Yossi Kahana is the Director of Jewish National Fund’s Task Force on Disabilities, an umbrella and coordinating body for the range of JNF partnership programs that serve people with disabilities throughout Israel. In this capacity, Mr. Kahana ensures that JNF partners and programs are effective, high quality, and fiscally strong. Prior to joining Jewish National Fund, Mr. Kahana worked for 17 years at Aleh, Israel's largest network of residential facilities for children with severe physical and cognitive disabilities. A former paramedic with Magen David Adom, Mr. Kahana works tirelessly to breathe life into the mantra “Everybody belongs!”

Major (retd.) Oren Hefetz served as a helicopter pilot for more than 20 years, filling various positions in the Israeli Air Force, all of them in the field. By the end of his military career, Oren adopted a program called Special in Uniform that helps teens with special needs volunteer and draft into the army and to be able to serve with their own cohort.