Speakers
Meet the speakers joining us at the 2026 PreAct Summit
Our speaker lineup is still growing, so check back for new additions.
David Abramson PhD, MPH
Clinical Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences,
School of Global Public Health, New York University
Ibrahim Alatawna
Director
Resilience Center for the Bedouin Society in the Negev
Samira Alfayumi-Zeadna PhD
Senior Lecturer
Department of Nursing Sciences, Tel Aviv University
Hila Almagor Attias
Managing Director
HOMIYAH
Yasmin Arnon Mansharov
Director of Health, Resilience and Community
Tnufa Directorate for Northern Israel Rehabilitation
Amiad Baltzan MD
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Ruthie Bashan LCSW
Senior Director, Crisis Response and Community Preparedness
Jewish Community Services, The Jewish Board
Roni Berger PhD
Professor
Adelphi University School of Social Work
Matthew Biel MD, MSc
Georgetown University Medical Center
Sharon Blum-Melamed MSW
Head of Social Services, Welfare & Public Health Administration
Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality
Gilad Bodenheimer MD
Head of Mental Health Services
Israeli Ministry of Health
Grant Brenner MD DFAPA
Assistant Clinical Professor,
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Health
Anat Brunstein-Klomek PhD
Dean
Baruch Ivcher School of Psychology, Reichman University
W. Christian Burgess LMSW
VOA Western Washington
Maggie Castro MA
Firefighter/Rescue Technician (TRT)/Paramedic
Miami Dade Fire Rescue
Luz Chapa MEd
RMTAC
Alexander Charney MD, PhD
Ichan School of Medicine Mount Sinai
Linda Chokoverety
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Stephan Cozza MD
Director
Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress
Amy Carol Dominguez
Director, PreAct
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sam Dorison
ReflexAI
Monika Eros-Sarnyai MD, MA
NYC Dept of Health and Mental Hygiene
Moshe Farchi PhD
Associate Professor
Tel-Hai University of Kiryat Shmona, Department of Social Work
Kfir Feffer MD
Head of Advanced Therapies Unit
'Hofim' Clinic, Niv-Nirel Center and Lev-Hasharon Mental Health Center
Kenneth Feinberg
Former Special Master, September 11th Victim Compensation Fund
Cassondra Feldman PsyD
Adjunct Faculty Professor
Nova Southeastern University
Reggie Ferriera PhD
Tulane University’s Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy
Hava Gadassi MD
Pediatrician, Medical Director, Goshen
Avi Gamoran PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Israel Center for Addiction and Mental Health
Rina Goldstein LMSW, MA
Clinical Psychology Pre-Doctoral Intern
New Alternatives for Children
Yael Heksch-Ron MA
Co-Founder & Clinical Coordinator
Yehat Safe Studio for the Evacuated Community of Kibbutz Kfar Aza
Talma Hendler MD, PhD
Psychiatrist and Neuroscientist; Head of the Institute for Psychedelic Research
Tel Aviv University
Jack Hermann MSEd
American Red Cross
Sivan Hever MD, BSW, BA
Director of Social Work Services
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov Hospital)
Yael Hochman MD
Head of BSW Program, Head of National Collective Trauma – Sadot Center
School of Social Work, Sapir College
Nadine Jackson MA
Teaching and Supervisory Faculty in Couple Therapy
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Rebecca Jones
Global Mental Health Task Force
Debra Kalmanowitz PhD
Head, Master’s in Art Therapy Program
Sapir Academic College
Rony Kapel Lev-ari PhD
T32 Postdoc Fellow
Columbia University
Dana Katsoty PdD
Columbia University
Craig Katz MD
Founder, PreAct
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Sander Koyfman MD, MBA
Co-Founder and CMO
Languages of Care
Yulia Lerner PhD
Senior Researcher and Administrative Director
Neuromodulation Clinic, Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center
Daniel Levy OT
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Tara Liberman PsyD
Founder & Executive Director
Jewish Community Mental Health Initiative (JCMHI), American Psychological Foundation
Sallie Lynch MA
Co-Founder
Aftermath Solutions LLC
Eran Magen PhD
Circles of Support, Inc.
Mutsa Majero PhD, LPC, NCC
Resource & eMpowerment Training & Technical Assistance Center (RMTAC)
Shlomo Mendlovic MD, PhD
HOMIYAH Co-Founder
Shalvata Mental Health Center
Davi Moraes
Stamford Project Management
Nitsa Nacasch-Axelrod MD
Sheba Medical Center
April Naturale PhD
Vibrant Emotional Health
Yuval Neria PhD
HOMIYAH Co-Founder
Columbia University
Anthony Ng MD, DFAPA
Northern Light Acadia Hospital
Yehuda Ninyo MA
Deputy Director, Psychology Division
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Orit Nuttman-Shwartz PhD
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Academic Director
Anchors for Resilience A National Prevention and Intervention Program for Israeli Children and Yout
Amy O'Neill Gregorian LPC
Co-Founder
Voices for Resilience
Hila Oren PhD
CEO
The Tel Aviv Foundation
Lisa Orloff
Founder & Executive Director
World Cares Center, Inc.
Jana Porat PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Sheba Medical Center
Renee Rawcliffe LMSW
Adelphi University School of Social Work
Inbal Reuveni MD
Founder, PreAct
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Esther Rodriguez MS
RMTAC
Reut Rozenblat
Yoav Educational Psychological Service
Ruti Rudner
Director, PreAct
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Warren Sadler
CEO & Co-Founder
Therify
Keith Schemper
Director
SAMSHA Disaster Technical Assistance Center
Einav Segev PhD
Associate Professor
School of Social Work, Sapir Academic College
David Serfaty
Director of the Psychiatric Advanced Treatments Clinic and Senior Psychiatrist
Asylum Seekers Clinic at Tel Aviv Medical Center (Sourasky-Ichilov). Psychiatrist in reserve duty, I
Leah Shelef PhD, MSW
Head of Sadot Resilience Center
School of Social Work, Sapir College
Yaen Shreibman MD
Shalvata Mental Health Center
Iris Shtein
CEO & Co-Founder
Mentaily
Irena Spector MD
Senior Psychiatrist: Head of Etgar (“Challenge”) Ambulatory Clinic
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Gabriela Spector-Mersel PhD
Associate Professor
School of Social Work, Sapir College
Oren Tene MD
Founder, PreAct
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Dan Valsky Schatz
Head of GenAI, INEXTDATA
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Anne Van Hine
9/11 Widow
Milton Weinberg MD
Columbia University & New York State Psychiatric Institute
Avital Weller PhD
Director of Professional Development Courses and Supervision
Central School for Welfare Workers, Ministry of Welfare Israel
Yael Wilner
Lecturer in Art Therapy Program, Sapir Academic College
PhD Researcher, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev