
ELEVATE
Build your Leadership Capacity. Elevate Yourself and Others.
Elevate your leadership and transform the way you supervise individuals and teams. Join your colleagues for an innovative, immersive and collaborative experience focused on adaptive leadership techniques, supervisory and communication skills, and hands-on learning. Learn from thought leaders in the nonprofit and for-profit world. Network and learn with a diverse cohort of supervisors who work in Jewish organizations in Greater Baltimore. Through a blended learning approach (eLearning, virtual learning and in-person), you will elevate your leadership capacity and increase your leadership and Jewish leadership literacy.
There will be a $100 minimal fee to the organizations, per person.
Maximum 30 participants.
Goals:
To strengthen leadership and supervisory capabilities
To learn to see supervision as a set of adaptive challenges
To develop a network of peer supervisors
To learn and internalize skills through discussion, practice and application
For Professionals Who:
1. Supervise at least one staff member or who manage a team
2. Work in a Jewish organization, synagogue, school in greater Baltimore
3. Have the desire to manage up down and all around as part of a team
4. Know they can lead from any seat, as leadership is an activity, not a position
You Will Gain:
• Awareness of your leadership strengths and capabilities
• The critical role you play in developing and motivating staff
• Strategies to supervise across differences
• Ability to give constructive feedback and have difficult conversations
• Capabilities to lead a collaborative team and unleash their creative talents
• Ability to manage up and see yourself as part of a system
Dates:
January 11th – OPENING session IN PERSON, half day retreat 8:30 breakfast – 12:30 pm
January 18th – Coach approach, VIRTUAL 9-12:30
January 25th – Coach approach, VIRTUAL 9-12:30
February 8 – Coach Approach, VIRTUAL 9-12:30
February 29 – Coach Approach, VIRTUAL 9-12:30
March 7 – Retreat IN PERSON 8:30 – 4
March 28 – Retreat IN PERSON 8:30 – 4:30 with Siyyum 3:30 – 4:30 (invite execs and team members)
Peer Group Meet -Ups for case consultation:
Feb 1st – Peer group meet-up I, IN PERSON 12-1, group determines where and if they prefer Tues of that week. Bring dairy bag lunch.
February 15 – Peer Group meetup II, IN PERSON 12-1
February 22 – Peer Group meetup III, IN PERSON 12-1
March 14 – Peer Group meetup IV, IN PERSON 12-1
March 21 – (make up day for Peer groups) IN PERSON 12-1

Past ELEVATE Supervisory Cohort
2021-2022
Eli Bass, Pearlstone Hazon
LaNelle Beale, The Associated
Jeffrey Blavatt, The Associated
Erica Bloom, Jewish Volunteer Connection
Ali Duhan, The Associated
Claire Fultz, Jewish Community Services
Aviva Janus, Har Sinai-Oheb Shalom Congregation
Caroline Kamande, The Associated
Lynne Kness, Jewish Community Center
Suzette Kossoff, Jewish Community Center
Tatyana Madreymova, The Associated
Louise Nagel, Beth Shalom Congregation
Terri Rosen, Center for Jewish Education
Rachel Ruben, CHAI
Robin Rose Samuels, Jewish Community Center
Larry Schugam, CHAI
Melissa Seltzer, Jewish Community Center
Joshua Snyder, Goucher Hillel
Diana Solomon, 4Front (JCC)
Emily Stern, Jewish Community Center
Jennifer Taylor, Jewish Community Services
Valerie Thaler, Beth Israel