Staff

Asher Gellis - Executive Director Gellis is a native Angelino and longtime congregant of Adat Ari El. Gellis’ involvement in Jewish communal work has taken him around the world in many capacities working for the Jewish community centers of Greater Los Angeles, the Bureau of Jewish Education and Hadassah. Prior to joining JQ’s pioneering efforts Gellis was the Regional Director of Hadassah Zionist Youth Commission’s Young Judea programs for California, Nevada and Hawaii. As the Regional Director Gellis was responsible for the staff and volunteers that served the adolescent to young adult demographic with informal education based programs and services.

Gellis’ career with Hadassah afforded him the opportunity to oversee camp accreditations on a national level and as the Director of Health and Well-being, supervise and train staff in Israel for thousands of American students on tour in Europe and Asia. Over 30 chapters were created in Southern California alone under Gellis’ leadership and his programs serviced thousands of children and young adults, their families and the community-at-large.

He earned his BA in Political Science from UCLA and his Masters in Business Administration with an emphasis in leadership from Pepperdine University.