Executive Director - Greg Steinberger
Greg Steinberger holds a master's degree in social work from the Sol Drachler Program in Jewish Communal Leadership at the University of Michigan. He has worked for Hillel for ten years. Six of those years have been spent at Wisconsin and four at the Ohio State University Hillel, where he served as associate director, and learned at the knee of our talented and creative director Joseph Kohane. Greg received the 2002 Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence award for his work to transform the UW Hillel Foundation into one of national recognition and excellence. Under his leadership, the UW Hillel has been transformed from a small well-liked, yet sleepy, campus institution to one that reaches increasingly large numbers of Jewish students, and is an example for what Hillels can and should become.
UW Hillel graduates can be found working in every major Jewish organization in America. To this end, Greg was recognized at the 2004 AIPAC policy conference as an "ally of the year" for his work in developing pro-Israel activists at both the lay and professional level.
Campus Rabbi - Andrea Steinberger
Rabbi Andrea C. Steinberger serves as a rabbi at the Hillel Foundation at the University of Wisconsin. She provides spiritual leadership and pastoral counseling to members of the University of Wisconsin’s Jewish community, and helps create and expand opportunities for the exploration and expression of Jewish life and values at the University of Wisconsin. Rabbi Steinberger also represents Hillel in the larger Jewish community, as well as in the general university community.
Rabbi Steinberger received her ordination from the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1997 and her BA from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Development Director - Suzanne Rubinstein
Suzanne Rubinstein holds a BA from The Evergreen State College, and went on to study Photography and Graphic Design at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. She worked for five years in Development at the American Technion Society in New York City before moving to Madison. When Suzanne isn't busy raising money to rebuild and renew UW-Hillel, she is scoping out 'good eats' in Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago, and hanging out with her family.
She is married to UW-Whitewater Lecturer and composer, Matan Rubinstein, and has three little girls, Mia, Amalia and Noa.
Director of Operations - Scott Titus
Scott was born and raised in Utah. Received his B.A. in History from the University of Utah and then attended the University of Wisconsin in the Secondary Ed Certification department. Scott has a wide range of skills and has worked as an educator, chef, painter, jeweler, and in the specialty coffee industry. He met his wife, Rachel Krinsky, in Utah and moved back to her home town of Madison a little over 10 years ago. He has 2 children, Kenna and Nathan. In his spare time he enjoys long distance road bicycling, cooking, playing Ultimate Frisbee and being with his family.
Department of Jewish Student Life
Director of Jewish Student Life - Inbal Unger-Cavari
Inbal Unger-Cavari works as Hillel’s Director of Jewish Student Life. She oversees programming for Hillel and serves as an advisor for a some of Hillel's student groups. She is also involved in the Birthright Israel Program. Born and raised in Haifa and arrived in Madison in 2004. She has an M.A. in Organizational Studies from Haifa university. Her specialty is focused on building training programs and worked in that field for several years. She lives in Madison with her husband and two kids.
Program Director - Ilana Goren
Ilana serves as Hillel’s Program Director. She advises many of Hillel’s student organizations and also coordinates Hillel’s Alternative Break Program. Ilana is originally from Dallas, Texas. She received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin and her M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from The University of Texas at Austin. While at UT, Ilana worked in Greek Life and Intercultural Education, focusing on social justice initiatives. She is excited to be back on campus and working at her alma mater.
Israel Program Coordinator - Michal Agassi
Michal Agassi is Madison's fifth shlichah. Beginning her time in Madison, Michal recently completed her BA in film studies at Sapir College in the Gaza border community of Sderot. In particular, she studied soundtrack design and music for cinema. She is also a composer, performer and singer who writes literature and poetry. While a student, Michal worked as the program coordinator for Hillel at Sapir College and as a preschool teacher. During the summer of 2007, she served as a Jewish Agency summer Shlichah at Camp Nesher (in Lake Como, Pa.) working with 15-year-old campers. Michal was also a B’nai Akiva youth guide working with Middle School age children as well as an education officer during her military service.
2010 - 2011 Student Interns:
Engagement Interns (Fall semester)
Jenny Bernick
Eric Goldstein
Rachel Racoosin
Caleb Sherman
Communication Intern
Michelle Langer
Development Intern
Maddie Miller
Hillel Marketing Intern
Masa Intern
Amnda Boris
Religious Life Interns
Edde Bundity
Taglit Birthright Interns
Josh Lieberthal
Jessica Usem
