Leah Palestrant Email & Phone Number

Leah is thrilled to be joining the Springboard Fellowship team at Hillel International after serving as a learning and development professional for education non-profits for the past decade. As the Director, Springboard Fellowship at Hillel’s Schusterman International Center, Leah is passionate about engaging students and providing powerful leadership development experiences for young professionals. Before joining Hillel, she oversaw training and Alumni strategy at both City Year Jacksonville and Teach For America and was also a former high school Biology teacher. When she’s not strategizing about what’s next for Jewish early career professionals, Leah spends her time volunteering for local organizations -coaching basketball with Special Olympics and rescuing manatees with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. As an involved member in her local community, Leah belongs to Congregation Ahavath Chesed, participates in a local chapter of the Daughters of Abraham book club, and serves on the Board for the Interfaith Center of Northeast Florida, in addition to her hobby skating for Jacksonville Roller Derby. Leah is a graduate of The Ohio State University where she studied Zoology and Psychology. Residing in Jacksonville, Florida, Leah does life alongside her husband, her new baby, and her Husky-Shepherd mix named Maggie.

Listed skills include Research, Public Speaking, Community Outreach, Teaching, and 13 others.