Leadership Programs
Levy Fellows
Levy Fellows brings together lay leadership from Jewish organizations in St. Louis to enhance their leadership skills, improve board effectiveness, and build lasting connections within a supportive community network
Join a cohort of board leaders of Jewish organizations throughout the St. Louis region.
- Be inspired and motivated to advance leadership roles.
- Learn tangible skills to enhance board effectiveness and long-term impact.
- Incorporate leadership values that provide a foundation for decision-making.
- Establish personal connections through a new community-wide network.
Jewish Federation of St. Louis is excited to offer the Levy Fellows program for 2025.
2025 Program Schedule
2025 Levy Fellows will participate in one day-long training, one evening session and a recognition reception.
Day-Long Training – includes lunch
Sunday, October 26: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm,
Evening Session
Thursday, November 13: 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Recognition Reception
Presidents’ Circle and Levy Fellow Recognition Reception: Thursday, December 4, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm
All sessions will take place at the Kaplan-Feldman Complex, Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
2025 Levy Program Information
Program Lead Facilitator: Leslie Peters, MBA, Elements Partnership
Program Coordinator: Marci Mayer Eisen, MSW, ACC, Jewish Federation of St. Louis
Leslie is excited to partner with Jewish Federation for the fourth year to bring the Levy Fellows curriculum to the St. Louis Jewish Community.
Leslie has provided counsel and training in organizational development, strategic planning, human resource management, and leadership to for-profit and non-profit organizations for more than 25 years in St. Louis and across the country. She helps people and organizations unleash potential and create competitive advantage through leadership development, organizational values, and clarity, and adding big thinking and creativity to the work of boards. Leslie offers a fresh, innovative approach to reimaging generative decision-making, redefining organizational lay leadership, and elevating engagement at all levels of an organization. Leslie is also the author of Finding Time to Lead which combines what she has learned from having partnered with all kinds of leaders in all kinds of organizations, and what she has gleaned from reading LOTS of books about leadership, systems, community development, coaching, and about people and their stories. She also shares her own personal leadership journey, including her experience as president of a nonprofit board. Leslie’s advice and highly interactive training are practical and accessible, while also being challenging and thought-provoking. She has a bachelor’s degree in English and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
Program Details
Participation requires nomination by the CEO/executive, senior Rabbi, or board president. Nominations will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
There is no program fee for Levy Fellows.
Levy Fellows is made possible by the support of Jewish Federation, Mont & Karen Levy and the Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of Jewish Federation of St. Louis.
Nominations for the 2025 cohort have closed.