ICC Staff

Stephen Kuperberg, Executive Director

Stephen Kuperberg.Steve Kuperberg is executive director of the Israel on Campus Coalition, a national organization dedicated to empowering the network of campus Israel supporters to create a positive campus environment regarding Israel. Steve has served with ICC since November 2009, during which ICC has led successful efforts to build lasting connections between campuses and Israel, defeat anti-Israel initiatives, and provide positive Israel education. Steve is formerly a federal and state prosecutor and was a partner with Hogan & Hartson, an international law firm. Steve began his career as a fellowship volunteer with Project OTZMA and subsequently with AIPAC in Washington.

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Marjan Keypour Greenblatt, Deputy Director

Marjan Keypour Greenblatt is the Deputy Director of Israel on Campus Coalition.  Marjan brings over 10 years of experience in business and nonprofit management. Marjan served as Associate Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) where she led advocacy and educational programming in the areas of civil rights and human relations. Along with her achievements in the nonprofit field, Marjan has worked in an entrepreneurial capacity, managing business marketing and construction projects for residential and commercial properties. Marjan has served on the boards of Hillel at UCLA, the Jewish Federation of Greater Los Angeles, and the Iranian-American Jewish Federation. She holds a BA in sociology from UCLA and a Master's in Education from Harvard University, and is thrilled to a part of the ICC team.

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Etaiy Shisgal, Director of Research and Analysis

Amongst other things, Etaiy conducts a host of longitudinal studies on advocacy and Israel campus related issues. Etaiy graduated from Hebrew University’s excellence program in Public Policy (MPP) and worked at Hebrew U’s student government. During his undergraduate years, Etaiy studied International Affairs and Political Science (George Washington University- Elliott School for International Affairs).  He interned at the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and worked as a research assistant at the Institute for National Security Studies based in Tel-Aviv. He speaks fluent Hebrew and is passionate about aquatic sports. 



PJ Edelman, Communications and Development Associate

PJ Edelman is the communications and development associate. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, where he majored in English and minored in ‘Text and Tradition’ and ‘Jewish, Islamic, & Near Eastern Studies.’ PJ worked as website content coordinator for the Jewish Federation in St. Louis for two years, and later participated in the World Union of Jewish Students program in Israel for six months, where he volunteered and studied Jewish texts. He grew up in New York, where he attended Solomon Schechter during school months (K-12), and Camp Ramah in Nyack and in the Berkshires during the summer.  

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Daniel Kuhn, East Coast Regional Manager

Daniel Kuhn is the East Coast Regional Manager for the Israel on Campus Coalition. Daniel graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelors in International Relations and specializations in Jewish Studies and Muslim Studies. Before arriving at MSU, he spent a year in Israel on Young Judaea's Year Course program, where he volunteered by teaching English to children, working with the elderly, and milking cows. In the past, Daniel served as an intern for UN Watch in Geneva, The Jerusalem Post, and on Capitol Hill. In 2010 he served as a Field Organizer on Congressman Gary Peters' re-election campaign. He grew up in the Detroit area, was a student at Hillel Day School, and attended and worked at Camp Young Judaea Midwest. 

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Aviva Melissa Frank, West Coast Regional Manager

Aviva Melissa Frank is the West Coast Regional Manager for the Israel on Campus Coalition. A California native, Aviva has spent the last three years in Israel. During this time she has earned a master’s degree in Conflict Resolution and Mediation from the School of Public Policy at Tel Aviv University, held a professional internship with the Business Department at the Peres Center for Peace, worked with Masa Israel from the Jewish Agency and taught yoga for coexistence. Prior to her time in Israel, Aviva lived in Washington, DC for four years and worked with American University Hillel, Birthright Israel NEXT and was program director with the ICC of Greater Washington. While in undergrad at UC Santa Barbara, Aviva was active with her Hillel, worked for the Residence Halls Association and was a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi.


Nelson France, Program Associate

Nelson France is the program associate for the Israel on Campus Coalition. Nelson attained both a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and Leadership Studies as well as a Master of Public Administration Degree from West Virginia University. Throughout college, Nelson was involved with Jewish campus life, active in his fraternity, Sigma Alpha Mu, serving as the President of Hillel, and as AIPAC Campus Liaison. He is originally from New York City, but considers Morgantown, West Virginia to be his home.


Annette Herndon, Office Manager

Annette Herndon is the office manager for the Israel on Campus Coalition. Prior to joining ICC, she worked for the National Headquarters of the American Red Cross, where she held several positions, including executive assistant and donor services associate, in its development department. Annette relocated to Northern Virginia from North Carolina, and is currently pursuing a bachelor’s of science in Computer Management Information Systems. 


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Samuel Edelman, Executive Director of the Center for Academic Engagement (of ICC)

Dr. Samuel M. Edelman is the executive director and CEO of the Center for Academic Engagement of the Israel on Campus Coalition and academic affairs advisor for the Israel on Campus Coalition. He has served as the executive director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East and Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles.  He is also a CSU Chico emeritus professor of Jewish, Israel and Holocaust Studies as well as Rhetoric and Communication Studies. His Ph.D. was from the University of Arizona.  His MA and BA degrees were from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus.  He continues to lecture and teach on subjects such as Anti-Semitism, Genocide, Holocaust and resistance, , the Arab Israeli conflict, Zionism, the Arab Spring and more. Edelman is the co-Director of the California State Center of Excellence in Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance Education. Edelman has numerous articles and book chapters on topics such as the Holocaust and cultural resistance, the Arab Israeli conflict, anti-Semitism and the new left, Jewish Christian dialogue, the history of anti-Semitism and Jewish rhetoric.


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