Sarah Eisenman

Chief Community and Jewish Life Officer

Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA)

Sarah Eisenman is the new Chief Community and Jewish Life Officer at the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA). Prior to joining JFNA, Sarah spent the last 19 years at the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) with her most recent position as Executive Director of JDC Entwine and an Assistant Executive Vice President. In her role, she was responsible for the overall vision, strategy, and resource development of Entwine, growing it from a concept to a network of 35,000 participants with over $30 million raised to support its growth. Before this, she held the position of Senior Global Program Officer in JDC’s Program, Planning, and Budget Department, where she was involved in JDC’s annual global strategic review and planning process.

In her work, Sarah has traveled extensively, including to India, Turkey, Haiti, Morocco, Ethiopia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, and Belarus.

Sarah has received several honors; in 2011 she was named by the Jerusalem Post as one of ten young Jewish leaders for the future and received the Jewish Communal Service Association’s Young Professional Award. Sarah is also an alumna of Kivun and is a Schusterman Fellow. Sarah has a master’s degree in Jewish Studies from Oxford University, and a BA in History from the University of California, Berkeley. 

Sarah is originally from Huntington Beach, CA and has lived in Harlem, NYC for almost 20 years. Sarah is an active parent leader at the Rodeph Sholom School, serving on both Resource Development and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice committees.