Data Enhanced Engagement for Teen Professionals
Data Enhanced Engagement moves beyond basic attendance tracking to intentionally gathering insights about teens' interests, goals, passions, and priorities. By capturing meaningful information through strategic conversations, youth professionals can better understand and support each teen. These insights enable more personalized connections, helping match teens with experiences and opportunities that align with their aspirations and deepen engagement.
Questions? Contact Maya Becker (mbecker@jewishedproject.org).
- Teen Engagement
- Relationship Building
- Supportive Conversations
Sarina Fogel Gerson serves as Associate Vice President of Community Outreach and Engagement at JUF. In this role, she oversees the organization’s strategy and support for tween and teen programming and community engagement. Her work focuses on strengthening Chicago’s Jewish ecosystem of youth-serving organizations, expanding meaningful entry points into Jewish life, and advancing capacity-building efforts for professionals and teen-serving organizations across the community.
Sarina brings a strategic and collaborative approach to her work, fostering partnerships and driving initiatives that deepen engagement and increase communal impact. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Indiana University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Maryland. She is also an alumna of M²’s Senior Educators Cohort and the Jewish Federations of North America’s Executive Accelerator program.
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The Teen Engagement Professionals Network is a collaborative effort between the Federation and partner agencies to facilitate cooperation among synagogues in the Greater Houston Jewish community including the outlying synagogues. We will coordinate programs to not overlap, share resources and
Designed for Youth Professionals who want to build relationships and explore opportunities for collaboration!