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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.

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Sasha Eloi-Evans

Community Impact

Relationship Manager

ESL Federal Credit Union

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Kevin Beckford

Chief People & Culture Officer/ Anti-Racism and Equity Strategist

Memorial Art Gallery

Roberts Wesleyan College

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Zack Ellis

Founder

& CEO

TheirStory, Inc.

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Beth Lilach,

Konar Center for

Tolerance & Jewish Studies

Nazareth University

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Adrian Hale

Regent

NYS Board of Regents

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Jill Paperno
Senior Civil

Rights Litigator

Empire Justice Center

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Todd Levine

President

 

The William & Mildred Levine

Foundation

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Michelle Pedzich

Senior Vice President

& Chief HR Officer

Canandaigua National Bank

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Lucia Colindres-Vasquez

Chief Program Officer

Ibero-American

Action League, Inc.

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Jessica Savage

President

Dixon Schwabl

Advertising

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Marc Cohen

President of Government Affairs,

O'Donnell & Associates

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Debra Gentile

Executive Director

JP Morgan Chase Bank

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David Powe

Partner & Lead Consultant 

AIOPX Management Consulting

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Ben Levy

Senior Vice President

M&T Bank

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Nicole Mahoney

CEO

Break the Ice Media

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Levine Center Staff

Monica Gebell
Executive Director

Jasmine Burley
Administrative Assistant

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LEVINE CENTER TO END HATE

 

Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester
255 East Avenue, Suite 201
Rochester, NY 14604
(585) 461-0490
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