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.

As the Managing Director of Philanthropy at the Federation, Matt Youngner is responsible for all aspects of fundraising that generates more than $20 Million annually. Prior to coming to San Francisco, Matt worked for  the Jewish Federation of Columbus. His last role in Columbus was Vice President, Campaign Operations.

After graduating from Ohio State University with a degree in philosophy, Matt co-founded a children's health education nonprofit called Road of Life: Cancer Prevention for Kids. Road of Life created health education and cancer prevention curricula that were delivered directly to educators and reached more than 250,000 children in classrooms around the country.