Barak has been working at Bakehila since 2005 as Neve Yaakov Community Director. Barak became Bakehila’s director in 2008. Before that he worked as a social counselor at a B’nai Brith Residential Treatment Center for children with behavioral and emotional difficulties and as a paid adult coordinator at the Israeli Scouts. Barak holds a B.A. in Education and Sociology from the Hebrew University and is presently finishing his M.A. in Education.

Naama began working at Bakehila in March 2008. She has prior experience as a Special Education teacher, mainly focusing on behavioral abnormalities. She also works as a group facilitator and with Pre-Army Preparatory Programs. Naama has a M.A in Management of Educational Frameworks and B.A. in Special Education.

Oshrit is the Neighborhood Manager in Talpiot. Oshrit has a BA in Communications and an MA in NGO Management, both from Hebrew University. Her prior experience includes coordinating a Dropout Prevention Program in a municipal project, managing the Leadership Training Program for University students, as well as being Manager of Youth in Gilo's Community Council.
 

Yael joined Bakehila in 2010. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Education and Theatre and a Masters in NGO Management from the Hebrew University. She worked in the Jewish agency, both in “Shlichut” in Argentina and in the institute for youth leaders from abroad of Latin America. For the past two years she has been the coordinator of the learning center in Gilo and is now starting her position as Gilo's Community Director.

Maur joined Bakehila in 2009. Maur has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work from Sapir College. Maur was an instructor in “Noam- Masorti Youth movement”. Maur worked in the Religious Kibbutz Movement as a supervisor in the Year of Service volunteers department prior to joining Bakehila as a coordinator of Neve Yaakov’s Year of Service volunteers. These days she is starting her position as Neve Yaakov’s Community director.

Yair joined Bakehila in 2006. He worked as an instructor within the Kiryat Hayovel Learning Center then became coordinator of that same Learning Center for the following two years. Today he serves as the Director of Bakehila’s Learning Centers as well as part of the team that supervises the Year of Service volunteers in Bakehila.
Yair has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management Communication from the Hebrew University.