Pnina was born and raised in Israel, and spent her time between Israel and the US . Before joining the Jewish Agency, she was the director of the international department at BINA: The Jewish Movement For Social Change. Before that, she had spent a few years as the Jewish Agency Israel Fellow (shlicha) at Hillel Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Jewish Federation working with Jewish and non-Jewish young adults and the general community. She holds a BA in International Relations, Sociology and Anthropology from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, and is now completing her MA in Jewish Studies with an educational focus. Pnina is an experienced educator, who engages in developing educational strategies, content and new educational tools. In the past, she has worked within the various informal education systems in Israel, as well as with the formal education system. Her main focus is Jewish peoplehood and the general Jewish-Israel educational field.