Executive Director

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Executive Director	Ms. Pamela Kelner
E-mail	pgkelner@jfsnashville.org
Term Start	January 2010
Pamela's Experience: Pam graduated from Boston University with a BA in Marketing and Finance. Upon graduation, she began a 14 year career at Bloomberg Financial Markets in New York. At Bloomberg she held many different positions in the Sales and Marketing division ranging from management to conference planning, electronic trading and training for all new sales recruits. After moving to Nashville in 2005, she became certified to teach Pilates and owned her own business, @ Home Pilates, which offered private and small group Pilates lessons to clients either in their homes or in her home studio. Pam joined Jewish Family Service in 2010 as Executive Director. The fit has been perfect for the agency, where she has combined her business background with a "social worker heart" to grow the agency in many ways including new programming, grant writing, fundraising, marketing and board development. Pam currently serves on the board of inclusion tennessee, Akiva Day School and is the Treasurer of Congregation Sherith Israel. In addition, she sits on AgeWell's Leadership Council and is the local board chair of the Emergency Food and Shelter Program

Senior Staff

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Name	Title
Ms. Anna Sir
Ashley Franklin LMSW	Social Worker
Ms. Toni Jacobson LCSW	Clinical Social Worker

Staff

Full Time Staff	4
Part Time Staff	2
Volunteers	120
Contractors	1
Retention Rate	100%

Plans & Policies

Does your organization have a Fundraising Plan?	Yes
Does your organization have a Strategic Plan?	Yes
Years Strategic Plan Considers	3
When was the Strategic Plan adopted?	November 2019
Does your organization have a Management Succession Plan?	No
Does your organization have a Policy and Procedure Plan?	Yes
Does the organization have a Nondiscrimination Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Whistle Blower Policy?	Yes
Does the organization have a Document Destruction Policy?	Yes

Evaluation

Is there a formal evaluation for...		Frequency (if applicable)
CEO/Executive Director	Yes	Annually
Senior Management	Yes	Annually
Non-Management	Yes	Annually

Affiliations

Affiliation	Year
Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies (AJFCA)	1975
Center for Nonprofit Management Excellence Network	2000
LGBT Chamber of Commerce	2020
Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce	2000

External Assessments and Accreditations

Assessment/Accreditation	Year
Human Rights Campaign - All Children All Families	2020

Awards

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Award / Recognition	Organization	Year
Distinguished Service Award	State of Tennessee-Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation	1982
HCA Award of Achievement in Management of Collaboration (with Catholic Charities)	CNM	1993
HRC Equality Award	Human Rights Campaign	2011
Kovod Award-Excellence in Fundraising Materials	Assn. of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies	1996
Kovod Award-Excellence in Newsletter Publication	Assn. of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies	1996