Laurie has been involved with the RJCF since meeting the children from Sderot at Camp RSM, when the project started in 2007. She has travelled to Israel as a Program Director (2012), Counselor (2013) and Chaperone (2019). Laurie attributes her connection to Israel completely to her early engagement with the Boston-Sderot Project. Camp Boston-Sderot is a family affair, with her sister, Anna, being among the first counselors, and her mom, Irene, travelling as a chaperone.

Since 2012, Laurie recruits new volunteers, fundraises, hosts events and manages logistics for each summer program. Her focus is to engage the local, younger generations and to continue the Boston-Sderot Project for years to come. Laurie is passionate about building and strengthening a proud, Jewish identity and staying connected to our immigrant roots.

Outside of volunteering with the RJCF, Laurie is a Manager of Global Sales Enablement at a software start-up. She received her bachelor’s degree in Operations & Information Management and Psychology from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Laurie grew up in Newton, MA, was a student at RSM for 10+ years and previously served as Program Director for 2 years at Camp RSM in Sunapee.She now resides in the Greater Boston area with her husband and their two rescue Great Pyrenees dogs.