Lori Shepherd developed a deep connection with the work of Holocaust remembrance and pedagogy as Executive Director of the El Paso Holocaust Museum & Study Center, a position she left when her family relocated to Arizona. Appointed Executive Director of TJMHC in 2022, she brings more than two decades of nonprofit leadership experience to this role and is excited to share her passion for Jewish history and Holocaust education with our Southern Arizona community.

A graduate of Tulane University in New Orleans, Ori comes to TJMHC with an impressive background in educational, cultural, and museum work. His focus areas in both his academic and extracurricular life included social justice, marginalized communities, and Jewish and general education. On a deeply personal note, Ori is the grandson of a Holocaust survivor and is keenly aware of the complexities of Holocaust remembrance.

Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council for Tucson and Southern Arizona, Lynn Davis has served Tucson and the Southern Arizona Jewish community in a diverse array of professional and volunteer roles over the past two decades. As a nonprofit executive director and in her role as the Director of Arts and Culture at the Tucson Jewish Community Center, Davis focused on creating nontraditional partnerships and collaborations to produce original, values-based programming and create unique experiential education opportunities.

Martin Reichgott works with leadership in developing and implementing the museum’s strategic fundraising programs, along with marketing and public relations for more visibility and impact for the campus. He has previously worked in development & donor relations in various capacities around Southern Arizona. On a personal note, he once spent six months working on a Kibbutz. Reichgott recently completed his Master of Nonprofit Leadership and Management degree through Arizona State University.

Chet Oreck is responsible for visitor education as lead museum docent as well as a researcher for current and future exhibits. He is a native Tucsonan and a recent graduate of the University of Arizona, with a double major in French and Russian Studies and a minor in Piano Performance. Outside of the museum, Chet has volunteered on organic farms in France and studies Classical music repertoire.

Gulnaz Mukhamadieva is a graduate student in the Department of Russian and Slavic Studies at the University of Arizona, focusing on teaching Russian as a foreign language. As a docent at TJMHC, she loves to help visitors to better understand Jewish history and Holocaust history at a local level. Her grandfather served in the Soviet Army during World War II and fought against fascism, so the horrors of that war are ingrained in her family's memory, and as a member of the Bashkir ethnic group indigenous to Russia, Gulnaz realizes the importance of educating future generations about other genocides.

Yousef Faraj is a graduate of the University of Arizona with a Master's in Art and Visual Culture Education (AVCE) with an emphasis in art history, museology, visual arts, research, and education and a bachelor's from the School of Anthropology with an emphasis in archaeology, art history, and museology. He also conducts research in environmental terraforming, water harvesting and conservation, social sciences, art education, and museum exhibit development. In his spare time, Yousef enjoys writing, creating artwork, the outdoor forests in Arizona, the beaches of California, and meeting people from different communities around the world.