Prior to joining ETTA, she worked in the legal services industry for over 18 years. Currently she is now the Office & Facility Manager. Michelle joined ETTA in 2016 as the Executive Assistant to the Executive Director. He holds a BS in Communication from Northwestern University. With a focus on programmatic content development and personalization, Ben combines his knowledge of design and video elements with his passion for digital marketing strategies, branding, video advertising and scriptwriting to bring deep narrative and emotional engagement to all of his projects. Previously, he was Creative Director at Mad Capper Studios, a digital media and marketing company. She has held positions in Pennsylvania, Washington State and the United Kingdom before settling in Los Angeles.īen joined ETTA in 2022 as Director of Marketing. Heidi has a 20-year track record working with children and adults with disabilities. He then joined ETTA as an Administrator of the ETTA Group Homes and as Co-Director of Josh also plays a key role planning and participating in the ETTA Shabbaton weekends. Josh has been involved with the special needs community for 15 years, beginning as a counselor in Camp Ramah’s Tikvah program. degree in Family Counseling.ĭirector of Community Relations and Intake She also directs ETTA’s Shabbaton weekends and mentors the ETTA Youth Board. She serves as the Director of a unique social and life-skills summer program. This program focused on helping high school students strengthen their volunteering skills as well as interacting with teens and adults with special needs. Upon joining ETTA in 2000, Leah created its Leadership Program. in accounting and an M.B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines.ĭirector of Volunteer Services & Special Events Prior to joining ETTA in 2014, Mae held senior finance positions with companies in the technology, oil and gas, health services and manufacturing sectors. Mae Bartolome is a seasoned finance and accounting professional. He received his BS in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley Haas School of Business and studied Rabbinics at the University of Judaism (now American Jewish University). An expert in nonprofit, for-profit and financial management, he formerly served as the Director of Strategy and Finance at the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, advised many nonprofits including Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and was a Vice President at Goldman Sachs. in Social Work and Marriage & Family Counseling.Īfter overseeing Treasury Operations for The RAND Corporation, a leading global non-partisan public policy research nonprofit organization, Scott returned to ETTA in 2022 as Chief Operating Officer after previously working as ETTA’s Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Senior Advisor from 2004-2015. Upon moving to the United States, and prior to joining ETTA, she worked for Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles and taught parenting at Nessah Israel Synagogue, Valley Beth Shalom and Maimonides Academy, among other venues. Nehorai was the Executive Director of the Social Welfare Office of Queen Farah Pahlavi (Director of the Iranian Social Welfare Department for the Queen), a post she held for 18 years. She has been an innovator in the fields of social work and special education for over 40 years. Manijeh Nehorai joined ETTA in 1995 as the Director of ETTA´s Iranian-American Community Services Division.

He attended UCLA and New York University with a double degree in sociology and comparative literature with a minor in art history. He then joined Remco Wholesale Hardware as Chief Operating Officer and Director of Human Resources. Prior to joining ETTA, he served as Head of Finance at the law firm of Irell & Manella LLC for 22 years.

She holds a BA in English from Adelphi University and has studied at the Center for Modern Psychanalytic Studies.Ī long-time friend and supporter of ETTA, Allen joined the organization in 2014.

She supervises and works closely with our six directors of client-facing programs: residential, non-residential, volunteer, intake and Prior to joining ETTA, she worked in the Regional Center system for 23 years, including as Director of Adult & Residential Services. Held has led ETTA from a start-up to its current position as the largest agency of its type in the Los Angeles community.Ī long-time social services professional, Hillary joined the organization in 2020 as Director of Programs, a newly created position. As the visionary for ETTA’s wide range of programs, Dr.

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