Andrew, a 2015-16 Repair the World Brooklyn alum, is working his dream job as the Program Manager at his alma mater Repair the World Branch. In between his fellowship year and being back at Repair, worked in education, agriculture, and community organizing. He formerly worked at Penguin Random House, Yelp, Brooklyn Grange, Amir, and Congregation Beth Elohim. He earned his B.A. from Binghamton University.

Originally from Connecticut, Juliana is a director, actor and producer with a passion for building and supporting community. Her search for every-day work of community-led activism got her excited about Repair the World. She was then better acquainted with the Crown Heights Workshop last year while producing and directing a play. She holds a B.F.A from University of Connecticut. Juli also loves swimming, traveling and crafting.

Kate comes to Repair the World a community social worker, spanning experience in education, counseling, community organizing, and Jewish social justice efforts. Most recently, Kate served as the Community School Director at Brooklyn Landmark Elementary advocating for educational equity and coordinating community resources. A licensed social worker, Kate earned her MSW from NYU and BASW from Rutgers University.

Prior to becoming the Executive Director of Repair the World NYC, Rachel Figurasmith worked in education and non-profit spaces for her entire career. Previously serving as Repair’s Senior Educator, Rachel spearheaded our family volunteering engagement initiatives for several years. A born-and-bred New Yorker, Rachel is passionate about increasing access to quality education for all young people.

Alexie recently graduated from Dickinson College where she majored in English and Food Studies. In her last year of college, she served as a Community Service Coordinator for a food justice education program called Keep Hope. Alexie helped to recruit volunteers, create programming, and educated local youth about issues of food justice and how to cook nutritious meals from the food they had access to. Alexie chose Repair the World because she w

Brenna recently graduated from the University of Pittsburgh after studying Applied Developmental Psychology & Religious Studies. Brenna served as President of Challah for Hunger spent almost all of her Thursday nights baking dozens of loaves of challah to raise money for hunger relief organizations. Brenna also spent two years as a Hillel Campus Engagement Intern, working with students to find meaningful Jewish experiences and opportunitie

Caitlin recently graduated from Cornell with a major in Human Development and minors in Education and Inequality Studies. Caitlin was Cornell Hillel’s development intern in and for several semesters she also worked weekly with young adults with developmental disabilities in a career skills program through a local school. Caitlin enjoyed building relationships with the students and watching their growth, particularly in their confidence. Cait

Emily is a graduate of the University of Central Florida where she studied Integrated Business and served as President of Knights for Animal Rights and as a PETA Campus Representative. In these roles, Emily organized over 40 educational, volunteer, and community-building events for student activists at the University of Central Florida. Many of these events focused on the intersectionality of issues like food injustice, workers rights, and env

Jeremy graduated from the University of Vermont, where he majored in Environmental Studies and founded Green Mountain Manna, a Jewish outdoors club. He also wrote his senior thesis on founding Green Mountain Manna on campus. Jeremy is passionate about food justice because after all, people cannot survive or function without access to food.

Matthew majored in Religious Studies at Dickinson College and has been involved with the Philadelphia Friendship Circle and the Philadelphia Anti-Defamation League. Matthew is excited to engage with Jews from a wide variety of backgrounds, who have a wide variety of interests, and hold a wide variety of opinions. Matthew listens to an excessive amount of Punk, New Wave, Twee Pop, and Heavy Metal music.