Sierra Weiss

Sierra Weiss is the director of inclusion and JCC Maccabi Access at JCC Association of North America. She previously worked for Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, before that, spent many years at the Ruderman Family Foundation. Weiss earned a master’s degree in bioethics from Emory University, where she also completed a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on disability studies and bioethics. Her graduate research explored strategies for strengthening disability cultural competency curricula in medical education and across disciplines. She is deeply committed to advocating for people with disabilities and to creating more inclusive and accessible spaces within the Jewish community and beyond. In 2024, Weiss was selected to participate in the inaugural cohort of the Wexner Davidson Fellowship.