Regional Director, New England

Primary Function

Lead, plan, and execute the direction and administration of all regional office activities, including program delivery, incident response, leadership development, communications, advocacy, community and government relations, partnerships, fact-finding/research, and office management to advance ADL’s mission within the region. In collaboration with the Director of Development, who leads development activities, the Regional Director will represent ADL and communicate its impact to donors, prospects and foundations as well as represent ADL in the community, to the media and to public officials. Manage, engage, and develop regional board, committees, and staff. Report to and communicate regularly with East Divisional colleagues and the Regional Operations team in the national office (i.e., the Community Support Center or “CSC”). 

The ADL New England Regional Office, one of four regions in the East Division, serves Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and is known for being the leading voice on antisemitism and hate with a proven record of accomplishment for advocating ADL priorities in multiple state capitals across the region. The Region supports multi-faceted education, community relations, advocacy, and relationship-based approaches to prevent and respond to all forms of hate and antisemitism and build bridges of understanding between communities. The New England office comprises fourteen staff members and an active regional and associate board comprised of young leaders.  

For decades, the region has developed innovative programs replicated across the country spanning civil rights, education, interfaith, community outreach, advocacy, and law enforcement. Examples of programming include its signature Forum on Confronting Antisemitism, "The Good Fight", innovative anti-bias including No Place For Hate, antisemitism educational programming for educators, students, parents and community leaders, extremism, and domestic terrorism, and outreach programming and initiatives including partnerships with statewide community organizations.