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Sunday, February 12
Throughout our network of more than 100 beneficiary agencies, volunteers provide helping hands, open ears, and hard-earned advice. Meet some of the professionals who share their time, talent, and insight.
Spotlight On: Karen Adler
November 9, 2011
Karen Adler can organize a non-profit to run as a well-oiled machine. Through her consultancy in UJA-Federation of New York’s Management Assistance Program, her commitment to Jewish communal development and her experience in the professional world c… Read more
Spotlight On: Sharon Lewis
November 9, 2011
Sharon Lewis knows how to analyze a business inside and out. As a UJA-Federation Management Assistance Program (MAP) consultant, Lewis worked with staff and lay leadership at the Riverdale Y to co-author a business plan to guide them in coming years. Sha… Read more
Spotlight On: Louis Kramberg
April 27, 2011
As a recent retiree, Louis spends his time doing what he does best: helping people find viable jobs. He uses his expertise in computer training to assist people who turn to the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty Career Services Center for help find… Read more
Spotlight On: Angela Krips
April 27, 2011
As vice president for business banking at JPMorgan Chase, Angela sees so much potential in helping people understand how to finance their own business. She leads workshops and other gatherings for aspiring business leaders at the Edith and Carl Marks… Read more
Spotlight On: Amy Kufist
October 21, 2010
When Amy Kufist joined UJA-Federation of New York’s Young Wall Street group in October 2010, she was eager to hit the ground running. Fortunately for Kufist, she became involved with UJA-Federation during Jewish Social Action Month (JSAM), an annual… Read more
Spotlight On: Shirley Gold
June 2, 2010
Shirley Gold Once a week for the last three years, Shirley Gold, 83, has volunteered at the Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center on Long Island for a program with adults under age 60 who have early-onset Alzheimer’s or dementia. The Sid Jacobson J… Read more
Spotlight On: Alla Leventhul
June 2, 2010
Alla Leventul At 19, Alla Leventul is already a volunteer leader overseeing a new tutoring initiative at Kings Bay YM-YWHA. A freshman at Baruch College, Leventul coordinates and supervises 10 high school students who tutor elementary school children in… Read more
Spotlight On: Helene Shandell
February 9, 2010
Helene Shandell In the summer of 2007, Helene Shandell, a retired Manhattan executive, was looking for a place to volunteer. She contacted F.E.G.S. Health and Human Service System, a UJA-Federation of New York beneficiary agency, and within a few months… Read more