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Director of Women’s Philanthropy
Seeking Director of Women’s Philanthropy to engage women of all ages in the work of the Jewish Federation. Responsible for building relationships, cultivating leadership and developing/implementing outreach, educational and fundraising programming. Candidate should model a personal commitment to Jewish community, values, broader and civic community. Send resume, salary history, references to openings@jfsa.org.
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JFSA recognizing Glaze for community service
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eslie Glaze, Ph.D., furthe annual Together Camthers the critical work paign Kickoff event in 2015 of the Jewish Federaand 2016, served as Lion tion of Southern Arizona in of Judah co-chair, and corboth traditional and novel porate sponsor chair. Last ways. That’s why the selecyear, she joined the JFSA tion committee tapped her board and next year, she as the recipient of the JFSA’s will become Women’s Phi2018 Special Recognition lanthropy campaign chair. Award. She will be honored “It’s all been very satisnext week at the 2018 Jewfying,” she says, noting the Leslie Glaze ish Community Awards breadth of opportunity for Celebration. involvement. “I’ve been able to particiEven before she moved to Tucson, pate in many different projects and each Glaze traveled to Israel with Stuart Mel- is meaningful to me. I love working with lan, Fran Katz, and other JFSA sup- so many different volunteers and staff porters. That trip led to her working members.” She is most impressed by the remotely from Minnesota to interview Federation’s magnitude of caring and and write profiles on JFSA volunteers competence in supporting Southern Arfor a “Community in Action” online se- izona and its beneficiary agencies. “The ries. Glaze arrived in Tucson with her Federation works very hard to make the husband, Richard, in 2010 following an right decisions, the best choice for evacademic career as speech-language pa- eryone. It is a privilege to work with a thologist at the University of Minnesota. group of people with that kind of comSince then, she has participated in munity resolve and commitment.” a variety of behind the scene roles, in“Leslie is an incredible campaigner, cluding writing grants to fund the Jew- making every contact a positive interish Latino Teen Coalition, Homer Davis action for the benefit of the mission of Project, Jewish Community Concierge, JFSA, says Mellan. “Her humility and Local Emergency Allocation Fund, and grace is evident in every interaction and Sister Jose Women’s Center. As part of contact she makes on behalf of JFSA, the Federation’s Strategic Planning Task bringing tremendous credibility to, and Force, she helped create a community- support for, the work of JFSA.” wide online survey, participated in the The 2018 Jewish Community Awards concierge committee and JewishTucson Celebration and Jewish Federation Anwebsite development. nual Meeting will be held on Thursday, For the Federation’s campaign, Glaze May 10 at 7 p.m. at the Tucson Jewish has worked on Super Sunday, co-chaired Community Center. Correction: Dr. Ed Schwager’s professional affiliations were incorrect in the April 20 “People in the news” announcement of his Arizona Family Physician of the Year Award from the Arizona Academy of Family Physicians. He is a family physician with El Rio Health and core faculty at The Wright Center National Family Medicine Residency at El Rio. He is also a clinical associate professor in the department of family and community medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
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ARIZONA JEWISH POST, May 4, 2018