Rachel Landau is a junior at Wellesley High School with keen interests in poetry, photography, piano, and political science. She enjoys passionate discussions and dislikes slow Internet connections. When she’s not working on the numerous school organizations to which she belongs, Rachel can be found practicing the French horn, reading literary magazines, or thinking about a thousand different things all at once.

Eliza Bayroff is an alumna of the 2014–2015 cohort of the Rising Voices Fellowship. She recently graduated from Barnard College, where she studied dramatic literature. She is passionate about volunteerism, sexual and reproductive health, labor issues, and New Mexican Cinema.

Ilana Goldberg is a senior at the Jewish Community High School in San Francisco. Ilana enjoys performing and watching musical theatre and learning new languages. This summer, Ilana spent seven weeks volunteering in the Dominican Republic.

Mitali Desai is a rising sophomore at Barnard College, where she is double majoring in English and Anthropology. Her passion for intersectional feminism began in high school when, after reading Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, she co-created a feminism club. After using JWA’s resources to write history papers and research the women’s movement throughout her academic career, she is thrilled to be behind the scenes as a blogger for such an impactful non-profit.

Rabbi Amy Eilberg is the first woman ordained as a Conservative rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. After many years of work in pastoral care and hospice, Rabbi Eilberg now serves as a spiritual director, directs interfaith dialogue programs in Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, and teaches at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities and St. Catherine University. She serves as a co-chair of the Civility Initiative of the Jewish Council on Public Affairs and teaches the art of listening and peacebuilding in venues throughout the country.

Melanie is an ecologist who currently lives in southwest Florida, where she practices her Yiddish often with the abundant retiree/snowbird population.