Staff
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Clara Camber
Adamah on Campus Southeast Coordinator, Adamah ATL Program Manager
Clara works to move southern Jewish communities to build relationships with Earth and act on climate. She is an educator for all ages but loves working with teens. Outside work, you’ll find Clara experimenting in the pottery studio or the kitchen.
Atlanta, GA
Connor Horne
Director of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
Connor has a background in sustainable farming, native plant growing, and ecosystem restoration. He believes in the power of thriving forests, fields and farms to educate and inspire.
Pearlstone
Corissa Pickney
Digital Marketing Strategist
Corissa has a background in project management, executive support, design, and marketing communications. She combines strategic thinking with creativity and strong attention to detail. A former college athlete, she values teamwork, discipline, and staying active. Outside of work, she enjoys drawing, spending time with family, and relaxing by the beach.
Long Island, NY
Daniel Barondes
Land Stewardship and Program Associate
Daniel is a passionate steward of the land who brings deep knowledge of the natural world and its cycles (and secrets!) to educational experiences at Pearlstone. He is dedicated to spreading wonder and connection through right relationship with ourselves, nature, and one another.
Pearlstone
Daniel Dray
Climate Action Coordinator
Daniel graduated from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Engineering. After working in sustainability, he pursued an MBA at Ben Gurion University. He is passionate about emerging renewable energy technologies and the Miami Heat.
New York, NY
David Rendsburg
Chief Finance and Administration Officer
David started at Hazon in 2006 and staffed over 40 bike rides for Hazon before transitioning to the Director of Data and Analytics and then to Adamah CFO. After 15 years in Manhattan, David and his family moved to Philadelphia in summer 2020.
Philadelphia, PA
Devin Liely
Pearlstone Retreat Services Manager
Since 2015 Devin has provided industry standard service within the realm of hospitality at Pearlstone. Everything from catering, Banquets, Wedding's, Bat Mitzvah & Bar Mitzvah you name it Devin has done it.
Eli Witkin
Adamah SF Hub Program Director
Eli Witkin is a playful and experienced educator. He spent the last ten years making his way through wilderness education, experiential programing, and classroom teaching. Now Eli has a passion for bringing our ancient tradition, kept for thousands of years in books, alive once again into an embodied relationship with nature and land as the Adamah SF Hub Program Director.
Berkeley, CA
Eliana Hiam
Adamah on Campus NY Coordinator
Eliana graduated from Barnard College with a BA in Environmental Science. She is excited about bringing the intersection of Judaism and the environment to college campuses to New York. In her free time she enjoys looking at beetles and crafting.
New York, NY
Elias Andrade
Executive Chef
Elias Andrade is a Culinary Institute of America graduate with a Bachelor's in Wine and Beverage Hospitality Management. He has 14 years of professional cooking experience.
Isabella Freedman
Eliezah Hoffman
Immersive Retreats Project Manager
Eliezah plans and manages the Jewish Communal Professional retreat series and serves as the administrator for Adamah's Retreat Jewish portfolio. She has worked and volunteered for various Jewish organizations since 2014. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, biking, baking, and spending time with her family.
Nashville, TN
Emily Nadel
Teva Director
Emily Nadel is honored to return to Teva as the Teva Director. Emily is passionate about partnering with young people, developing vibrant educational practices, and building joyful community. Emily loves singing, swimming, and shtick.
Isabella Freedman
Emily Umansky
Climate Action Coordinator
Emily is an alum of the Adamah Farm Fellowship, where she delighted in connecting with the earth and learning how to take better care of the land through a Jewish lens. She loves reading, singing along, and spending time with trees and loved ones.
New York, NY
Eve Wachhaus
Chief Operating Officer
Eve is a 30+year hospitality industry veteran and non-profit leader having worked with Hershey Entertainment, Hyatt, Habitat for Humanity, and 15+ food operations. Eve is certified by the National Restaurant Assn. and a graduate of Johns Hopkins U.
Towson, MD
Fatima B.
Executive Office Project Administrator
With over six years of global nonprofit experience, Fatima brings expertise in program and project management, executive assistance, office and administrative support. She thrives in chaos and is passionate about making a difference in the world!
Arizona
Galia Mardari
Hospitality Services Associate
Pearlstone