Debra Feinberg Email & Phone Number

𝐀𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:Recruitment | Racial Equity, Diversity & Inclusion | Cross-Cultural Communications | Strategy | Operations | Program Design & Management | Facilitation | Training | Community Building | Stakeholder & Donor Engagement | Problem-Solving | External Relations | Process Improvement𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:• Delivered cross-cultural training for international assignees of Fortune 500 companies in partnership with DFA Intercultural Global Solutions (now Dwellworks), advancing global workforce integration.• Oversaw a comprehensive communications strategy, recruitment, donor relations, and government partnerships for a people-to-people diplomacy initiative, bringing ESL teachers to Israeli and Palestinian schools, fostering educational exchange and international collaboration.• Spearheaded a strategic CSR partnership between Gabriel Project Mumbai, an India-based NGO, and Indian Railways, boosting community development and collaborative efforts in social impact.• Designed and facilitated programming on global citizenship, language immersion and conflict resolution for a national charter school network, driving educational impact.• Developed a recruitment strategy and playbook for The City University of New York’s Critical Language Education graduate program through targeted outreach and partnerships, promoting the program and connecting eligible candidates with scholarship opportunities.

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• Led end-to-end recruitment and programming for Schusterman’s premier leadership experience for diverse high-level leaders and influencers across democracy, civic sectors, nonprofits, media, sports, music, tech, climate, culinary, creative industries and more.• Established creative partnerships and unconventional outreach efforts utilizing social media and nominations to expand outreach and attract top-tier participants from underrepresented groups.• Integrated Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (REDI) strategies into recruitment, onboarding, and programming, leveraging data to optimize processes.• Managed engagement programs for a network of over 3,000 alumni, including global learning experiences, speaker series, leadership development, and a micro grant program for social impact.• Coordinated with IT and Communications teams to ensure seamless program support, including managing a high-engagement community portal and newsletter with a 75% average open rate.

New York, Ny, Us

• Oversaw a 5-program portfolio across 13 schools, driving program development and public relations.• Cultivated partnerships for six-figure fundraising, talent recruitment and network expansion.• Designed and operated language and culture immersion experiences in Israel, a DC Summit on democracy and civic engagement, and summer internships and alumni leadership programs.• Expanded the donor database and represented Hebrew Public at education and fundraising conferences, while shaping network policies in senior leadership meetings.

New York, Ny, Us

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Il

Founded as a joint initiative of the Schusterman Family Philanthropies, the Steinhardt Foundation of Israel, and the Israeli Government, TALMA is a leadership development program for teachers & an English-immersion program for low-income Israeli schoolchildren.• Activated a diverse network of global educators as teaching fellows in Israeli and Palestinian schools, advancing cross-cultural exchange, diplomacy, and bridge-building.• Expanded the alumni network from 60 to 1,000 members and grew municipal partnerships from 2 to 24, scaling programming from a single summer fellowship to 3 year-round initiatives.• Engaged a global community of alumni and fellows through strategic, data-driven campaigns and mission-oriented programming, strengthening a network of social justice advocates.• Forged and nurtured key relationships with philanthropic partners, including foundations, federations, municipalities, and individual donors, securing essential funding for program growth.• Led staff onboarding and training, significantly enhancing organizational capacity and growth.

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Il

Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Il

• Selected from a competitive pool of Teach For America alumni to spearhead TALMA's Pilot, establishing Jerusalem's first summer English immersion program for low-income Israeli youth.• Benefitted from intensive training and professional development in educational leadership, social entrepreneurship, and innovation while learning from pioneers in the Start-up Nation.

Herndon, Va, Us

Strayer@Work, SEI’s consulting division, was founded by McKinsey and Disney alums with a focus on identifying and closing critical skill gaps between education and top US employers. • Led market research, data analysis and problem-solving to develop innovative education, training, and corporate social responsibility solutions for clients, including Disney, FedEx and Fiat Chrysler.• Secured a $250,000 investment and adapted coding boot camp assets into "Generation Code," expanding to 50 instructors, 3 full-time staff, and 30 school partnerships.• Performed data collection, evaluation and market analysis to deliver actionable insights to venture and investment teams, facilitating strategic decision-making and driving business.

Herndon, Va, Us

• Led the strategy, launch, and day to day operations of Gen Code’s B2C brick and mortar coding Lab in Vienna, VA as well as the B2B school-based pilots; responsible for all hiring, program management, grassroots marketing, and business development.• Awarded leadership of the Gen Code operation with oversight of 3 full-time staff and 50+ part-time instructors to ensure quality program delivery across 3 growing territories spanning school-based programs in the DMV and NYC as well as the original storefront.• Optimize processes and develop scalable systems for instructor recruitment, business development, program delivery, and revenue collection to enable Gen Code to successfully expand.

Bergenfield, Nj, Us

• Collaborated with the Indian NGO REAP & the Israeli NGO Gabriel Project Mumbai to bring an informal education program to underprivileged youth in the Kalwa slum; assisted in program development, delivery, and outreach.• Pursued a curriculum that included workshops on: Social Justice in the Jewish Tradition; Responsible Volunteering; Jewish Communities & The Diaspora; International Development & Global Poverty as well as Spoken Hindi/Marathi.

New York, Ny, Us

• Chosen from 48,000 candidates (12% acceptance rate) for a prestigious national service corps to teach in an under-resourced school, receiving intensive training to drive gains in student achievement.• Developed a financial literacy course that gained the attention of billionaire businessman Warren Buffett, earning the Inspirational Teacher Award from Warren Buffett & The Fairholme Foundation.

• Served as a patient ambassador between the medical, pharmaceutical and insurance sectors of the patients' health care; assisted uninsured & underinsured patients in researching affordable solutions.• Managed an in-house dispensary; responsible for purchasing and controlling inventory, dispensing medications, coordinating refills, collecting payments, and maintaining records for audit. • Evaluated the appropriateness and medical need of health care services through regular and effective communication with physicians, insurance companies and MSOs.

E-MARKETING CONSULTANT (April 2010-February 2012), Remote• Assisted Pacific West in designing e-marketing tools such as promotional sales materials as well as national company newsletters. • Developed a value added e-marketing campaign that features product based recipes and images of plating ideas to inspire chefs to add Pacific West products to their menus.• Revolutionized the way Pacific West achieves product visibility by creating an e-mail database to target hundreds of clients and potential buyers at once as opposed to individual sales calls.BRAND REPRESENTATIVE, (August 2009 - April 2010), Cape Town, South Africa• Oversaw sales of sixteen telesales staff and fourteen sales representatives at two distributors, set sales goals, prepared reports and analyzed sales. • Created incentive programs & challenges for the staff; led to sales tripling those of the year before. • Strengthened client relations and procured new business by increasing product visibility through creation of successful product launches and strategic cook ups for clientele, particularly geared to those catering for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

Executive Certificate, Organizational Leadership

Master Of Arts (M.A.), Elementary Education And Teaching

Ba, Political Science, Spanish, International Studies