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AMERICAN FRIENDS OF THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY<br />
<strong>AFHU</strong> NEWS VOL. 29 PAGE 17<br />
<strong>AFHU</strong> Welcomes Justin Pressman as<br />
Western Region Executive Director<br />
American Friends of the Hebrew University is<br />
pleased to welcome Justin Pressman as <strong>AFHU</strong><br />
Western Region executive director. Justin has a<br />
varied fundraising background in both the arts<br />
and Jewish community organizations, primarily<br />
on the West Coast.<br />
Prior to joining <strong>AFHU</strong>, Justin worked at American<br />
Friends of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra<br />
(AFIPO), where he served as executive director<br />
for the West Coast. During his tenure, Justin<br />
mobilized national and regional leadership<br />
cohorts to exceeded ambitious fundraising<br />
goals, launched new chapters in San Diego and<br />
Dallas to expand the institution’s donor base,<br />
and leveraged the Philharmonic’s virtual and<br />
live programming to reach new and diverse<br />
audiences. Prior to his time at AFIPO, Justin<br />
worked in development at the Los Angeles LGBT<br />
Center and the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra.<br />
Justin received his Bachelor of Music in Trumpet<br />
Performance from the University of Miami. As a<br />
Fulbright Scholar at the N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov<br />
St. Petersburg State Conservatory, Justin<br />
researched the concertgoing culture of Russian<br />
musical institutions and was a conducting<br />
student at the St. Petersburg State Conservatory<br />
and St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky Theatre.<br />
Justin—an avid gardener, beekeeper, and<br />
proficient amateur baker—makes his home in<br />
Los Angeles.
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