East Bay

Karin Feygenberg served as the Head of Beged Kefet Hebrew Language school at the Peninsula Jewish Community Center in Foster City, CA. Prior to that, she was the school’s Curriculum Specialist at the OFJCC in Palo Alto, CA.

Before arriving in the Bay Area, Karin was the Israel Engagement director for Hillel at Goucher College, MD. Karin earned a B.Ed. in Education from Lewinsky College in Tel Aviv, Israel, and an M.A in Jewish Education and Communal Leadership from Towson University in Maryland.

Back in Israel, Karin managed an afterschool center and later worked as an ESL teacher.

As part of the mandatory army service in Israel, she served as a non-commissioned welfare officer in the IDF Communication Corps.

Karin lives in Palo Alto with her husband, Roman and their one-year-old Daniel.

Valerie is a proud alumnus of Club Z’s Bay Area Chapter and is thrilled to return as an Educator. Valerie recently graduated from Santa Clara University, where she was active in pro-Israel advocacy and activism and established a Students Supporting Israel (SSI) chapter. She was a Tikvah Fund Himmelfarb Scholar and participated in Jewish philosophy fellowships at Harvard University and Yale University.

She also served as the President of Outreach for the Jewish Student Union at Santa Clara University. Valerie’s first-hand, extensive experience organizing and leading rallies and counterprotests and educating others on Israel and Zionism make her uniquely qualified to work with the Bay Area teens and the larger Club Z family.

Brie brings extensive experience in education, community building and youth development to her role. Most recently, she served as an Essentials Tutor for Classical Conversations, a leading homeschool organization. She also served as Pathfinder Leader with American Heritage Girls, was on the Youth Task Force of San Mateo County, and was a Girl Scout Co-leader for many years. Brie is also a Club Z parent, and “asking questions” is one of her favorite Jewish traditions. One of her Zionist heroes is Douglas Murray for being “articulate and unapologetic.