Meet our board

Meet our Board of Directors

We are rabbis and sheikhs, entrepreneurs and lawyers, dentists and digital strategists. We come from different faiths, different backgrounds, different parts of the world. What we share is a refusal to accept permanent conflict as the only option. Our board brings together people who’ve actually built things—businesses, communities, interfaith organizations, and trust across divides.

M. David Kamrat

Founder
Chief Executive Officer

Moshe David Kamrat has been engaged in Jewish–Muslim interfaith work for over 25 years. Born in Yafo, Israel, to parents who survived the Holocaust, he moved to New York at the age of five. His early life experiences, shaped by both loss and resilience, deeply influenced his lifelong commitment to fostering peace and understanding among diverse communities.

Following the events of September 11, 2001, David founded JamAndAllInterfaith.org, serving as its President until 2005. In recognition of his dedication to peacebuilding, he was honored with the title rodef shalom (“pursuer of peace”) by Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi. (of blessed memory)

In 1980, after choosing not to pursue the rabbinate, David and his wife Tovah established a kibbutz-style community on 210 acres in upstate New York, centered on shared values, cooperation, and simple living.

Professionally, David spent over four decades in construction, development, and telecommunications, working across both public and private sectors. In 2010, he founded Planet Verde LLC, an Oregon-based food distribution company inspired by the principles of sustainable, local, and organic agriculture.

Now retired from business, David has dedicated himself fully to the vision of Mesa City—a proposed model community in the Israel–Palestine region where Jews, Muslims, people of all faiths, and secular individuals can live together in peace. The initiative is grounded in nonviolence, compassionate listening, and the creation of a thriving, cooperative economy that supports both residents and the broader region.

Raina Kamrat

Board Secretary

Raina is a digital storyteller and marketing strategist, but she wears many hats. She is also a semi-professional athlete, aspiring writer, and coffee addict. She holds a B.S. in English from Cornell University and runs Enamor, a digital marketing agency. Her grandfather, David, is a marked influence in her life. She shares his optimism, drive, and belief in a more peaceful future.

Madhu Zugsmith

Director of Outreach

Madhu’s professional journey spans technology, international collaboration, and community-based initiatives. After a 15-year career in the IT industry, working between the U.S. and India, he shifted focus toward projects that foster connection, dialogue, and shared understanding across cultures.

Loren Scott

Legal Advisor

Loren is widely recognized throughout Oregon’s debtor-creditor legal community for his work representing individuals, farms, and small businesses for over 20 years. He loves talking to parties to find a solution to tricky problems, even where there’s animosity or a history of challenges.

Khaled Abu Awwad

Board Member

Khaled is among the foremost figures in the Palestinian community working toward peace and reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis. He has been a part of the founding of three groundbreaking organizations, has been awarded various international prizes for his projects including the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Prize for the promotion of nonviolence and tolerance in 2011, and was named one of the 500 most influential Muslims in 2010 by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Center.

Tom Wegner

Board Member

Tom Wegner is an award-winning author, strategist, and the Founder of the Abrahamic Movement. He is a leading visionary dedicated to forging a new future for the Middle East through direct dialogue, regional integration, and the promotion of a shared Abrahamic identity.

His career has spanned the highest levels of Israeli government, including roles as a spokesperson for Prime Minister and a senior media consultant to Defense Minister. During his IDF service, he was responsible for liaison with the Palestinian police, providing him with a unique, ground-level perspective on the region’s complexities. His professional journey also includes strategic peace-building roles with the World Bank and the Peres Center for Peace.

Based in Israel, Wegner continues to lead the global Abrahamic Movement, fostering regional stability through high-level diplomacy, business collaborations, and digital grassroots initiatives that reach millions across the Arab and Western worlds.

Dr. Richard Gabriel

Treasurer

Richard attained his Doctorate in Dental Surgery (DDS) at Creighton University in Omaha Nebraska in 1976. He practiced with the United States Public Health Service until 1980 on the American Indian Reservations. He has served with other boards in the past, including school boards a 10-year stint as the Financial Manager for the Surfrider Foundation’s Oregon Chapter.

Eliyahu McLean

Board Member

Eliyahu holds the title ‘Rodef Shalom’ (Pursuer of Peace) and has 30 years of experience founding and directing interfaith peacebuilding NGOs in the Holy Land. He co-founded the Abrahamic Reunion and currently directs Jerusalem Peacemakers. For over a decade, he has led “Dual Narrative” tours through Abraham Tours, bringing people face-to-face with multiple perspectives on the conflict. Eliyahu lives in Israel with his wife and seven children.

Amitay Drummer

Board Member

Amitay was born and raised in Israel, where he continues to live with his wife and four children. He holds a B.Sc. in Physics and has worked as a developer in the tech industry. He currently works in youth education and conducts academic research at a teacher training college in Jerusalem on self-efficacy development. He has taught Hebrew in Kafr Qasim and facilitated teams at the Moona community, bridging Arab and Jewish populations. Amitay co-conceived the Be’er Lahai Roi vision, committed to building a peaceful future for Jews and Muslims.

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Justin Freeman

Board Member

Justin is a business consultant and leader with an extensive background in information technology, bioinformatics & biological research. He serves on several boards for organizations with great missions and big social impact and mentors student-led startups at the University of Oregon.