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The Young Leaders Committee of Soccer for Peace is comprised of:
 
Gus Levy is a commodities trader at Sempra Energy Trading Corp in Stamford, CT where he trades electricity in the real time markets. Gus graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder earning a BA in Economics in 2005. He currently resides in Manhattan and became involved with SFP after working with Ori Winitzer at Goldman Sachs in the summer of 2004. Gus is of Swiss descent and places his soccer loyalties with Grasshopper Club of Zurich.
Ilana Wolfe graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and spent a year studying in Jerusalem between High School and College. Her love for Israel and for finding creative ways to bridge the cultural divide between Israeli Jews and Arabs led her to Soccer for Peace and she has been an active member in the organization over the past few years. She currently works as an Associate in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs.
Shelli Rosenbaum was born and raised in Ramat Hakovesh, Israel and New Jersey, and currently resides in New York City. While in college she worked for an organization that ran a soccer program in severely under-resourced school districts. After witnessing the positive impact the sport of soccer had on these children's lives, Shelli was thrilled to be introduced to Soccer for Peace through Judy Winitzer. Shelli holds a B.S. in Linguistics from Georgetown University and works as a marketing manager for American Express International Cards division.
Adam Enbar’s love for soccer came during his early childhood, spent living in Israel.  When he moved to New York he co-founded his High School soccer team where he held the position of goal keeper.  He graduated from Cornell University in 2005 and currently develops residential and commercial real estate throughout New York City.  Adam is also a member of UJA and volunteers as a male mentor for children living in single parent homes.
Cari Widmyer
An avowed marketer with a penchant for charity and fun, Cari Widmyer joins the Young Leaders Committee as Co-Chair of our 2008 Event Committee. Cari graduated Columbia Business School in 2006 and after a year at American Express, joined Google where she currently works. Cari also serves on the Steering Committee of Lincoln Center’s Young Patron Society, where her events have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars while reconnecting young professionals to one of the city’s cultural treasures. A long-time supporter of Soccer for Peace, Cari expressed an interest in helping the organization long ago.
irene Irene Kim serves as the Co-Chair of the 2008 Event Committee, along with Cari Widmyer. She works at Lehman Brothers, focusing on Asian Equities. Irene is a graduate of Columbia Business School and Wellesley College, and currently lives in the West Village where she can be found riding her Raleigh or looking for the next, best restaurant.
Jeff Birnbaum developed a love for soccer during the summer camps of his childhood, where the game served to unite campers and counselors from around the world.  He later achieved degrees from Cornell University and New York University.  It was while studying at Cornell that he spent a semester living and studying in Jerusalem, where his passion for Israel met with a desire to find achievable solutions to real problems in the Middle East.  The uniting influence soccer played in his youth seemed a unique fit, and he was naturally thrilled when presented with an opportunity to participate in Soccer for Peace.  Jeff currently resides in Manhattan and works in Equity Research at UBS.