Several Promotions to Key Senior Leadership March 2019 The Independent Jewish Crew of America's Executive Leadership and Board of Regents has announced the following promotions of Key Senior Leadership as well as the departure of staffers as well. Promotions: Melissa Blisko, BA, MBA: Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Hannah Finkel, BA, JD(c): President of IJC Israel Jonny Perlman, BA, JD: Vice Chancellor for Legal Matters Shely Esses, BA, MS: Vice Chancellor for Education and Executive Director of IJC Canada Region Harry F. Tanen, BA: Associate Vice Chancellor for People and Executive Director of IJC New York Departures: Izzy Ziegler, Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives and Managing Director to the Chancellor Jeff Smulevitz, Board of Marshals
Chancellor Izak Held has announced the appointment of Rachie Ehrlich as the association's fourth Executive Director. Chancellor Held and the Board of Marshals have also changed the position of Association Executive Director to Chief Operating Officer (COO). Chancellor Held would like to thank Sender Gross for his service as Executive Director for the past 3 years. The role as executive director is to oversea the organization as the chief administrative officer, vicariously from the chancellor. COO Ehrlich will also gain rank as Executive Vice Chancellor.
Rachie Ehrlich has previously served as Interim Vice Chancellor and Associate Vice Chancellor for Learning and Education. She holds the rank of Ambassador and started her career as an Assistant to the Dean. Ehrlich has held positions as Instructor at Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School and Research Associate at Touro College. Sender Gross is the former Managing Editor of the WHJ Times, one of the top innovative newspapers in Long Island, NY. Sender has recently served on the Regional Board of New York NCSY and served as youth chair of the eitz chaim of dogwood park. Sender has held various director roles at IJ Crew, Assistant to the Director (2009), Head of Admissions (2010), Director of Communications and Programs (2010-2012). In 2013 he became Associate Executive Director until his promotion in 2015 as a vice chancellor and managing director. Sender's strong record and impressive new ideas gave him the direction of becoming a major asset and now as executive director is second in command of the professional operations. January 21, 2019 Today The IJC commemorates the legacy and life of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who dedicated himself to the greater good of humanity. Rev. Dr. King’s causes continue to inspire all of us a half century after his death. Through our organization, we help so many achieve their dreams with many of the values that Dr King left us. Let's take the celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to dedicate ourselves to the American values for which Dr. King fought. ~ Chancellor Izak J. Held ~January 2019
New York – The Order of The Independent Jewish Crew of America (IJC) Chartered Board today announces the unanimous election of Izak J. Held as the 5th chancellor of IJC. The Board of Regents of The IJC has unanimously elected Izak J. Held to serve as chancellor, succeeding Chancellor Hannah R. Finkel, who is stepping down at the end of the month when her term ends. The vote took place after the acceptance of the 4th chancellor, Hannah Finkel's nomination for Held, Finkel chaired the search committee as is the duties of the chancellor of the Association. Chairman of the Board Jensen L. Greif will appoint Chancellor-Elect Held to his term in February of 2019. With Finkel's term coming to an end, we thank her for her 5 years of service to the association where she served 3 years as our chancellor and 2 years as vice chancellor. In addition, chancellor-elect Held and Chairman Greif has asked Finkel to continue serving the Association as an ambassador-at-large and a visiting dean, overseeing women's initiatives. Sender Gross, national executive director and senior vice chancellor of IJC, said: “Hannah has been a successful leader and it has been an honor to have her as our first female chancellor. I have no doubt that Izak is a worthy successor as chancellor and will be a leader of the highest commitment and integrity, it also helps that he has been my boss before." Held is currently an executive vice chancellor, dean and an ambassador to the South East Region. He is an integral part of Chancellor Finkel's cabinet. Held has served the Association as national executive director, chairman of the board, vice chairman of the board and vice chancellor for human capital management. Held has held positions with numerous organizations such as the chief recruitment officer at Real Clear Talent and a Partner at the Heldwell Group of Companies. In his philanthropic endeavors, He serves as an ambassador for Young Jewish Conservatives, Cigar Rights of America and Weebly Technologies. He is also a matchmaker at The Bashert Agency, an adjunct professor at the RAJE Institute and an avid supporter of Israel. He holds his BA and BBA from the City University of New York and State University of NY, an MBA in Accounting from Shorter University, is a Registered Financial Consultant™ (RFC®) and a CPP® (Certified Program Planner) and a Charted Leadership Fellow (CLF®) candiate at the American College of Financial Services. Before becoming chancellor, Finkel was a Vice Chancellor in Chancellor Gavi Smith's cabinet. Her extensive background as a professional includes, senior vice president at the Tamid Group at George Washington University and a fellow at Hasbara Fellowships. Finkel served as captain at the Gann Academy of Massachusetts, as well as serving on the board of New England NCSY. Finkel’s Bachelors Degree is from George Washington University where she is an avid supporter of the State of Israel. IJ Crew goes to great lengths to hire and recruit the great and most significant leaders of tomorrow. Our officers and directors have diverse interests, accomplishments, and approaches that help them forge unique connections with our members. Their extraordinarily long average tenure at IJ Crew is one indication of the high quality of our work and strong environment applications. What we expect in 2019! In this upcoming year in 2019, IJC Will continue to champion our programs for our members by continuing to build out our organization and to implement new policies and practices for a strong solid environment. We invite you to join the cause and take steps expand our mission and communities. Chancellor Hannah R. Finkel
Dean Izak J. Held - Jensen L. Greif, Chairman - Sender Gross, Chief Administrative Officer We are happy to release the election slate results for the Chartered Board of IJC. The nominating committee has recommended the following slate for the 2019-2021 year. The Chartered Board of IJC elected individuals to serve two-year terms on the IJC board of marshals at the annual membership meeting, this past week. The additions include: Howard Jay Meyer, Marc J. Vatch, Mike Oliver, Alex Kholmov and Yal Jasphy. We wish a farewell to Isaac Levy (who will join our regions team), and Avi Klein. OFFICERS Jensen L. Greif Chairman of the Board Prof. Riv Strom Vice Chairwoman BOARD OF MARSHALS Gav Apfel, MD Steven Bienstock, DDS Aliza Bernstein, BBA Sargent Ilya Bratman, MPA, MA Chloe Cheng, CPA, MBA Yale Jasphy, CPA Alexander A. Kholmov II Rabbi David New, LNHA Howard Jay Meyer, Esq Eric Nirenberg, AS Mike Oliver Alex Porcelain, BA David Pretter, Esq. Abe Schmalberg, CPA, MBA Marc J. Vatch, JD, MBA Shira Zarifpoor, Esq. Representatives from firms and national organizations serve on the IJC board of marshals. Jensen L. Greif Chairman of the Board IJC | Order of the Independent Jewish Crew of America |
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