Responsible for the overall member experience, from the initial inquiry to full engagement through outreach, member acquisition, onboarding, engagement, and retention of congregational members. Develops relationships with potential members and existing members to help them find and deepen connections within the Adath community.

Responsible for developing unique, innovative and meaningful opportunities for adults to learn, grow, connect, and build relationships leading to a more engaged community. Develops and manages over 60 classes and events as well as several congregation-wide programs per year. Connects new members with opportunities to engage in the community.Highlights: Created a new monthly engagement program that brings in 65-100 people per eventTripled number of adult learners within the first yearLaunched a new monthly congregation-wide engagement programCoordinated international travel program for 60 peoplePlanned a 300-person culinary event featuring 2 internationally known chefs

Experienced planning and outreach professional known for strategic use of engagement efforts which resulted in doubled attendance at monthly leadership series and the highest attendance on record for the annual 50-Year Alumni Reunion. Planned and facilitated fundraisers, educational programs, networking activities, student leadership awards, reunions, donor cultivation events and donor recognition celebrations to provide opportunities for alumni and friends to further engage in the college. Partnered with admissions, career services, registrar’s office and Dean of Students to identify opportunities for alumni engagement. Created alumni content for magazine, website and Facebook. Recruited and managed volunteers.

Trusted colleague known for revamping and streamlining parent communication plan and process, elevating the alumni and family experience through creation of successful events and reunions, and launching a program to identify and engage a corps of over 300 volunteers.Managed alumni outreach and engagement, community events, reunions, volunteer recruitment, parent communication and engagement, family international travel program, community partnerships. Planned and led annual family camp program. Served as parent liaison for 700+ camper families. Coordinated and ran 35 reunion events for over 500 alumni and 4 new engagement events for over 700 people. Wrote alumni, volunteer and community features for social media, newsletters and blog.

Team player known for collaborating with lay leaders to build opportunities for community engagement and for creating professional development opportunities and recognition programs for 40 employees.Identified, engaged and developed volunteer leadership within the organization and community through nominating committee process, annual board meeting, volunteer opportunities, community partnerships and volunteer leadership awards. Coordinated and facilitated highly regarded community leadership program for 30 participants.

Proven event management professional recognized for planning successful events, building positive relationships with clients and colleagues, and engaging in the broader company culture by serving as facilitator for company-wide personal and professional development courses. Developed sales proposals for creative and innovative meetings, events, and incentive travel programs. Created and managed detailed multi-million dollar budgets to meet client goals. Negotiated vendor contracts. Supervised proposal development including coordinating staff from 8 departments.

Coordinated details of incentive travel programs and events including promotion, registration, program content, staff assignments and overall project management. Worked on-site during travel events to facilitate flawless program execution.