Former soccer player-turned-executive
@Yael_Averbuch
is the founder of the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association and serves as the general manager of
@GothamFC
.
Our 36 to Watch series celebrates Jewish New Yorkers who are making a difference in the community. Here are our honorees whose accomplishments dazzle both on and off the field.
Ryan Turell was named the 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Player of the Year after leading
@YUNews
to a No. 1 national ranking and a 50-game winning streak.
Yana Tolmacheva is the No. 6 ranked boxer in the U.S. and No. 1 in New York in her weight division. Outside the ring, she is the senior director at
@MoisheHouse
for Russian-speaking Jewish programming.