Experience

Judaism Your Way
• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Development and Grants Senior Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Present


Brooklyn Heights Synagogue

• United States
• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Membership, Programs, and Administration

  • Oct 2020 - Oct 2021

  • Innovate thoughtful, strategic, and inclusive programming for a 475-member congregation to maximize engagement across diverse cohorts• Lead efforts to recruit, retain, and meaningfully engage members; support, guide, and strategize with the Membership Engagement Committee and liaise with other thought leaders to rapidly and nimbly respond to stakeholder needs; provide status reports to Board of Trustees on a regular basis• Construct biannual engagement survey and program evaluations; analyze data and implement program and operational changes in response to feedback • Work in tandem with the Executive Director to plan and execute a $4.1 million budget• Strategize with the Executive Director and Clergy in creating and launching all aspects of fundraising, including the annual appeal, annual benefit, and special events; raised over $400k during the COVID pandemic• Establish relationships with lay-leaders and community leaders to cultivate invested partnerships and stakeholders• Maintain membership database and CRM modules• Participate as a member of the leadership team in key projects related to strategic planning, security and emergency response, program development, and communications upgrades• Oversee payroll and benefits administration and provide other institutional financial reporting • Co-manage a team of three employees; contribute to employees' professional development and provide critical performance feedback Show less

• Director of Member Engagement

  • Jul 2014 - Oct 2020



Congregation Rodeph Sholom

• Religious Institutions
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant to the Directors of Operations, Membership Services, and Community Engagement

  • Aug 2011 - Jun 2014

  • Support 1,800-member congregation administrative and external affairs departments by preparing correspondence, managing operational logistics, planning program activities, and cultivating membership • Design flyers, programs, and pamphlets as needed to promote congregational events • Support 1,800-member congregation administrative and external affairs departments by preparing correspondence, managing operational logistics, planning program activities, and cultivating membership • Design flyers, programs, and pamphlets as needed to promote congregational events