3 Packer Shimon
Mr. Shimon Packer, MBA, serves as the International Programs Manager at the College of Management Academic Studies (COLMAN) and as a lecturer at its Faculty of Business Administration.
Shimon’s areas of interest include International Business, Business Ethics, and Sustainable and Impact Entrepreneurship. Previously, he served as the Outreach Working Group Lead at UNITE2030, a UN-affiliated organization supporting the Sustainable Development Goals, where he coordinated activities for 16,000 activists across 170 countries to accelerate action on global challenges.
He holds a BA in Government, Diplomacy, and Strategy from Reichman University, with a specialization in Counter-Terrorism Studies, and was a Fellow of the Public Diplomacy Program. He also earned an MBA specializing in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from COLMAN.
Shimon has worked in the Prime Minister’s Office, organized TEDxIDCHerzliya, and is a Captain in Reserves. In addition to his current role, he serves as Deputy Chairman of the Israeli Model UN Association (IMUNA). He is also a triathlete and chess enthusiast, passionate about fostering cross-border cooperation and advancing innovative solutions to global challenges.
1 Itzikowitz Samuel
2 Yogev Riki
2 Yaakobi Tal
2 Tubin Bosmat
2 Bolless Rachel
Dr. Rachel Bolless is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Education, the Department of Counselor Education, College of Management Academic Studies (COLMAN).
She was a cofounder of the Department of School Counseling at the College for Academic Studies (MLA) Or-Yehuda Israel in 2008, and its coordinator for eight years (2008-2016) and the Head of the Department for two years (2017-2019).
Dr. Bolless taught at the Graduate Counseling Education Studies, Derby University the Israeli brunch (2003-2008). She was the Program Director MA studies in Education, the Northumbria University Newcastle U.K the Israeli brunch (1997- 2001), Academic staff in Liverpool University U.K. the Israeli brunch (1996), and a member of the Executive Committee of ICA Bar Ilan University (1995-1999).
She received her M.A., in Educational Counseling from NIU DeKalb IL. USA (1982), Postgraduate Studies in Family Therapy, Tel-Aviv University (1990), Advanced Professional Training “Pairs” The Family Relations Institute, Falls Church VA. USA (1990), Studies toward proficiency in “Human Dynamics” (1991), Gestalt Studies “The Gestalt Institute” Haifa (1994). Dr. Bolless received Ph.D. in Education; from the Union Institute Cincinnati OH. USA (1996). She became Authorized Family Mediator [official court certification] (2001), completed short terms focus psychotherapy (2008), and CBT studies (2018).
Through her professional life Dr. Bolless always integrated teaching and field work. During her 20 years of counseling in the schools system and 28 years of family therapy she was and still involved in working with high risk adolescence, crisis in the family, communication in the family, workshop with teachers, parents and kids on variety of topics. Her therapy approach is holistic, involving all the parts of the family and consulting with world that involves the patient.
2 Isler Etti
Dr. Isler has been involved in community work and non-formal education for over 30 years. She has a BA in Informal Education and an MA in Community Education, as well as being a qualified mediator and Organizational Advisor. Currently, as part of her doctoral thesis, Ms Isler is researching how the professional and academic background of the director effects the success of the community center.
During her long and rich career, Dr. Isler has held many positions in the field of community and non-formal education, including: Over fifteen years of working with the European Union youth program, Euromed, developing, managing and implementing exchanges and training sessions; Responsible for the community – business program at the Israel Association of Community Centers; Currently is the Executive Director of the Israel Federation of Community Centers where she has initiated, developed and run dozens and perhaps hundreds of seminars, conferences, professional training, etc all in the field of community and non-formal education; Board member of the international community organization IFS and the Jewish international community center organization JCC Global
Dr. Isler’s main areas of teaching and research in the academy are community and society, public policy, youth and community management, informal education and academic writing.
2 Harboun Irit
Dr. Irit Harboun is a senior Lecturer at the School of Education in the College of Management. Her field of research is the relationship between citizenship, democracy and education in Israel, and the collective action of the Palestinian minority in the field of education.
3 Kastiel Michal
Designer Michal Kastiel is a multidisciplinary designer expert in the area of visual communication. Kastiel is a design lecturer with expertise in creative thinking and data visualization, she has been taking part in the academic field for two decades. Kastiel holds a M.des in Multidisciplinary design, science & Technology from HIT- Holon Institute of Technology. In addition, she is a graduate of the “HANIVHAROT”, exclusive program of Female Excellence and leadership at HIT. Today she leads a DT lab part of the graduate program, and lectures on data visualization for leading Israeli companies.
Kastiel served as Chief Curator of the “VITRINA” Design Research Gallery, she has curated exhibitions from Israel and the world. She is a member of the “Design Forum” of Israeli curators. Kastiel worked at the leading design and brand companies in Tel Aviv, now days she is the founder and the owner of “MIKAS”, studio for multi solutions: Graphic Design, Visual Identity Strategy, Brand Development, Digital, Social Net Managing, Curation and exhibition design.
3 Cohen Anderson Tali
Tali is an architect by profession, interdisciplinary designer by heart. She lives in Yahud-Monoson, where she combines creative work, teaching and learning, all under her “Design for All” studio since 1997.
Tali holds a B. Arch as well as M. Arch. from the K.S.U (Manhattan Kansas U.S.A).
Tali is a senior lecturer in the School of Design and Innovation since 1999. She is known for her creative teaching techniques and metholdegies and as a leading profession in the area of “inclusive design” and accessibility. Her practice focuses on a professional agenda of integrating all fields of accessibility design through inclusive design, her studio is the place where she embraces creativity, innovation, entrepreneurship.