Experience

Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Hartford

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer

  • Sep 2018 - Present



Goodman Jewish Family Services of Broward County

• Chief Executive Officer

  • May 2015 - Nov 2017

   Responsible for turning around the organization from a stagnant $10 million agency into a community player by creating a new, multi-million dollar revenue center  Established short- and long-term strategic goals  Strategically improved the overall infrastructure, service delivery and promotion by hiring a Chief Financial Officer, IT Director, Marketing Director, Chief Development Officer and Director of Older Adult Programming  Maintained professional relationships and clearly communicate with key external and internal stakeholders Key Achievements  Established Jewish Family Home Care, which has achieved $10 million in gross sales, and returned a surplus of $2.5 million  Established The Cupboard, a community food pantry Show less



Jewish Federation of Greater Kansas City

• United States
• Fundraising
• 1 - 100 Employee

• President & CEO

  • Aug 2009 - Jan 2015

   Provided the leadership required to inspire members, donors and volunteers to turn around an agency suffering from annual six-figure deficits into a thriving organization with six-figure surpluses  Developed a new vision of a JCC that bursts with creativity, relevance and energy, inspiring people from all backgrounds to engage, explore and participate in myriad programs that infuse their lives with wellness, meaning and joy  Led and completed a strategic planning effort  Developed and implemented best practices and appropriate changes that optimized service delivery Key Achievements  Doubled annual fundraising from $700,000 to $1.7 million; developed and personally solicited all donors to complete a $650,000 capital campaign to build a new early childhood wing; helped manage an increase in endowment funds from $4.5 million to $10.5 million; acted as chief national and local spokesman and led community through a tragic 2014 shooting at the JCC that left two people dead Show less



International Hillel

• Organizational/Program Consultant

  • Jun 2007 - Jun 2009

   Created a new multi-cultural model for celebrating Friday night on campuses  Conducted student focus groups across the country, hired a team of top cultural/performance artists, developed and executed 3 music-based pilot programs  Worked with Directors and Boards around the country to build their organizational capacity  Successfully intervened to turn around UConn Hillel by reviewing its operations and staff, developing strategies that facilitated continuous process improvement Key Achievement  Liased with team members to achieve a $13 million Capital Matching Grant to support 15 local Hillel campaigns Show less



Hillels of Georgia

• Atlanta

• Executive Director

  • Jul 2002 - May 2007

   Transformed a fledgling operation with a budget of $750,000 (and a $100,000 deficit) into a thriving organization with a $1.1 million budget and $300,000 in reserves  Was responsible for policy and strategy development; quality control and governance of all major initiatives  Utilized extensive experience in the areas of international development projects; proposal development; contract negotiation and management to develop and implement process improvement initiatives  Led re-affiliation with the National Hillel and rebranded the agency as Hillels of Georgia to serve as a regional operation for the delivery of 600 annual student life programs on six universities Key Achievement  Initiated and completed a $6 million capital campaign to build the Marcus Hillel Center at Emory University Show less



Atlanta Jewish Times

• Greater Atlanta Area

• Editor In Chief

  • Dec 2001 - Jun 2002

   Award winning journalist; Established editorial vision, led redesign, enhanced the publication’s reputation among key resources and subscribers; increased circulation by five percent.  Award winning journalist; Established editorial vision, led redesign, enhanced the publication’s reputation among key resources and subscribers; increased circulation by five percent.