Alana Alpert earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Community Studies from the University of California in Santa Cruz. She is an alumna of AJWS's Volunteer Summer program in Ghana, AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps and ACTIVATE! The Community Organizing Fellowship of Social Justice Leadership. Alana has worked as an organizer at NY Jobs with Justice and Jews for Racial and Economic Justice and directed the New York City program of AVODAH. She is currently studying at the Conservative Yeshiva and volunteering with peace organizations in Israel and the Occupied Territories. Alana can be reached at alana.alpert@gmail.com.