Lindsay Merfeld (Theatrical Development Associate) is a Los Angeles native, currently finishing her B.A. in Drama and Educational Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Lindsay spent most of 2009 in Tel Aviv, Israel working for an Israeli arts-based non-profit organization while volunteering and traveling throughout the state. Her fond memories of Israel and desire to learn more of Middle Eastern culture have brought her to the Levantine Center. She hopes to continue to inspire personal relationships with cultural identity through the performing arts by means of her own educational initiatives.