The Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor is proud to announce that its Communications and Development Director Rachel Wall has been accepted into the second cohort of the Executive Accelerator program of Jewish Federations of North America. The Executive Accelerator is a year-long selective program designed to equip high-potential professional leaders in the Jewish Federation system with the resources, network and coaching to competently and confidently grow toward their first or their next executive role.
“I’m honored to be accepted into this program with 25 other very impressive leaders from Federations across North America,” says Wall. “I feel lucky to be able to learn and grow professionally in this Jewish context.”
Thanks to a generous investment from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, Executive Accelerator participants will grow their leadership presence and capacities. The program combines monthly professional development opportunities, applied learning within their local Federations, site visits to other Federations to study best practices in their desired areas of focus, Jewish learning, and coaching. Upon completion of the program, participants join the Accelerator Alumni network, affording them access to ongoing resources and continued learning and skill building.
“As a key member of the Federation team, Rachel is a thought partner and leader and has the potential to take on greater levels of responsibility,” says Federation CEO Eileen Freed. “Rachel’s participation in this Fellowship will provide a high-level development opportunity to support her professional growth and facilitate valuable connections with cohort colleagues from across the Federation system. This will surely benefit our team and the community.”
Originally from California, Wall moved to Ann Arbor in 2012. She is an alumna of the Jewish Communal Leadership Program at the University of Michigan’s School of Social Work. Before joining Federation’s professional team in 2020, Wall worked at JARC in West Bloomfield, a Jewish organization supporting adults with developmental disabilities. She also previously worked at Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor and was the director of the local Keshet Hebrew High School program. Wall currently serves on the board of the Ann Arbor Orthodox Minyan. She and her husband Logan have three daughters, ages 4, 2 and 1.
“The Jewish community is immensely important to me,” says Wall. “I see this as an exciting opportunity to learn how to serve our Jewish community in the best possible way.”
To learn more about the professional team at the Jewish Federation, visit Jewishannarbor.org/about-us/professional-team.