Our Team.

  • Julia Jassey is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Jewish on Campus, the leading voice for Jewish students in the United States, combating antisemitism, engaging in grassroots activism, and advocating for the Jewish community. Her work has been recognized widely in the Jewish community and beyond, featured on CNN, CBS, Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and other international news outlets. Working together with students around the country, she has advocated for students at every level—from university administrators to the White House as a contributor to the National Strategy to Combat Antisemitism. She was awarded at the Anti-Defamation League’s Concert Against Hate for her leadership in the Jewish community, and she was considered one of Algemeiner Magazine’s “Top 100 People Positively Influencing Jewish Life” in 2021. She was also recognized as a 2024 Woman to Watch by Jewish Woman International, honored as the year’s Young Women’s Impact Network honoree. She graduated from the University of Chicago in 2023, where she studied Political Science and Jewish Studies.

  • Micah Gritz is the Chief Operating Officer of Jewish on Campus, the leading advocacy group for Jewish students in the United States. As a part of Jewish on Campus’ leadership team, Micah drives the strategic vision and brand for the organization. His work to support Jewish student advocacy has been recognized widely, from The Washington Post to The Hill, and in 2024, Micah was awarded the American Jewish Committee’s Sharon Greene Award for Campus Advocacy. Alongside his work at Jewish on Campus, he is an Access Leadership Fellow at the American Jewish Committee, an ICC Senior Geller Fellow, and a member of the WJC JD Academy. Micah graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University in 2024, where he studied International Security and Judaic Studies.

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  • Charlie Weingarten is a Campus Affairs Coordinator for Jewish on Campus. A recent graduate from Washington University in St. Louis, she has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, and started her journey with the organization in 2025 as a co-founder of JOC WashU. She was an active participant in her campus Jewish community, and is passionate about fighting antisemitism on and off-campus through political organizing and creating spaces for Jewish voices to flourish. Charlie is deeply invested in fighting antisemitism through strong legislation, and interned for two summers in the office of California Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel. She has worked to support prominent Jewish legislation such as AB 715 and Missouri Representative George Hruza’s HB 2061. An aspiring Reform rabbi, Charlie hopes to continue building her career as a Jewish educator, advocate, and leader.  

  • Blake Ziegler is a Student Union Coordinator for the JOC Student Union. In this role, he supports the Union's programming and assists campus representatives in building chapters on their campuses. He joined JOC in 2021 through their student programming and started as a staff member in 2023. Blake graduated from the University of Notre Dame, where he was heavily involved in Jewish advocacy at the local, national, and international levels.

  • Meredith Seidman is a Social Media Coordinator at Jewish on Campus. She is the creator of the TikTok account @ThatJewishTeen, a page dedicated to discussing antisemitism and other Jewish topics from the young, Jewish perspective. Through her six years of experience in content creation, Meredith has honed her passion for Jewish advocacy, both on and offline, serving as a Goldman Fellow with the American Jewish Committee and as a member of the Hillel International Israel Leadership Network. A Junior at Connecticut College, Meredith serves in leadership positions in Hillel, the Student Activities Council, and on the Government/ International Relations Student Advisory Board. Meredith is majoring in Government with minors in Sociology and Jewish Studies, and plans to apply her studies to combat antisemitism and promote Jewish youth advocacy.

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  • Tess Mendelson is the owner and Creative Director of TM Creative Consulting, a digital marketing and content strategy firm that helps businesses and mission-driven organizations grow through strategic storytelling. She partners with nonprofits, Jewish and Israel advocacy organizations, and small businesses to showcase their work, strengthen their brands, and create meaningful digital experiences through social media, content strategy, and visual storytelling.

    She earned a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from The George Washington University, graduating summa cum laude. Her passion for mission-driven communications led her to found TM Creative Consulting, where she combines journalism, design, and digital strategy to help organizations connect with their audiences and amplify their impact.

    Tess is also the founder of Ten Seven Stories, a documentary storytelling initiative created in response to her experiences witnessing the rise of antisemitism on college campuses following the October 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel. Through live interviews conducted in communities and on college campuses with survivors, victims' families, first responders, and others directly impacted by October 7, she documents firsthand testimony to preserve history and combat misinformation. Through documentary filmmaking, journalism, educational resources, and digital storytelling, Ten Seven Stories is dedicated to ensuring these voices are heard by future generations.

    Outside of her professional work, Tess teaches heated yoga sculpt, bakes challah each week, and is always pursuing her next creative project.

  • Daniela Dreifach is a Student Union Coordinator at Jewish on Campus and the co-president of NYU’s Jewish on Campus chapter, where she has been an active leader since her sophomore year. She has long been involved in Jewish advocacy work, previously serving as president of her high school’s Jewish student union. Daniela is passionate about fighting antisemitism and spreading Jewish joy through community-building and education. Originally from Montclair, New Jersey, she enjoys volunteering at her local animal shelter. She is currently a senior at NYU, majoring in political science, and plans to pursue a career in law after graduation.