Marissa Aaronson

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Fellow, New York

Marissa recently graduated from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary, with degrees in American Studies and Hebrew Bible, respectively. Marissa is passionate about Jewish education and sustainability and excited to have the opportunity to work at the intersection of those interests at Repair the World. In college, she helped lead the Hannah Weiss Sustainability Team at her university’s Hillel, advocating for more sustainable building-wide policies including compostable dishes and cutlery for Shabbat dinners and reusable water bottle fillers. Outside of work, Marissa is likely found doing yoga, hosting themed Shabbat dinners, or searching for the best green spaces in New York.

SG Gladstone

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Senior Program Manager, New York

SG (they/them) is a Californian at heart, now living in Brooklyn. They have spent the past 10 years working with kids and teens in classrooms, camps, and speciality learning environments. This is in addition to their work as a writer on topics such as mixed race identity and popular culture, both professionally and through labors of love. SG spent much of their time as a young person in youth groups and camps, and originally came to work in the Jewish social justice world as a youth coordinator at JYCA. In their previous role, they created and managed a JOCSM teen cohort in the San Francisco Bay Area. SG is thrilled to be a New York resident and explore avenues and experiences such as arts/culture, Black sci-fi, the Atlantic Ocean, and actual seasons.

Landry Levine

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Senior Operations Associate, New York

Landry is excited to work towards social change alongside the team at Repair the World! They previously worked as the Student Experience Coordinator at New York City Guitar School, one of the largest music schools in the city, where they enjoyed creating a welcoming community that supported teachers and students alike in defining and achieving personal greatness. A graduate of Vassar College with a B.A. in Philosophy and Drama, Landry was active on campus in experimental performance and in the Jewish-Palestinian solidarity movement.  Originally from Texas, they have spent the past several years in Brooklyn as a dedicated organizer for racial, economic, and gender justice.  In all their work they strive to see the big picture alongside everyday details, combining the creativity and collaboration they picked up in theater with the organization and problem solving they also picked up in theater. They enjoy making art with friends, playing music, ranting about the news, occasional blogging, and learning new things in increasingly deep internet rabbit holes (most recently: building computers!).

Micali Morin

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New York Family Program Senior Associate

Micali is excited to return to Repair as the Summer Teen Program Associate. She believes in the transformative power of mutual aid and is inspired by the endless passion and fervor of teenagers engaging in serving their communities. Micali first became involved with Repair in the Fall of 2020, when she served as a Corps Member with Met Council on Housing, a tenants rights organization in New York City.

A native of Massachusetts, Micali first learned about the impact of social justice through NFTY Northeast and throughout twelve summers at Crane Lake Camp. She is a proud graduate of NYU Tisch with dual degrees in Dramatic Writing and Journalism. She has taught at a number of synagogues across the northeast, educating and engaging with youth as they explore their own Jewish identities. In her free time, Micali freelance writes, experiments with new recipes, and pretends to know how to paint.

Myer Rosenblum

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New York Program Director

Myer Rosenblum (they/them) is a spirited advocate, leader, and changemaker. As the New York Program Director at Repair the World, they oversee Repair’s young adult programming across Brooklyn, Manhattan, and Queens. Most recently, Myer managed LGBTQ voter engagement strategy at HeadCount and grew The Trevor Project’s volunteer program to support suicide prevention and crisis intervention services for LGBTQ youth. Throughout their career, Myer’s work has spanned from art advocacy programming for incarcerated youth to viral LGBTQ educational campaigns—always with deep roots in collective liberation and justice. They graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Richmond with a B.A. in American Studies and Gender & Sexuality Studies.

Outside of work, Myer volunteers as a crisis counselor for LGBTQ youth, reads as much trans literature as they can find, and frequents thrift stores and museums across the city. They currently live on ancestral Lenape land (so-called Brooklyn) with their cat and jungle of thriving houseplants.

Mel Shaiman

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Fellow, New York

Mel joined Repair the World Brooklyn as a fellow in 2023. Mel earned their B.S. in International Affairs and Geography from George Washington University (Go Hippos!). Their passion for understanding the relationships between society and the environment has been influenced by many of their life experiences. Having grown up on Long Island, Mel has always loved going to the beach and exploring the tidal ecosystems home to many shellfish and shorebirds, which profoundly shaped the towns their family and friends call home. They discovered their interest in the field of urban sustainability and environmental justice during their undergraduate career as a research assistant, where they worked on an interdisciplinary team to measure sustainability indicators for Arctic cities. Now, they are interested in becoming more involved in the nonprofit world after serving with NYC Civic Corps through AmeriCorps in 2022, where they experienced how connection and support can empower people in their communities for more equitable outcomes across many areas of life. For this role, they moved to Crown Heights, and their experience as a community member helped them to fall in love with the neighborhood and also see the struggles it faces. In their free time, Mel likes to try new recipes, work on their jigsaw puzzles, or play games on their Switch. You will also likely find them exploring a new subway-accessible trail or hanging in a park with their cat, Roomie.

Jonathan Taubes

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Program Manager, Brooklyn Service Corps

Jonathan Taubes is an activist-educator from Brooklyn who works at the intersections of Judaism and social justice. Previously, Jonathan spent four years at the Workers Circle as a political organizer and cultural educator. There, he helped lead campaigns for immigrant rights and voting rights, co-founded the Workers Circle College Network, developed workshops for teen activists, and led walking tours of the Jewish Lower East Side. 

Jonathan has a special passion for learning and teaching histories and narratives of Black-Jewish relations, especially through the writings of James Baldwin, which he has explored since 2017 in various Jewish social, religious, and professional settings. One fun fact about Jonathan: despite a lifelong allergy to fish (the food), he is a big fan of Phish (the band), who he has seen over 20 times since attending his first show in 2009.