AVѧԺ Alumnus Matthew Leibowitz (OKC 1997) has many heartwarming school memories. Not only did he make lifelong friends during his time at Carmel he discovered a love for Maths which ultimately led to a successful career in finance. Matthew is the now the founder of the successful financial services company, Stake and we recently caught up with him to find out more abou ...
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Catching up with Carmel Alumnus, Brian Leedman
We recently caught up with OKC Brian Leedman who is currently the Chairman of BlinkLab Limited, a company founded by neuroscientists at Princeton University, that has developed a smartphone based diagnostic platform for autism, ADHD, schizophrenia, and other neurodevelopmental conditions. Brian graduated from AVѧԺ in 1987 and traces his successful career back to an ear ...
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Catching up with Nicole Hirshowitz
It’s always interesting to hear how the AVѧԺ experience has shaped the lives of our alumni. We recently caught up with Nicole Hirshowitz who is passionate about the health benefits of physical activity – an interest first sparked by Carmel’s Physical Education department. What did you enjoy most about attending Carmel? I started AVѧԺ in year one in 2002 ...
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From Carmel to Council
The AVѧԺ community is something special. Our School with smaller cohorts and a connected community provides the perfect canvas to paint long-lasting friendships. Nicole Woolf (OKC 2004) agrees saying it was her friendships she enjoyed most during her time at AVѧԺ. We recently caught up with Nicole for a Q&A about her experience as a AVѧԺ student a ...
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Carmel alumnus focused on positive change
We recently connected with Carmel alumnus Yaron Fisher (OKC 2013) who values the unique opportunities he was provided with at AVѧԺ and is proud of the many ways he has been able to give back to the Jewish community. Yaron now works for the Victorian Government, in First Peoples affairs and he is steadily focused on helping to make our world a better place. What did ...
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Talking about time, treasure and talent with OKC Lisa Kirstein
We recently caught up with Lisa Kirstein, OKC 2002 and former AVѧԺ Captain. When reflecting on her journey over the last 20 years since graduating from Carmel, Lisa places her proudest moments into three buckets – time, treasure and talent. Now working as Head of Consumer Payments and Gift Cards for Australia and New Zealand at Wpay, a wholly-owned Fintech subsidiary o ...
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OKC takes on Big Tech
We recently connected with Jordan Saddik (OKC 2016) at a very exciting time in his life! Jordanand his business partnerhave just launcheda web-based platform where users can create and share events - called Envited. Read more about Jordan's impressive journey below. What year did you graduate from AVѧԺ? 2016 What did you enjoy most about attending Carmel Sch ...
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Jessica's passion for education helps others in need
We re-connected with Jessica Bricker (OKC 2013) who has been very busy helping to make the world a better place since graduating from Carmel. Now living in Israel, Jessica’s journey so far is inspirational, and she has wise advice to share with our current Carmel students. Where did you study and work in the years after AVѧԺ and before making aliyah? I studied for a ...
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OKC Sarah Marcuson's documentary features in Jewish International Film Festival
We recently caught up with OKC Sarah Marcuson, Dorot Carmel 2013. Sarah is enjoying much success, achieving her filmmaking dreams with her documentary A Holy Duty, now screening as part of the Jewish International Film Festival. What experience most sticks out in your mind from your AVѧԺ days? I think my favourite memory from Carmel was leading on Camp Kef. It was my ...
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What makes AVѧԺ so Special?
We often comment on the wording of our school song and note those things that “make AVѧԺ so special”. Our 2021 graduates together with many other Dorot Carmel, took this to the next level last Tuesday night at Perth Airport. More than a dozen of our finest youngsters were off to join several other of their friends who left recently to Israel on Bnei and Habo Shnat and ...
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