Meet Our Speakers
The Hadassah Speakers Bureau would be pleased to assist you in providing a speaker for any program or event you’re planning. Our speakers are able to talk about a wide variety of subjects, and we can assist in identifying ones most suitable for your needs.
Topics: Hadassah Update, Fundraising, Israel Update, HMO Update
Aileen Bormel is a National Board member. She previously served as Co-Chair of Hadassah Israel Travel (formerly Missions), Co-Chair of the Society of Major Donors for National Hadassah, and the Vice Chair of the January 2015 National Board Mission to Israel.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Hadassah Update, Volunteerism, Medicine Research, Women's Health & Wellness
Ann Berbert Eisenberg is Training Chair for the Philanthropy Division of Hadassah. She was President of Hadassah Southern Seaboard, of Hadassah Richmond, VA and of the Sabra Group.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Fundraising
Debbie Friedman is a member of the National Portfolio Council and Training Co-Chair for the Philanthropy Division.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Hadassah Update, Israel Update, Women's Empowerment
Lisa Hostein is the Executive Editor of Hadassah Magazine.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Medicine Research, Women's Health & Wellness
Dr. Saralyn Mark, an endocrinologist, geriatrician and women's health specialist, is a Senior Director, Leadership Development Faculty for The Advisory Board.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Israel Update, Women's Empowerment
Rabbi Avis Dimond Miller is President of the Open Dor Foundation, whose purpose is to open the door to Jewish involvement through educational programs.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Women's Health & Wellness, Women's Empowerment, Advocacy
Starr Mirza is an advocate for women’s cardiovascular health and a heart disease survivor herself.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Israel Update, Women's Empowerment
Pamela S. Nadell holds the Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History at American University where she directs the Jewish Studies Program.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Hadassah Update, Israel Update, Women's Health & Wellness, Women's Empowerment, Advocacy
Karen Paikin Barall is the Director of the Government Relations Office at Hadassah, acting as Hadassah's chief lobbyist in Washington DC.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: HMO Update, Volunteerism, Women's Health & Wellness, Youth Aliyah & Young Judaea, Advocacy
Nancy Rapoport of Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania is the Co-Chair of the Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Council.
State: Mid-Atlantic
Topics: Israel Update, Advocacy
Alan Ronkin is the Director of the Washington, DC Regional Office of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), one of the oldest Jewish advocacy organizations in the US.
State: Mid-Atlantic
