Rabbi Dr. Yosef Kalinsky earned his BA in economics at Yeshiva College, his master’s in education at Azrieli Graduate School, his masters in social work at the Wurzweiler School of Social Work, and his semikhah at RIETS, where he subsequently was a fellow in the Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon. He was just […]

Dr. Josefa Steinhauer is an associate professor of biology at Yeshiva University. She received her BS from Case Western Reserve University in 1999, followed by a PhD from Columbia University in 2005. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Skirball Institute, NYU Langone Medical Center from 2005-2011. Her research focuses on the fruit […]

Mark Finkel has been deeply involved in early stage entrepreneurial enterprises for the past 25 years. Over that time, Mark has worked as an executive or active board member of numerous high-growth technology companies on the East Coast, in Silicon Valley, and in Israel.  Mark has had significant international operational experience, having set up […]

Susan Bauer started working at YU in 2016 as the Director of Employer & Alumni Relations and quickly went to work engaging students and alumni in new and innovative employer recruiting events resulting in an increase of 40% in the amount of employer contacts engaged with YU within her first year. Currently, Susan is […]

Linda Stone joined Yeshiva University in 2006 and currently serves as Director of Student Events. Her responsibilities include working with student leaders, administrators, and multiple academic and non- academic departments to design hundreds of events, initiatives and service learning opportunities to meet the diverse interests of our undergraduates. As a leader of the Student Life […]

Joe Bednarsh has been the Director of Athletics and Recreation at Yeshiva University since 2006 and has been working at the institution since 1991. He started his tenure working as a lifeguard in the Gottesman Pool and has held every position in the department at some point. Bednarsh has been on campus since 1988 […]

Sharon Poczter is the Chair of the Strategy and Entrepreneurship Department at Yeshiva University in NYC as well as Associate Professor. Her research focuses on issues related to access to financing for firms, including the role of the government in promoting entrepreneurship and gender disparity in funding. Her research has been published in top […]

Doron Stern ’81YUHS joined Yeshiva University as the vice president of communications last month. He oversees all communications and marketing activities, including branding, media relations, print and digital marketing collateral, websites and social media outreach.

Stern has over 20 years of marketing experience, including executive roles within multiple retail and consumer-driven industries as well […]