Federation Leadership

Before joining the Federation, Joy served as executive director of the Jewish Women’s Foundation of New York. Previously, she was selected as the 2007-2008 Ralph I. Goldman Fellow in International Jewish Communal Service at JDC, for which she lived and worked in Ukraine and Ethiopia. Joy is co-founder of Do Good Ukraine!, an organization dedicated to building civil society through volunteerism in Ukraine. Earlier, she served as the associate director for national women’s philanthropy at United Jewish Communities, where she worked with Jewish federations in the development of gender-based fundraising. Joy graduated from Brandeis University and earned a double M.A. in Jewish Communal Service and Public Administration at the joint program of Hebrew Union College and the University of Southern California.

Sue Reinhold, Ph.D. is the practice lead of Federation Philanthropy Partners which advises, educates, and inspires donors through a Jewish lens using donor advised funds and supporting foundations. Sue co-founded and ran a B Corporation-certified social enterprise, independent investment advisory firm North Berkeley Investment Partners, and successfully transitioned the firm to her successors. Sue was also a co-founder of The Kitchen SF, and served as its first board treasurer. Sue’s entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial career spans twenty-five years, and includes roles as a market researcher and commentator, equity analyst, institutional portfolio manager, mutual fund manager, and corporate strategy team lead. Sue studies and teaches Torah at every opportunity.

Kerry oversees all aspects of marketing and communications and brings over a decade of experience working with local, national and international companies and non-profit organizations. Most recently she worked with the United Nations World Food Programme in Rome, Italy. Previously, she oversaw marketing initiatives for Schwab Charitable, which raised over $1 billion annually, benefiting over 100,000 charitable organizations. Kerry served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Albania and Guinea and holds an M.A. from Stanford University and a B.A from Allegheny College.  

Katherine has worked in the Bay Area Jewish community for more than 25 years.  She brings an expertise in volunteer engagement and professional development, having raised over $40 million throughout her career.  After 15 years of service in both the Jewish and non-Jewish nonprofit community in both fundraising and volunteer management, she returned to the Federation to expand leadership development efforts.  Her three years of volunteer service in Israel helped inspire her commitment to a career in Jewish communal service. Katherine holds a B.A in History from UC Berkeley and a MSW and Certificate in Jewish Communal Service from the University of Michigan.

Wendy leads the Federation’s partnerships with Jewish organizations and works with them to build “cultures of belonging” across the Jewish landscape. She also facilitates grantmaking and manages a portfolio of agency relationships, including overnight camps.  Previously, she worked as an independent consultant with such clients as the Federation, Jewish Vocational Services, the San Francisco Foundation and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund, to help them design, fund, and launch programs that improve life in the Bay Area.  Wendy has served on the boards of UpStart, the PJCC and the Berger Institute for Work, Family and Children. She received an M.A. in American Studies from the University of Iowa and a B.A. in History from Claremont McKenna College.