Staff

Bailey London
Executive Director, USC Hillel
CEO Jewish Alumni Association
bailey@uschillel.org
(213) 973-1203

Bailey London is the incoming Allen & Ruth Ziegler Executive Director of the USC Hillel Foundation. Bailey previously served as the Director of Emerging Leadership and Next Gen Initiatives at the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County. While at the Federation, she developed and implemented a prestigious leadership training program and significantly impacted the Jewish community through financial resource development and young adult engagement. Bailey graduated with two Masters Degrees from the USC School of Social Work and HUC’s School of non-Profit Management. With infectious enthusiasm and energy, and as a proud Trojan alumna, Bailey is excited to return to Los Angeles to continue the transformation of Jewish life at USC.

Alison Levine
Associate Director
Alison@uschillel.org
(213)  973-1204

Alison Levine is Advancement/ Development Officer for USC Hillel where she is working to strengthen the Jewish Trojan network through our Parent’s Association and the USC Jewish Alumni Association. She grew up in Sherman Oaks and graduated from University of California, Davis. After three years of Hillel work at Towson University and surviving the largest blizzard Maryland has experienced in decades, it was time for the West Coast native to head back to Los Angeles. She enjoys baking, traveling, and is working to the day when she can call herself a runner.

Micah Ellenson
Rabbinic Intern
rabbiellenson@uschillel.org
(213) 973-1199

Rabbi Lori Shapiro
Senior Consultant for Interfaith & Outreach Initiatives
rabbilori@uschillel.org
213-973-1201

Rabbi Lori Shapiro (formerly Schneide) is thrilled to return to USC Hillel after working as Director of Jewish Life (and before that, Rabbinic Intern) from 2008 – 2010. As a graduate from both the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and the Academy for Jewish Religion, California, Lori has worked in communities serving Conservative, Reform, Reconstructionist, non-denominational and unaffiliated Jews of all populations. As a student, she served as rabbi and spiritual leader in Manhattan Beach, California; Montclair, New Jersey; St. Louis, Missouri; and Bennington, Vermont. Currently, she is on staff as a Spiritual Counselor at Beit T’shuvah, as well as a board member of the Celia Center. She lives in Venice, CA with her husband Joel and dog Bella.

Revital Batoniashvili
Israel Fellow
israel@uschillel.org
213-973-1202

I was born and raised in Ashkelon, Israel. I did my military service as an infantry instructor, and was released from the army as a lieutenant. After three years of service I traveled Argentina, and made amazing memories. I studied broadcast journalism at Sapir College, and discovered my love of the media. For the last two years, I worked with children with special needs, and experienced an amazing sense of fulfillment. Working with them made me realize that we received the most amazing gift of all, the ability to give.

Katherine Bray
USC Hillel Art Gallery Director
Spinner/Avoda Fellow
brayk@usc.edu

Chanel Walker
Executive Assistant
chanel@uschillel.org
(213) 973-1205

Rick Lupert
Marketing Associate
marketing@uschillel.org
(818) 305-4457

Rick Lupert is the Marketing Associate for USC Hillel. He creates and maintains Hillel print and electronic marketing materials as well as maintaining the USC Hillel website. He previously served as Assistant Director for Hillel at Pierce and Valley Colleges where he created the award winning Jewish student arts and culture magazine “Ohmanut” and staffed 8 Birthright Israel Trips. He lives in Sherman Oaks with his wife Addie and their young son Jude and is involved with the Los Angeles poetry community and is the author of several poetry collections.