| Itzik Turgeman |
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Itzik joined Rashi in 2008 after a long and acclaimed career in the Israel Defense Forces, where he founded and directed the Atidim Program that identifies high-potential students from the periphery and accompanies them through the army, academic studies and employment. As an electronic engineer, he previously served as assistant department head for electronics and head of production technology administration in the IDF. Itzik received the Israel Security Award in 1988 and the Head of IDF Intelligence Prize for Creative Thinking in 1999, and in 2003 he was awarded an honorary fellowship from the Technion.
Itzik serves as Director General from October 2012.
itzikt@rashi.org.il |
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| Meir Elmaliah |
Deputy Director General
Meir started his career as an educator in the southern development town of Dimona, eventually becoming the principal of a local high school with 450 students. He then moved into local government and over the years, became an expert in financial planning and management. Meir held a number of central positions in various local and regional authorities including Executive Secretary of the Dimona Municipality, Treasurer of Dimona Municipality and Director of the Foundation for the Development of Dimona. He has also been the Treasurer for Lachish Regional Council and Treasurer for Savion Local Council. Meir has directed the Foundation's financial division since 1999 and was appointed Senior Vice President in charge of operations in 2003.
meir@rashi.org.il
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| Arieh Halfin |
Vice President - Marketing
Arieh has worked at the Foundation since 1998, directing the Capital Projects Department until December 2010 when he was appointed to direct the newly-founded Marketing Department. Previously, he worked for the Ministry of Finance and the Information Department at the Prime Minister 's Office. Later he served at Keren Hayesod - United Israel Appeal for 22 years, the six last years in the position of Director of Projects. During his stint at the KH- UIA he served as emissary to England for the Jewish Israel Appeal and Federation of Zionist Youth. Arieh is a native-born Israeli, with a BA degree in Sociology and Education Studies and MA in Communication Studies.
arieh@rashi.org.il |
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| Ronit Segelman |
VP - Partnerships
Ronit has a degree in International Relations and Middle Eastern Studies from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After valuable stints as a teacher for Bedouin children, and product developer and sales manager for various companies, she became the Jewish Agency's Community and Aliyah Emissary in Denver. On her return to Israel, she served as the Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado's first Israel representative, and played a key role in designing then implementing the new concept of a “tailor-made” partnership with the Ramat Negev Regional Council. Ronit opened an office in Israel for the Merage Foundation, and was director for five years until she joined the Rashi Foundation in 2006. She is currently a MA student of Philanthropic Studies at Indiana University.
ronits@rashi.org.il
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| Avi Hardon |
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VP and Legal Advisor
Avi was born and raised in Tel Aviv, graduated his law studies in London in 1995 and subsequently gained an MBA. He worked in a Tel Aviv law firm specializing in commercial law and tax law and then worked as an independent lawyer in his own office before joining the Foundation as Legal Advisor in 2003. Avi's work at Rashi includes drafting contracts with government ministries, local authorities and other large organizations.
avi@rashi.org.il |
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| Zehorit Peretz |
Finance Director
Zehorit studied accounting at the Ramat Gan College and apprenticed at Kesselman & Kesselman (now PwC Israel), one of the largest accounting firms in Israel. As a certified accountant, Zehorit worked at Menen Medical and at the outsourcing division of Taldor before joining Rashi in 2005. She served as deputy director of the finance department for three years until being chosen to head it in early 2013.
zehorit@rashi.org.il |
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| Miki Nevo |
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Director of Research and Development
Miki has a BSc degree in Computer Science and MSc in Neurobiology from the Hebrew University. He worked for a decade as a software engineer and then realized that education is his true calling and joined the Mandel School for Educational Leadership. After completing his training, Miki served as a high school principal and then as manager of educational projects in the periphery on behalf of IVN and Rashi. Based on the insights he gained in this work, he founded Ma'ase – Rashi's subsidiary that specializes in volunteering programs, which he heads in addition to his role as Director of R&D.
mikinevo@gmail.com |
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| Tsili Sela |
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Director of Resources
Tsili is qualified in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Technion and has an MBA from Haifa University. She came to Rashi in 2007 to direct resources after thirteen years at Bank Leumi, where she held various posts related to resource management.
tsilis@rashi.org.il |
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| Eyal Lehr |
Director of Capital Projects
Joining the Rashi team in 2012, Eyal brought the rich experience that he gained over 20 years of work in the IDF on construction and infrastructure projects. During this period he was responsible for actual implementation of large-scale capital projects and also filled senior managerial positions. Eyal has a BSc degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from Tel Aviv University and MBA degree from Bar Ilan University.
eyalL@rashi.org.il |
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| Amir Nardi |
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Internal Auditor
Amir worked for 13 years as internal auditor in Israel Railways, and previously as chief economist of a large Israeli clothing retailer, before joining the Foundation in 2008 as Rashi's first Internal Auditor. In addition to being certified with the international accreditation of C.I.A., Amir has a first degree in Economics and Business Administration, and a masters in business studies. amirn@rashi.org.il |
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| Liron Azriel |
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Director of Information Technology
Liron was born and raised in the southern town of Dimona. While studying for his BSc in Information Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion University, he came in touch with Rashi when he began working as a teaching assistant in the Tafnit program. After two years working at the Bezeq International phone company, he returned to Tafnit to fill the position of statistics coordinator and from there transferred to Head Office, where he is responsible for the entire network of information systems of the Foundation. lirona@rashi.org.il |
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