Students Supporting Israel National Student Committee 2016/17 Academic Year
Students Supporting Israel has elected its Second National Student Committee that will serve as an advisory body to the national student movement. The committee is comprised of top SSI leaders, who served in key positions in their local chapters and proved exceptionally distinct leadership and professionalism. The first board includes five students, one SSI Alumna, and one SSI honorary member who made Aliyah to enlist in the IDF.
Liat Menna, Senior - UCLA West Coast Region. From Ariel, Israel, majoring in accounting. Liat and her family moved to Los Angeles at the age of five. Following her acceptance to UCLA during her freshman year, Liat founded the SSI UCLA chapter in May 2015 and was able to change campus climate by bringing a pro active pro Israel voice to a hostile university. Liat was leading a great team of students at the UCLA campus and for her efforts in August 2016 the UCLA chapter was awarded as the most outstanding SSI chapter in the movement.
Sophia Witt, Senior - Kent State University, Midwest Region. From Cleveland, OH, majoring in Global Strategy. Sophia founded the SSI chapter on her campus on September 2015 and since than serves as its chapter President. Sophia have been to Israel three times and she his a vocal pro Israel voice in her community Sophia says that her biggest accomplishment on campus was truthfully establishing a pro-Israel voice on our campus with a pre-existing anti-Israel movement. "I am so honored to be on the SSI national board as the Midwest Representative, and cannot wait to see where this year leads us in the SSI community and campuses!"
Abby London, Senior - Penn State University, East Coast Region. From York, PA, a senior at The Pennsylvania State University studying immunology and infectious disease with a minor in global health. Abby traveled to Israel numerous times including her most recent trip involving an internship at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Abby served as the President of her chapter in the 2015/16 academic year and today she joins the National Student Committee.
Tatiana Uklist, Senior - University of Houston, South Region. From Houston, TX, Tatiana founded the SSI chapter on her campus on September 2015. Following her campus accomplishment which include creating coalitions with the campus Hispanic community Tatiana was awarded by the Israeli Consulate in Houston during Israel's 68 independence day celebrations for her activism on campus and for her support to the State of Israel.
Chantelle Moghadam - University of Missouri, SSI IDF Alyah Honorary. From Los Angeles, CA, Chantelle moved to Missouri up on her acceptance to college enrolling at Mizzou. Chantelle is the Founder and former President of SSI at the University of Missouri. As president, she worked to build coalitions with other minority groups on campus. Having graduated in May 2016 with degrees in International Studies and French, she decided to make aliyah in order to pursue her dream of serving in the Israeli army and continuing a career in Israel advocacy. On August 2015 Chantelle was elected is the most outstanding activist of Students Supporting Israel.