Communications and Development Manager
Moving Traditions
2012 – 2020
| Responsible for fundraising campaigns using print, email and social media for an organization with a $3.2 million annual budget.
Used Salesforce to build automated workflows for efficient team communication in the grant writing and reporting process. Maintained and updated the organization’s website. Built a monetized membership portal in WordPress including automated data integration with Salesforce for reports. Launched and produced @13 – the Moving Traditions podcast about bar and bat mitzvah. |
Consultant
Media, Marketing and Education
2010 – 2012
| Produced and co-hosted “The PhillyIsrael Radio Program” on WNWR-1540AM.
Provided content and data management, and web design for non-profit organizations in New York and Philadelphia. Developed and facilitated educational programming at national conferences Producer and host, Round Trip Radio podcast miniseries about Israeli music for an English-language audience funded by a successful crowdfunding campaign |
Director
Birthright Israel NEXT: Philadelphia
2008 – 2010
| Headed all local operations, developed organizational partnerships across the city, and managed a six-person programming team.
Pioneered local vision, strategy and goals and produced over 100 annual events and meetings, engaging over 5,000 Birthright alumni and their peers. Participated in development efforts that raised a half million dollars of revenue to the organization. Created and maintained partnerships with over thirty local and national organizations. Conceived, developed and ran immersive weekend programs at the Birthright Israel Shore House Identified and mentored future Jewish leaders who run Jewish organizations and programs today |
Program Director
The Partnership for Jewish Learning and Life
2006 – 2008
| Started a teen tech internship that empowered teens to develop websites, podcasts and videos highlighting their social action efforts.
Developed educational content for community-wide social action and service-learning events and projects. Organized community-wide social action fair showcasing 25 non-profit organizations to over 1000 participants. Created an event website and email marketing system to track participants and presenters. |
Program Director
Hillels of Westchester
August 2004 – August 2006
| Engaged students and created programs for a multi-campus Hillel that expanded from SUNY Purchase and Sarah Lawrence College to Manhattanville and Pace.
Designed, built and administered a website and email system to highlight events and solicit online donations. Created award winning Dinner & Discourse program where current Middle Eastern events were discussed by Jews and Muslims. |
EDUCATION
| MA, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, ANCIENT STUDIES
Interdisciplinary degree with Anthropology, Classics, Judaic and Middle East Studies. BA, NEW YORK UNIVERSITY, ANTHROPOLOGY/JUDAIC STUDIES Magna cum laude, elected Phi Beta Kappa |
Other experience & skills
Sergeant First Class, Combat Engineering, Israel Defense Forces
Owner of Philly Custom DJ, an award-winning, top-rated DJ service for wedding and other private events.
Experienced web technologist with expertise in HTML, CSS, WordPress, and SEO.
Social media marketer on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Spotify and Mixcloud.