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NEW YORK, NY — Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, the largest Jewish women’s organization in America, announced today the appointment of Lisa Marchitelli as Chief People Officer, effective November 17. She will report to Chief Executive Officer Ellen Finkelstein and succeeds Bart Minsky, who retired in August.
An executive with more than 15 years’ experience guiding talent and organizational development at nonprofit and for-profit organizations, Marchitelli comes to Hadassah from the American Friends of Magen David Adom, the United States fundraising arm of Israel’s national emergency medical service and Red Cross partner. As, most recently, Chief Administrative Officer, Marchitelli helped to guide the organization’s growth, which involved overseeing the expansion of its workforce to more than three times its original size, strengthening employee engagement and operational effectiveness, and implementing career-development programs.
Previously, Marchitelli was Director, Human Resources and Administration, at the financial software firm Investor Analytics LLC. There, she led the human resources operation, building talent acquisition and development strategies that supported the company’s continued evolution and implementing operational and budget improvements that generated significant annual savings.
Marchitelli’s leadership has earned national recognition. For the last three years, the executive leadership group Women We Admire named her one of “The Top 50 Women Chief Administrative Officers” in North America.
As Chief People Officer at Hadassah, Marchitelli will shape the organization’s talent strategy, ensuring that the leadership, culture and capabilities of both staff and volunteers continue to advance Hadassah’s mission and help Hadassah to achieve its long-term goals.
"Lisa’s track record of creating workforce strategies that enable organizations to thrive speaks for itself," said Hadassah National President Carol Ann Schwartz. "Her expertise will be invaluable as we continue to increase our impact and strengthen our ability to serve our 300,000 members, the one million people whom our hospitals care for each year and everyone else helped by Hadassah’s programs in the US and Israel."
"I’m excited at the prospect of contributing to an organization with such a powerful mission and extraordinary legacy," said Marchitelli. "The passion of Hadassah's members, volunteers and staff is evident in everything the organization does. I look forward to building on the work that has been done to cultivate an environment that empowers people to grow, lead and do their best work in service of that mission."
Marchitelli holds a BA in Human Resources Management from the University of Arizona. She lives in New Jersey with her family.
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About Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America:
Hadassah, The Women’s Zionist Organization of America, is the largest Jewish women’s organization in America. With nearly 300,000 members, donors and supporters, Hadassah brings women together to effect change on such critical issues as ensuring Israel’s security, combating antisemitism and promoting women’s health. Through the Hadassah Medical Organization, its Jerusalem-based academic medical center, Hadassah helps support exemplary care for more than 1 million people each year as well as pioneering medical research. Hadassah’s hospitals serve without regard to race, religion or nationality and earned a Nobel Peace Prize nomination in 2005 for "building bridges to peace" through medicine. Hadassah also supports two youth villages in Israel that set vulnerable teens and pre-teens on the path to a rewarding future. Learn more at hadassah.org.