Marla Eglash Abraham, M.A.J.C.S., M.S.W.

Interim Director of the School of Jewish Communal Service;
Lecturer on Jewish Communal Service


Ms. Abraham is the Interim Director of the School of Jewish Communal Service, HUC-JIR/Los Angeles. Before coming to HUC-JIR, she was Director of Business and Professions of the United Jewish Fund of the Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles. Ms. Abraham's areas of teaching and consulting include: financial resource development, supervision, board development and training, and strategic planning. She is a past President of the Jewish Communal Service Professionals of Southern California.

Areas of Expertise
  • Strategic planning
  • Fundraising and financial resource development
  • Supervision and mentoring
  • Board development and training
Education
  • M.A.J.C.S., HUC-JIR (1985)
  • MSW, USC (1985)
Lecture Titles
  • Fundraising for the Future
  • The Map for Getting Your Board on Board
  • Developing an Effective Team
  • Supervisors as Mentors: A Key Tool for Successful Management
  • Creating and Sustaining a Learning Organization
  • Strategic Planning for Organizational Excellence
Rabbinical Studies
Cantorial Studies
Jewish Educational Studies
Jewish Communal
Service Studies
Grad/Undergrad Studies
Continuing Education
& Youth Programs