Amy Herman is a strategic communications executive with nearly 20 years of experience developing and driving all aspects of communications campaigns and projects to build brands and issue awareness. She currently serves as a communications consultant. Her career has included nearly 10 years at Edelman, where she served as a Senior Vice President, and more than two years as a consultant at Sodexo, among positions with other organizations.

She is a past co-chair of the DC Council BBYO Friends & Alumni Network for which she created new programming, events and communications that increased parent engagement and fundraising. She provides ongoing strategic counsel on stakeholder communications for MentorPrize, a non-profit organization that recruits mentors for local mentoring organizations. In the past, she served as co-chair for a successful online auction and school-wide gala at her children’s school, Georgetown Day School.

Amy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Certificate of Judaic Studies from Duke University. She lives in Chevy Chase, MD with her husband and two teenage children. She enjoys running, spinning, book club and baking challahs to share with her extended family.

Elyse Spector Kalmans is married to Lewis M. Kalmans, and they are the proud parents of three daughters: Aerin (20), Kendall (19) and Tali (16). They reside in Bellaire, Texas. Elyse received a bachelor's degree from Brown University and a master's degree in marketing and finance from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management. She has held management positions at Chase, Pillsbury, Coca-Cola, and Enron. She was then a managing partner of Kalmans and Loebl, a marketing and public relations firm. Most recently, she managed the Employment Services Department at Houston's Jewish Family Service. Kalmans serves on the boards of Congregation Emanu El, Holocaust Museum Houston, the Southwest Region of the Anti-Defamation League, and The Parent Association of The Kinkaid School.

Grew up in Stamford, CT. I attended a Jewish day school through 8th grade, public high school, University of CT for undergrad and attended University of Pennsylvania graduate school of social work. Lived and worked in NYC before returning to Stamford to take a job as a school social worker in Greenwich CT 19 years ago. I am married to Craig who is a real estate attorney in NYC, have two children Ruthie and Zachary who attended the same day school that I attended and currently attend high school. I loved my 4 years in BBYO and traveled to Israel with BBYO while I was in college. I am grateful that my children are involved and will have their own experience within BBYO.

Carolyn Schrier lives in Memphis, TN (having relocated there 2 years ago from Westchester County, NY) with her husband Adam and twins Morgan and Evan, both of whom are active in Delta Region chapters. Carolyn serves on the advisory council for Memphis BBYO as well as on the advisory council for Hillel at Rhodes College. She has spent over 20 years actively involved with Hillel in volunteer capacities, both nationally and locally, and has also held different positions within Hadassah over the course of 15 years.

Professionally, Carolyn is the Director of Marketing for MitzvahMarket.com. In normal times, she enjoys traveling, kayaking and checking out new restaurants.

A 3rd generation native of Pittsburgh, Scott Silver has lived in Los Angeles since 1997. Scott is a practicing transactional real estate attorney and commercial real estate developer and investor. His experience in BBYO starting at the age of 14 was transformative; he is still best friends with the same group of AZA's. BBYO was the start of involvement in many Jewish adventures: a Jewish fraternity (Beta Sigma Beta at Penn State '89 - '92), a semester abroad in Israel (Tel Aviv University '93), Cardozo Law School (Yeshiva University) and being active in the Los Angeles Jewish Community: UJF, Brawerman Elementary School, The Guardians for the Jewish Home for the Aging, Wilshire Boulevard Temple and Camp Hess Kramer. Scott’s wife Karen, a divorce attorney, has opted to stay with him for 25 years in spite of having an easy exit plan. Scott’s two teenage daughters are disturbed to have friends who actually think Scott’s kind of cool.

Rob currently leads communications for Microsoft's US Subsidiary, the sales and marketing arm of Microsoft in the US. He works with executives and customers to tell story's of Microsoft's mission: Empowering people and organizations to achieve more.

As Director of Communications at Microsoft, he led the team responsible for the Microsoft brand social media channels on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram. He also advised Microsoft executives on how their social media presence could help tell the company’s story through a personal lens. In his 9 years in the role, Microsoft brand social media channels grew from 150,000 to 30 million followers worldwide, and Microsoft was named the most influential global brand on social by Lithium Technologies.

Rob is originally from Cleveland, Ohio, and a long-suffering fan of that city’s sports teams. He believes in the Oxford comma, pronouncing GIF with a hard G, and the power of a great story to change the world.

Randi has dedicated her life to the education and inspiration around education and development, specifically targeted towards Jewish Teens.

As an active member of Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation for the past 15 years, Randi has served as the Vice President of Education, a Board Trustee, as well as a member of the Executive Committee.

She has also been actively involved in various organizations supporting Jewish teens. Her passion and dedication are seen directly through her work with these youths. She has dedicated her time and effort in many ways. Specifically, her work in establishing the local Chabad CTeen program and BBYO (Bnei Brith Youth Organization).  BBYO is an international organization consisting of over 45,000 teens around the world that empowers them to become leaders in their communities. Randi has helped to strategically create and provide a foundation in the Nassau-Suffolk, Long Island region of BBYO. Her direct work has assisted in the growth of the region, which now hosts over 2000 teenagers.

In 2010, Randi founded The Jericho Wellness Coalition within the Jericho High School. The mission of this organization is to inspire and nurture positive habits of teenage students’ mind and body that promotes safety and wellness for the children and families of the Jericho community.

Randi has most recently become involved with The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and is planning a mission to Cuba, in the Fall of 2018.

Last month, Randi traveled to Tel Aviv, prompted by an invitation from the museum director of the Nahum Gutman Museum of Art, located in Neve Tzedek, Tel Aviv.  This museum is part of the Tel Aviv Foundation, an organization that creates, promotes and develops over 820 cultural projects for the improvement of the City of Tel Aviv.  This year, Gutman Museum celebrated its 20th year anniversary with a retrospective of his work. Randi and her family have been the host supporters of the expansion and refurbishment of the museum. She participated in the ceremony by speaking to over 500 attendees, including the Mayor of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Mr. Ron Huldai, who is the chairman of this foundation.

Prior to having her children, Randi worked as a production planning manager for a division of The Limited, Inc., based in Ohio.

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Staci Marlowe lives in Scarsdale, NY with her husband Steve and twins Lauren and Maddie who are members of the Hudson Valley Regional Board and daughter Taylor who is beginning her BBYO journey.

Staci serves as a member of the Windward School Board of Trustees. She has served as President of the Windward School Parents Association and a member of the Solomon Schechter School of Westchester Parents Association Board. She was also a Temple Israel Center Board of Trustees. Professionally, she was an elementary school teacher in Great Neck, NY. During her free time, Staci enjoys traveling, skiing and spending time volunteering.