
Education. Dialogue. Positive action.
2025 Youth Ambassadors
The Levine Center Youth Ambassador Council is the heart of our organization. Youth Ambassadors are paid interns who receive training from Rochester's experts in career readiness, cultural literacy, and hate/bias prevention. With the support of vetted Community Mentors, each Ambassador is responsible for exploring a local issue and researching possible solutions to engage and challenge local leaders. Additionally, Youth Ambassadors complete a number of hours volunteering with non-profits and partner organizations. These future change-makers bring their newfound skills back to their school communities and into their future pursuits.
The schools represented by our 2025 Youth Ambassadors: Rochester Prep. H.S., Edison H.S., University Prep. H.S., Penfield H.S., Eastridge H.S., Pittsford Mendon H.S., the Harley School, and Greece Athena H.S.
Advisory & Corporate Councils
The Levine Center’s Advisory Committee and Corporate Council are made up of local leaders representing a wide variety of sectors.
Sasha Eloi-Evans
Community Impact
Relationship Manager
ESL Federal Credit Union
Kevin Beckford
Chief People & Culture Officer/ Anti-Racism and Equity Strategist
Memorial Art Gallery
Roberts Wesleyan College
Zack Ellis
Founder
& CEO
TheirStory, Inc.

Beth Lilach,
Konar Center for
Tolerance & Jewish Studies
Nazareth University
Adrian Hale
Regent
NYS Board of Regents
Jill Paperno
Senior Civil
Rights Litigator
Empire Justice Center

Todd Levine
President
The William & Mildred Levine
Foundation
Michelle Pedzich
Senior Vice President
& Chief HR Officer
Canandaigua National Bank
Lucia Colindres-Vasquez
Chief Program Officer
Ibero-American
Action League, Inc.
Jessica Savage
President
Dixon Schwabl
Advertising
Marc Cohen
President of Government Affairs,
O'Donnell & Associates
Debra Gentile
Executive Director
JP Morgan Chase Bank
David Powe
Partner & Lead Consultant
AIOPX Management Consulting
Ben Levy
Senior Vice President
M&T Bank
Nicole Mahoney
CEO
Break the Ice Media
Levine Center Staff
Monica Gebell
Executive Director
Jasmine Burley
Administrative Assistant
CONNECT WITH US
LEVINE CENTER TO END HATE
Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
255 East Avenue, Suite 201
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 461-0490
www.endhateroc.org