LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — For Stephanie Tuzman, main Jewish Nevada is not only a job. As president and CEO of the greater than half-century-old nonprofit, she says it is a calling.
Nonetheless, regardless of the hectic schedule of main the nonprofit that helps roughly 76,000 Jewish folks within the Silver State, Tuzman tries to foster a welcoming and interesting surroundings on the Las Vegas headquarters.
“We have a movie club, a book club,” she stated. “I’ve worked really hard to build relationships.”
Tuzman stated her mission is to ensure Jewish folks in Nevada really feel protected, linked, and engaged. The group achieves that by growing quite a few packages, together with initiatives to fight antisemitism and increase safety companies. Tuzman performed a key function in securing the passage of a Holocaust schooling invoice in Nevada.
Even with that success, Tuzman acknowledged essentially the most difficult facet of her job.
“There’s never enough to go around,” Tuzman stated.
Nevertheless, regardless of the calls for of her function, Tuzman finds time for what she says issues most: her household.
“I also love that I get to teach my children,” she stated. “Even on the nights and weekends when I have to work, I know one day my kids will be really proud.”
Together with her 15 years of expertise within the nonprofit sector, Tuzman stated she stays keen about her work and pleased with her Jewish heritage.
“You don’t need to know it all, you don’t need to know how to do it all,” she stated.
Along with Jewish Nevada’s different missions, the nonprofit gives important companies, together with a meals pantry and different emergency support.