Sandy Cardin Steps Down As President Of Schusterman Foundation
Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
By Josefin Dolsten January 4, 2019
(JTA) — The longtime president of the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation is stepping down.
Sandy Cardin announced this week that he was leaving the role, after leading the prominent charitable organization for 25 years, according to a statement. He’ll serve the foundation as a senior adviser.
Longtime foundation staffer Lisa Eisen will become president of the foundation’s U.S. Jewish portfolio, which includes support for leadership development and promoting pluralism. (70 Faces Media, JTA’s parent organization, is a grantee.) Julie Mikuta will lead the U.S. education portfolio. Ohad Reifen will join as CEO of the foundation’s Israel office while David Weil and Justin Korda will stay in their roles as chief operating officer and executive director of Israel work, respectively.
Hello, fellow Forward reader! I’m Joel Brown, a Forward reader and supporter for more than 15 years, and currently the chair of the board of directors.
I’m an avid Forward reader because it ticks so many of my essential boxes: excellent journalism, Jewish focus and diverse viewpoints. In today’s political climate, what I most appreciate is the Forward’s independence — made possible by the generosity of its membership.
The Forward is committed to bringing you unbiased, nuanced Jewish news. From my position as board chair, I see an exciting future as we expand our position as the definitive independent voice of contemporary American Judaism.
That’s why I’m paying it Forward, by matching $36,000 of reader gifts. It’s an investment in the Forward’s newsroom, to continue telling the American Jewish story with truth and independence.
— Joel Brown, Forward board chair
Support our mission to tell the Jewish story fully and fairly.
