Zak Greenwald
Northern Hub - Project Coordinator
Zak Greenwald is an enthusiastic lifelong learner, activist, educator, group facilitator and shlepper.
Raised in Long Beach, California, he made aliyah in 2012 after graduating with honors from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a major in history and minor in education. Since making aliyah, he earned a B.Ed degree and teaching diploma from Beit Berl Academic College as well as a tour guide license from the Ministry of Tourism. As a tour guide, high school english teacher for at-risk youth and facilitator for gap-year youth movement students from English-speaking countries, he has dedicated himself to creating powerful and honest connections between individuals and the Land of Israel in all its complexities.
His role as educational project coordinator for Yahel draws upon his diverse experiences as he develops new partnerships and educational projects while strengthening existing ones in the North of Israel and throughout the country.
When he’s not working to facilitate meaningful volunteer opportunities for Yahel, he enjoys spending time with his wife Yael and their sweet and crazy two year old daughter Naomi.