United Jewish Federation of Tidewater recently announced the addition of Blake Sisler as the new coordinator of Youth and Family Engagement. Sisler will oversee PJ Library and Shalom Baby programs as well as support Jewish learning initiatives offered through the Konikoff Center for Learning. In addition, she will provide year-round and summer administrative coordination for Camp JCC and related programs.
Originally from Virginia Beach, Sisler graduated from University of Virginia with a Bachelor of Science in Education, majoring in Youth and Social Innovation and minoring in Kinesiology. During her time at UVA, she was involved in Hillel and served as a mentor in the Young Women Leaders Program, where she worked to empower middle school girls through leadership development and personal growth.
Sisler says she is “looking forward to building connections that strengthen both individual families and the community as a whole.”
For more information about youth and family programming at United Jewish Federation of Tidewater, contact Blake Sisler at bsisler@ujft.org.