Some Great People

I am currently employed at American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU). I have been working here since November 1, 2007. I am the Programs and Development Assistant. I started my tenure at AABGU as just the Programs Assistant and progressed to the Programs and Development Assistant only because in the non-profit realm most employees wear many hats and are given several responsiblities in the name of trying to utilize each person for their skills and to save money for the organization. I came from another non-profit organization by the name of The Jewish Theological Seminary where I was an Administrative Assistant. I worked there assisting various supervisors as well, such as the Director of Special Events, the Senior Director of Institutional Advancement, the Director of Major Gifts, Director of New York Region and the Director of New England Region.
I enjoy my job and have to say that I have worked with some extraordinary people. One such person was Rabbi David-Seth Kirshner. He was the Senior Director of Institutional Advancement at JTS. David is an exceptional boss. He knows how to manage a department because he utilizes people for their strengths as opposed to trying to get someone to do a job well when they don't know what they were doing. David always motivated me to want to be better. I have also had the opportunity to work with Harriet Winer. She is a consultant at AABGU. She came to AABGU to help the Development team. Harriet is kind, warm and always nurturing. My next best boss, Gabe Most, the Director of Programs and Events at AAABGU is amazing. While he is very meticulous and extremely organized, he challenges me to always be better. Not necessarily through motivation, but Gabe comes across to me as a tester. His presentation always seems to test me to do things as well organized as he does. I have learned so much while at AABGU and hope to be there a long time.
Most of us always remember those horrible people we have worked for and are happy to no longer be working for them. I have a number of them in mind right now...but I would rather remember those people I consider to be exceptional. The energy we put into the negative things in life takes so much out of us. If we take the time to remember those good people we worked for and learned from it will help us to be better people and better employees.