Building the JCC leadership pipeline that sustains Jewish life across the JCC Movement.
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The Center for Talent Development supports JCC professionals and lay leaders at all levels through a coordinated, end-to-end leadership strategy that includes recruitment, onboarding, training, and retention, as well as ongoing coaching, cohort training, networking, advisory services, and peer-learning opportunities.
Through initiatives such as Kivunim, the JDirect Advisory Network, and field-wide training through JCC Association’s Mercaz | Center, this work ensures that every JCC and JCC Camp has access to the leadership development it needs to succeed—today and into the future.
Carrie Darsky
Carrie Darsky joined JCC Association of North America as its inaugural chief talent officer (CTO) in 2023. In this role, she leads the design and execution of a talent strategy to engage, attract, develop, retain, and elevate professionals throughout the JCC Movement. Darsky previously served as vice president of talent & leadership development for Hillel International. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and earned a master’s degree in social work from Yeshiva University’s Wurzweiler School of Social Work. A licensed social worker, Darsky serves on the executive committees of the national board of JPro, the board of directors of the JCC of Central New Jersey, and as a lead standards visitor for the American Camp Association. She and her family are members of the JCC of Central New Jersey.
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