Elianna Cooper joined JUFJ in 2020, first as an Avodah Corps member and then Maryland Community Organizer and Organizing Training Coordinator. She is thrilled to launch JUFJ’s work in Northern Virginia as the Lead Virginia Organizer in 2025! In her previous roles at JUFJ, Elianna has organized Jews across Maryland around progressive campaigns related to youth justice, immigrant justice, and more. She has also developed and facilitated an organizing training curriculum to equip JUFJers with the fundamental skills of community organizing.

Elianna graduated from Florida State University with a dual-major degree in Literature, Media and Culture Studies and Religion, and a degree in International Affairs, with a concentration in French. In her free time, you can find Elianna reading, crocheting, or playing the clarinet in a local klezmer (Jewish folk music) band!

Elianna uses she/her/hers pronouns.