OneVoice Movement: The Team

Bolstered by thousands of dedicated volunteers on the ground, OneVoice’s regional field offices are located in Tel Aviv and Ramallah. OneVoice’s international headquarters are located in New York City. Three additional branches, OneVoice Europe, OneVoice Canada, and OneVoice Washington, have opened in London, Ottawa, and Washington DC, respectively. The international offices help provide vision and strategy, procure fundraising, and generate support from governments, corporations, and public figures.

OneVoice International Headquarters (NY)

Daniel Lubetzky

Founder & President

Daniel Lubetzky is Founder and President of The PeaceWorks Foundation, which conceived and guides the OneVoice Movement. He is also Chairman of PeaceWorks Holdings LLC, a business corporation pursuing both peace and profit through joint ventures among neighbors striving to coexist in conflict regions (with ventures in the Mideast and South East Asia and a sales network reaching 5,000 customers in the US). Born and raised in Mexico City, Mr. Lubetzky studied abroad in France and Israel and received his B.A. in Economics and International Relations, magna cum laude, from Trinity University, and his J.D. from Stanford Law School. Fluent in Spanish, English, Hebrew and French, Mr. Lubetzky has lectured at Harvard, The Fletcher School, and The University of Pennsylvania/Wharton, as well as at the World Economic Forum, the World Bank, and the United Nations. In 1997 he was selected by the World Economic Forum as one of 100 Global Leaders for Tomorrow (GLT). In 2003 he was named Outstanding Young Alumnus by his Alma Mater; in 2004 he received on behalf of the PeaceWorks Foundation the World Association of NGOs Peace Security and Reconciliation Award; in 2005, he was honored with the Catholic Theological Union’s PeaceMakers Award, and the OneVoice movement received the King Hussein Humanitarian Leadership Prize from Queen Noor. Most recently, in January 2008, Mr. Lubetzky and the PeaceWorks Foundation were honored with the Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship.
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Darya Shaikh

Chief Operating Officer & Executive Director

Darya Shaikh is the US Executive Director for OneVoice. She joined OneVoice in January 2003, working as the public education coordinator and program developer. Having received her B.A in Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies at the McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Darya comes to OneVoice with a deep understanding for grassroots activism towards civic empowerment. Darya has been involved in reconciliation efforts in the Middle East through Hashomer Hatzair and Givat Haviva since she was 9 years old. Over the course of three years, Darya worked as the facilitator and moderator for a delegation of Jewish-Israeli, Arab-Israeli, and Bedouin Youth. Darya was born in Brooklyn, NY; her mother is Israeli, from Hadera and her father is Pakistani, from Karachi.

Ivan Karakashian

Director of Communications and Strategic Planning

China Sajadian

International Education Program Director

Dana Agmon

Director of Development and Major Gifts

Kenia Ortiz

Finances & Operations Manager

Kim Walker
Executive Assistant to the President

OneVoice Washington, DC

Amanda Fazzone

Director of Government Relations

OneVoice Palestine

Samer Makhlouf
Executive Director

Samer Makhlouf has 10 years' experience in a broad range of non-profit and business organizations within Palestine. Most recently, Samer has worked in the program and development department at the Al Kasaba Theatre and Cinematheque, which he has represented to local and international organizations, and he continues to serve as the president of the Jifna Youth Club. Samer has extensive international training in fundrasing and non-profit management, including work with the U.S. Department of State. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from Birzeit University in Palestine.

Abdullah Hamarsheh

Outreach Coordinator

Ezzeldeen Masri

Director of Public Relations and Development

Dalia Labadi

Town Hall Meeting Coordinator

Faten Dimeh

Executive Secretary

Naim Kamel

Technology Coordinator

Khalil Sehwail

Accountant

OneVoice Israel

Irit Admoni Perlman

General Director

Irit Perlman served for 17 years, as the Executive Director, of "Variety" Israel – a non-profit organization that supports thousands of children with special needs throughout Israel. During her work she was responsible for the organization’s budget, annual work plan, monetary investments, fundraising, routine management of the organization and all of its activities and duties. She represented the organization vis-à-vis entities, institutes, governmental and municipal offices, as well as at conferences in Israel and overseas. Irit is a member of the Steering and Development Committee of the Yariv Foundation for Young Leadership, and a graduate of the Business Coaching Course. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in French Language and Literature and the History of Theatre from Hebrew University in Jerusalem.

Gil Shamy

Program Director

Roi Assaf

Youth Leadership Coordinator

Tal Harris

Town Hall Meeting Coordinator

Assaf Halachmi

Technology Coordinator

OneVoice Europe

John Lyndon
Executive Director

John Lyndon is the Executive Director at OneVoice Europe. Prior to joining OneVoice, John was the General Manager of Ethiopiaid Ireland, an organisation focused on developmental issues in Ethiopia; though conflict resolution, and Israel & Palestine specifically has always been his passion and main area of academic and personal interest.

John was awarded a BA in History and English Literature from University College Dublin, and a Masters Degree in International Relations from the University of Sheffield, writing extensively on- and travelling to- conflict zones such as Northern Ireland, Kashmir and the Middle East

Sharon Booth
Director of Outreach and Education

Sharon Booth is the Director of Outreach and Education for OneVoice Europe. She has an MA from Cambridge University in Theology and Religious Studies, specializing in Islam and Biblical Studies. Following her graduation, she taught English in Tunis and then went on to work in Amman as a Productions Manager for a publishing company. In her final year in Jordan, she was employed as PA to the British Defence Attaché, then returned to the UK and worked with Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East before taking up her role at OneVoice. Sharon speaks Arabic and French and has studied ancient Hebrew.

Joel Braunold
Government and Media Outreach Coordinator

Joel Braunold coordinates the media and government outreach for OneVoice Europe. Previous to this he was on the national executive committee for the National Union of Students heading up the anti-racism anti-fascism campaign. Joel graduated from the University of Bristol with an honours degree in Philosophy, previous to this he spent two years in theological seminary in Jerusalem. He joins OneVoice this year on as a Legacy Heritage Fellow.

More information on OneVoice Europe.