Staff

See below for a list of our staff.

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  Aaron Kaufman

  Executive Director adk12@psu.edu
  Aaron has been with Penn State Hillel since 2007. Aaron hails from the great state of Michigan, and attended the University of Michigan where he met his wife Stephanie at Hillel, and also received a... Read more
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  Lori Thompson-Given

  Director of Operations lat11@psu.edu
  Lori has worked at Penn State Hillel since 2005. She is a graduate of South Hills School of Business and Technology, State College Campus. Lori is the facilitator of all office management, accounting,... Read more
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  Robyn Markowitz Lawler

  Assistant Director rml5811@psu.edu
  Robyn was born and raised in the suburbs of Philadelphia. She graduated with a B.A. in Sociology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and received her Masters of Social Work from the University of... Read more
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  Stefanie Tapper

  Director of Development sht107@psu.edu
  Stefanie was born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs. She graduated from Penn State in 2010 with a Mathematics Major and minors in Spanish and Leadership Development. While at Penn State, Stefanie... Read more
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  Rachel Jacobson

  Annual Giving Associate rtj5090@psu.edu
  Rachel was born and raised in the Philadelphia suburbs. She graduated in 2009 from the University of Hartford with a degree in Communications. Growing up Rachel attended Jewish summer camp, attended a... Read more
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  Sophie Tannenbaum

  Springboard Innovation Fellow smt5595@psu.edu
  Originally from the suburbs of Philadelphia, Sophie moved across the state to attend the University of Pittsburgh where she became a resident assistant; joined a Bollywood dance team; studied... Read more
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  Tully Keren

  Jewish Agency Israel Fellow ttk5070@psu.edu
  Tully grew up in the center of Israel with two main passions: psychology and art. She attended a high school for the arts where she found her passion for visual arts. This ultimately led her to her... Read more
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  Matt Altman

  Springboard Ezra Fellow mda219@psu.edu
  Matt is a third generation, born and bred Atlantian. Matt just concluded teaching English in a Haifa elementary school on Masa Israel Teaching Fellows. Before living in Israel, Matt led Atlanta’s... Read more
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  Jessie Paley

  Israel Engagement Coordinator jrp5633@psu.edu
  Jessie hails from the suburbs of Cleveland, OH.  She spent the last four years studying at the University of Cincinnati, graduating with a major in Judaic Studies, a minor in Organizational... Read more