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Kalamazoo, MI, US

Greater Los Angeles Area

Partnered with program deans and directors to identify funding opportunities, securing $200,000 in grants during the first year.Designed and implemented grant and donor application tracking and reporting processes, resulting in a more efficient and legally compliant gift acknowledgment process.Developed marketing materials and event calendar to launch a.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Directed Women’s division of philanthropy; board management, membership recruitment, program planning, and goal setting.Planned, managed, and oversaw the annual speaker and event series.Managed donor acknowledgment process, tributes, and prepared annual donor endowment reports.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Managed and staffed women’s division of philanthropyCoordinated event logistics, manage communication with vendors, prepared materials for board meetings, and partnered with lay leaders to plan annual programming.

Taught 4th-grade supplemental school curriculum focusing on Jewish historyTutor students in Hebrew decoding and prayer comprehension

Greater Chicago Area

iCenter Fellow | Master’s Concentration in Israel EducationOral History Project, Israel Learning Experience ProjectResearched, recorded, and interviewed three generations of Jewish Yemenite women about their experience of migration, and gender identity as it relates to their Judaism. Interpreted, translated and transcribed interviews from Yemenite/Hebrew.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Taught 6th-grade supplemental school curriculum focused on prayerPrepared and taught biweekly lesson plans on Hebrew decoding, Jewish life cycle, ritual, and values, and elective cooking courses.

Portland, Oregon Area

Research and exhibit curation; cataloging and archiving; oral interview transcription. Refuge in Shanghai ExhibitResearched Jewish migration through Shanghai to Oregon during WWII Interviewed refugees and their children, transcribed oral interviewsCurated, planned, and installed exhibit based on oral interviews, research, and collections

Master Of Education - Maed, Jewish Education

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Beit Midrash Project [Capstone]: Researched, composed, and presented a business plan for the founding of an egalitarian Beit Midrash.

Jewish/Judaic Studies

Activities and Societies: Member of the Judaic Studies Student Advisory Board

Bachelor’S Degree, International/Global Studies And Spanish

Outreach Proposal for the Oregon Historical Society (OHS): Created a comprehensive plan to engage underrepresented immigrant, BIPOC, and.

International Relations And Political Science

Level 2 Award, Wine Steward/Sommelier