Jessica Mehlman

Associate Vice President, Impact and Planning, Jewish Federations of North America

Jessica joined JFNA in March 2021 as Assoc. VP of Impact and Planning.  She works with a team of research rock stars bringing actionable data to Jewish communities. Prior to JFNA, Jessica worked at Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ for over 22 years.  She started her career at Federation working in planned giving and endowments the moved to the allocations side, eventually becoming Chief Planning Officer.  

Jessica is a graduate of Indiana University, has an MA/MSW from the Jewish Theological Seminary and Columbia University, and completed an executive masters in Jewish Professional Studies from the Spertus Institute in Chicago.