Lisa Adler

Background

About Lisa Adler

Lisa Adler has been working in the non-profit sector for more than 20 years in the areas of fundraising, board and leadership development, event planning and transition management. She is currently the CDO at the Princeton Senior Resource Center and has held positions with two local Jewish Federations, the Jewish community’s umbrella funding network with affiliates across North America, first in New York City and then in Middlesex- Monmouth counties. Most recently, in New Jersey, serving as part of the senior staff, Lisa managed the annual campaign, including major donors and women’s philanthropy.Lisa also worked for national organizations such as HIAS, an international refugee resettlement organization, as part of the executive team, overseeing the national board, a major donor portfolio, and community engagement activities. As a Board Governance and Leadership Development Specialist for the Union for Reform Judaism, she specialized in board trainings, as well as synagogue and rabbinic transition management consulting for over 900 synagogues throughout North America.Closer to home, Lisa worked at the Jewish Family & Children’s Service of Greater Mercer County, in Princeton, a community service agency providing counseling and social services. Lisa received her BA from New York University as well as an MSW in Social Work Administration from Columbia University and a masters in Judaic Studies from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America with a minor in Jewish Education.