Samantha Zellman

Samantha Zellman is the Chief Program & Operations Officer.
She is passionate about start-up Jewish nonprofit organizations and feels personally inspired by the mission of Shomer Collective after navigating her way through end-of-life experiences with multiple close family members in recent years.

Samantha has her masters in Organizational Change Management from The New School, and most recently worked at UpStart as a Coach, Facilitator and Curriculum Designer focused on organizational growth, partnerships, human-centered design, and adaptive leadership for entrepreneurial and legacy Jewish nonprofit organizations. She has also supported leaders in their growth through her work at gothamCulture consulting firm, 92nd Street Y, Repair the World, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in the Republic of Georgia, and as a community organizer and Director of Training for both of Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns.