Staff

Meet Penn State Hillel’s great staff below!

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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 Institutional Advancement 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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  Koral Belson

  Israel Fellow kxb5939@psu.edu
  Koral is an Israeli, born and raised in Nahariyya near Akko and Haifa. Koral served in the IDF (Israel Defense Force) and started her military service as an operations emblem in the Northern Command... Read more
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  Ellie Fromstein

  Israel Engagement Coordinator emf6@psu.edu
  Ellie grew up right outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota and attended Hopkins High School where she played soccer and rugby. After high school Ellie attended Penn State University where she graduated... Read more
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  Melanie Kovacs

  Advancement Associate mfk5181@psu.edu
  Melanie is a “right outside of Philly” native and graduated from Penn State with majors in History and Jewish Studies, a minor in Art History, and a Certificate of Holocaust and Genocide Studies.... Read more
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  Hannah Kaufman

  Springboard Innovation Fellow hrk5154@psu.edu
  Hannah was raised on a farm right outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. She graduated from James Madison University with B.S. in Writing, Rhetoric and Technical Communication and minor in Human... Read more
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  Rabbi Rob Gleisser

  Peter J. Rubinstein Senior Jewish Educator rag5757@psu.edu
  Rabbi Rob Gleisser is honored to be beginning his rabbinical career as the Peter J. Rubenstein Senior Jewish Educator at Penn State Hillel. Rabbi Rob has served as a Student Rabbi in... Read more