Student Board
Hilary’s Bio: President
Hilary Gray is a junior double majoring in Linguistics and Spanish. She loves studying foreign languages, and hopes to become a speech pathologist, specializing in working with children who have mental disabilities. After graduating in May 2011, she will hopefully attend graduate school and receive her master's degree from the good 'ole University of Georgia. In her free time, she loves to read, sleep, hang out with friends, and dance as if there's no one watching. As a child, her favorite foods were watermelon, olives, and raw celery (seriously!), and although her eating habits have grown to include a greater variety of foods, she still thinks those are the staples of life. Go Dawgs!
Keith’s Bio: Executive VP
Keith Wasser is a second year English major at the University of Georgia and hails from the beautiful Sandy Springs, Georgia. Keith is somewhat new to Hillel but is excited to be more involved and to bring a little testosterone to the Hillel board. Keith also serves on the executive board of Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity and is active in many other student organizations around campus. Please contact him at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with any questions or comments or if you are looking for ways to be more involved.
Amanda’s Bio: VP of Engagement
Amanda Brandino is a 2nd year student double majoring in CommunicationScience and Disorders and Psychology. She plays on the woman's rugby
team at the university and volunteers weekly with the Athens Clarke
County Mentorship Program. This winter she participated in Birthright
and fell in love with Israel. Amanda loves the Harry Potter series,
rock climbing, Ben and Jerry's half baked ice cream, meeting new
people, and long walks on the beach. GO DAWGS!!!!
Erin’s Bio: VP of Jewish Life
Erin Kahal is a 3rd year student majoring in both History and Social Studies
Education. She is a proud member of Sigma Delta Tau and a self-proclaimed
history nerd. She loves to read, dance, and spend quality time with her loved ones.
One interesting fact about her is that she randomly decided the night before
Obama's inauguration to take a road trip to Washington D.C.!
Marni’s Bio: VP of Tzedek
Marni Bronstein is a sophomore Child and Family Development Major and VIce President of Tzedek (Social Justice and Awareness) at Hillel at UGA. She works at Congregation Children of Israel teaching Judaic Studies and Hebrew to 7th and 8th graders. She enjoys making the world a better place through community service and social action. When she "grows up" she wants to be an elementary school general education teacher. Marni loves travelling around the world, watching movies, and spending time with her family. She is very excited to be a part of Hillel at UGA on Executive board for a 2nd year, and is excited to make a difference.
Meredith’s Bio: VP of Special Events
Meredith Beker is a junior from Roswell, GA. She is majoring in Biological Sciences with a focus on prepharmacy. She spent two years at Indiana University before transferring to UGA and is loving being a Georgia Dawg. Meredith likes meeting new people at Hillel and is so excited to be on student board! She loves reading, surf rock, being outside, tie dye, and watermelon. If you have any questions about anything just ask!
Hannah's Bio: VP of Public Relations
Hannah Herman is a third year Interior Design student from Atlanta, Georgia. She likes dogs, spelunking, coloring books, free t-shirts, driving with the windows down, coffee ice cream, Lynard Skynard, and traveling... she recently spent the summer in Paris, France and is a huge proponent of study abroad! She loves UGA and is excited to be on executive board at Hillel. Her Judaism is important to her and she enjoys learning and exploring new perspectives, and helping other students do the same. As the VP of Public Relations, she proud to help link Hillel with the various Jewish and non-Jewish communities in Athens; if you have any questions about Hillel, the Lamar Dodd School of Art, or UGA in general, please don't hesitate to ask
