Alexandra Stein is expected to graduate from Hebrew Union College – Jewish Institute of Religion in 2022. She grew up in Washington, D.C., and earned her B.A. in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Yale in 2011. After working on the counseling team of a therapeutic high school as a participant in Avodah, Alexandra spent a year studying conflict resolution in Tel Aviv. Most recently, as the Independent Living Skills Coordinator at College Living Experience in Rockville, she has spent the past few years working with neurodiverse young adults who are starting college or work. She loves teaching, and is passionate about building communities that are empathic and social-justice oriented. When not at work or school, Alexandra can be found reading fiction, going on (easy) hikes, participating in protests, and visiting museums.