Project Directors

Gidi Kroch - Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Gidi joined Leket Israel as CEO in July of 2007, bringing with him a wealth of administrative and hands-on experience after nearly two decades in the hi-tech sector in Israel and in the US. He holds a MBA from England's University of Derby and is a Lieutenant Commander (res.) in the Israeli Navy...

Paul Leiba - Resource Development
Paul made aliyah from Melbourne, Australia in 1983 after completing degrees in Commerce and Social Work at the University of Melbourne. Paul joined Leket Israel in August 2003 after working for many years in the welfare field and six years as an apple grower in the Golan Heights. He is married ...

Sigal Faran - Food Safety & Nutrition Program
Sigal maintains a BSC in Nutrition and a MPH. Prior to joining Leket Israel she worked for nearly 20 years as a senior nutritionist for Israel's Ministry of Health. Ms. Faran has extensive experience working in public health and community groups as well as facilitating workshops and training on...

Shai Davaroff - Purchasing & Logistics
Currently serving as Leket Israel's Director of Purchasing and Logistics, Shai joined the organization at the time of its founding in 2003. Prior to that Shai served as an Airport Project Manager at Ben Gurion International Airport.

Guy Yehoshua - Project Leket (Gleaning)
Guy Yehoshua, an ex kibbutz member who was born and raised on Kibbutz Barkai, maintains over 26 years of experience in agriculture, irrigation systems, mechanics, and project management. Most recently Guy worked for 8 years as VP Operations for Ingeld, a buildings maintenance company, prior to j...

Racheli Feifer - Meal Rescue Program
Racheli Feiffer holds a BA in Social Sciences and has been working for Leket Israel for four years. Racheli began as a volunteer herself. She moved up to serve as a coordinator of volunteers and is now responsible for projects that collect surplus food from all over the country. Racheli has ser...

Yedidya Rosenberg - Nonprofit & Agency Relations
Yedidya earned a BA in Geography & General Philosophy from Hebrew University in Har Tzofim, Jerusalem and has taken subsequent Master's level coursework in Nonprofit Management. He has 10 years experience working for nonprofit agencies in the management and coordination of projects, most recentl...

Zara Provisor - Sandwiches for Kids Project Director
Zara is a graduate of the Social Science & Administration Faculty of the London School of Economics (London University). She moved to Israel in 1985, together with her husband and family. After being an English teacher, Zara joined Leket Israel in 2005 as a volunteer, setting up and running the S...