Experience

Nefesh B'Nefesh

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Social Service Department

  • Mar 2009 - Sep 2011

  Managed a professional staff of nine Regional Coordinators,Dealt with personnel issues that came up in cooperation with the Human Resources Department,Involved in the hiring & firing within the department & Continued my previous responsibilities.

• Associate Director

  • Jan 2008 - Mar 2009

  Management of crisis situations,Advocated to government agencies on behalf of my clients , In charge of volunteers including recruitment, placement & follow up. Oversaw social programming for new immigrants throughout Israel.

• Regional Coordinator

  • Mar 2006 - Jan 2008

  Continuous outreach and emotional support for hundreds of new immigrants. I helped immigrants in the pre-aliyah stage develop a viable plan for aliyah through personal meetings and seminars. Additionally I created and implemented specially designed therapeutic programming to assist in acclimations of immigrant children. Developed and maintained organization's 'lone soldier' program providing emotional support, programming & interface with IDF officials and partner organizations



Koby Mandel Foundation

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Worker

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2005

  * Facilitated a support group for married women who lost a sibling in a terrorist attack * Clinical casework: weekly one-on-one sessions with children who were victims of terror or lost a family member in a terror attack * Facilitated a support group for married women who lost a sibling in a terrorist attack * Clinical casework: weekly one-on-one sessions with children who were victims of terror or lost a family member in a terror attack



Chayenu

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Social Worker

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2005

  • Utilized play therapy to evaluate and teach coping mechanisms • Organized and implemented therapeutic programs with clients’ families • Utilized play therapy to evaluate and teach coping mechanisms • Organized and implemented therapeutic programs with clients’ families



Yad L’Kashish/Lifeline for the Old

• United States
• Non-profit Organization Management

• Intergenerational & Public Relations Coordinator

  • May 2000 - May 2004

  • Volunteer coordinator- recruited and guided short and long term volunteers of all ages. • Created & implemented intergenerational programs for group visits from Israel and abroad • Managed donor database • Volunteer coordinator- recruited and guided short and long term volunteers of all ages. • Created & implemented intergenerational programs for group visits from Israel and abroad • Managed donor database


Midreshet Lindenbaum
• Dorm Counselor

  • Sep 1998 - Jun 1999


Henry Ittleson Bronx Community Residence

• Social Worker

  • Jul 1998 - Aug 1998

  Play therapy on a weekly basis with children individually and in groups Play therapy on a weekly basis with children individually and in groups