Press Release

JDCA Executive Director Named to National Jewish Leadership Program

June 11, 2019

WASHINGTON – Leading Edge, an organization focused on building a robust leadership pipeline for Jewish nonprofits, announced the new cohort of its groundbreaking CEO Onboarding Program — the first of its type designed for new high-level organizational leaders in the American Jewish community.

Halie Soifer, the Executive Director of the Jewish Democratic Council of America (JDCA), was named to the third CEO Onboarding Program cohort, along with 13 other leaders of Jewish non-profits. She released the following statement:

“It’s an honor to be selected for Leading Edge’s CEO Onboarding Program. On behalf of JDCA, I look forward to joining this remarkable group of Jewish American leaders. With the guidance of Leading Edge, we will collectively ensure an even stronger foundation for the Jewish community in the future.”