Michelle Bider Stone was the Director, Los Angeles for Shalom Hartman Institute of North America, where she oversaw all programmatic activity and relationship management in Los Angeles and Southern California. Michelle received a BA in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies Phi Beta Kappa from Brandeis  University, and an MBA from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. She received a Master’s Degree in Sacred Music and is ordained as a cantor from the Academy for Jewish Religion, CA. Previously, Michelle worked in investment banking,