Rabbi Josh Bolton
Executive Director

Rabbi Josh has spent a decade working with university students and comes to Brown RISD Hillel from the University of Pennsylvania Hillel where he spent eight years as the Director and Senior Jewish Educator for the Jewish Renaissance Project. A celebrated educator and innovator in the Hillel movement, he is the recipient of a Richard M. Joel Exemplar of Excellence Award for “pushing the boundaries of social media and articulating a rabbinate for the 21st century.”
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“Brown RISD Hillel is a leading center for Jewish innovation and creativity. I’m honored to begin a collaborative partnership with student leaders, alumni, Hillel staff, and trustees on behalf of a vibrant and exciting future for Jewish student life in Providence,” says Rabbi Josh. Rabbi Josh is a graduate of the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and holds an M.F.A. in creative writing from the Program for Poets and Writers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His collection, One Hundred Suggestions for Seekers and Spiritual Activists, was published in 2018 by Alternadox Press. 

Contact: joshua_bolton@brown.edu

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Alyssa Marton
Director of Operations

Prior to joining Hillel in January 2019, Alyssa worked in the area of faculty development for the Office of Academic Affairs at Providence College for over a decade. Bringing strong organizational and project management skills, Alyssa is excited to learn and grow with Hillel's wonderful staff and engaging students. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Alyssa received an MBA and BA (Public & Community Service Studies) from PC. She is passionate about all things food related, and loves reading, baking, walking, and traveling. Alyssa and her wife Racheal are raising two young children in  Barrington, RI. She serves on the board of trustees at Temple Habonim in Barrington, and teaches as an adjunct faculty member at Providence College. 

Contact: alyssa_marton@brown.edu 

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Rabbi Moshe Moskowitz
Senior Jewish Educator 

For the better part of the last decade, Rabbi Moshe has been drinking coffee, hosting epic Shabbat meals and learning Torah with students. Besides being passionate about all things Torah, Rabbi Moshe is an inducted brother of Beta Rho Pi (the Jewish fraternity on campus), an ordained Dudeist minister, and the proud father of a growing family of grills, smokers and various other BBQ paraphernalia on campus. (Brown’s only kosher smoker “Holy Smokes” lives on the porch of Marcy House, and “Ruth Bader Grillsberg” resides on Hillel’s terrace). As the grandson of four Holocaust survivors, Rabbi Moshe co-led his first trip to Poland last winter, and as the advisor to MEOR International, he looks to taking this journey with students once again. In 2014, Forward Magazine recognized Rabbi Moshe as one of “America’s Most Inspiring Rabbis”. Rabbi Moshe studied in Yeshivas in Montreal and Jerusalem, as well as the New England Rabbinical College here in Providence, where he earned a degree in Rabbinics.

​After living in Brooklyn, Monsey, Montreal, Cincinnati and Jerusalem, he has settled down in Providence, where he lives a short walk off campus with his wife Saara, and daughters Menucha Rus and Eva. 

Contact: Moshe_Moskowitz@brown.edu

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Molly Goldmeier
Assistant Director

Molly Goldmeier, raised in Southfield, Michigan, spent the past two years pursuing an MBA in Non-Profit Management at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management and an MA in Jewish Professional Leadership from the Hornstein Program at Brandeis University. Molly is a Wexner Fellow/ Davidson Scholar and interned at the Mayyim Hayyim Community Mikveh in Newton, MA. Prior to beginning Brandeis, Molly spent three years working in the corporate offices at Warby Parker and J.Crew, focusing on corporate social responsibility, branding, and campaign strategy. As an undergraduate, Molly attended New York University and developed an independent major in fashion marketing. During her time at NYU, Molly held various leadership positions at the Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life on Campus and was awarded an NYU President’s Service Award as well as a Bronfman Center Exemplar of Excellence. Molly spent her summers attending Camp Stone in Sugar Grove, PA, where she served as Head of the Wilderness Program and Head of Camp. Molly is thrilled to be joining the team at Brown RISD Hillel and is excited to leverage lessons from the fashion industry to help develop creative, sustainable, and inclusive Jewish experiences and spaces. Molly and her husband, Jay, look forward to their move to Providence and are eager for coffee shop and ice cream store recommendations!

Contact: Molly_Goldmeier@brown.edu

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Jo Ann Laliberte
Development Assistant

​Jo Ann is a yoga teacher and joined Hillel part time in 2019 to support and manage input and integrity for donor and student engagement data bases.  She brings skills to Hillel from many years in the Human Resources field.  Jo Ann is delighted to be part of a dynamic and dedicated team.

When she is not at her Hillel desk, she can be found teaching yoga, working in the garden, playing with her grandkids, taking her dog Belle on a hike or relaxing in Franklin with her husband.

Contact: Jo_Ann_Laliberte@brown.edu

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Zo Baker
Coordinator for Arts Engagement & Education

Zo Baker is an artist, curator, and Jewish educator exploring themes of memory, ritual, and Jewish culture through community-centered social practice. They’ve worked for the last 7+ years developing and facilitating arts-focused programming for Jewish non-profits, creating spaces that cultivate excitement for inquiry and a sense of play through making, talking, and always eating.
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Born and raised in Queens, New York, Zo received their BFA in Sculpture from SUNY New Paltz in MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. They are also a recent graduate of the Tribe12 Fellowship, where they’ve been developing and scaling an artists residency specifically geared towards supporting professional Jewish artists. 

Zo’s work has been featured at the Museum of Jewish Montreal, in the New York Times, Vice Magazine, The Times of Israel,  and the Covenant Foundation’s Sightline Journal where they were named one of “12 Jewish Artist-Educators You Should Know.” They were recently awarded the Louis Schwarz and Elaine Friedman Schwartz Memorial Fund Award in Jewish Studies at the University of Pennsylvania and a Sachs Grant for Arts Innovation to continue work on their ongoing project, “Calling Home.

Contact: zoe_baker@brown.edu 

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Emily Chaleff
Springboard Fellow for Innovation

Emily Chaleff is a recent graduate of the University of Delaware where she studied Human Relations and Administration, Organizational Community Leadership and graduated as a Community Engagement Scholar. At UD Hillel Emily served as an ImpACT and Freshmen Fest leader to help acclimate Freshmen to the UD community. She also lived in Tel Aviv for two months with Onward interning at the Israeli chapter of the Society for International Development. Additionally, she was also involved in Greek life and served as the Chief Financial Officer for her sorority Kappa Alpha Theta.
​As the Springboard Innovation fellow, Emily is enjoys building meaningful relationships with students from Brown and RISD. Outside of work, she is a huge foodie, loves traveling, spending time with friends and being outdoors. ​

Contact: emily_chaleff@brown.edu 

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Lori Laliberte
​Operations Coordinator

Lori Laliberte joined the BRH team this year in the role of Operations Coordinator. Some of you may recognize her at the Front Desk as she was present through the 2021-22 academic year as security personnel. She brings over a decade of experience in Management and the Hospitality industry, including event planning and administration.

Her passion for travel and love of culture has brought her around the world both for work and pleasure. She loves art, music and cooking and enjoys sharing memorable meals and pastimes with friends. She looks forward to meeting new people, sharing her experiences and learning new things within the BRH community. 

Contact: ​lori_laliberte@brown.edu