Levine Jewish Community Center Welcomes New CEO

The Charlotte Jewish News, March 2023

The Shalom Park community is excited to announce that Annie Keith is joining the Sandra and Leon Levine Jewish Community Center (LJCC) as its new chief executive officer. Annie will join the team beginning Monday, February 6. The Board of Directors selected Annie based on her more than 15 years of senior management experience that makes her a proven leader and community partner.

“This is a special moment in my life, and hopefully in the life of the Levine JCC, because I’ve been given the amazing opportunity to become one of the leaders here, and I’m very grateful for that,” said Keith.

Annie is originally from New York, but her passion for soccer brought her to North Carolina for college. Early on, Annie gained experience working in director-level positions in YMCAs in the south, including several years as senior membership and marketing director of the Harris Y. Fast forward a few years, Annie and her husband Steve enrolled their two children, Patrick and Allie, in preschool at a JCC in Hartford, Connecticut. They fell in love with the Jewish community and, as Annie puts it, from that point forward, “the Keiths were a JCC family.”

Annie has spent the past 15 years as the chief operating officer of the Mandell JCC in Hartford, Connecticut. We couldn’t be more thrilled that she has made the decision to return to Charlotte and take the reins of our LJCC.

Raizel Kahn, chair of the Executive Search Committee, states, “When we started the search process, the search com- mittee spent a lot of time thinking about what we wanted in our next leader. We decided we wouldn’t end the search until we found the exact right person. I am so excited to welcome Annie, who we think is the perfect fit.”

Annie will work with the board, staff, members, and community to help lead the Levine JCC into a new era of communi-

ty building and Jewish life. With Annie’s guidance and leadership, the Levine JCC will continue to grow and achieve its mission of enriching lives and building relationships through quality Jewish experiences.

Please join us in giving Annie a warm welcome to Shalom Park as we move forward into this next chapter for the Levine JCC.

Photo Caption: Annie Keith, LJCC CEO