Board of Directors

When you study at the Arava Institute, you are making a commitment to the idea that a small group of people can make a considerable difference in this world!

Prof. Eilon Adar Chair of the Board of Directors; Ben-Gurion University
Amb. Daniel ShekChair of the Public Council of the Arava Institute; former Israeli Ambassador to France
Prof. Dan YakirEnvironmental Sciences and Energy Research, Weizmann Institute of Science
Dr. Maya NegevSchool of Public Health, University of Haifa, Arava Institute alumna
Noemi SchmayerAttorney
Leah Kayman RosenzweigKibbutz Ketura
Ahmed NasserVolcani Institute
Sarit Maagan-RosenfeldGeneral Secretary Kibbutz Ketura
Rachel KalikowChief Executive Officer, Friends of the Arava Institute
Dr. Muhammad Y. BashoutiBen Gurion University
Assaf AdmonEnvironmental Unit - Eilat-Eilot
Manar Sarie-WeissThe Galilee Society; Arava institute alumna
Lisa SolomonKibbutz Ketura
Maia NusinowKibbutz Ketura
Karen SchapiroFriends of the Arava Institute
Dr. Thabet Abu RassFormer director of the Abraham Initiatives
Zvi Musnikow

Keren Sapir
Abraham Silver
Danny Hoffman, Committee Secretary