By Joel Magalnick, Editor, JTNews
The Stroum Jewish Community Center has hired local businesswoman and philanthropist Judy Neuman as its new CEO.
The JCC board conducted a nationwide search and considered 40 candidates before narrowing down to Neuman, who currently works as a managing partner for CenterStone Executive Search. She previously worked for the venture capital firm Maveron, which manages more than $800 million in funding.
Neuman sat on the board of directors of Jewish Family Service of Greater Seattle for 15 years and led the first phase of that agency’s $30-plus million “Family Matters” strategic and capital campaign. She also sat on the board of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle and led that organization’s community campaign early in the decade.
Neuman will officially begin her position the week of the JCC’s annual meeting, which takes place Sept. 10.
Stroum JCC board president Lindsey Schwartz said he was enthusiastic about Neuman’s ability to take the agency in a new direction in the Jewish community.
“We’re thrilled that she threw her hat in the ring, we’re thrilled that she’s agreed to take the job, and we’re very optimistic about the future of the ‘J,’” he said.
A full story on Neuman’s hiring will run in the Aug. 21 issue of JTNews.