Co-design and implement all programming for Hillel International’s Springboard Fellowship, a prestigious two-year fellowship.Scaled Springboard Fellowship to become nation’s leading Jewish early career professional program, growing from 20 inaugural fellows to 195 current fellows.Collaborate with director on designing Springboard’s educational program; select educators Build immersive training experiences for onboarding, HIGA, Jewish education retreats, and Springboard graduation.… Show more Co-design and implement all programming for Hillel International’s Springboard Fellowship, a prestigious two-year fellowship.Scaled Springboard Fellowship to become nation’s leading Jewish early career professional program, growing from 20 inaugural fellows to 195 current fellows.Collaborate with director on designing Springboard’s educational program; select educators Build immersive training experiences for onboarding, HIGA, Jewish education retreats, and Springboard graduation. Design and facilitate core educational and mentorship components.Developed social justice track focusing on justice work in local communities.Established and implement mentorship program for fellows; co-design and manage year-round professional development and education fund for fellows.Create and execute supervisor training program, Collaborate with Hillel International’s Grants Management Team to manage grant reader review, selection, and reporting processes.Collaborate with the recruitment and marketing team to recruit and select fellows based on a rigorous scoring rubric; assist recruitment team with extensive matching process based on fellow and campus needs, requirements, and fit. Supervise the Springboard Senior Operations Associate; facilitate weekly Springboard team meetings.Designed and officiated contemporary rituals including transgender renaming ritual, graduation ceremonies, a unique liturgy experience for the Ezra Jewish Education Fellows, and Hillel@Home experiences. Show less

In partnership with the Springboard Fellowship Director, developing a cohort of talented young professionals and equipping them to catalyze growth at local Hillels using in-demand professional skills, such as Design Thinking, Social Justice, Jewish Education, and Digital Media, and combining these with Hillel’s proven models for achieving operational excellence. - Managing operations of Springboard Fellowship, ensuring top-notch program delivery of retreats, online learning,coaching… Show more In partnership with the Springboard Fellowship Director, developing a cohort of talented young professionals and equipping them to catalyze growth at local Hillels using in-demand professional skills, such as Design Thinking, Social Justice, Jewish Education, and Digital Media, and combining these with Hillel’s proven models for achieving operational excellence. - Managing operations of Springboard Fellowship, ensuring top-notch program delivery of retreats, online learning,coaching, mentoring and more- Developing summer immersive experiences for Fellows between first and second year of their Fellowship- Developing and managing mentorship and coaching program that matches Hillel professionals with 4+ years of experience with Fellows, based on skills and interests- Tracking Fellow and campus progress and maintaining communication with Fellows, Hillel and staff- Implementing and adjusting project structures and content based on feedback, metrics, needs of target population, and growth changes- Mentoring and coaching Fellows throughout their experience Show less

● Maintain PJ Library programming for families with children ages 6 months to 8 years old● Development and implementation of PJ Our Way for families with children 9-11 years old● Develop the World Jewry and people to people programs● Maintain a grant calendar, including submitting grant applications and reports for all programs ● Play an integral part in setting fundraising goals for PJ Library, PAVE, Israel and camp scholarships, Israel programming and working with the… Show more ● Maintain PJ Library programming for families with children ages 6 months to 8 years old● Development and implementation of PJ Our Way for families with children 9-11 years old● Develop the World Jewry and people to people programs● Maintain a grant calendar, including submitting grant applications and reports for all programs ● Play an integral part in setting fundraising goals for PJ Library, PAVE, Israel and camp scholarships, Israel programming and working with the development department in raising the funds● Work with key staff to report on metrics of each program at least quarterly ● Work with key staff and marketing to insure that the impact of all Jewish Engagement programs are being properly reported to the community● Submit bi-annual reporting to all program donors including PJ Library, PAVE, scholarships ● Work with marketing on external community relations regarding PJ Library,PAVE, Israel and camp scholarships, and World Jewry programmingSupervise the following staff: PJ Library Associate/PAVE Coordinator (full time) Engagement Coordinator (full time) PAVE Associate (full time) Israel Engagement and Scholarship Associate (full time) Show less

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Trained staff and student leadership to coordinate social, spiritual, leadership, and social action programs. Developed leadership training models.Built Hillel’s engagement plan, including an engagement metrics/relationship-tracking system in Little Green Light, designed to help staff improve the quality and quantity of relationships with both students and donors. Supervised staff tracking and reported on metrics quarterly.Supervised Camp Kesem Director. Led Reform Shabbat… Show more Trained staff and student leadership to coordinate social, spiritual, leadership, and social action programs. Developed leadership training models.Built Hillel’s engagement plan, including an engagement metrics/relationship-tracking system in Little Green Light, designed to help staff improve the quality and quantity of relationships with both students and donors. Supervised staff tracking and reported on metrics quarterly.Supervised Camp Kesem Director. Led Reform Shabbat services. Gave High Holiday sermon for Rosh Hashanah and led Yizkor services for Yom Kippur.Designed and implemented a creative Passover seder called “Darth Seder: A Seder for Wicked Children” that specifically targeted Jewish students who felt alienated from Judaism.Led alternative break service trips. Taught quarter-long courses on the Holocaust in Historical Memory and on Judaism and social justice prior to alternative break trips to Germany and New Orleans in collaboration with the Jewish Studies department.Created and taught a 10-session program focused on leadership and social justice. Show less

Oversaw all programming, fundraising, and planning for Camp Kesem at Stanford, a year-round community and weeklong camp for children, ages 6-16, whose parents have or had cancer.Led fundraising efforts of $160,000 annually through Annual Campaign and grant writing to support the Camp Kesem project; created and implemented annual fundraising events. Managed 10 student coordinators in charge of planning and running Camp Kesem. Provided one-on-one mentorship for coordinators and counselors… Show more Oversaw all programming, fundraising, and planning for Camp Kesem at Stanford, a year-round community and weeklong camp for children, ages 6-16, whose parents have or had cancer.Led fundraising efforts of $160,000 annually through Annual Campaign and grant writing to support the Camp Kesem project; created and implemented annual fundraising events. Managed 10 student coordinators in charge of planning and running Camp Kesem. Provided one-on-one mentorship for coordinators and counselors in all areas of hiring, grant writing, community outreach, and administration. Attended camper parent funerals, visited camper parents in the hospital, coordinated care package efforts. Provided regular support for student camp counselors whose parents were also sick or dying. Show less

• Direct the Levison Leadership Fellowship program. Develop a syllabus, Jewish text study, and discussion questions for this competitive course, focusing on leadership and social justice through a Jewish lens. Select speakers from a variety of fields to teach 10 Fellows about leadership development. Extended the service-learning component of this program to include six months of community service with local nonprofits.• Developed Rosh Chodesh program with a student leader, focusing on… Show more • Direct the Levison Leadership Fellowship program. Develop a syllabus, Jewish text study, and discussion questions for this competitive course, focusing on leadership and social justice through a Jewish lens. Select speakers from a variety of fields to teach 10 Fellows about leadership development. Extended the service-learning component of this program to include six months of community service with local nonprofits.• Developed Rosh Chodesh program with a student leader, focusing on empowering Jewish answers to challenging questions about sex, body image, leadership, and gender. • Created Senior Series program in response to Stanford college seniors’ concerns about graduating and job searching, expressed in one-on-one conversations. Engage seniors in monthly meetings over text study and discussion in a supportive environment. • Coordinated and fundraised for an alternative spring break service trip to New Orleans from March 25 – April 1. Developed a syllabus and speaker series for one-unit service-learning class meeting regularly in the quarter preceding the trip. • Hillel representative in campus-wide President’s Interfaith Service Challenge for spring 2012. Facilitated discussion about service, social justice, and community with students from various faith backgrounds, who participated in a weekly service project throughout the year. * Supervise and mentor student co-directors for Challah for Hunger, a team of students who bake and sell bread to support global hunger organizations and local non-profits each week.• Collaborate with eight full-time staff to develop social, spiritual, and engagement programming throughout the year Show less

• Coordinated and oversaw all social, spiritual, and tzedek programs for Santa Cruz Jewish students• Supervised student intern team – oversaw intern-initiated programs and publicity, mentored and supported interns in their professional development, facilitated weekly meetings• Identified, mentored, encouraged, and assisted student leaders, and engaged involved and uninvolved students through one-on-one interactions• Prepared d’vrai Torah and discussion questions on weekly Parsha;… Show more • Coordinated and oversaw all social, spiritual, and tzedek programs for Santa Cruz Jewish students• Supervised student intern team – oversaw intern-initiated programs and publicity, mentored and supported interns in their professional development, facilitated weekly meetings• Identified, mentored, encouraged, and assisted student leaders, and engaged involved and uninvolved students through one-on-one interactions• Prepared d’vrai Torah and discussion questions on weekly Parsha; facilitated Shabbat dinner discussion; co-led Kabbalat Shabbat services with students; taught students how to lead Kabbalat Shabbat• Communicated and co-programmed with Jewish student housing Co-Op, Jewish student fraternity, sorority, and Israel Action Committee• Established, built, and maintained positive relationships with campus administrators, faculty, academic departments, college programs coordinators, campus LGBT center, other student organizations and with Santa Cruz Jewish community synagogues• Planned an American Jewish World Service Alternative Spring Break trip to Santa Rosa, Nicaragua, for seven Jewish students. Coordinated student fundraising projects, ensured health and safety of students on the trip, planned several follow-through projects upon return• Staffed Taglit-Birthright trip to Israel August 22nd – September 2nd• Awarded a position in the Hillel Mentorship Initiative: One of eight new program professionals chosen to work one-on-one with an experienced program professional in a mentoring relationship starting in September 2009 Show less

Facilitated discussions for six undergraduate history courses Developed lesson plans to encourage student involvement in two weekly sections. Guided students in section writing workshops that emphasized peer review Assessed student work. Corrected and suggested improvement.

Columnist: Wrote a monthly column focused on student life, facilitating connection between the community and the university experience Freelancer: Interviewed a variety of individuals from local artists to politicians, on the phone and in person. Write feature stories and news articles, including three cover stories

Taught two student directed seminars: Literature of the American Revolution and Beginning American Sign Language and Introduction to Deaf Culture Created syllabus, curriculum, and lesson plans based on original research. Presented lectures, facilitated course discussions, corrected and recommended suggestions for improvement on student papers. Taught vocabulary and ASL grammar.