JEWISH COLORADO - Key Persons
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- Director of IT & Facilities
ABIGAIL POGREBIN is the author of My Jewish Year: 18 Holidays; One Wondering Jew, which was a finalist for the 2018 National Jewish Book Award. She is also the author of Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk about Being Jewish, for which Abigail interviewed 62 famous American Jews - from Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Steven Spielberg - about their religious identity. Her book, One and the Same delved into every aspect of growing up as a twin - of which Abby is one. (The identical kind.) Her bestselling Kindle Single, Showstopper, chronicled her teenage adventures on Broadway in a rare Sondheim flop. Abby received the "Impact Award" from the JCC in Manhattan, and the "Community Leader Award" from The Jewish Week in 2017. She served as President of Central Synagogue from 2015-18, and was Director of Jewish Outreach for Michael Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign.
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- Young Adult Division Chair
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- Women 's Philanthropy Chair
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- Member of the American Jewish Committee
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- Member of the American Jewish Committee
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- Chairman of the Board of Directors
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- CO Congregation for Humanistic Judaism
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- Director of Family Engagement & Jewish Explorers
- Director of Jewish Explorers and Family Engagement, Programs
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- Planned Giving & Endowment Chair
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- Director, Jewish Community Relations Council
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- Member of the JEWISHcolorado Senior Leadership Team
- Chief Jewish Life and Engagement Officer
Dr. Julie Lieber is the Chief Jewish Life and Engagement Officer at JEWISHcolorado. Formerly, she served as the Director of the Pardes-Kevah Teaching Fellowship as well as the Interim Executive Director and Director of Education at Kevah, a national non-profit facilitating home-based Torah study groups. After receiving her PhD in European history with a focus on Jewish women, gender and sexuality, Julie moved to Colorado, where she was a Professor of European History and Jewish Studies for many years. Julie has taught for the Wexner Heritage Program, the Melton program and is a frequent guest lecturer throughout the Colorado Jewish community and beyond. When she's not teaching, you can find her on the Colorado slopes skiing with her family.
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- Director of the Israel & Overseas Center
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- Office Administrator / Events
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- Jewish Life & Engagement Administrator
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- Director of Online Marketing & Philanthropy
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- Senior Director of Design Philanthropy
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- Director of Donor Engagement
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- Director of Jewish Student Connection & the Joyce Zeff Israel Study Tour
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- Member of the JEWISHcolorado Senior Leadership Team
- Chief Business & Finance Officer
Stilwell came to JEWISHcolorado in September 2021, after 30 years serving in various roles, including chief of staff, CFO, and COO, for nonprofit, corporate, and entrepreneurial organizations across the country, where he helped to start, manage, and scale their businesses. Most recently, Stilwell worked for Project Sanctuary, supporting veterans and active-duty military families. Before his move to the nonprofit sector, Stilwell worked with a Wall Street hedge fund.
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- Public Officials Mission Co - Chair
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- Gift Processing & Donor Services Coordinator / Operations
LETTY COTTIN POGREBIN is an author, activist, and national public speaker. A founding editor of Ms. Magazine, she has also published twelve books - two novels, and ten works of nonfiction - most recently, Shanda: A Memoir of Shame and Secrecy (2022). Among her other titles are the novels Three Daughters and Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate;and the feminist classic, Deborah, Golda, and Me: Being Female and Jewish in America. Currently, Pogrebin serves on the boards of Americans for Peace Now, the Ms. Foundation for Education and Communication, the Brandeis University Women's and Gender Studies Program, and The Authors Guild. Her many honors include a Yale University Poynter Fellowship in Journalism an Emmy Award for Free to Be You and Me, and dozens of awards and commendations from a variety of NGOs, civic, religious and educational institutions.
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- Real Estate & Construction Network Chair
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- Jewish Student Connection Education Coordinator
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- Director of Israeli Teen Emissaries & Education
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- CEO
- Member of the JEWISHcolorado Senior Leadership Team
- President
Rockford, who joined JEWISHcolorado in May 2021 as Chief Advancement Officer, brings a wealth of experience as a journalist and communications professional with expertise in crisis management, reputation and brand management, strategic planning, community partnerships, fundraising, donor relations, and stewardship. Most recently, she was assistant head of school for advancement and external affairs at Colorado Academy. Prior to that, Rockford served for 7 years as the school's director of communication and strategic planning. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism at the University of Wisconsin, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa.
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- Immediate past Board Chair
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- Director of Women 's Philanthropy / Finance
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- Chairman of the Audit Committee
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- Executive Assistant to President & CEO
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- Member of the JEWISHcolorado Senior Leadership Team
- Officer
- Chief Culture Officer
Stephanie Geller is the Chief Culture Officer at JEWISHcolorado. Previously, she was the Director of Events at Allied Jewish Federation of Colorado and Director of Catering for Sage Hospitality, managing the catering sales and service teams at the JW Marriott Denver Cherry Creek. She is a Colorado native and spends her free time at the baseball field with her son and at the dance studio with her daughter. She also enjoys tennis in the summer and the ski slopes in the winter with her family.
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- Chief Development Officer
- Member of the JEWISHcolorado Senior Leadership Team
Willie Recht is the Chief Development Officer at JEWISHcolorado. He has worked in development roles at the Pacific McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and at One Colorado. More than a decade ago, he also worked in community programming and outreach for Keshet, where he was instrumental in the launch of Pride Shabbat and the Queer Seder, two programs that continue today. Recht's volunteer and community involvement has included the American Leadership Forum's Class XXIV; the Board of the Sacramento LGBT Community Center; the Children's Museum of Denver, and as a participant in the Glass Leadership Institute through the Mountain States Region of the Anti-Defamation League. Recht is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin where he earned a degree in Political Science.