Amy serves as an advisor to TribeTalk. Her marketing and branding expertise provides insight to help TribeTalk grow and deliver its important programming to students in high school and those that are preparing to enter college should they need to stand up against antisemitism in their school and in the world beyond.

For the last several years, Amy has worked as an interim executive aiding mission-based organizations in transition. Amy has a blended background of corporate and mission-focused work.  Combining her professional and non-profit board activities, Amy knows how to lead a business, nurture a brand, create campaigns that deliver and deeply connect with stakeholders.

For nearly four years, Amy led Anti-Defamation League’s (ADL) Brand and Marketing department through a rebrand and brought integrated, strategic, and proactive thinking to the marketing function. Prior to ADL, Amy was chosen as the CMO of the NY/NJ Super Bowl Host Committee — in charge of marketing the first ever outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl hosted in the nation. Beginning career at American Express in New York City, Amy then spent nearly a decade leading national marketing at Walt Disney World, in Orlando, Florida.

Amy is a proud graduate of the University of Vermont and holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Jori Balsam is originally from Newton, MA but now resides in Newport, RI. During the year, she teaches and coaches at a boarding school. She graduated from Wesleyan University in May 2023, where she majored in neuroscience and education studies with a minor in Jewish and Israel studies. While at Wesleyan she played on the women’s ice hockey and lacrosse teams and was the president of Chabad. When she is not working, she enjoys running, reading, and spending time with friends.

Matthew E. Berger is a leader in developing effective strategies to fight antisemitism and anti-Israel bias. He is currently President and CEO of Mashber Strategies, guiding organizations, companies, and universities as they address antisemitism, hate, and intolerance on college campuses, in corporate spaces, and on social media.

As executive director of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, Matthew led the development and launch of the Cannes Lion Award-winning “Stand Up to Jewish Hate” campaign, a $25 million advertising campaign to educate non-Jews about modern antisemitism and empower them to address hate in their communities. The campaign introduced the Blue Square emoji as the national symbol for addressing antisemitism, encouraging people everywhere to speak out against intolerance. He also led FCAS’ efforts to monitor, analyze and address growing antisemitism through innovative programs, partnerships, and communications products.

Before joining FCAS, Matthew was Hillel International’s Vice President for External Affairs and Campus Preparedness, overseeing programs that addressed antisemitism, anti-Israel activity and security concerns on college campuses around the world.

Berger has more than two decades of experience as a journalist and communications professional, with a focus on politics, Middle East policy and the American Jewish community. He previously served as senior director of communications for a Middle East policy think tank, placing scholarly research in the media and managing communication products and social media, and spent five years as vice president of Dezenhall Resources, a Washington-based crisis communications firm.

Berger holds a master’s degree in national security policy and a bachelor’s degree in political communications, both from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He lives in Washington, D.C. with his husband Jeff and their springer spaniel, Charlie.

Dr. Rachel Fish is the co-founder of Boundless Israel, a think-action tank partnering with community leaders to revitalize Israel education and take bold collective action to combat Jew hatred. Dr. Fish was the executive director of the Foundation to Combat anti-Semitism. She also served as senior advisor and resident scholar at the Paul E. Singer Foundation in New York City and executive director of the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University. In her role at Brandeis, she trained the next generation of academics in the field of Israel Studies.
“Configurations of Bi-nationalism: The Transformation of Bi-nationalism and Palestine/Israel 1920’s-Present,” on the history of bi-nationalism and alternative visions for constructing the State of Israel. Rachel has served on the faculty at Brandeis University, Harvard University, UMass Amherst, has written articles for several publications in the mainstream press and academic journals, and co-edited the book “Essential Israel: Essays for the 21st Century.” She is a frequent speaker in various Jewish community forums and beyond.

For the past twenty years, Jill Stepak has designed, developed and implemented learning experiences in a variety of formal and informal educational settings. She specializes in using technology and design thinking to turn complex concepts into accessible, engaging, and memorable learning experiences.  She helps organizations elevate education to meet the changing ecosystem, increasing engagement, stickiness and measurable results.

Jill currently works as a freelance instructional, graphic and curriculum designer for several non-profit organizations including TribeTalk and ARZA Canada. She is also an adjunct faculty for the Executive Master’s program at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (where she is an alum) and she is a faculty educator for the Cornerstone Fellowship, a program of the Foundation for Jewish Camp.

Jill has an M.A. in Jewish Educational Leadership from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion, and a B.A. in Jewish Education and Modern Hebrew from the University of Wisconsin (Madison). 

You can learn more or hire Jill for your own projects on her website.