Haley Firkser Email & Phone Number

Haifa District, Israel

Remote

Private remote English tutoring for students and professionals

shlepwithpride.com

Pack Light aims to honour Jewish change-makers through the creation of tote bags bearing their portraits. We facilitate the collaboration of a local Jewish artist + a representative of a cause that was near and dear to the change-maker's heart. The artist then designs the bag accordingly, and we get an idea of what useful materials should go in them. In.

Privately mentored over 75 undergraduate students in academic writing and reading, informal conversation, and creative literature.

Partook in a rigorous cohort-based leadership development curriculum, while also managing a $7K budget for self-directed learning, including: community organizing and development campaigns, an interview-art project entitled "Nosed Hooks", a jewelry apprenticeship, and a climate justice course.Also managed a budget of $6K to co-plan and lead two educational.

• Design and implementation of My Jewish Lens x The Rabbinical World, a program engaging 15participants from around the world in a month-long remote photo documentation project,contributing to the museum’s photo database
• Comparative analysis of museum programming on Jewish food education and philanthropy

- Developed and managed 4-week training and mentorship program for new Support Specialists in Tel Aviv and Manila, involving individual, group and remote training and QA checks.- Led and coordinated inter- and intra-departmental product education sessions, isolated, tracked and escalated issues and bugs with R&D team, and raised user needs and feature.

Tel Aviv Area, Israel

- Servicing user needs through Tier 1 & 2 Support, I answered B2B users’ queries through email and occasionally phone in a timely, quality-centric manner, developing best flow for user questions and use cases- Escalated recurring issues and bugs to supervisor and/or relevant Product Manager and supported Sales and Guest Communication Experience teams with.

Israel/Palestine

As an Encounter Fellow, I have the incredible opportunity to hear first-hand from Palestinian Activists and civil society leaders and visit their communities, while working with other Jewish leaders to develop my own nuanced voice about the conflict(s), and my own identity.Feel free to learn more here: http://bit.ly/EncounterFellowship

Montreal, Canada Area

• Social media content production (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram & Youtube)
• Writer of "Hey!", a bi-weekly curated list of rad things happening in the Jewish Diaspora
• Campaign graphic design using Adobe Illustrator, InDesign & Photoshop
• Working with community partners including (but not limited to): Shtetl On The Shortwave, IMJM.ca, the Segal Centre for Performing Arts, The Montreal Jewish Music Festival & Hillel Montreal

Montreal, Quebec

Tent: Fashion was a week-long seminar for designers and fashion-forward thinkers hosted by A Bit off the Top – an Initiative of Federation CJA in Montreal.Tent: Fashion will illuminate the multi-faceted connection between Jews and fashion. We’ll learn about Jews’ involvement in pattern making, tailoring, and other garment businesses. In light of Jews’.

I acted as the interim Communications Coordinator for the LE MOOD Festival of Jewish Learning, Arts & Culture. The experience was invaluable and greatly peaked my interest in Jewish culture and identity.

Toronto

Toronto

Weiss-Livnat International Ma In Holocaust Studies

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication Studies, Minor In Judaic Studies

Activities and Societies: Muslim Jewish Feminist AllianceGraduated with Distinction

Certificate In Silversmithing

Education record

Semester Abroad Program, Communication Studies And Jewish Studies

Education record

Graduated With Distinction

Certificate In Fundamentals Of Metalsmithing, Metal And Jewelry Arts