Regional Directors
Yana has a strong passion for education and Jewish community. Prior to arriving at ORT America, she worked in a private school as both the head of the Judaic department and the Communications Director. Yana brought innovation while improving and creating new and successful fundraising programs. She planned and created the curriculums for the Judaic studies program and managed the staff.
Before moving to the United States, Yana worked in marketing for a high tech company and in the food and beverage industry in Israel.
Yana is an enthusiastic, creative, and dedicated person. In her free time, her passion is Yoga (in which she is a certified instructor), writing short stories and exploring new cuisines.
Yana is fluent in English, Hebrew and Russian. From 2007-2009 Yana served in the IDF Intelligence Unit. Yana holds a BA degree in Communications and Marketing.
Yana is happily married to Alex and they live in the city by the bay, San Francisco.
Heath has an MSW from Yeshiva University and a BS from the University of Maryland. He is married to Lisa and they have three children and two grandchildren.
Pam’s natural evolution into the nonprofit sect led her to an immensely successful fundraising career. For eight years she was the director of development and organizational advancement at the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs. Simultaneously, Pam also served on the board of directors for Prevent Child Abuse America. More recently, Pam was the director of development and institutional advancement at The Family Institute at Northwestern University, and is currently on faculty at DePaul University Continuing and Professional Education where she developed fundraising curricula for individuals already in the development field. Pam also serves on board of directors for Serenity Academy. In her spare time, she creates workshops for the University of Chicago, District 65 and other organizations and institutions, in volunteer management, fundraising and team building.
Pam lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her two daughters and her beloved fur babies, Polly and Erin.
While in Detroit, Nicole also planned and coordinated events for Star Trax Corporate Events, and served as a consultant for the Detroit chapter of Men’s American ORT - by providing supervising (formerly) American ORT’s annual Rub-a-Dub fundraiser from 2003-2005. In 2005, she served as the lead coordinator for the Rub-a-Dub event – the ORT America Michigan Region’s largest annual fundraiser until November of 2009, when she came on as the Regional Director for ORT. Nicole is mother to Max and Bella."
Rachel Miller has been the top professional in Atlanta for ORT America since 2017. Since then she has advanced ORT Atlanta by building on her many years of experience as a senior leader in the areas of financial resource development, fundraising, board and leadership development for both national and local organizations. She previously held significant roles at a number of organizations including The Jewish Federations of North America, American Jewish Committee, Global Village Project -- a school for refugee girls in Decatur, GA, and Gallaudet University.
Rachel is a graduate of Syracuse University and holds a Masters Degree from The University of Michigan.
For almost 20 years, Hannah has served in communications and development roles for social service, education, advocacy and social justice nonprofit organizations. She joined ORT in 2018, after serving as the Communications Director for the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA) for 6 years. Hannah sits on the board of SketchPad, a shared workspace community for Jewish nonprofits and mission-driven professionals. She loves Chicagoland's Jewish community and feels grateful to have a career that helps folks make an impact on the causes they love through philanthropy.
Hannah graduated from Tulane and holds a Master of Management and Nonprofit Administration from North Park University. In her free time, she hunts and sells vintage kids' clothes and spends time with her children Monty and Ruby and her husband Adam.