Dana Talmi

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Born in England and raised in the Netherlands and Israel, Dana has over 15 years of experience working in the fields of experiential education and service learning. She started her career as a tour guide in Israel in Hebrew, English, and Dutch. After working for several years as a tour guide throughout Israel, Dana moved to the United States and continued her involvement in Jewish education. She was an educator at the Teva Learning Alliance and a teacher at the Florence Melton School. In 2002, Dana led her first service learning trip to Honduras and Ukraine with the American Jewish World Service (AJWS). She continued leading service-learning programs for Jewish college students for the next few years. In 2005, she joined the AJWS staff and was responsible for hiring, training, and managing group leaders for service-learning trips to Africa, Asia, and Latin America. In 2007 Dana returned to Israel with her family and soon after, founded Yahel – Israel Service Learning. Dana holds a B.A. in Israel studies from Bar-Ilan University and an M.S.W. with a focus on community organizing and group work from the University of North Carolina. Dana loves living in Zichron Ya’akov with her husband and three children. She currently serves on the board of Atzum – Justice Works and the Keshet Pluralistic and Democratic School in Zichron Yaakov.