Dr. Naomi Mandel-Levy

Senior Staff Member

​Dr. Naomi Mandel-Levy is a senior staff member of the Mandel Graduate Unit. Before joining the Mandel Foundation–Israel, she worked as a member of the research and development team at the Avney Rosha Institute for School Leadership, where she brought cutting-edge theoretical and practical knowledge to Ministry of Education supervisors and principals of schools serving impoverished populations. Previously, she worked in editing, writing, and knowledge development and dissemination in various settings, including the Israel Association of Community Centers, MAOZ, and the Environment and Health Fund. She has also served as coordinator of two expert committees as part of an applied research initiative that examined equality in education and explored non-formal education. Naomi holds a doctorate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a master’s degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, both in political science. In recent years, she has studied editing at the David Yellin College of Education, and has served as a social consultant on matters of urban renewal.