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. Ben Kanter, Deputy Chief of Staff
Michael Berkowitz, Senior Political and Policy Director and Director of JDCA PAC
Mil Dranoff, Development Director
Robert J. (Bobby) Saferstein, Senior Director of Programming and Public Engagement
Staff
Matthew Craig, Director of Operations and Scheduling
Beverly Schreiber, Director of Outreach and Partnerships
Beverly has spent almost 15 years working in the political sphere, primarily as an issue and electoral organizer, where she has focused her efforts on getting young people engaged in the political process. She started her career as a campus organizer for Fandom Forward (previously The Harry Potter Alliance), a nonprofit that uses the power of pop culture and fandom to engage young people in social justice issues. During her time there, Beverly created the Granger Leadership Academy, an annual conference focused on training chapter members in advocacy tactics and leadership development through a fan activism lens, to help build positive social change in local communities. For the last six years, Beverly worked in her home state of Nevada, holding positions such as the Nevada State Youth Director for NextGen America, the largest youth vote organization in the country, and the Field Director for the Nevada Assembly Democratic Caucus, where in 2020, she helped elect nine candidates to the Nevada State Assembly. Beverly holds a B.A. in Multidisciplinary Studies from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and an MPA in Public and Nonprofit Management & Policy, with a focus on International Policy and Management from NYU’s Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service. She currently resides in Las Vegas and in her spare time serves as an advisor for the same BBYO chapter she was part of in high school (shout-out to Helene Gorbena #1938, Mountain Region #47) and tries to get cuddles from her super fat, super cuddly orange tabby cat Muffin.
Get in touch with Beverly. Brett Bauer, Development Manager
Jacob Spiegel, Communications Manager