Kate Rosenberg
Executive Director
Kate has worked in non profits for over 15 years in the space of human rights, the arts and Jewish communal organisations. She has lived and worked in Australia and Israel and has a B.A. from the University of Melbourne, and an M.A. in Non Profit Management from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. While living in Israel she co-founded Tov Lada'at, a scholarship and support program for African asylum seekers wishing to gain higher education in Israel, and Keren Baktana, a network of giving circles for young professionals. She also consulted in resource development with civil society organisations - many of which were or still are NIF grantees - including Umm el Fahem Gallery, the Workshop for Public Knowledge and Breaking the Silence. Before assuming the role of Executive Director, she worked with Human Rights Watch as Associate Director for Development and Outreach and served on the board of the New Israel Fund Australia.
Amy Grossbard
Grants and Events Manager
Amy has spent the past two decades, in Australia and abroad, helping inspirational nonprofit organisations achieve their objectives through best practice marketing and communications. Until recently she was based in Tel Aviv where she was the Israel Marketing and Communications Manager for trilateral environmental peacebuilding organisation EcoPeace Middle East. Amy holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Public Policy and Management degree from the University of Melbourne.
Elisheva Madar
Communal Engagement Manager
Elisheva has a varied background across policy, law, and the commercial sector. She holds a double degree in Law and Political Science from ANU, where she was the President of Faith & Religion Societies and ACT State President on the AUJS National Executive. Elisheva has studied international law in Jerusalem, volunteered with IRAC (the Jewish Reform movement’s legal advocacy arm), and has completed both the Susan Wakil and Naomi Chazan Fellowships. Elisheva has previously worked in the public service, commercial and criminal law, corporate consulting and community organising.
