Lauren Levine (Co-chair)
Originally from Toronto, Lauren moved to New York in 2012 to study Fashion Marketing at Parsons The New School for Design. Her experience includes marketing efforts on brands such as Chanel, The Row and Joe Fresh. She is now working in account management at Audrey, a creative agency with a focus on beauty and fashion brands. After volunteering at the SACH Children’s Home in 2008, Lauren has been eager to continue working with the organization. Lauren serves as the Co-Chair of SACH’s Young Leadership Executive Committee.
Andrew Davidsburg (Co-chair)
Born in Atlanta raised in Maryland Andrew is a proud Terp and a volunteer with Big Brother Big Sister and Save a Child's Heart. After graduating from university of Maryland, he quickly put his Marketing degree to work as a waiter on a Norwegian Cruise Lines, and quickly moving up the ranks to become an Assistant Cruise director, making the world better place one Water Volleyball game at a time. After two years, he left the high seas and in 2007 he moved to New York City immediately landing his dream job, Emceeing weddings at Chinese restaurants in Flushing. While the draw of All you can eat egg rolls was strong, Andrew decided it was time for more, so he took a glamorous temp job at FOX Broadcasting (not news) ultimately being brought on Full time. For the past 7 years Andrew has worked in integrated marketing, ensure that viewers still get plied with sponsor messaging, even if they fast forward through the commercials. Along with his work at FOX Andrew has a small interest in a menswear company, David Hart Menswear, and has expanded his Nerd cred 10 fold by automating his apartment, developing dynamic websites and playing the ukulele.
Molly Krause (Co-chair)
Molly got involved with SACH after a URJ Birthright trip she was staffing had a last-minute itinerary change to the SACH house in Holon. She fell in love with the kids and organization's mission, and as soon as she got home to NYC, she reached out about getting involved stateside.
Molly hopes to follow in her grandparents' footsteps through meaningful long-term involvement with important humanitarian and cultural organizations. As an undergraduate at Cornell University, Molly became a Maimonides scholar and member of Sigma Delta Tau. She has been involved with the Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) in various capacities since she was a 9-year-old camper at Goldman Union Camp Institute"
About our Host Committee
Ella Matayeva (Co-chair)
I became involved in SACH close to 4 years ago when I was invited to an event by a friend. At the event I met so many amazing people that were so passionate about a cause that it really inspired me to get involved. I realized that I had visited the SACH house and hospital where they provide the surgeries years before I even went to the event and it showed me what a direct impact getting involved really has. There is one goal- to save these lives, and the peripheral events that occur due to this organization are just as life changing. I'm incredibly proud and lucky to be a part of this organization, and to see what amazing things come out of it.
Yanna Begelman (Co-chair)
Yanna Begelman, a supporter, a fan & a lover of SACH first learned about SACH a few years ago through a friend, after which Yanna connected to SACH's mission due to her previous history of volunteering with kids abroad and started to contribute in various ways, specifically by organizing events and raising funds & awareness for SACH.
Yanna's graduated with a degree is in Business Management and Finance, however Yanna has been all across the board in her professional career. Yanna is a Co-Founder of an event planning social enterprise that benefits various charitable organizations. YaJu Event's mission is to give back to the needy by raising awareness and funds, one event at a time.
Ashlie Yair (Chair)
Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, Ashlie came to NY 11 years ago where she obtained two degrees from FIT and went on to start a career in Accessory Design and later transitioned to event design. In 2012 she helped with one of SACH's events and fell in love with their mission. She was honored to join the SACH YLG Executive Board as their Events Chair shortly after. Her career has taken a bit of a detour since the birth of her first son in 2013. She is now a work from home mom, staying in the event world by helping other event planners and with her work with SACH. Ashlie, her husband, Ofer, and their son await the next little SACHer, due in February.
Chris Schembra (Co-Host)
Born in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Chris Schembra moved to New York City three years ago by way of Chile, California, Washington, Utah and Florida. He is the Associate Producer at MNA Productions Inc. and an investor in the four-time Tony Award winning musical, "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder". He is currently lead producing the national tour of Tony Lo Bianco’s Emmy Award Winning one-man show, "The Little Flower". Chris is a passionate supporter of men and women in uniformed service of our country; and Israel, our greatest ally.
