Maxyne Finkelstein is a non profit professional who is President of the Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation, based in Montreal, Canada. Her previous professional positions included Chief of Staff of the

Genesis Prize The Genesis Prize () is a $1 million annual prize awarded to people who have achieved significant professional success, in recognition of their accomplishments, contributions to humanity, and commitment to Jewish values. Genesis Lifetime A ...

, Chief Operating Officer of Taglit

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, and chief executive officer of the

Jewish Agency for Israel The Jewish Agency for Israel (), formerly known as the Jewish Agency for Palestine, is the largest Jewish non-profit organization in the world. It was established in 1929 as the operative branch of the World Zionist Organization (WZO). As an ...

, North America, among other top level positions in the global Jewish community.

Early life

Maxyne Finkelstein spent her early years in

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. She was educated at

York University York University (), also known as YorkU or simply YU), is a public university, public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, and it has approximately 53,500 students, 7,000 faculty and staff, ...

and

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

. She also earned a Masters of Science Degree in Mediation and Conflict Resolution at

Champlain College Champlain College is a private college in Burlington, Vermont, United States. Founded in 1878, Champlain offers on-campus undergraduate and online undergraduate courses through Champlain College Online, along with online certificate and degree ...

(Burlington, Vermont). Following her education in political science and public administration she decided to pursue a career in Jewish communal service as a result of learning about the plight of

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prisoners of conscience. Her first positions were within the Jewish Federation structure in Montreal and later in Toronto as the CEO of Jewish Federations Canada, UIA.

JAFI

Working as first CEO at the Jewish Agency for Israel, North America from New York for five years, Finkelstein was responsible for leading the organization's fund raising efforts in North America and was the manager of the delegation of over 1000 Israelis who were emissaries in the United States and Canada during this period. Finkelstein then was the Chief Operating Officer of the

Foundation, managing the fundraising of over $70 million annually for the largest global experiential program for young Jewish adults.

Genesis Prize

In 2013, Finkelstein was named as Chief of Staff of the Genesis Prize Foundation, which is a $1 million annual award in cooperation with the Israeli Government and the

. In this role she was instrumental in developing the process for selecting the Prize Laureates and managing how the $1 million Award would be dedicated.Jewish News Service, Israel's Genesis Prize hopes ‘Jewish heroes’ set an example for younger generation, June 29, 2016, Robert Gluck http://www.jns.org/latest-articles/2016/6/29/israels-genesis-prize-hopes-jewish-heroes-set-an-example-for-younger-generation#.WDtomzbSeSM=

Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation

In 2017 Finkelstein was asked to be the first professional President of The Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation a Canadian-based private charitable entity. The Foundation is one of the larger Canadian Family Foundations and primarily supports initiatives in the fields of scientific research, education and quality of life with a focus on capacity building in non profit organizations. The Foundation Board is Chaired by Shawna Goodman Sone and includes representatives of all family branches as well as an external member.

External links

Partial list of Maxyne Finkelstein's publications: http://bjpa.org/Publications/results.cfm?Authored=Maxyne-Finkelstein&AuthorID=2091

References

{{Reflist Jewish women philanthropists People of the Jewish Agency for Israel Champlain College alumni Date of birth missing (living people) People from Montreal York University alumni Concordia University alumni Living people