Thanks so much for your interest in our mentorship program. Due to the overwhelming response, we have temporarily paused new applications.

We are hopeful that in the near future, we will reopen applications and hope to reconnect at that time.

Please feel free to reach out to slandau@olami.org if you need any further assistance.

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Our mentorship program ditches the notion of transactional, sporadic interactions and we put meaningful relationships at the forefront of our model.

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Being able to ask someone who has done it and made it to the other side, is inspiring and motivating. She makes it feel possible.
Alyssa, TX
Other mentorships don’t go as deep or stick to just school guidelines. But they don’t look at the full circle of what's going on and who you are beyond the academics.
Idan, NY
In the business world, it's difficult to form relationships. This mentorship program is personal.
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Meet some of our mentors

Candice Ackermann

Managing Attorney, Visa Law Pros​

Since founding her own immigration law firm in New York City in early 2009, Candice L. Ackermann, Esq. has represented dozens of individuals and multinational corporate clients in connection with a wide array of U.S. immigration law matters, including preparation and filing of non-immigrant visa petitions, family and employment-based green card applications, self-sponsoring individuals of extraordinary ability, and applications for naturalization.

Sasha Salama

Anchor/Reporter, Media Trainer, Presentation Coach

Sasha Salama is a veteran broadcast journalist with more than 20 years of experience in the U.S. and overseas. Ms. Salama has interviewed hundreds of CEOs and newsmakers as an anchor and correspondent for CNN, CNBC in the U.S. and Asia, Reuters, Nightly Business Report and Asia Business News.
Jonathan Rabinow

Jonathan Rabinow

Chief Investment Officer, Lightstone Group

Prior to joining Lightstone, Mr. Rabinow was Managing Director with Argent Ventures. Previously, he served as a Senior Vice President and Head of Investments at RXR Realty where he led a team who invested in over $5 billion of assets. Earlier in his career, Mr. Rabinow served as Vice President at Racebrook Capital, a Warburg Pincus portfolio company specializing in the acquisition of distressed real estate assets. Mr. Rabinow earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master of Business Administration from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Aaron Sonnenschein

Director of Ohio Operations at Madison Title and Commercial Real Estate Services

Aaron Sonnenschein oversees all business development and operational aspects of the division. His easygoing demeanor combined with a get things done attitude allows him to build new relationships and then follow through with each client to ensure that expectations are met and exemplary services are performed. Mr. Sonnenschein is also very active in many communal causes serving on the boards and committees of numerous local institutions and organizations.

Karen Kuflik

Writer and Producer

Karen Kuflik is a writer who began her career in advertising, moved onto children’s TV, authored “Grocery Shopping with G*d,” and is currently writing her first play “Bru,” based on Bruriah from the Talmud.  Karen Kuflik was the head writer for Play with Me Sesame. She also wrote song lyrics for the Sesame Beginnings video Make Music Together, including “Wiggly Giggly,” “Getting Dressed,” and “Peek a Boo.” Kuflik was a writer for Nickelodeon’s Nick in the Afternoon, including the Stick Stickly segments, and also authored The Official Nickellennium Scrapbook. 

Joshua Landes

Managing Member, Co-founder at Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC

Joshua Landes has co-managed Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P., a New York City-based investment partnership since its inception in 1992. Prior to that, he worked at Lazard Freres & Co. from 1984 to 1991 where he served as a trading assistant, analyst and institutional equity salesman in the capital markets group and as an associate at Lazard Realty.
Eli Ribiat

Eli Ribiat

Vice President IB CM&A TEG Loan Transaction Management at Credit Suisse

Eli’s extensive experience in the financial banking world has made Eli a sought after multi-faceted banking professional. From his earlier years as an analyst at JPMorgan Chase, a stint at Deutscher Bank working with FX risk, a senior consultant at Deloitte, group Director at Signature Bank and his current role as a VP at Credit Suisse, Eli has a deep understanding of any and all banking related roles. Eli is eager to share his experience and banking acumen with bright and talented future baking professionals.
Rickie Freeman

Rickie Freeman

Designer & CEO at Terri Jon

Designer and CEO Rickie Freeman has made Teri Jon into one of New York’s most successful businesses. Over the past thirty years, Ms. Freeman has focused on making sure that her company provides women with dazzling affordable luxury apparel.
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Rebecca Benedict

Partner at Hudson Bay Capital Management LP

Rebecca Benedict is a Partner and Director within the Investor Relations and Business Development group at Hudson Bay covering a wide range of investor groups globally including foundations, endowments, public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and fund of funds. She also has prime responsibility for Consultant Relations at Hudson Bay.
Dr. Michael Zelefsky

Dr. Michael Zelefsky

Vice Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital

Dr Zelejsky is also the Steven A. Greenberg Chair in Prostate Cancer Research and co-leader of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Genitourinary Disease Management Team. Dr. Zelefsky is a world renowned expert in the field of radiation therapy, and Chief of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Brachytherapy Service. Additionally, he is the Editor-in-Chief of Brachytherapy, a medical journal that addresses all aspects of this sub-specialty, and Chairman of the National Patterns of Care Study for Genitourinary Cancers.

Eli Ribiat

Vice President IB CM&A TEG Loan Transaction Management at Credit Suisse

Eli’s extensive experience in the financial banking world has made Eli a sought after multi-faceted banking professional. From his earlier years as an analyst at JPMorgan Chase, a stint at Deutscher Bank working with FX risk, a senior consultant at Deloitte, group Director at Signature Bank and his current role as a VP at Credit Suisse, Eli has a deep understanding of any and all banking related roles. Eli is eager to share his experience and banking acumen with bright and talented future baking professionals.

Rickie Freeman

Designer & CEO at Terri Jon

Designer and CEO Rickie Freeman has made Teri Jon into one of New York’s most successful businesses. Over the past thirty years, Ms. Freeman has focused on making sure that her company provides women with dazzling affordable luxury apparel.
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