Our Team

Beth Lebenson Praver is the Senior Director of Alumni Engagement. She began at YU in January 2023 as the Director of Alumni Engagement, and was promoted to Senior Director in July 2025. She has worked in the nonprofit Jewish world for more than 30 years. Previous to her time at YU, Beth worked at the Friends of Israel Scouts, Eden Village Camp, the Israeli Consulate in New York, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) and Bi-Cultural Day School in Stamford, CT. Beth holds a bachelor's degree in Jewish and Near Eastern Studies from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in Forensic Psychology from the John Jay School of Criminal Justice. She is also a certified social worker for the State of Connecticut. 

Beth leads the Office of Alumni Affairs, visioning new programming, supervising the day-to-day operations of the team and expanding the department to meet the needs of YU’s 70,000+ alumni around the globe. Beth is married and lives in Riverdale with her husband and children.

Eli Azizollahoff is Manager of Alumni Engagement and graduated from Stern College for Women in 2020 with a bachelor's degree in English and a concentration in Media & Journalism. She began working for Yeshiva University in November 2024 and brings over three years of experience in higher education, focusing on community engagement, events and student life. She also has a background in non-profit work, having filled logistic, engagement and operations roles for Partners in Torah, the Save Ancient Studies Alliance (SASA) and Camp HASC. In her current role, Eli works to build relationships and enhance alumni involvement by creating meaningful opportunities for alumni to connect with one another and their alma mater. In her time at Stern, Eli especially treasured the opportunity to serve as President of the Stern College Dramatics Society, a role which would not have been open to her at other universities where most play production occurs on Saturdays and is thus restricted for students who keep Shabbat. Eli lives in Washington Heights.

Ahuva Ross is an Alumni Affairs Associate and graduated from YU’s Sy Syms School of Business in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in Marketing. She began working for Yeshiva University in July 2024 as the Alumni Affairs Associate, focusing on database support, alumni engagement events support, and social media marketing and management. One of Ahuva’s favorite parts of YU was the dual curriculum and the ability to have a robust Torah education while simultaneously receiving a college degree. Ahuva lives in Washington Heights.