Meet the teen board
Lucas Berman, President
Helena Simon, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Helena Simon, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Lucas is currently a senior at Calabasas High School and has been a part of USY since he was in seventh grade. He is an avid soccer player and loves to talk about sports.
Helena Simon, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Helena Simon, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Helena Simon, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Helena is a junior at Agoura High School. She has been a part of USY since third grade. In her free time, she likes to watch movies, crochet, and spend time with her pet hamster, Dog.
Lily Davis, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Helena Simon, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Lily Davis, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
Lily is a sophomore at Viewpoint School and has been involved in USY since 6th grade and Kadima since 4th grade. Some of her interests include technical theater, zentangle, and gardening. She can’t wait for some awesome programming and events this year!
River Schaffer, Religion/Education Vice President
River Schaffer, Religion/Education Vice President
Lily Davis, Co -Executive/Programming Vice President
River is a sophomore at deToledo High School. River is so excited to be serving as Religious/Education Vice President on the Chaverim board! They are passionate about creating an inclusive Jewish environment in which everyone feels comfortable exploring Judaism and their connection with it. Outside Chaverim, River enjoys musical theater, aerial silks, and reading.
Ella Shouhed, Israel Affairs
River Schaffer, Religion/Education Vice President
Rachael Rosenberg, Social Action/Tikun Olam
Ella is in 9th grade and goes to Shomrei Torah Synagogue. She loves God and going to Temple. She hopes to bring more people to Temple to have fun and build on their relationship with God. In Chaverim, she is a fun person to be around and looks forward to lounge every week. She loves being part of the temple and hanging with her Jewish friends.
Rachael Rosenberg, Social Action/Tikun Olam
River Schaffer, Religion/Education Vice President
Rachael Rosenberg, Social Action/Tikun Olam
Rachael is an 11th-grade homeschooler. She is the Social Action and Tikkun Olam Vice President. Rachael is passionate about social action, photography, friends, and family.
Eva Banafsheha, Membership/Kadima
Madison Saltz, Communications Vice President
Eva Banafsheha, Membership/Kadima
Eva is a ninth-grade student who is passionate about her role as Mem/Kad in this youth department. As Mem/Kad, she hopes to welcome many new members and create a great experience in Kadima. In her free time, Eva enjoys trying new activities and spending time with her friends and family.
Cadence Marmet, Membership/Kadima
Madison Saltz, Communications Vice President
Eva Banafsheha, Membership/Kadima
Cadence loves playing percussion and helping out in the community whenever he can. He's excited about this upcoming year in Chaverim and everything it entails.
Madison Saltz, Communications Vice President
Madison Saltz, Communications Vice President
Madison Saltz, Communications Vice President
Madison is in 10th grade and goes to Agoura High School. She runs our social media accounts, including TikTok and Instagram. She loves to do art and is very creative, which is reflected in her hair color choices (currently pink).
Sofia Kozikaro-Sanchez, Parliamentarian
Sofia Kozikaro-Sanchez, Parliamentarian
Madison Saltz, Communications Vice President
Sofia is a 9th grader at Oak Park High School. She is looking forward to the year and her position because it allows her to help in all areas of USY, and as a first-time board member, she wants to explore every part.
Michelle Greenberg, Director of Youth Engagement
Michelle recently graduated from the University of Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. Since 2016, Michelle has spent her summers at Camp Ramah as a counselor, educator, and division head. She received a full-tuition scholarship to spend a semester at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as a Fellow of the Nachshon Project. During this fellowship, she received intensive leadership training and interacted with professionals in the field of Jewish communal leadership.
Recently, the youth programs of Shomrei Torah Synagogue and Temple Aliyah have combined, and Michelle is looking forward to working with both communities to continue to successfully growth the youth department.
