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BBYO Leadership Lab:
BBYO Stand UP: Hunger,
Atlanta Community Food Bank
Founded in 1979, the Atlanta Community Food
Bank procures more than 50 million pounds of
food and groceries each year and distributes it
to more than 600 nonprofit partner agencies
serving families and individuals in 29 metro
Atlanta and north Georgia counties. Participate
in interactive service projects and hear from
local experts on the impact that ACFB has on the
greater Atlanta community!
Facilitators: Chris Ferguson, Education Outreach
Coordinator, Atlanta Community Food Bank;
Brittney Palmer, Education Outreach Coordinator,
Atlanta Community Food Bank; Vilma Wallace,
Volunteer Program Manager, Atlanta Community
Food Bank
BBYO Leadership Lab:
BBYO Stand UP: Inclusivity,
Marcus Autism Center 
Through interactive learning sessions at
the Marcus Autism Center, learn the latest
research on autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a
neurodevelopmental condition which unfolds
during the first few years of life. Meet with
national leaders from Autism Speaks, Friendship
Circle and Marcus Autism Center while
getting an inside look into the innovative and
groundbreaking work they do.
Facilitators: Sue Dale, Practice Director, Marcus
Autism Center; Kimberly Dick, Director of Field
Development, Georgia and Tennessee, Autism
Speaks; Bentzion Groner, National Director,
Friendship Circle
BBYO Leadership Lab:
BBYO Stand UP: Philanthropy,
Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta
Participate in interactive workshops and
activities to become a better fundraiser! Led
by philanthropic experts from the Jewish Teen
Funders Network, the Jewish Federation of
Greater Atlanta and several global philanthropies,
you’ll develop a better understanding as to how
to inspire donors for your BBYO Stand UP causes
and community events like Marathon Madness!
You will gain new fundraising skills to support
your chapters, philanthropies and initiatives!
Facilitators: Brianna Holtzman, Program Director,
Jewish Teen Funders Network; Mark Moskowitz,
Southeast Regional Director, Anti-Defamation
League; Jillian Wagenheim, Director of Family
and Corporate Philanthropy, Jewish Federation of
Greater Atlanta; Stefanie Zelkind, Director,
Jewish Teen Funders Network

BBYO Leadership Lab:
BBYO Stand UP: The Environment,
Atlanta BeltLine
The Atlanta BeltLine is the most comprehensive
transportation and economic development
effort ever undertaken in the City of Atlanta and
among the largest, most wide-ranging urban
redevelopment programs underway in the
United States. Volunteer on this transformative
project and make a difference by helping with
litter control, invasive plant removal and other
beautification projects.
Note: This BBYO Leadership Lab will be outdoors.
Facilitators: David Eisner, Repair The World,
Executive Director; Sharron Sylvain, Atlanta
Beltline Partnership; Jamie Zinn, Repair the World,
Special Projects Director