Young Women’s Impact Network: SEATTLE

Samantha is originally from outside Philadelphia and attended Duke University. During her time at Duke, she connected more deeply with Judaism than ever before, spending many days and nights at Hillel. Following graduation, Samantha worked in advertising in New York and made it her mission to stack rank the city's best bagels (#1 is Kossar's). She then enrolled at Wharton for her MBA and found herself in Seattle after. Samantha has been a member of the Seattle board since 2023 and loves to create space for Jewish traditions. She is now the president of YWIN Seattle. You can find her hosting Shabbat dinners, taking 1000s of pictures of her nice Jewish dog, Jake, and paddle boarding on Seattle lakes.

Aubrey grew up on Mercer Island, WA and later graduated from the University of Washington. She still resides in the Seattle area and works as a real estate agent with the goal of helping people feel warmly welcomed into the community.  By joining the JWI YWIN board in 2023, she continues this goal by deepening her connections within the Jewish community which she proudly supports. Aubrey is a member and a volunteer for a number of different local, national, and worldwide Jewish organizations that allow her to grow and give back in ways most meaningful to her. In her free time, Aubrey enjoys baking for friends and family, spending time in her garden, exploring the Pacific Northwest while trying new hikes, and going to concerts where she dances her heart out.

Eliana was born and raised in Seattle and has served on the Seattle YWIN chapter board since its launch in 2023. Passionate about JWI's mission and vision, Eliana is honored to help create spaces where Jewish women can come together, uplift one another, and strengthen their communities. When she's not working as a product manager, she enjoys listening to podcasts, tackling the New York Times crossword puzzles, and perusing cookbooks for inspiration.

Maddie grew up in Potomac, MD and moved to Seattle in 2022 to attend the University of Washington School of Law. Prior to moving west, she attended University of Colorado, Boulder for undergrad and King's College London for her Masters in Public Policy. Maddie is currently in her 3rd Year of Law School and will take the bar in 2025. She wanted to join JWI to help foster a community of Jewish women in Seattle. Outside of JWI and Law School, Maddie can be found cooking, reading, or enjoying the PNW outdoors. 

Rachel is originally from Northbrook, IL, and spent many summers at Camp Ramah in Wisconsin. She attended The Ohio State University to study Electrical & Computer Engineering and Spanish & Iberian Studies. After graduating in 2020 she began her career as a Solutions Engineer and moved to Seattle in 2022 for her role. Through her search for a Jewish community in Seattle, she learned about the newly formed Seattle JWI YWIN chapter and immediately got involved. Outside of work Rachel enjoys traveling, attending concerts, and spending time with her husband, Erik, and their cat, Lana. 

Samantha (the other one) is a transplant to Seattle via New Jersey, Miami, Philadelphia, and most recently Washington DC. After growing up in an incredibly strong Jewish community in Bergen County, NJ, she completed here Bachelor’s from the University of Miami. After graduation, she went on to complete two Masters degrees in Clinical Psychology and School Psychology. During the COVID Pandemic, she decided to explore a career in Fashion and Merchandising - a long time hobby and passion of hers. This brought her to Seattle to continue her career in Fashion and Beauty Buying. After finding such a strong sense of community and belonging, and taking comfort being surrounded by Jewish values, Samantha joined the Seattle YWIN board in 2025. When she isn’t ogling over the latest runways, you can find her baking or cooking, going for too-long walks around Lake Union, or trying to grow herbs in her apartment.

Sari Weinstein is a 3rd generation Seattle native, a part of one of the first Sephardic families in Seattle, and is an Israeli Citizen who is very active in the Seattle Jewish community. She grew up in Bellevue, going to Herzl-Ner Tamid and was very active in USY as well as went on the Israel gap year program, Nativ, through the USCJ. She continues to participate in multiple organizations in Seattle including YWIN, JConnect, Moishe House, and is a current member of Congregation Beth Shalom in Seattle, and a board member of the Hillel of the University of Washington as well is a member-at-large of the Jewish Community Relations Council.

In her free time, she loves to spend time with friends and family and with her dog Ori, as well as play and teach Mah Jongg, travel, tend to her large plant collection, watch movies, and bake. She is very excited to join the Seattle chapter of the Young Women’s Impact Network for 2025-2026 and to continue to make an impact within the Seattle Jewish community.

Originally from Santa Cruz, CA, Julia has lived in Southern California and North Carolina before moving to Seattle in 2023 to work for the State Department of Health. Inspired by her time being a Resident at Moishe House in Irvine, CA and participating in Jewish Long Beach's Alpert New Leaders Forum, she became involved in YWIN to foster Jewish community in Seattle. Julia is an alumna of UNC Chapel Hill and California State University, Long Beach. In her free time, Julia enjoys hiking, reading, and spending time with loved ones, particularly her dog, Milo.

Originally from Richmond, VA, Elizabeth has lived in the DC area, San Francisco, and Seattle before settling in northern New Jersey. She first got involved with YWIN in San Francisco and, after moving to Seattle in 2020, launched YWIN Seattle to fill the gap she felt without a strong young Jewish women’s community. To further engage locally, she became a 2024 Leadership Fellow with the Seattle Foundation's Courageous Leadership Incubator. Outside her Jewish community work, Elizabeth is a Senior Sales Manager at Oracle and a University of Virginia alumna.