Annie Warshaw

Director of Government and Community Relations in Public Affairs, JUF

Annie Warshaw is an educator, entrepreneur, and community leader who serves as Director of Community and Government Relations at the Jewish United Fund of Chicago, where Annie leads the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC), oversees government affairs, and works to build bridges across communities, strengthen Jewish communal life, and advance thoughtful Israel education and advocacy. Annie began a career with Teach For America before founding education-based ventures that served more than 10,000 students across Chicago, and later served as Director of Political Candidate Recruitment and Development at Leadership for Educational Equity and taught Gender Studies and Community Activism at Roosevelt University. Elected to the Skokie District 68 Board of Education in 2021, Annie currently serves as Board President and brings two decades of experience in civic engagement, grassroots organizing, political campaigns, fundraising, and community-wide initiatives. Annie lives in Skokie with three very cool elementary-aged kids and a cutie-pie husband.