JCC Association Selects Sixth Cohort of Merrin Teen Professional Fellows Program
November 7, 2008 – JCC Association’s Merrin Center for Teen Services has selected 14 professionals working with teens in affiliated JCCs and camps in North America to participate in the acclaimed Merrin Teen Professional Fellows Program. The program will feature five seminars held over 16 months, with the first gathering in New Orleans, Louisiana in January. Participants focus on developing their leadership skills, learning how to serve teens more effectively, planning their career paths in the JCC Movement, and deepening their Jewish knowledge. One of the seminars is held in Israel.
The Merrin Teen Professional Fellows Program was started in 1999, with the support of Seth Merrin and Anne Heyman. Their partnership with JCC Association initiated this exceptional program to give those working with teens the skills to better serve a critical sector of the Jewish community. The program has enhanced the profile of those working with teens in their respective organizations and throughout the JCC Movement, enriched and deepened their Jewish identities, and built a stronger professional network of teen service providers across North America.
The participants for the sixth cohort of Merrin Fellows are: Neal Buchholz (Michael-Ann Russell JCC, FL); Samara Chodosh (Leo Yassenoff JCC of Greater Columbus, OH); Rachel Felber (Jewish Community Association of Austin, TX); Jon Gerst (Camp Wise, OH); Jason Goldstein (Addison Penzak JCC of Silicon Valley, CA); Jason Kromirs (JCC Association, NY); Eytan Graubart (Weinstein JCC, VA); Seth Kellam (Asheville JCC, NC); Monica Rosenbaum (JCC of Rockland, NY); Alan Scher (JCC of San Francisco, CA); Kari Schiffman (New Jersey Y Camps, NJ); Tamar Sternfeld (Jerry Shaw JCC of Akron, OH); Samantha Walsh (Marcus JCC of Atlanta, GA); and Nori White (JCC of Northern Virginia).
The Merrin Family Foundation has since deepened their commitment to the JCC Movement and Jewish teens by helping to establish the Merrin Center for Teen Services. This new structure in JCC Association has integrated the resources for teens provided to the field, including the JCC Maccabi Experience programs (JCC Maccabi Games®, JCC Maccabi ArtsFest® and JCC Maccabi Israel®) and camping services.
For more information about the Merrin Center for Teen Services or the Merrin Teen Professional Fellows Program, please contact Merrin Center Director Aaron Selkow at (212) 786-5144 or aaron@jcca.org.
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JCC Association
is the leadership network of, and central agency for the Jewish
Community Center Movement, which is comprised of 350 JCC,
YM-YWHA and camp sites in the U. S. and Canada. JCC Association
offers a wide range of services and resources to strengthen
the capacity of its affiliates to provide educational, cultural,
social, Jewish identity-building, and recreational programs
to enhance the lives of North American Jews of all ages and
backgrounds. Additionally, the movement fosters and strengthens
connections between North American Jews and Israel as well
as with world Jewry. JCC Association is also the U.S. government
accredited agency for serving the religious and social needs
of Jewish military personnel, their families, and patients
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