Jewish studies. Jared grew up in Doylestown PA and spent six incredible summers at Camp Ramah in the Poconos. Jared also had the opportunity to travel to Israel with Ramah Seminar and make unforgettable memories. At the University of Delaware, Jared is involved with Hillel and Chabad and cannot wait to bring the Ramah magic on campus and create more amazing memories with all of the UD Ramahniks..
Jamie Bielski | Darom | University of Florida
Jamie is a graduate student at the University of Florida, working towards a Master of Science in Management. She is from Jacksonville, FL, and has been spending summers at Ramah Darom since 2013. Jamie is the Alumni Relations director of Alpha Epsilon Phi and is involved with UF Hillel on campus. After having spent the summer as Rosh Kochavim (12-year-olds) in the North Georgia mountains, she is excited about bringing the magic of Ramah to Gainesville this year!
Michael Lurie | Nyack | University of Maryland
Michael Lurie is a Junior at University of Maryland studying Philosophy. He is from Livingston, NJ and will work his third summer at Ramah Nyack this year. On campus, Michael is very active in the Hillel community, is a member of the National Hillel Basketball Tournament board, and works for the Department of Resident Life. Some of his favorite hobbies are hiking, playing piano, and Jewish geography. He is thrilled to be the Terp’s RCN coordinator this semester and to expand their thriving community!
Zoe Cosgrove | California | University of Michigan
Zoe is a sophomore at the University of Michigan studying Gender and Health, and Psychology. She is originally from New York City and grew up going to Ramah Ojai for the past 13 summers as both a camper and a counselor. She also participated in Tichon Ramah Yerushalayim and went on Ramah Seminar. Before arriving at Michigan, Zoe did the BINA Gap Year program and Outward Bound Costa Rica’s Coast to Coast Gap Year Expedition. On campus, she is involved in Hillel’s Outdoor Adventure Club as well as the Orthodox Minyan and is so excited to bring Ramah’s ruach to the already very ruach-filled Michigan campus.
Eitan Weinstein | Wisconsin | University of Pennsylvania
Eitan is a senior at the University of Pennsylvania studying physics. Originally from Minneapolis, MN, Eitan grew up going to Camp Ramah in Wisconsin, where he was a camper for seven summers and a staff member for one. Eitan also spent a year in Israel on Nativ before coming to Penn and worked for one summer at Ramah in the Rockies. You can usually find Eitan around Hillel or biking around Philly!
Elan Roth | Nyack | University of Pennsylvania
Elan is a senior at Penn from Westchester, NY studying Mathematical Philosophy. Before coming to Penn, he did the Hevruta Gap Year program with the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Elan grew up at Ramah Nyack as a staff brat for 9 summers and returned to be a counselor! On campus, Elan is involved with the interfaith community and can usually be found playing pick-up basketball. He is excited to meet more Ramahniks!
Alexa Jakubowitz | Poconos | University of Pittsburgh
Alexa is a senior at the University of Pittsburgh studying public relations with a focus in the professional sports industry. She is from the suburbs of Philadelphia where she was a camper at Ramah Day Camp for 5 summer and then Ramah Poconos for 7, following with 3 summers on tzevet. Before university, Alexa studied in Israel while also interning at the Michael Levin Base for Lone Soldiers. She is very excited to bring her love for Ramah and the traditions to her campus this coming year!
Avi Katzen | Nyack | University of Wisconsin
Avi is currently a junior studying political science at UW-Madison. Outside the classroom, you can find him at Hillel and Chabad, taking classes about various Jewish topics or enjoying a delicious home-style Shabbat dinner. Avi is also a member of TheMadHouse, AreaRed's (Wisconsin's sports student section) volleyball committee. In this role, you can find him at almost every volleyball game, getting excited to see the Badgers win. Avi just completed his fifth summer at Ramah Nyack, and he is excited to take the spirit of the Ramah community with him for the second year as the RCN coordinator in Madison!
Jacob Ringel | Canada | Wilfrid Laurier/Waterloo
Jacob is a fourth-year Business co-op student minoring in English and Judaism at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo, Ontario. After ten years at Camp Ramah in Canada, Jacob is excited to continue his involvement with the Ramah movement on campus for his third year. On campus, Jacob is involved with Chabad and is passionate about spreading Judaism to his fellow students. Jacob is looking forward to bringing the classic Ramah movement all the way to Waterloo to help strengthen the growing community of Ramahniks.