Student Leadership

The Student Board strives to expand and enhance Jewish life at Virginia Tech by ensuring diverse opportunities for Jewish expression, developing student leaders, and promoting a welcoming, pluralistic community.

Student Board

Position	Name	E-mail	Class
President	Anna Isserow	aisserow@vt.edu
VP of Tzedek	Julia Sakowitz	juliasak@vt.edu
VP of Major Programming	Sydney Sarfan	ssydney@vt.edu
VP of Finance	Erick Ford	blueboy8@vt.edu
VP of Religion	Tyler Faruque	tfaruque@vt.edu
VP Admin	Jeff Schwartz	jhs93@vt.edu
VP of Minor Programming	Mike Schreiber	mikebs13@vt.edu
Big Event Chair	Sam Wienzimer	sjw@vt.edu
Relay for Life Chair	Tara Allentuck	taraa1@vt.edu
Concert Chair	Kayla Phillips	kphillips710@gmail.com
Leadership Dinner Chair	Waqar Shah	waqar91@vt.edu
FYSH Chair	Terence Soloman	tsolo16@vt.edu
	Dan Goldeen	gdan42@vt.edu
Holocaust Week	Laura Shoemaker	lshoe9@vt.edu
	Robin Roston	rsroston@vt.edu
21+ Events	Sarah Dagon	sarahd8@vt.edu
Rosh Chodesh Chair	Elizabeth Wisgerhof	ewisg@vt.edu
	Miriam Eackloff	miriamse@vt.edu
Membership Chair	Amy Cohen	amyco12@vt.edu
Film Festival	Alex Hilert	halex2@vt.edu
Assistant to VP of Finance	Ryan Klavan	rklavan@vt.edu
Shabbat Chair	Kate Gorbach	kate18@vt.edu
Shabbat Committee	Emily Lessner	ejl2012@vt.edu
Webmaster	Bryan Malyn	bmalyn@vt.edu
Holiday Chair	Kate Flippen	kflippen@vt.edu
Marketing Chair	Jackie Polis	jackie.polis@vt.edu
PR Chair	Jessica Lieberman	jessrose@vt.edu
Newsletter	Allie Sivak	allie22@vt.edu
SGA Liason	Alex Greene	alexgreene8@yahoo.com
AEPi Liason	David Umansky	umanksyd@vt.edu
Members at Large	Sam Costanzo	samc3@vt.edu
	Izzy Shocket	isabel09@vt.edu
	Rachel Adell	radell@vt.edu
	Natan Diskin	natand@vt.edu
Corp Liason	Josh Strassmann	jstrass2@vt.edu
Green Chair	vacant
Community Service Chair	vacant

All Officer Descriptions

Student Board Documents

Hillel At Virginia Tech Staff

Executive Director	Sue Kurtz	skurtz@vt.edu	Staff
Jewish Life Coordinator	Amanda Herring	ACMHerring@gmail.com	Staff
Jewish Agency Israel Fellow	Ivan Goncharenko	vtisraelfellow@gmail.com	Staff
Assc.Coordinator of Engagement & Initiatives	Anya Morgulis	anya@vt.edu	Staff
Kosher Chef	Gregory Selz	gregkselz@gmail.com	Staff
Rabbinical Advisor	Rabbi Bruce D. Aft	rabbibruce@gmail.com	Advisor

Hillel at Virginia Tech Staff Information & Description

Advisory Board

Co-President	Bruce Kaplan	bruce.kaplan@faa.gov	Advisory
Secretary	Rodney Tanner	rodneytanner@gmail.com	Advisory
Past President	Alicia Cohen	acohen@vt.edu	Advisory
Members	Steve Jacobs	sjacobs07@comcast.net	Advisory
Members	Howard Feiertag	howardf@vt.edu	Advisory
Members	Rick Rosenberg	rosenbergrc@gmail.com	Advisory
Members	Lydia Marek	lmarek@vt.edu	Advisory
Members	Ed Gralla	redandandye@swva.net	Advisory
Members	Shauna Horrell	shauna.horrell@gmail.com	Advisory
Members	Rochelle low	Rochelle.low@gmail.com	Advisory
Members	Joe Nizhnikov	joe.nizhnikov@gmail.com	Advisory