Neurodivergence Inclusion in the Workplace
Thursday, August 20 at 1 pm ET/10 am PT (60 min + optional 15-min Q&A)
Join us for a special summer learning session to learn how to create environments where neurodivergent individuals can thrive. Together, we will explore disability inclusion through the lens of organizational culture, leadership, and workplace systems; examine how ableism intersects with gender, caregiving, and other aspects of identity; and learn concrete strategies to help move your organization beyond reactive accommodations to proactive inclusion.
This program will be recorded.
Meet the Speakers
Jennie Gates Beckman (she/her)
Programs and Partnerships Manager, Matan
Jennie Gates Beckman joined the Matan team in the summer of 2024 as Programs and Partnerships Manager.
Jennie has spent her 20+ year career building joyful Jewish experiences engaging folks in community, relationship building and positive Jewish life and learning. Most of this time was in Federation settings (Boston, Baltimore and Omaha) in campaign, leadership development, volunteer management, engagement & education. She also spent time at AJFCA (now The Network) elevating the role of volunteers in Jewish Family Service agencies by launching national fellowship cohorts for both volunteer professionals and young adult volunteers. Most recently, she served as the Director of Education at a Reform congregation. Jennie earned her M.A. in Jewish Communal Service & Non-Profit Management at Brandeis University and B.A. in Studio Art at the University of Nebraska.
Rabbi Amy Josefa Ariel, J.D. (she/her)
Founder, Merchav
Rabbi Amy Josefa Ariel, J.D. she/her - the founder of Merchav, an international and entirely online expansive space to be Jewish, experience Judaism, and learn Jewish things - has been a Jewish experiential educator and youth worker for almost 30 years and a rabbi since 2018. Rabbi Ariel coaches individuals, people who live together, and families as they create meaningful Jewish lives and homes. She teaches Hebrew and Judaics classes to students of all ages, leads online Shabbat and holiday services and programs, and writes liturgy and books. Rabbi Ariel became disabled after having leukemia and receiving a bone marrow transplant in 2011. She and her wife, Liddy, live in Saint Paul, Minnesota with their two dogs.
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SRE Network mobilizes Jewish organizations to advance gender equity and cultivate inclusive workplaces and communal spaces where all individuals can thrive and drive change.