Paul Entis, JFE® director, is passionate about all things culinary: good food, kitchen gadgets, hosting brunches, ordering artisanal ingredients online, adapting recipes, watching Top Chef, you name it. He’s worked in the nonprofit world for close to 20 years as a fundraiser, event planner, administrator and program director. Paul served as the Site Director for AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps’ DC site and Hillel Director at the University of Southern California and UMass/Amherst. He is interested in food as a social justice issue and volunteers at N Street Village helping prepare a monthly meal for the agency’s clients.

You can reach Paul at Paul [DOT] Entis [AT] shalomdc [DOT] org or by phone at 301-230-7261.

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Merav Levkowitz is JFE’s digital content manager and editor and an independent writer, editor and content strategist. The daughter of an Israeli and a Colombian, Merav speaks six languages and has eaten her way around the globe. At any moment, Merav is planning either her next meal or her next trip—or both.

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Emily began her career helping local government find a voice in national politics. After nearly a decade, she came to realize that her own voice was intimately linked to her passion for sustainable agriculture, animal welfare and Jewish cooking. Since then Emily has contributed articles, photos and videos to various publications, including National Public Radio, edibleDC and Jewish Food Experience®. When not at work, Emily can be found gleaning for area food banks, on her rooftop gardening, experimenting in the kitchen or teaching others about food and nutrition.

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As a member of the United Jewish Endowment Fund team at The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Linda Kraner is proud to be a part of the founding team of the Jewish Food Experience. Passionate about engaging members of the Jewish community, she has spent her career working on ways to encourage people to take advantage of what the community has to offer. She enjoys cooking and entertaining family and friends with new and interesting recipes.

Stacye Zeisler is the Managing Director of Federation’s Jewish Food Experience® and Chief Marketing Officer for The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington. She serves on the organization’s senior management team as a strategic thinker challenged to utilize marketing tools and tactics to create emotional relationships between Federation and members of the community. Since JFE®’s inception, Stacye has served as the program’s lead cheerleader and champion, helping community members come to understand the intrinsic connection between food and Jewish life.