Heschel Center Environmental Leadership Fellows 2007-2008
Kamel Agbaria
Social entrepreneur, active in "Navras," promoting social-community-environmental issues, member of the board of directors of the Umm El-Fahim Art Gallery, former manager in Kupat Holim Clalit (HMO), and CEO of a medical supplies company, resident of Emm El Fahim.
Nimi Ashkar
Computer specialist, manages information technology (IT) systems at TOWER Semiconductor, former IT director at Unilever, holds a masters degree in business and information systems, leading activist in the struggle of the refugees of Ikrit and Bir'am, resident of Yassif.
Amir Ben-David
Journalist, environment and energy reporter for Yediot Acharonot, veteran journalist in the daily press in a variety of areas, holds a masters degree in criminology, resident of Ramat Gan.
Galit Cohen
Environmental planner, head of environmental policy for the Ministry of Environmental Protection, former educator and high school geography teacher, currently completing a masters degree in policy, planning and environmental management, resident of Jerusalem.
Joseph Cory
Architect, specializing in sustainable architecture, founder of the Geotectura Architecture Studio (www.geotectura.com), lecturer in the Architecture and Urban Planning Department of the Technion, currently completing a doctorate in architecture, resident of Haifa.
Avi Dabush
Organizational sociologist and social activist, directs the Environment and Community project of Shatil, coordinates the Forum for Sane Cellular Telephony, currently completing a masters degree in sociology, resident of Kibbutz Revadim in the Negev.
Niv Ein-Gal
Executive, chief operations officer at Initia Medical Technologies, formerly chairman of the Dor Shalom NGO, directed the project for civic leadership for the Mifkad Le'umi ("The People's Voice") peace initiative, resident of Tel Aviv.
Michal Eitan
Executive, director of the economic vision and strategy project of Israel 2028, lecturer in entrepreneurship and ecological design at Bezalel Academy of Art, formerly chief operations officer at Checkpoint, holds a masters degree in urban and regional planning, resident of Givatayim.
Galia Feit
Public interest lawyer, heads the program for commercial entrepreneurship and economic justice in the Law Faculty of Tel Aviv University, holds a masters degree in law, resident of Hod Hasharon.
Dror Feuer
Journalist, writes a regular column for Globes (daily financial paper), former culture editor for Globes, former editor of Masa Acher ("Voyage") magazine, founder and first editor of Captain Internet computer supplement of Ha'aretz, resident of Tel Aviv.
Eldad Garfunkel
Entrepreneur, owner and CEO of Alfanus.com for Arabic internet services, among the founders of the joint Jewish-Arab bilingual school of the Galilee, resident of Rakefet in Misgav, central Galilee.
Yael Greenberg
Communal social worker, social activist and entrepreneur, directs the Mentoring Center for social change of Sheatufim – The Israel Center for Civil Society, holds a masters in social work, resident of Tel Aviv.
Eti Livni
Lawyer, mediator and political activist, former member of Knesset for the Shinui party, served as vice-speaker of the Knesset, and chair of the Committee for the Advancement of Women, member of the directorate of Ta'as (IMI – Israeli Military Industries), holds a degree in law, resident of Herzliya.
Yafit Sabag
Lawyer, counsel in the legal division of Israel Discount Mortgage Bank Ltd., and secretary of the bank's subsidiaries, holds a degree in law, resident of Holon.
Noam Schneider
Producer and editor, editor in chief of the "Civil Guard" investigative television series, personal and business coach for T.U.T. Communication and Results, former head editor of sports news for the Sports Channel, holds a master's in directing and production, resident of Hod Hasharon.
Mimi Tresman
Sustainable development consultant, works for Edna Pasher & Associates Management Consultants, former environmental consultant for the City of Peterborough, England, holds a masters degree in international environmental studies, resident of Arsuf Kedem.
Raya Vulkan
Agronomist and environmental activist, runs the field services laboratory of the Ministry of
Agriculture of the Negev, heads the Environment Committee of the Ramat Hanegev Regional Authority (home of Israel's toxic waste site, Ramat Hovav), holds a doctorate in earth sciences, resident of Kibbutz Mash'abei Sadeh.
Sigal Yaniv Feller
Manager, executive director of Israel's Green Environment Fund (funding consortium of the New Israel Fund, the Cummings Foundation, Dorot, and Andrea and Charles Bronfman Foundations), former educator, guide and educational administrator, holds a masters degree in environmental science, resident of Modi'in.
Tami Zori
Designer, founder and manager of the pioneering Citytree project in urban ecology (www.citytree.net), former director of marketing and special projects for Syflex Corp., holds a masters degree in graphic design, resident of Tel Aviv.