Baltimore Jewish communal professionals Sarah Mersky, Ashley Pressman and Sharon Seigel were honored at this year’s Celebration of Professional Leadership gathering May 22 at Beth El Congregation.
The annualgathering is presented by the Darrell D. Friedman Institute for ProfessionalDevelopment at the Weinberg Center, a program of The Associated: JewishFederation of Baltimore.
Mersky, who is the Baltimore Jewish Council’sdeputy director, received the Outstanding JewishCommunal Professional Award for demonstrating exceptional promise and commitmentto a Jewish communal service career.
Pressman, executive director of Jewish VolunteerConnection, received the Neely Tal Snyder CommunityImpact Award, named in memory of the Pearlstone Center program director whopassed away in 2015. This award honors professionals who have been instrumentalin building hands-on experiences and programming that have community impact anddemonstrate creativity, openness and inclusion.
Seigel, seniordirector of engagement and outreach at the Jewish Community Center of GreaterBaltimore, received the Daniel Thursz DistinguishedJewish Communal Service Award. This annual award recognizes individuals whohave worked in the field of Jewish communal service for at least two decades,serve the greater Baltimore community and demonstrate leadership and exemplaryprofessional skills.
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