Michael Auerbach

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City Director, Los Angeles

Michael (he/him) is thrilled to bring Repair’s fellowship program to Los Angeles, as he greatly believes in the power of service to bring people together in common cause. Previously, Michael spent six years as the Executive Director of Kinful – a K-12 social-emotional learning/intercultural exchange program connecting students in the U.S. with peers in South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Turkey, and Ukraine. His passion for pursuing social justice through service-learning began in the Peace Corps as a Girls’ Education & Empowerment Volunteer in Mauritania and was later bolstered while serving as a United States – China Friendship Volunteer (what a title!) in Chongqing. Following the Peace Corps, Michael served as a Shriver Peaceworker Fellow in Baltimore with the Choice Program, whose mission is to disentangle young people from the juvenile justice system by strengthening youth and family ties to their communities. After his fellowship, he became the AmeriCorps Program Director, and later Director of Public Partnerships, for Blue Engine in NYC, whose mission is to maximize the potential inherent in every classroom, teacher, and student, so that every learner thrives no matter their race, income level, or learning style. During this time he also served as a Franklin Project Ambassador at the Aspen Institute (now Service Year Alliance) advocating for inclusive and equitable pathways to service in America. Michael holds a Bachelor’s in International Studies from the University of South Florida, and a Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In his free time, he enjoys surfing, playing video games, and telling everyone he meets why Deep Space Nine is the best Star Trek series.

Loal Isaacs

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Regional Director, West

Loal (he/him) knows what it is like to need help. This knowledge has driven him to strive to preserve and elevate the dignity of all those in his community for over two decades. Through his work with thousands of youth, families and educators, Loal has consistently developed opportunities for learning, growth and kindness, striving to create a more just and compassionate future for us all.

As a lifelong member of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish community, Loal has served in roles for multiple organizations including the Jewish Community Federation and Endowment Fund, Jewish Family and Children’s Services, the Helen Diller Family Foundation and URJ Camp Newman. He leveraged each opportunity in hopes of paving the way for future leader to make a greater impact.

Loal is the proud father of two remarkable young people who serve as a constant source of motivation and inspiration to his work.

Spencer Kaseff

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Senior Program Associate, Los Angeles

Yael Rosen

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Regional Development Director, West

Yael Rosen, CFRE has been working to serve her local LA community and the larger Jewish community as a non-profit professional and volunteer for over 20 years. She has worked as a fundraiser for Momentum, Mattel Children’s Hospital at UCLA, Starlight Children’s Foundation, and United Jewish Appeal. Her volunteer time has been dedicated to roles in non-profit organizations specifically serving Jewish causes, youth, and education.

One of the many reasons Yael is excited to be working for Repair is in honor and fulfillment of the teaching of her grandmother, a Holocaust survivor, who taught her the importance of Jewish identity and tikkun olam, repairing the world.

Yael worked full-time while attending Hebrew University of Jerusalem, CSUN, and UCLA and earned her BA in Communications. When she’s not working, Yael can be found baking and spending time with her husband and two sons. Her family is well on their way to achieving their goal of visiting all 50 of the United States.