Kathy Kahn Email & Phone Number

New York, Ny

• Sole Membership advisor for 900 congregations throughout North America.• Consult by phone with Membership lay leaders, clergy, and professional.• Present as visiting faculty at events throughout North America.• Develop workshops on Outreach and Membership presented at conferences including:• National Biennial of the URJ• Women of Reform Judaism• National Association of Temple Administrators (NATA)• Central Conference of American Rabbis• Train North American congregants in Membership recruitment, engagement and retention.• Create articles and edit all print publications related to Membership.• Write monthly national Membership newsletter: 500 congregational leader/professional subscribers.• Produce and publish all materials on URJ Membership website.• Created and moderate 650-member listserv.• Make media appearances locally and nationally. Topics include:• Union for Reform Judaism Outreach and Membership issues• Interfaith relationships and marriage officiation

New York, Ny

• Built back up department staff to supervising 6 direct reports. • Created the Schindler Fellows Membership Certification Program.• Wrote and edited national publications on Outreach and Membership.• Co-creator and teacher, Schusterman Institute on Interfaith Couples and Families for the HUC.• Created all materials, resource and workshops to support the Membership Initiative.• Developed major grants for Taste of Judaism in Chicago and Westchester.

New York, Ny

• Co-faculty on national program for the URJ and Hebrew Union College.• National administrator of the Taste of Judaism program: $100,000 annual budget.• Supervised a staff of 13 and the Assistant Director of the Department. • Co-faculty for the HUC program, Gerecht Family Institute for Conversion.• Co-created and served as faculty for first Schindler Fellows Conversion Certification program. • Co-created and served as faculty for second Schindler Fellows interfaith families program. • Developed grant for Manhattan Taste of Judaism which resulted in 455 registrants.

New York, Ny

• Helped create national programs and led workshops for the URJ national Biennial. • Supervised a staff of 13 and supported the National Director.• Persuaded URJ to fund and continue Taste of Judaism as a national program. • National administrator for Taste of Judaism: $100,000 budget.

Paramus, Nj

• Created and initiated the program Taste of Judaism: Are You Curious?• Administered the program Introduction to Judaism.• Led workshops on Outreach at area congregations.• Spoke at many congregations on Outreach to interfaith families and conversion.• Presented at URJ Biennial and at congregations internationally.

Glen Ridge, Nj

Glen Ridge, Nj

• Taught English, including honors and AP classes.

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Dunedoo, Australia

Teacher, English Literature and Australian History, Grades 7-12. • Awarded Australian teacher's certificate in first year.

English Language And Literature/Letters

Graduate work in English (specialty: Dickensian Literature)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), English Language And Literature/Letters

Secondary teaching certificate in English