Wendy is an active member of the Jewish community both locally and nationally. She currently sits on the international board of the Florence Melton Adult Mini-School. Wendy was the co-chair of UJC’s National Young Leadership Cabinet and was a member of UJC’s Executive Committee for three years. In addition, Wendy has sat on several local boards including the Federation/JUF, JUF’s Young Women’s Board and Hillel Commission of Greater Chicago. She is also a Past President of JUF’s YLD Board of Directors and a founding leader of TOV, Chicago’s Jewish volunteer network. Professionally, Wendy worked in Corporate Finance for Bankers Trustee and in General Management and Marketing at Kraft General Foods. She is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and earned a Master of Business Administration from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management. She and her husband, Scott, share a passion for continuing education and both are graduates of the Melton Adult Mini-School and the Wexner Heritage Foundation. The Newbergers have four children, Max (14), Eli (12), Alana (a second grade student at CJDS) and Shira (in Kindergarten at CJDS).