Meet Alexandra Corwin, Executive Director of Ammud: The Jews of Color Torah Academy. She is an alum of the CEO Onboarding program, the predecessor to Leading Executives, a training program by Leading Edge for senior-most organizational leaders. Alexandra discusses how the connections she made through the CEO Onboarding program have helped build stronger professional relationships and collaborations within the Jewish nonprofit sector. She also shares valuable advice for prospective participants, emphasizing the thoughtful design and warmth of the Leading Edge programs.

Alumni Spotlight conversations may be edited and condensed.

How have your Leading Edge cohort connections helped you build stronger professional relationships and collaborations within the sector?

One of the reasons I joined CEO Onboarding was to establish deep connections in the Jewish nonprofit ecosystem. Jewish nonprofit leaders work so hard, and it can often be difficult to carve out the time to connect with one another on challenges, joys, and new ideas that will move our work forward. CEO Onboarding offered dedicated time to not only learn together but also connect with one another. The curation of how we spent our time together during the program was the perfect recipe for creating long-term relationships in the sector. 

What’s one piece of advice you would offer to someone who is considering joining a Leading Edge leadership program?

My first piece of advice would be to definitely apply! There is deep thought and quality weaved into all aspects of Leading Edge programs. Not only that, staff and facilitators have a warmth and kindness to them that elevate the programming. After you’ve done the program, I’d encourage you to maintain the relationships you started in the program. In addition, set time aside time quarterly to review the leadership curriculum you were first introduced to. Although the weekly Parsha does not change, we as readers change, hence new Jewish wisdom is birthed every time we read it. Similarly, your leadership is always changing and growing based on new experiences, so reviewing the Leading Edge material again at future points will bring new insights to your leadership journey.