The Gordon JCC is excited to announce that we welcomed our new Executive Director, Jesse Feld, in Mid-May. Jesse's experience as a professional in Jewish communal life is impressive, and throughout our search committee's extensive screening and interview process, he demonstrated to both our professional search firm and our committee that he possesses the intellect, demeanor, experience, and skills to build on the work we are currently doing and expand upon the long history of the Gordon JCC.
Jesse is a native of Memphis and a graduate of the University of Tennessee. Jesse's father was the Federation Director in Memphis and actually worked at our very own Gordon JCC after graduate school. L'dor v'dor.
Upon graduating from Tennessee, Jesse became the Program Director for the Knoxville Jewish Alliance. Following his time in Knoxville, Jesse moved to Richmond, Virginia and worked his way up from the Director of Young Leadership at the Jewish Community Federation of Richmond to the Director of Development & Engagement at the Richmond Federation, and in just a few short years, to President and CEO of the Richmond Jewish Foundation. During his time serving the Richmond Jewish community, Jesse earned a master’s degree in public administration from Ohio University with a concentration in nonprofit management. Most recently, Jesse served as the Executive Director of Hillel at Florida State University.
"To say I am thrilled to be back in Tennessee, and here at the Gordon JCC would be an understatement. I’ve spent my professional career committed to supporting and enhancing the Jewish community, and I am honored to have been chosen to continue that work as the Gordon JCC Executive Director. My family and I are looking forward to becoming ingratiated into the community and meeting all the great folks who make this community vibrant,” Jesse states.
We are excited to have Jesse and his expertise on board here at the J, and we look forward to all that we can accomplish.
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