Milton Educator Renee Evans Joins Hadassah National Board

March 14, 2018 - NEW YORK – The Hadassah Foundation, which invests in social change to empower girls and women, has appointed three new board members -- Livia Asher, of Madison, WI; Renee Evans of Milton, GA; and Tracey Spiegelman of Coral Gables, FL, according to Julie Morris, Chair, the Hadassah Foundation. Since 1999, the Hadassah Foundation has awarded more than $8.1 million in grants to nearly 100 nonprofit organizations.

The Hadassah Foundation seeks to augment the work of Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc, (HWZOA) by investing in social change to support women and girls in Israel and the American Jewish community. The Foundation is a philanthropic pioneer in the fields of improving economic security for low-income Israeli women and developing leadership and self-esteem programs for adolescent Jewish girls and young women in the United States. In 2018, the Hadassah Foundation will distribute grants of $500,000 to non-profit organizations in the US and Israel serving women and girls.

Morris states, “These outstanding women are poised to make a strong contribution to our already energetic Board.”

Renee Evans, of Milton, GA, has had a long career as an educator in a variety of settings, including at Florida State University, and in the Georgia, Florida, and Texas school systems. She has also worked as a quality control laboratory analysis specialist, as a family service counselor, as an author, and as a business owner. She is an active volunteer with the Jewish Federation of North America Israel and Overseas National Board, the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, Lion of Judah, the Republican Party, Friends of the IDF, the JDC, the AJC, and is an Historic Royal Palaces Patron. She is a graduate of Florida State University.

About Hadassah Foundation

The Hadassah Foundation, founded in 1998 by Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization American Jewish community. For more information, visit www.hadassahfoundation.org.

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc. (HWZOA) is the largest Jewish women’s organization in the United States. With 330,000 members, associates and supporters Hadassah brings Jewish women together to effect change and advocate on critical issues such as medical care and research and women's empowerment. Through the Hadassah Medical Organization's two hospitals, the world-renowned trauma center and the leading research facility in Jerusalem, Hadassah supports the delivery of exemplary patient care to over a million people every year. HMO serves without regard to race, religion or nationality and earned a Nobel Peace Prize Nomination in 2005 for building “bridges to peace” through equality in medical treatment. For more information, visit www.hadassah.org.