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Marcy Miller
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Marcy Miller returns to Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Life on Campus as the Executive Director of Hillel at Miami University. Marcy is enthusiastic about joining the Redhawk community and is inspired by the students' and community's warmth, sincerity and social conscience.
Marcy brings a wide variety of professional experiences to her new position not only from within the Jewish communal world but also the international community. She has spent the past few years living in Cincinnati, Ohio working in the legal profession; however, she previously held the positions of executive director, interim director and assistant director of Hillels at both public and private institutions. Marcy has also staffed and participated in a number of Hillel initiatives including birthright trips and Alternative Spring Breaks, Ta Shma - a Jewish studies program in Israel, and a unique tzedek training opportunity for Hillel staff which took place in Nicaragua.
Although a newcomer to Cincinnati, Marcy is thrilled to be back in the Midwest. She is happy to claim the “windy city”, Chicago, as her hometown, and has lived abroad and in numerous cities across North America including Calgary, Canada. Marcy is married to her high-school sweetheart, Joel Miller. Marcy and Joel have three wonderful children - Shira, Talia and David - all of whom live in Chicago and are following their passions.
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Paula Duncan
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Paula has worked with Hillel staff and students for nearly 21 years. Her matzah ball soup and brownies (free!) are famous on campus and whenever alumni are back in town they stop by for a taste. Paula has lived in the Oxford area for 30 years. Together with her husband Jeff she has four children- David 25, Jessica 22, Nathan 19, and J.D. 10.
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Bonnie Kretschmer
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Administrator Bonnie Kretschmer returned to her hometown (yup, she’s a townie) in the summer of 2008 a few months before she became pregnant with her son (Joe). Moving back home to be near her parents and sisters was always her plan once she had kids, because being a parent is much easier with them nearby!
In the career arena, Bonnie has worn many hats - most of them in pursuit of a career in technical theatre, acting and singing. She loved living in and artistic community in Chicago, but fame was not to be and she changed careers. Bonnie worked at an Engineering firm in Cincinnati for 10 years before having Joe and moving home. She has worked here at Hillel since August of 2009 and really loves doing her part to keep Hillel up and running.
While Bonnie and baby Joe are both Episcopalian (a christen denomination - the same as Anglican or Church of England), she’s brought Joe to his first Shabbat and I’m sure more will follow. Episcopalians are generally very pluralistic, and Bonnie is no exception. She knows from personal experience that a good faith community can make you feel at home even if you are not at home. She wants to help the Jewish students at Miami University find a familiar and meaningful community - here in Oxford – at Hillel. |
Jason Levine
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Shalom Y'all! I am Jason Levine and I am thrilled to be the Student Rabbi of the Hillel at Miami. Along with spending as much time as I can in Oxford, I am studying to be a rabbi at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati. Before this I worked for University of Illinois Hillel and studied neurobiology Cornell University. I grew up in St. Louis and Cleveland, and have worked all around the Midwest and South. I am an avid fan of baseball, tennis, James Bond, The Simpsons, and cooking. I look forward to getting to know as many Jewish students at Miami as I can! If you have any ideas or just want to hang out, it would be my pleasure to buy you a cup of coffee. See you at Hillel and around campus! |
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