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.
Director
Sarah Livingston
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Sarah Livingston is the new Executive Director of Hillel at Ohio University. 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 people to each other, their Judaism, and to other religions, races, and cultures. As a long-time advocate for marginalized members of the Jewish community she 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 the past 6 years. She is thrilled to be furthering the Ohio University Jewish student community and looks forward to having more opportunities to develop Jewish life in Athens. Sarah has been married to her partner Rob since 2015 and they have 2 energetic and incredible little boys, Gabriel (Gavi) who is almost 3 & Rafael (Rafa) who is 1. |
Engagement Associate
Jon McCullough
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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 Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives, watching his hometown Chicago Cubs, or building a new Spotify playlist to listen to. |
