Dr Michelle Waldman Sarna
Sacks Scholar
Dr Michelle Waldman Sarna is a psychologist dedicated to promoting mental well-being across different Jewish communal landscapes, including SAR Academy, Camp Stone, OU Women's Initiative, and Drisha. She co-founded the Orthodox Leadership Project, empowering women to lead meaningful change, and earning recognition as one of The Jewish Week’s “36 Under 36.”
Michelle also founded and co-leads a weekly interdenominational and intergenerational solidarity walk for hostages in downtown Manhattan, and often teaches Torah at the Downtown Minyan. She holds a PhD. from Fordham University and completed a post-doc fellowship at NYU Law School.