Meet Our Staff

Jenn Reiss

Director, West Chester University Hillel
Jreiss@westchesterhillel.org | 267.229.1451

Growing up in Bucks County, PA, Jenn has always been an active part of the Philadelphia Jewish community. As graduate of Abrams Hebrew Academy and Temple University, she always knew she'd end up being a Jewish communal professional.

Before coming to West Chester University Hillel, Jenn was the Assistant Director at Camp Galil and the Youth Engagement Coordinator at Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia.

Jenn believes that every Jewish student can find their "right place" within Judaism and wants to bring the love and passion of Jewish life to as many students at WCU as possible. In Jenn's mind, no event is complete without delicious snacks and great company. With an estimated 500 Jewish students at West Chester University, Jenn hopes to be able to meet and engage each and every one of them!

When not on campus, you can find Jenn spending time with her husband, Matt, daughter, Hannah, and dog, Frankie in South Philly.

Jeremy Winaker

Executive Director, Greater Philly Hillel Network
Jwinaker@phillyhillel.org | 914.330.7780

Jeremy came to GPHN in July of 2021 excited to lead an organization of which he was a beneficiary as a Swarthmore College student. He looks to activate student and organizational networks to improve Jewish life on (and off) campuses throughout the Philly region.

He brings Jewish wisdom and people together wherever they may be, recognizing that each of us is created with unique value and that Jewish pluralism makes meaningful space for belonging. It helps that he is a rabbi.

Prior to GPHN, Jeremy was the Head of School at Albert Einstein Academy Jewish Day School in Wilmington, DE; the Senior Jewish Educator at the University of Delaware Hillel; a pulpit rabbi in Mt. Kisco, NY, and before that in Washington, DC. He is a Rabbis Without Borders Fellow and a Gender Equity in Hiring Project Advocate. His love of Jewish education stems from his years as a founding staff member at Camp Ramah Darom.

Jeremy is always game for a cup of coffee, conversation, and connection. He enjoys cooking, reading, and spending time with his three children.

Alyssa Malerman

Program & Engagement Associate, WCU Hillel
Amalerman@phillyhillel.org | 215.316.9570

Alyssa connected with her Jewish identity through her involvement with Hillel during her time at Penn State. There, she was able to find meaning and connection through Shabbat dinners, challah baking, and a love of Jewish learning that followed her into adulthood!

Alyssa is so excited to continue her journey with Hillel at West Chester University! She is passionate about connecting with students and helping them find community and joy within their Jewish identities, whatever that looks like for them!

She is looking forward to plenty of coffee dates, planning fun events for students, and getting to know everyone involved with Hillel at West Chester!

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LilyFish Gomberg

RRC Rabbinic Intern, WCU Hillel
lfgomberg@gmail.com

Hailing from Newton, MA, LilyFish Gomberg (she/they) is an incoming student at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College in Fall 2023. She graduated in December 2020 from Brandeis University, having majored in Near Eastern & Judaic Studies with minors in Sexuality & Queer Studies and History.

At Brandeis, LilyFish was president of the Brandeis Reconstructionist Organization, a member group of Hillel at Brandeis, and also held several positions for her Jewish sorority, ΣAEΠ. She was also a peer counselor for the Student Sexuality Information Service on campus, and worked as a religious school teacher at her home synagogue Dorshei Tzedeck. LilyFish has worked for several Jewish organizations, including Vanderbilt Hillel, Keshet, Repair the World, the Jewish Community Day School of Boston, Camp Havaya, Eden Village Camp, and others. In their free time, they enjoy painting, spending time with friends, and hanging out with their two Shih Tzu babies.

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