AFHU News Spring 2023

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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY
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AFHU Names Senior Fundraising
Executive Alison Freed as Chief
Development Officer
Wilhelmina Waldman Joins AFHU’s
Northeast Region
Prior to joining AFHU, Freed was Executive
Director of Development at Penn Medicine, the
University of Pennsylvania Health System, where
she supervised a 10-person team. Before that, she
served as Senior Director for Fund Development
at the Westchester Medical Foundation.
Previously, she served as Vice President at CCS
Fundraising, a leading fundraising consulting firm
based in New York City.
“I am thrilled to join the AFHU team,”
Freed says. “It is exciting to lead a talented
fundraising team and partner with a dedicated
board as we prepare to celebrate the Hebrew
University’s 100th year.”
American Friends of the Hebrew University
(AFHU) has appointed fundraising management
executive Alison (Ali) Freed as Chief Development
Officer (CDO). She will report to AFHU Chief
Executive Officer Joshua Rednik.
“Ali is uniquely qualified for the new role of Chief
Development Officer at AFHU with well over 20
years of experience,” Rednik says. “Her skills as a
major and principal gifts fundraiser coupled with
her management expertise will be of great value
in supporting the mission of Hebrew University.”
Freed has prior experience in the Jewish
community having worked at United Jewish
Communities (now the Jewish Federations of
North America) earlier in her career.
She graduated from Columbia University with
a Master’s Degree in Social Work in 2004
and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Human
Development and Family Studies from Penn State
University in 1999.
Veteran fundraising executive Wilhelmina Waldman
was appointed philanthropic officer of American
Friends of the Hebrew University’s Northeast
Region. She is located in the New York office.
Waldman has more than 20 years of management
experience specializing in philanthropy and strategic
planning. She works with the existing Northeast
team, reporting to regional executive director Maura
Milles.
“Wilhelmina is a seasoned philanthropic
executive who is an excellent addition to our
Northeast Region team,” says Milles. “We
welcome her to AFHU and look forward to her
significant contributions to our organization.”
Prior to joining AFHU, Wilhelmina served as the
founding executive director of Well/Beings, a next-
gen nonprofit focused on climate change. Prior
to that, she was Vice President of Philanthropy
for the ASPCA. In addition, Waldman has worked
for a variety of Jewish and Israeli organizations
throughout her career and currently serves on
the advisory board of JIFA (Jewish Initiative for
Animals).
Waldman earned an MBA from New York
University’s Wagner School of Public Service and
a B.A. in International Relations with a focus on
Middle Eastern and Judaic studies from The George
Washington University. She lives with her family in
Glen Ridge, N.J.