Submitted by the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center
Two years ago, Jackie Congedo joined the Nancy & David Wolf Holocaust & Humanity Center (HHC) as Chief Community Engagement & External Relations Officer.
After careful consideration, the Center’s Board of Trustees has selected Jackie Congedo to lead the organization into the future as its next CEO.
Over the last two years, thanks to her leadership, the Center has seen record-high museum attendance and gained national attention for its cutting-edge approach to Holocaust education and combating antisemitism.
With extensive experience in advocacy, government relations, public affairs, and marketing, Jackie has led a portfolio of initiatives to build and refine brand awareness for the organization while expanding relationships with key stakeholders, donors, influencers, and policy makers. Her strategic efforts have helped to crystalize and advance the Center’s mission in impactful new ways — redefining the role Holocaust education can play in addressing some of society’s most complex challenges.
Jackie has grown the Center’s philanthropic base, quadrupling annual giving and corporate fundraising, and tripling public funding, including securing the organization’s first-ever federal earmark. She also oversaw the establishment and growth of a fee-for-service vertical that has engaged more than 50 organizations, generating significant new revenue within its first year. She has cultivated relationships with donors that have enabled dramatic expansion of public programming, the creation of digital storytelling initiatives, and considerable growth in school district partnerships and engagement.
“I am humbled by the profound responsibility of advancing our mission of ensuring the lessons of the Holocaust inspire action today — particularly at this pivotal time,” Congedo said. “Every day, I am driven by the stories and resilience of our local Holocaust survivors, whose voices compel us to action. We stand ready to meet the challenges of this moment thanks to their visionary leadership — which built a treasured community resource that speaks so personally and profoundly to each person who engages in our mission — enhancing their awareness, transforming their perspective, and inspiring them to be the best of humanity in our time.”
Prior to her work at the Center, Jackie served as the director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Cincinnati, where she led initiatives to address trends of extremism and polarization while strengthening democratic practice and civil society. Before her work in Cincinnati’s nonprofit community, she spent nearly a decade as a broadcast journalist, working for stations in Washington, D.C., Lexington, Kentucky, and in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Jackie will assume the role of CEO on August 19, 2024.
