Rabbi David Block is the Head of School of Shalhevet High School in Los Angeles, CA, where he previously served as the Associate Head of School and Judaic Studies Principal.  He formerly worked as the Content and Curriculum Developer at Aleph Beta, taught at Rambam Mesivta in New York,  was the recurring Scholar-in-Residence at the Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach, and was formerly the Director of and singer in the Maccabeats. David received rabbinic ordination at Yeshiva University (RIETS), where he also completed an M.A. in Jewish History, an M.S. in Education, and is currently working on his doctorate. He was a Wexner Graduate Fellow/Davidson Scholar. He and his wife, Gila, live in LA with their three children.

Cindy Drazin is a Fieldwork Instructor at Loyola Marymount University’s School of Education. She has spent the last 30 years in Special Education as a self-contained classroom teacher in New York City, an Inclusion Facilitator for the LAUSD, an Educational Therapist, and an Instructional Coach/Professional Development presenter for Catapult Learning. Cindy has a B.S. in Special/Education and Elementary Education from Boston University and an M.S. in Education from Queens College. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and dog while her 3 children pursue their dreams in Boston.

Elie is the Fertility Advocate and Community Outreach Director and Co- Founder of Yesh Tikva. After informally counseling others through their fertility journeys, she became a founding member of the organization in 2015. Elie has become a major advocate in the infertility community by stepping forward and sharing her story so that others can understand what many cannot vocalize. A natural educator, Elie is also the Program Director at the Nefesh Yehudi Academy: After-School Judaic Studies Program in East Brunswick, NJ. She is a former Television Producer with credits on CBS, MTV, and NBC shows. Throughout her career she has interviewed celebrities, physicians and everyday people in order to research and produce informative content for the viewing public. In her own journey through infertility, she has utilized those same skills to gain vast knowledge in order to become the best advocate for her own care.