• 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 receipts, invoices, and reimbursement requests; share monthly Amex user reports with staff to find and correct errors and ensure accurate budgets; respond to staff financial questions; train staff in FundEZ; identify and correct financial recording errors made by others; flag critical unpaid A/P invoices and unnecessary payments to supervisor for attention; financial reporting for executive director, treasurer, and senior rabbi; identify process improvement opportunities and implement enhancements to strengthen financial controls.• 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 digital files of vendor invoices and paid receipts; prepare, review, and post journal entries, A/P cash disbursements, cash basis receipts, and cash basis disbursements; implement importing processes to speed up A/P and bi-monthly payroll entry; batch, export, and import income payments; identify A/R payment errors and work with membership team on correcting them in a timely manner; work with staff on making sure automatic A/P payments are paid via the correct credit card. • 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 create, format, and edit the internal Salesforce onboarding manual; work on internal Salesforce training initiative; note errors and promote improvements to data integrity in Salesforce; collect and file completed W-9 forms for new contractors to ensure W-9 compliance.

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 Maharat, Bronfman Youth Fellowships in Israel, and Uri L’Tzedek• 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; trouble-shooting functionality of websites; editing e-mails for president and founder; writing public relations material; advising on social media and website; translating documents and film subtitles (Hebrew to English); editing photos• 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 support; seeking funding for capacity-building and development of a Rabbinic text curriculum• 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 field among alumni and potential future students• events: live-Tweeting lecture and gala• educational work includes individual tutoring (Hebrew to children; microeconomics to graduate students), adult education, and substitute-teaching in early childhood and elementary school settings

• 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 fiscal year; manage equity funds with restricted donations from inception to depletion; answer financial questions asked by others; train staff in QuickBooks; identify + correct financial recording errors made by others; prepare invoices for Sunday school + B’Mitzvah parents, as well as synagogue members; prepare + send out annual donor tax receipts to congregants; create + implement member payment plans for congregants unable to pay full dues; prepare reports in support of annual fundraising drive; review invoices for accuracy; issue + deposit checks; maintain digital files of vendor invoices + paid receipts.• 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 liability insurance documents for accuracy and with cost savings in mind; onboard new employees and contractors, including ensuring that all paperwork is properly completed; create + implement new payroll process to ensure smooth and timely pay for all staff; make governance + fiscal responsibility recommendations to the board; correct the annual donation statements process to ensure compliance with IRS rules; correct the process for sending out donation acknowledgement letters to congregants donating through donor-advised funds to ensure compliance with IRS rules.• 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 implement systems for keeping paper and digital files organized; keep customer donation and membership records up-to-date in Salesforce.

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, through singing songs, playing games (that I created), and reading stories. I created a website that enabled my students' parents to download and print out the Hebrew reading practice games for additional practice at home. I also conducted initial reading evaluations (using tools I created myself) to help determine who would most benefit from small group support. I also provided regular push-in and pull-out support on a 1-on-1 basis. Finally, I served as a integral member of the 1st grade Judaic Studies team, helping to create curricular components, writing and editing communications to stakeholders, staffing events, and more.

• 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 the week in Judaism, and an introduction to and explication of complex Jewish agricultural laws surrounding the Sabbatical year• 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 special programs• 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 program with students; rewrote material on website to better reflect curriculum; planned Shabbat dinner and other extracurricular programs for students; taught Biblical and Rabbinic texts at discussion groups and Shabbat dinner; delivered introductory remarks at commencement programs• 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 listservs; maintained regular e-mail and phone contact with fellows and mentors; organized conference calls• 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 clarified grant and award guidelines; worked with the graphic designer, copy-editor, and printer to update the grant and award guidelines annually and to create materials for the annual awards luncheon; responded to semi-annual reports from Covenant grantees; prepared press releases announcing grant and award recipients• 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; disseminated information to board members• 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; created and maintained office-wide calendar; served as liaison to tech support at JESNA (Jewish Education Service of North America); answered e-mail inquiries to the foundation’s general e-mailbox; attended professional meetings; assisted with JESNA activities, including copy-editing and event planning; trained new Program Officer