Staff
Chief Executive Officer
Halie Soifer
Senior Staff
Samuel J. Crystal, Chief of Staff and Communications Director
From 2015-2016, Samuel lived in Jerusalem working as an Israel Government Fellow, where he attended over 100 seminars, lectures, and field missions studying Israeli politics, security, and paths toward peace with the Palestinians. As the Congressional Affairs Fellow at Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he provided briefings for Israeli diplomats and Foreign Ministry officials.
Samuel received his B.A. from the University of Mary Washington in 2014, and his Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Maryland in 2019. He previously served on the Advisory Council for Repair the World: Baltimore, and is passionate about criminal justice reform, combating climate change, and support for Israel and the two-state solution.
Get in touch with Sam and our Communications team. Mil Dranoff, Development Director
Robert J. (Bobby) Saferstein, Senior Director of Programming and Public Engagement
Staff
Michael Berkowitz, Political and Policy Director
Matthew Craig, Director of Operations and Scheduling
Eve Levenson, Director of Outreach, Partnerships, and Youth Voter Engagement
Ben Kanter, Director of Special Projects
Benny Stanislawski, Press Secretary and Digital Director
Brett Bauer, Development Manager
Naomi Jaffe, Political and Policy Manager
Jacob Spiegel, Communications Manager