Makōm staff

	Scott Copeland, Director of Israel Travel Education Scott holds a B.A. from Brandeis University in Near Eastern & Judaic Studies, and an M.A. from Hebrew University's Institute of Contemporary Jewry. Scott has worked as a teacher, tour guide, and educator in a wide variety of Israeli and Diaspora settings. He was the Education Director at Hadassah's Mt Scopus Youth Center, and directed the Archaeological Seminars Tour Guide Course under the supervision of the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. He has taught in Jewish communities around the world and has been deeply involved in educational tourism not only in Israel, but also in places like Poland and Jordan. His areas of expertise include Israel studies, Jewish history and thought, issues of history and memory, and travel as an informal educational arena. Until the summer of 2002, Scott was a Fellow at the Mandel Jerusalem Fellows, a prestigious leadership development center for the Jewish educational world. As of August 2002, Scott was invited to join the faculty of the Mandel Leadership Institute, and served as its Dean of Fellows.  In his military reserve duty, Scott is an officer with the IDF Spokesperson's Bureau.