Professional Staff
Professional staff members join Hillel to serve as Jewish resources for both the students and members of
Hillel at Ohio University.
Hillel at Ohio University.
Sarah Livingston |
Director |
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Sarah Livingston joined Hillel at Ohio University as the new Executive Director in the spring of 2019. She has a Masters in Canadian Jewish Food History from University of Toronto and Bachelor’s degrees in Russian Jewish History and Jewish Studies from The Ohio State University. She has many years of experience in Jewish education, and Jewish community building & development. Her passion centers around connecting Jewish students to each other, to their Judaism, and to other religions, races, and cultures. As a long-time advocate for marginalized members of the Jewish community, Sarah works diligently to create diverse and inclusive spaces for Jewish students from all walks of life.
Sarah originally grew up in Las Vegas, and spent 10 years in Columbus before moving to Toronto for 6 years. She is thrilled to be furthering the Ohio University Jewish student community and has been creating more opportunities to develop Jewish life in Athens since she arrived on campus. Sarah has been married to her partner Rob since 2015 and they have 2 energetic and incredible little boys, Gabriel (Gavi) who is almost 4 & Rafael (Rafa) who is 2. |
Jason Cook |
Student Rabbi |
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Jason Cook is a fifth-year rabbinical student at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion in Cincinnati. He is beyond excited to be spending his final year as a rabbinical student serving as the Student Rabbi for Ohio University Hillel. As a soon-to-be rabbi, Jason strives to help people find ways to connect personal values with Jewish tradition. He has a passion for finding ways to think around corners and see things from new perspectives, particularly when it comes to Jewish text.
When he doesn't have his nose buried in classes or his rabbinic thesis (if you’re intrigued by the phrase “ethics of reading” you should ask him about it), Jason is spending time with his wife Phylicia, singing (poorly) to Hamilton, or watching basketball and cheering loudly for his beloved Portland Trailblazers. |
Jon McCullough |
Jewish Student Life Coordinator |
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Jon McCullough comes to Ohio University's Hillel with a desire to connect with Jewish college students and help them develop their Jewish identity. Jon graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelors of Science in International Studies, specializing in Security and Intelligence. At Ohio State, Jon maintained an active leadership role in Zeta Beta Tau's Nu Chapter, working in community service, brotherhood programming, and parent/alumni outreach while also serving on their executive board.
After going on Birthright in the winter of 2015, Jon returned to intern in Tel Aviv in the summer of 2016 through the Onward Israel program and worked in Israel advocacy the following summer as a Field and Political Intern for JStreet's Midwest office in Chicago. Jon also gained valuable engagement experience as a John Glenn Fellow in Washington, D.C. through Ohio State's Washington Academic Internship Program. When he is not working Jon can be found binging episodes of Survivor, watching Chicago Cubs baseball and Ohio State Football, or trying out a new cooking recipe he found on social media. |
Laura Wolfe |
Office Manager |
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Laura is a life-long Mid-Ohio Valley resident with many connections to the Athens community as an Ohio University alumni and former university employee. Laura completed her undergraduate work in human and consumer science, specializing in customer service leadership. She is currently completing graduate work in the Organizational Communication program with Ohio University's Scripps College of Communication.
Laura resides in Little Hocking with her husband and three young children. In her (very little) free time, she enjoys creating her own scratch-made recipes in the kitchen in addition to facilitating her online women's health and wellness community. |
