A week ago we shared with you a White House blogpost recognizing JDC’s non-sectarian work in Haiti. Today it is our pleasure to share the exciting news from the White House last Friday afternoon that President Obama intends to appoint Susan Stern, a long-time JDC Board member and lay leader, as Chair of the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. In 2009, Susie was the founding Chair of JDC’s Government Affairs Committee and now serves as our Special Advisor on Government Affairs. She is a long-time leader in UJA-Federation of New York, as well as the Jewish Federations of North America.
This is a well-deserved recognition of Susie’s tireless efforts on behalf of the Jewish community and people in need of all faiths and backgrounds. We share with you below JDC’s media statement, as well as the White House release. Most of all, we also share with you our pride in the accomplishments of a member of the JDC family.
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Michael Geller/JDC/(212) 885-0838
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PRESIDENT OBAMA ANNOUNCES INTENT TO APPOINT SUSAN K. STERN, JDC LEADER, AS CHAIR OF THE PRESIDENT'S ADVISORY COUNCIL ON FAITH-BASED AND NEIGHBORHOOD PARTNERSHIPS
NEW YORK, NY, February 7, 2011 - Following the White House announcement that President Obama intends to appoint Susan K. Stern, longtime American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) leader and JDC Special Advisor on Government Affairs, to Chair the President's Advisory Council on Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, JDC CEO Steven Schwager lauded Stern's unwavering commitment to humanitarian causes and public service.
"We are incredibly proud that Susie has been recognized by President Obama for her unparalleled leadership and life-long devotion to repairing the world, contributing to America's future, and improving Jewish lives around the globe," said Schwager. "In a world racked by critical economic and social challenges, we have been blessed with Susie's support, friendship, and dedication to our mission to ease the burden of those who face hopelessness from Port-Au-Prince to Siberia."
JDC's global humanitarian assistance program includes the distribution of food, clothing, medicine, and basic needs to poor Jews and others in more than 70 countries. JDC has also pioneered a number of job training, micro-loan, and financial support programs that have been implemented in places like Argentina, Israel, and nations throughout South Asia. JDC has created and implemented these programs to address the needs of people facing sudden poverty during economic crises; vulnerable populations with high rates of unemployment or non-employment; or those who have lost their livelihoods in the wake of natural and manmade disasters.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Office of the Press Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 4, 2011
President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to appoint the following individuals to the President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships:
Susan K. Stern, Chair, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Leith Anderson, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Andrea Bazán, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Angela Glover Blackwell, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Brian Gallagher, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Bishop Mark Hanson, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Lynn Hybels, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts Schori, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Rabbi Julie Schonfeld, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Archbishop Demetrios Trakatellis, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Sister Marlene Weisenbeck, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Reverend Elder Nancy L. Wilson, Member, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
The President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships brings together religious and secular leaders as well as scholars and experts in fields related to the work of faith-based and neighborhood organizations in order to make recommendations to the government on how to improve partnerships. The President will announce additional members to this Council at a later date.
President Obama said, “I am pleased to announce that these experienced and committed individuals have agreed to join this Administration, and I look forward to working with them in the months and years ahead.”
[For bios of all appointees click HERE]
Susan K. Stern, Appointee for Chair, President’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
Susan Stern currently serves as Special Advisor on Government Affairs to the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), which is a humanitarian assistance organization helping Jews and non Jews in Israel and in more than seventy countries around the world. Ms. Stern also serves as Chair of the New York State Commission on National and Community Service and represented the agency on the Cabinet of Governor David Paterson. Additionally, she sits on the Executive Committee of the Jewish Federations of North America. Prior to her gubernatorial appointment, Ms. Stern was Chairman of the Board of UJA-Federation of New York and President and Chairman of National Women’s Philanthropy of United Jewish Communities. She has also been active in other organizations, including the Leadership Council of Repair the World, the Board of Trustees for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, the Dean’s Advisory Committee for the University of Michigan, the Board of Directors for the Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, the President’s Advisory Committee for Hebrew Union College, the Board of Directors of the Peter J. Alderman Foundation, and serves as an Alumni Fellow to the Wexner Heritage Foundation. Prior to her involvement in philanthropic causes, Ms. Stern was the first Director of Quality Assurance at the American Dental Association. She holds a B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.P.H. from the University of Illinois Medical Center.
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