Hi Seaboard! My name is Gabi Shapo, and I am THRILLED to serve as your 2017-2018 Religion/Education Vice-President! I am a junior at Oakton High School in Vienna, VA, and can beat just about anyone in an underwater hand-stand competition.

This year, my ultimate goal is to bring every member of Seaboard closer to our religion and the Jewish community. I understand that we all come from different backgrounds and levels of observance at home, and I plan to establish programs, materials, and prayer services to teach about Judaism, tradition, discuss controversial judaic topics, and to help everyone on their own personal journey of developing their Jewish identity.

    There's so much to get excited for this year! Whether you're participating in the NEW What Does it Mean? breakout Shacharit during conventions, listening to our soon-to-come online ruach and sloach recording database, singing your heart out during our online monthly ruach and sloach sessions via WebEx, or by signing up for Study With a Buddy (SWAB), a tutoring system for USYers to independently learn and teach different services and prayers, there are SO MANY options for you to learn and connect while having fun!

Most importantly, I want to hear your ideas so YOU can make an impact on Seaboard. Please don't hesitate to email me at gabrielle.shapo@gmail.com with anything that comes to mind. I look forward to sharing this year with you and the rest of the region!

B'ahavah (with love),

    Gabi

Shalom! My name is Gabrielle. I also go by Elle. I use she/her/hers pronouns, and I'm super passionate about accessibility, environmental sustainability, and music (I'm currently recording an album and four of the songs on it are either about USY or reference something from USY!!!).

I am soooo excited to be your Social Action and Tikun Olam Vice-President! I have three main goals for this year. First, I hope to guide USYers in taking tangible and impactful actions with the causes we learn about and with the organizations we support through our Tikun Olam Fund. Second, I'm implementing Mitzvah Mentors (a program that pairs USYers with B'nai Mitzvah students to create meaningful mitzvah projects) across chapters in the Seaboard Region. Last, but not least, I want to double the amount of money we raised last year for our Tikun Olam Fund!

This year, I'm going to try to attend at least one event at every chapter in the region, and I'm excited to do so! You can contact me at sato@seaboardusy.org or on Facebook at Gabrielle Zwi. 

Hi Seaboard! I'm Julia Sinclair Feldman, and I am thrilled to be your 2017-2018 Regional Communications Vice-President!! As your Regional Comm, I want to make communication a two-way street by giving YOU the opportunity to share your opinions, experiences, and ideas. I believe it's important that all of our voices are heard, because together, we are Seaboard USY. Let's create an interactive COMMunity where we are all able to connect on a more personal level throughout the year, expressing our thoughts and experiences!

 

    This year, I am so excited to hear all of your thoughts through the various comm initiatives such as the # comm test, Snapchat Swap, #whyusywednesday, a yearbook, and comm programming!! If you have any questions or are curious about any of these programs, please contact me at comm@seaboardusy.org !! Also, don't hesitate to introduce yourself in person or by email! I look forward to getting to know all of you this year and hearing all of your perspectives in life! One thing you'll learn about me is that I cannot clap on beat, so if you see me struggling at conventions, please come over and help me out.

    Lots of Love,

Julia