Lisa Bodziner

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Southeast Development Director

Emma Burns

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Fellow, Atlanta

Hi, I’m Emma! I’m originally from San Jose, California, and completed my undergrad at Elon University in North Carolina with degrees in Spanish and Human Services. During my time at Elon, my passions for social justice, the environment, the Spanish language, and human connection were cultivated through my time as a trip leader for Elon Outdoors, studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and my internship that allowed me to work with Latinx communities in area. In my free time, I love being outside, cooking, and taking pictures. I’m so excited for the opportunity to deepen these passions, expand my knowledge and skillsets, and create a new community in Atlanta as a Fellow!

Clara Camber

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Senior Fellow, Atlanta

Clara (she/her/hers) comes to Repair the World Atlanta from Charlottesville, where she studied at the University of Virginia. She is guided by her commitment to serving others and is particularly passionate about social justice and climate action. Clara has written for Alma, a Jewish feminist publication, worked with teenagers to engage with Jewish values, and founded an activist organization in Charlottesville for peace and justice in Israel Palestine. Clara aims to continue building the world as it should be through self-reflection and community organizing.

Paige Godfrey

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Senior Program Associate, Atlanta

Prior to joining the Repair the World team, Paige spent her career dedicated to the Jewish teen populations in the Atlanta and the Greater DC areas as director of a social and leadership focused youth group. During her time working with teens, she was an inaugural member of the Federation 40 Under 40 Israel trip and a Merrin Teen Professional Fellowship Cohort X graduate. Paige loves working with program participants to support their work and become a mentor. Many of the teens she worked with, that are no longer teens, she still keeps in touch with. Now, serving as the Senior Program Associate in Atlanta, Paige supports the Service Corps Members through their volunteer work, impacting the local community. In her time away from work, Paige enjoys staying up-to-date on pop culture via social media and tv shows, traveling, eating really good food, and spending time with her husband and dog at home.

Janu Mendel

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Regional Director, Southeast

Janu was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica where he had his bar mitzvah in a sand-floored synagogue and developed his life-long love of reggae music. He completed his B.Sc. in Political Science in 2005 at the University of the West Indies. He immigrated to the United States in 2006, working in corporate business for seven years. Seeking something more meaningful, he found his home in Miami’s Jewish community and realized that this was where he belonged professionally. He was recruited as an Outreach Fellow for Temple Beth Am in 2013 and managed their young-adult engagement efforts for five years. Concurrently, he spent three years on staff as the Director of Engagement at the University of Miami Hillel. The opportunity to take a more active role in community building and civic engagement led him to his current role as founding Executive Director of Repair the World Miami. Janu is an alumnus of the Pardes Summer Program and Bend the Arc’s Selah Leadership Program for Jews of Color, as well as a member of the ROI Community and a current Wexner Field Fellow.

Palmer Rubin

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Fellow, Atlanta

Palmer Rubin is a graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design. They previously completed the Jeremiah Fellowship for Bend The Arc in 2020 and the Serve The Moment Fellowship in 2020-2021. They’re dedicated to finding equitable services for all people in Atlanta, prioritizing those most affected, and living by the Jewish value of “tikkun olam.”