Speaker Biographies

Laura Conrad Mandel

Laura Conrad Mandel is an artist, social entrepreneur, and public art advocate.

Prior to its merging with the Boston Jewish Music Festival to become JArts, Laura directed NOW — the young adult program of the New Center for Arts and Culture in Boston.

After graduating Carnegie Mellon Univ…

Sophie Krentzman

Sophie Krentzman is the Director, Arts and Culture at Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP). She previously served as Senior Development Officer, Major Gifts at CJP.  Sophie has also worked at Hillel International and Sitar Arts Center. Sophie is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts…

Aviva Klompas

Aviva Klompas is the Associate Vice President, Israel and Global Jewish Citizenship at Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP) in Boston. Prior to joining CJP, Aviva worked as a Senior Policy Advisor in the Ontario Government supporting efforts to resettle Syrian refugees across the province of…

Casper ter Kuile

Casper ter Kuile is helping to build a world of joyful belonging. In the midst of enormous changes in how we experience community and spirituality, he connects people and co-create projects that help us live lives of greater connection, meaning, and depth. 

He’s the author of The Power o…

Lou Cove

Lou Cove is the founder of CANVAS, a collaborative fund dedicated to a 21st Century Jewish Cultural Renaissance. He is Senior Advisor to the Harold Grinspoon Foundation, where he has created the PJ Alliance – a cohort of mega-supporters dedicated to PJ Library’s national and global gro…