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Our year-round team
Our year-round team ensures that camp runs smoothly, because creating a meaningful summer experience is truly a 12-month job. Planning for each summer begins before the previous one even ends, with thoughtful work spanning staff hiring, camper recruitment, financial management, logistics, fundraising, wellness, and so much more. This dedicated team works year-round to make each season the best it can possibly be.
Rabbi Eliav Bock
Executive Director & Camp Director
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Eliav brings extensive experience in outdoor camping and leadership to Ramah in the Rockies. A native of the Boston area and former Boy Scout, he has spent 11 summers working in other Ramah camps in a variety of specialty areas, including five years as an outdoor adventure leader in Camp Ramah, Canada. Ordained as rabbi by the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2009, Eliav is especially interested in helping youth connect to their Jewish souls through nature and the great outdoors. Prior to rabbinical school, Eliav worked in the finance industry in New York City. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Bible and a Master of Arts degree in Jewish Education, as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in Urban Studies from Columbia University. Eliav has been awarded the Pomegranate Prize by the Covenant Foundation and is a Schusterman Senior Fellow. He is joined each summer at camp by his wife, Dina Danon, and their three children.
Gabi Wasserman
Finance Director
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Gabi has been closely involved with Ramah in the Rockies in different capacities since 2011 when he worked his first summer as mountain bike staff (despite having never ridden a mountain bike). Fast forward 10 years, Ramah in the Rockies has had a transformative impact on Gabi‘s life. In addition to being a avid mountain biker, climber, and coffee drinker, Gabi is deeply committed to the mission of Ramah in the Rockies and has seen up close the impact that the organization can have on Jewish youth. Gabi brings ruthless organization, a keen sense of risk management, and a passion for writing bios to the year-round team, and he is truly excited to be able to serve Ramah in the Rockies in his current capacity as Finance Director. During work hours, you can find Gabi in one of eight possible coffee shops in the Denver metro area working hard to ensure Ramah’s financial stability for years to come.
Talia Horowitz
Director of Camp Wellness
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Talia brings an integrated approach to the Ramah in the Rockies Wellness Team by drawing on her experience as a clinical social worker, her training as a yoga teacher, and her passion for Jewish practice and spending time in nature. A Denver native with deep roots in the Denver Jewish community, Talia has a BA in Art History and Hebrew from Brandeis University and received her Masters in Social Work from Simmons College in 2013. Having worked with children and families in a variety of settings throughout her career, Talia strives to foster an environment of social-emotional health for campers, staff, and families alike. She brings warmth and openness to every encounter, focusing on the unique needs of each individual in balance with the goals and wellbeing of the larger group. Talia will be joined each summer at camp by her husband Jeff (also a social worker!), and her two children, Yona and Lev.
Martha Lieberman
Program Director
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Martha first joined Ramah in the Rockies as a young camper in 2014 and has been back almost every summer since. She has spent time on staff as both a madricha (counselor) and a Rosh Edah (unit head) and is now excited to be part of the year-round team as Program Director. Originally from New York City, Martha discovered her passion for the outdoors and for Jewish education at Ramah in the Rockies. She holds a B.A. in Middle Eastern Studies and Jewish Studies from Colby College and has also spent time learning at the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies in Jerusalem. She is passionate about weaving together outdoor adventure, Torah, and community to create meaningful Jewish experiences and lasting memories.
Zach Usmani
Director of Development
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Zach first joined the Ramah in the Rockies team in 2011 and has been part of the community ever since. Over the years, he’s discovered a passion for the outdoors (and a knack for whittling wood into surprisingly recognizable shapes) while creating a joyful and safe environment for campers and staff to grow. When he’s not at camp, Zach calls the great state of Ohio home. He holds a B.A. in sociology from The Ohio State University and an M.S.W. from Columbia University. Beyond camp, he teaches social work at OSU, collects oddly specific knowledge from podcasts, and is always plotting his next adventure abroad (usually with a book or two squeezed into his backpack).
Sandra Yaron
Registrar
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Sandra grew up in Denver and was a member of the first class of the Theodor Herzl Jewish Day School (now Denver Jewish Day School). Her summers were spent participating in a wide variety of activities including Jewish summer camps in Colorado and Pennsylvania. While in high school, Sandra participated in the Israel Study Tour between her Junior and Senior years. She attended the University of Colorado and Mount Holyoke College and continued her studies at Haifa University and Tel Aviv University. She lived for twelve years in Israel and became fluent in Hebrew. Her Sabra husband Eyal insists that she speaks Hebrew like a native! Sandra has worked in the Jewish Community for the past eight years. During that period she was the BBYO Office Manager and the JCC Program Registrar. She has also been a teacher in the Temple Sinai Religious School. Sandra and Eyal have two children – Lior and Aviv.
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