Rabbi Adina Allen is a spiritual leader, writer, and educator who grew up in an art studio where she learned firsthand the power of creativity for connecting to self and to the Sacred. She is cofounder and creative director of Jewish Studio Project (JSP), an organization that is seeding a future in which every person is connected to their creativity as a force for healing, liberation and social transformation. Based on the work of her mother, renowned art therapist Pat B. Allen, Adina developed the Jewish Studio Process, a methodology for unlocking creativity, which she has brought to thousands of activists, educators, artists, and clergy across the country. A national media contributor, popular speaker, and workshop leader, Adina’s writing can be found in scholarly as well as mainstream publications, and on her website at www.adina-allen.com. Her first book, The Place of All Possibility is forthcoming (Spring 2024, Ayin Press). Adina and her family live in Berkeley, CA.

Barbara Kaynan is a Registered Drama Therapist with the North American Drama Therapy Association & Expressive Arts Healer. Guiding individuals  and communities into reclamations of safety, inclusion, creativity, growth and joy in all the seasons of life, I weave trauma-informed psychotherapy interventions with artistic modalities to facilitate individuals & communities toward healing & growth. She holds a Master's degree from NYU in Drama Therapy and a certificate from KINT Institute in the arts and trauma treatment. Barbara specializes in trauma-informed person-centered care; guiding individuals and groups, across treatment settings and cultural organizations, during times of big life transitions. Meeting people in this liminal space, she integrates depth-oriented psychotherapy with mystical art modalities to aid clients crossing through thresholds into newer, more authentic experiences. She is a published research scholar, peer review editor, and former professor at Long Island University-CW Post.

Eliana Rubin (she/they pronouns) was born in sunny Los Angeles and currently lives in NYC. She has a Master of Educational Leadership from Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, and a BFA in Drama from NYU/Tisch (ETW). A leader in the world of Jewish education, Eliana focuses on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and arts-based programming. Eliana is currently the Education Manager, DEI and Belonging at The Jewish Education Project, working to make the world of Jewish education more inclusive for all. Eliana is a singer/songwriter and producer, focusing on storytelling through pop music. She’s available on all streaming platforms. Eliana will never say no to a bag of movie theater popcorn.

Fraidy Aber manages a team who collectively produce a vibrant suite of offerings welcoming all to explore the evolving, dynamic Jewish life of today through art, culture and dialogue. Centering community collaboration, equity, and well-being, Fraidy provides leadership for experiences for families, teens, teachers and students, seniors, and for those who may not traditionally have access to the Museum. Fraidy led the development of the Zim Zoom Family Room and the Textile Lab, and taught a graduate level University San Francisco course "Museums and Social Justice". Previously, Fraidy served as Executive Director of the Vail Symposium, offering thought-provoking programs in Vail, Colorado. Prior, Fraidy led Public Programs at Hudson River Park where she led cultural, recreational, and educational programming along Manhattan’s west side. Fraidy holds a BA in Biology from Cornell University, and a Masters of Education from Harvard University.

Heidi Landis is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT), Registered Drama Therapist and Board-Certified Trainer (RDT/BCT), and Education and Practitioner of Psychodrama (TEP). Specializing in trauma-informed work and the use of creative arts therapy techniques, Heidi has a private practice and consulting business in New York City where she sees clients and facilitates trainings nationally and internationally. Previously Heidi worked at Creative Alternatives of New York, as Associate Executive Director of clinical and training programs where she ran Trauma-Informed Drama Therapy groups with many different populations as well as trained staff and site partners in using creative techniques in psychotherapy and in the classroom. In addition, Heidi was the Community Coordinator of Mental Health at a high-school in the South Bronx for immigrant and refugee youth where she created and implemented a trauma-informed school environment. Heidi is an adjunct professor at New York University and Yeshiva University in NYC, Lesley University in MA, Concordia University in Montreal and on faculty of the KINT institute. She has published about her work in the books Trauma-Informed Drama Therapy: Transforming Clinics, Classrooms and Communities, Handbook of Child and Adolescent Group Therapy: A Practitioner’s Reference and in Creative Arts-Based Group Therapy with Adolescents: Theory and Practice as well as in multiple academic journals.

Ilana Jaffe-Lewis is a Teaching Artist and mother based in Los Angeles, California. Ilana is a facilitator for the Jewish Studio Project and the Founder of The Mothers' Studio -- a creative community for mothers of all ages and stages. She spends her summer teaching Process Art at the Brandeis CAMP Institute. Ilana's hobbies include: creating, reading, observing, listening, and bringing people together. She loves animals, flowers, book stores, and honest conversation.

Julie provides leadership within the department to drive mission driven educational programs to excellence in serving the diverse population of The Museum. Julie is also the program manager for Teen Programs and leads a suite of programs that provide opportunities for youth development through exploring identity, culture and art. In 2017 Julie was awarded the Council of Jewish Museum’s Poland Fellowship for an immersive learning program in Poland. Prior to joining The CJM, she served as Education Director at the International Children’s Art Museum (ICAM) in San Francisco. While at ICAM she coordinated a world-wide arts education program and received an IMLS grant to develop a partnership program with the Hellenic Children’s Museum in Athens, Greece. Julie has been extremely active in providing arts education to children working as both a museum educator and classroom art teacher. Julie holds a BA in Art History from UC Berkeley and received an MA in Art History from the George Washington University, Washington, D.C.

Pamela Rae Schuller is the founder and Director of HereNow a Jewish teen mental-health and creativity initiative through the Jewish Board. Pamela holds a bachelor’s degree in both Psychology and Youth Outreach through the Arts and a Master’s Degree in Child Advocacy and Public Policy, and a certificate in Executive Coaching-Leadership in the Digital Age. Pam is also a comedian and inclusion advocate, known for her ability to weave together comedy, storytelling and a compelling narrative on disability inclusion and mental health. Pamela has been featured on Netflix’s Jewish Matchmaking and the Dr Mike Channel as well as the New York Times and is working on a novel about all of the time she spent in detention at boarding school for which she holds the record.

Rabbi Sarah Tasman is the Director of Jewish Journeys at the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington and the founder of the Tasman Center for Jewish Creativity which offers community classes & gatherings, and private spiritual coaching, and life cycle officiation. Rabbi Sarah specializes in leading experiential spirituality and Jewish mindfulness classes, providing opportunities for personal and professional development, and incorporating expressive modalities including writing, yoga, art and ritual.

She is a faculty member at The Adas Israel Community Mikvah where she trains mikvah guides in ritual creation and recently co-led the Well Bodies Program in Embodied Judaism. She has taught Jewish mindfulness classes for Orot: Center for New Jewish Learning, Gratz: NEXT, Jewish Federations of North America Changemakers Fellowship, Rabbis Without Borders and many congregations and organizations.

She was ordained by the Rabbinical School of Hebrew College in 2012. She also holds a master of Jewish Education and a certificate of non-profit management. Rabbi Sarah completed her 200 Hour Yoga & Meditation Teacher training at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in 2014 and earned a Life Coaching Certificate from The Life Coach Training Institute in 2020. She is a Rabbis Without Borders Fellow and member of the Kenissa: Communities of Meaning network. Previously, Rabbi Sarah was the Interfaith Family/DC Director, serving the needs of interfaith couples and families throughout Virginia, Maryland and Washington, DC and has worked at Hillels at The University of Maryland, Yale and MIT. She serves on the board of directors for Shalom Learning.