Federation staff attend JFNA General Assembly

Melissa Bateman, Youngstown Area Jewish Federation director of community engagement; Bonnie Deutsch Burdman, Federation executive director, community relations/government affairs; and Lisa Long, Federation CEO attended the JFNA General Assembly in November. They spent a full day on Capitol Hill with Ohio Jewish Communities. They met with Senator Bernie Moreno and legislative aides from Senator Jon Husted’s office, as well as Congressman Dave Joyce. They also Federation staff attend JFNA General Assembly connected with legislative aides from Congresswoman Emilia Sykes’ office and the offices of Congressman Michael Rulli, Congressman Dave Taylor, and Congressman Warren Davidson. Across all meetings, they had productive conversations focused on community security needs and efforts to address food insecurity. Pictured from left are Bateman; Long; Moreno; Howie Beigelman, OJC president & CEO; and Oliver Young, Jewish Federation of Cleveland senior associate, community relations.