Tuck Israel Ambassador Program
Hometown: Ra’anana, Israel
Education: Tel-Aviv University, B.A. in Economics and Gender Studies
Though born and raised in Israel, Dafna has spent six years living and traveling abroad, including four years in The Netherlands as a child. Prior to Tuck she worked for an Israeli holding company, where she managed the issuance of asset backed securities, and later switched to credit risk management during the subprime lending crisis. She managed 15 people during her military service as a team leader in the IDF’s Intelligence Corps. During her service she lived on the military base, where she shared a room with seven girls. Consequently, she was thrilled to find out that her dorm room at Tuck was larger than her army service room and that it included a personal bathroom and cleaning services. Dafna is an avid ice-skater/ tripod hockey player, she hopes to start ice skating and stop falling by Fall A 2011.
dafna.eshet[**at**]tuck.dartmouth.edu
Hometown: Petach Tikva, Israel
Education: The Open University of Israel – BA, psychology and management.
Avi was born into an ultra-orthodox family, but gradually found his way out of religion. He studied business management and psychology, while serving as a manager of 70 employees in the Tel Aviv courthouse. Prior to coming to Tuck, he served as the COO of a Petach Tikva based start-up for documentation solutions by the name of Etype-Omnitech.
Avi, like any Tuckie, loves the outdoors, however he is waiting for summer time to prove this to his fellow students. As an enthusiastic cinephile, he has co-founded the Tuck movie society, and on Wednesdays he will always join the company and whisky, not necessarily at that order, at Glen Tuck. Avi is looking to careers within either the consulting or the media businesses. Or any kind of combination thereof.
avraham.c.trachtman[**at**]tuck.dartmouth.edu
Ariel Blumovich, T'10
Hometown: Kiryat Motzkin, Israel
Education: Technion, Israel Institute of Technology- B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Ariel joined Tuck with his wife, Yaarit, and twins, Yonathan and Danielle, after 3 years as Head of Tablets and Capsules Production department in Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. He is focused on healthcare and is the co-chair of the Tuck Healthcare Club.
After serving in the IDF as a 1st sergeant in one of Gloani units, Ariel studied mechanical engineering in the Israeli Technion and joined Israel Electric Corporation as an engineer in the High Voltage Lines Department. Throughout his career Ariel was a professional handball player in Israel and is still highly involved with Israeli sports. In Tuck you can find Ariel participating in many activities including the Healthcare club, Entrepreneurship club, and the Soccer club. If you cannot find him there, he is probably skiing.
Yaron Zimmerman, T'10
Hometown: Kiryat Anavim, Israel
Education: Jerusalem College of Engineering, BTECH in Industrial &Management Engineering
Yaron was born and raised in Kibbutz Kiryat Anavim. He studied Industrial & Management Engineering at Jerusalem College of Engineering. Prior to Tuck, he spent seven years working for Anavid Insulation Products gaining valuable business knowledge and building his managerial expertise. Looking ahead towards his summer internship, Yaron focuses on leveraging his acquired knowledge by taking a managerial role within a leading firm. He enjoys skiing and playing soccer as much as possible.
Itamar Goldminz, T'10
Hometown: Haifa, Israel
Education: College: Tel-Aviv University, B.Sc in Physics and Economics
Born and raised in Haifa, Itamar holds the Israeli record for the number of times being drafted to the IDF (99’,02’,06’ not including reserve duty). Before coming to Tuck, Itamar accumulated 7 years of experience in the software industry in both hand-on R&D and managerial positions working for both government agencies and public companies. He spent his last summer travelling in the South Pacific and participating in the TribeWanted eco-project on the tiny island of Vorovoro, Fiji. At Tuck, Itamar tries to make the most of the great outdoors and you can often find him on the ski slopes at Killington or hiking the Green Mountains. He is looking forward to pursuing a summer internship being part of the green energy revolution in either the energy efficiency or smart grid industries. Itamar has a B.Sc in Physics and Economics from the Tel Aviv University.
Darya Krasilnikov, T'10
Hometown: Tel-Aviv, Israel
Education: College: Tel-Aviv University, BA in Political Science
Darya was born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and raised in Tel-Aviv Israel. She studied Political Science and East Asian studies in Tel-Aviv University. She has worked in high-tech industry for two public software start-ups, one of which she co-founded. Prior to Tuck, she started a business development consulting company, assisting technological companies to develop business operations in Russia. During this summer, wanting to explore other industries, she is pursuing business development internships. Darya is a passionate fan of spinning and helped to organize a Tuck Spins class. She is excited about all athletic activities that winter has to offer and is engaged in various outdoorsy sports during warmer months. Being a city girl, Darya enjoys the beauty of New Hampshire and is charmed by the lovely Hanover.
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