Adina Gerver Email & Phone Number

Yonkers, New York, United States

New York, US

• Accounting: Analyze and correct discrepancies to ensure accuracy and completeness of general ledger; monthly reconciliation of bank, brokerage, and credit card accounts; create policies and procedures for handling.
• A/R & A/P Bookkeeping: Prepare A/R invoices for rental clients; apply payments to open A/R invoices; deposit checks weekly; review A/P invoices for accuracy and contact vendors to correct errors; issue checks; maintain.
• Communications & Operations: Analyze and present internal Salesforce survey results to staff using visually-appealing charts and graphs; respond to inquiries from congregants, vendors, and the general public; help.

• My organizational clients have included: Jewish Book Council, American Jewish World Service, Solomon Schechter Day School Association, Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, Drisha Institute for Jewish Education, Yeshivat.
• editorial and communications work: editing for both academic and popular audiences, copy-editing, indexing, translation-checking; revamping organizational style guides; rewriting web content for clarity.
• board work: preparing for and facilitating board meeting; rewriting communications to board members including fact sheets and budget information
• organizational processes: researching policy issues; facilitating messaging and visioning process; writing internal meeting agendas
• development: grant-writing (taking an idea from a one-sentence description through to a final-round grant application with full program budgets and supporting appendices) for individuals and organizations; fundraising.
• program development: programming and conceptualization assistance; initiating alumni engagement program, including organizing and convening focus group of alumni to find out about organization’s reputations in the.

New York, New York, US

• AccountingReconcile financial accounts monthly; prepare timely, accurate monthly + quarterly financial statements for board; advise on synagogue financial operations; model income + expenses by fund for the coming.
• Human Resources & ComplianceReview teenage Sunday School assistant employment practices to ensure compliance with federal labor laws; manage NYS workers’ comp and paid leave insurance annual report process; review.
• Communications and operationsAnalyze and present Shabbat service survey results through a report with graphs instead of lines of text; respond to inquiries from congregants, vendors, and the general public; create and.

Riverdale, NY, US

I worked as a full-time elementary school teacher at SAR Academy (Salanter Akiba Riverdale Academy), with students who needed a bit more support than average in Judaic Studies. In a comprehensive foreign language program in which only Hebrew is spoken, I guided small groups of students in their Modern Hebrew reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

New York, NY, US

• wrote, edited, and copy-edited text for each semester’s course catalog, including introductory educational essays and sidebars about topics such as the seven species, the Jewish months, the significance of the days of.
• collaborated with graphic designers on all graphic and editorial aspects of course guides and promotional print materials; directed webmaster to customize the website for each semester’s theme; built web pages for.
• wrote grant proposal for arts program; edited and made suggestions for various grant proposals written by the Executive Director
• planned programming with Executive Director: worked with individual faculty members to identify their course topics and hone course descriptions; sought new instructors to teach in specific areas
• administrator for IYUN, three year certificate program: led recruitment and retention efforts; processed student applications for programs; led faculty meeting about the program; led feedback discussion groups about.
• wrote comprehensive evaluation reports with suggestions for future changes, based on end-of-semester student evaluations

• administrator for the Covenant Fellows Program: designed, created, and updated web page; planned two multi-day seminars with program director; created resource binders for seminars; set up and moderated three.
• work with grants and awards: reviewed and evaluated grant and award dossiers; assisted grant and award semi-finalists prepare their full proposal and portfolios to meet foundation requirements; streamlined and.
• worked with board of directors: wrote, edited, and organized summaries of grant proposals and award dossiers for presentation to the board of directors; made recommendations to the board on grants and awards.
• general office support and organizational initiatives: created a new filing system for current grants; initiated and managed redesign of Covenant Foundation web page, including working closely with web designer.

Mpa (Wagner School Of Public Service) And Ma (Skirball Department Of Hebrew And Judaic Studies), Non-Profit Management And Judaic Studies

Talmudic Studies And Halakhah

Talmudic Studies And Halakhah

Education record

Cum Laude Ba, History And Women'S Studies