SW
Key Facts
Type
Person
Sector
ngo
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Nationality
United States
Birth Date
Not specified
Death Date
Not specified
Sex
Not specified
Also Known As
S. WeinmanSherry W.Weinman
Tags
philanthropistIsrael advocateJewish community leaderformer broadcast journalistFeldenkrais practitioner
Overall Confidence
82%
Internal Notes
No notes
Career & Education
Positions
Immediate Past Chair of the Board
IsraAID US
2024 - Present
President
American Jewish Committee Los Angeles
2006 - 2012
Director of Development
Group W News Services
1990
Education
No education added
About
Sherry Weinman is the Immediate Past Chair of the Board of IsraAID US and continues to serve as a Director. She previously held the positions of President/Director from fiscal years 2015 through 2022. As one of IsraAID's earliest champions, she guided the startup of IsraAID US, leading to its official launch in 2016. Weinman is a retired broadcast journalist with a professional background in communications and a certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. She has been a long-time leader in American Jewish philanthropy and Israel advocacy, including serving as Past President of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) Los Angeles chapter, and is based in the Los Angeles/Beverly Hills, California area.
Key Relationships
Kurt Schwartz
colleague
Weinman serves as President/Director while Schwartz serves as Secretary/Director at IsraAID (US), placing them in direct governance proximity. Weinman is a veteran Jewish organizational leader, and this connection links Schwartz to the highest levels of American Jewish institutional leadership.
Recent Events
Appointed Immediate Past Chair of the Board at IsraAID US
Listed as Immediate Past Chair in FYE 2024 Form 990; succeeded Rick Matros as Chair; also listed as Director in FYE 2023.
1/1/2024
Official launch of IsraAID US
Guided the startup of IsraAID US, leading to its official launch in 2016
1/1/2016
Served as President/Director of IsraAID US
Previously held the positions of President/Director from fiscal years 2015 through 2022
1/1/2015
Appointed President at American Jewish Committee Los Angeles
President of the Los Angeles chapter in 2006; referred to as Past President starting in 2012.
1/1/2006
Appointed Director of Development at Group W News Services
Role in broadcast news services company.
1/1/1990