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Elly Leman

Elly joined Mikva Challenge in 2022 as the Director of Institutional and Corporate Giving. Elly has a bachelors in Urban Planning from...

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Amanda Maguire

Amanda is a (nearly) lifelong resident of New Hampshire and comes to Mikva with a background in Social Studies Education. After...

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Kaitlyn Meeks

Kaitlyn was born and raised in Rockford, IL, moving to Chicago in 2007 to attend the University of Illinois at Chicago. ...

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Voncia Monchais

Raised by civil rights activists, this Texas native has always been passionate about social justice, equal opportunity, and empowerment of those...

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Mark Muniz

Mark joined Mikva Challenge in 2018 as its data and stewardship coordinator, after several years in the nonprofit sector. As an...

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Ximena Novoa

Driven by a deep commitment to creating a more equitable and just society, I am a passionate advocate for youth empowerment,...

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Cristina Perez

In 2009, Cristina joined Mikva Challenge supporting teachers in the Elections in Action program and facilitating Mikva Summer Fellows program. Now...

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Ken Porter

Ken comes to Mikva Challenge with a convergent media background and has served over seven years in the Navy as a...

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Amari Roberts

Amari has been a part of Mikva Challenge’s community for almost four years now! In high school, she was a participant...

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Barbara Rykaczewski

Barbara joined the Chicago Mikva team in July 2019. She is deeply inspired by the work of Jane Addams, and joined...

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