lauren morr

communications director

Tanisha lakhanpaul

fundraising Director

pauline storey

co-programming director

Arwyn Austin

co-programming Director

Nikita Dutt

staff Director

sofia jauregui

fundraising team member

tejas kumar

Fundraising Team Member

kais esmaty

Fundraising Team Member

olivia johnson
 

Fundraising Team Member

Emily Murray

Programming team member

shabnam eshan

Programming team member

aoife zuckerman
 

programming team member

Grace martin

Staff team member

isabella delgadillo

Staff team member

beth solomon
 

staff team member

Founder & Director

After establishing Camp Nefesh at 16, Lucy has decided to pursue a career at the intersection of religion and social justice. She is currently majoring in Jewish Studies and minoring in Human Rights & Migration at UCSD.  

Director of education at CBi

Denise is passionate about empowering youth to create and lead, and practice the Jewish value of Tikkun Olam (repairing the world).   For Denise, being a part of the Camp Nefesh team and seeing the impact of the experience on everyone involved has been unforgettable!

Member at Large

Larry Friedman is a retired labor lawyer with a longstanding interest in the plight of refugees. This in part stems from his own families journey to the US, from Eastern Europe, over a century ago. Larry has been a  Camp Nefesh volunteer from the outset and envisions a camp that can serve even more refugee children. He also serves on the board of Opening Doors, a refugee resettlement agency and a Camp Nefesh partner.

Co-Treasurer

Linda is a retired Financial Aid Counselor from the CSU college system. She currently works part time for Sacramento City College in the Financial Aid Office. She has volunteered for Camp Nefesh, on site and participated as a chaperone on field trips. She believes wholeheartedly in the mission of Camp Nefesh and when there was an opportunity to get more involved, she jumped right in. She is excited for the future of Camp Nefesh and all it has to offer.

Co-Treasurer

Sharon retired from the healthcare field in 2016 and since that time she’s enjoyed involvement in the
local community. She began volunteering at Camp Nefesh on its first day in 2018 and instantly saw the
joy in the children attending camp as well as in the teens who were running it. Sharon is proud to be a
part of Camp Nefesh and ensuring its continued success.

Zoe Taper

Secretary & Marketing Director

Zoe is currently studying Biological Sciences with an emphasis in Pre-Med at Biola University. Zoe has worked with Camp Nefesh for 3 years. She started working with Camp Nefesh because she wanted to get more involved within her own community and prepared for her future career as a pediatric surgeon.

Jason Weiner

Member at Large

Jason is an experienced organizational and program executive, consultant, and connector. In addition to Camp Nefesh, he serves on the Boards of Sacramento Area Congregations Together, the Sacramento Jewish Community Relations Council, and Congregation B’nai Israel. Jason earned a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the University of Southern California and holds a B.A. in Political Science from Stanford University. He lives in Sacramento with his wife and three children.

louise morr

member at large

Louise is a junior at St. Francis High School. She has volunteered at Camp Nefesh since 2019 and been a Teen Planning Committee member since 2020. She is passionate about helping refugees and immigrants in Sacramento. Louise loves working with kids and volunteers frequently in her community and enjoys playing soccer and lacrosse. Her favorite part about working at Camp Nefesh is welcoming refugee children into the community.

Maha Sinbawi

Member at large

Maha Elsinbawi is an Egyptian native who strongly believes in the importance of respect of differences. Being an immigrant herself has exposed her to various cultures and religions that developed her curiosity on how to reach coexistence and tolerance. She hopes her experience in dealing with different cultures will enforce the success of her task at Camp Nefesh. Maha believes that kindness is an international language; everybody understands it regardless of language differences.