Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford Promotes Mary Etter to Director of Finance

West Hartford, Conn. -- March 31, 2003 -The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford announced today the recent promotion of Mary Etter to Director of Finance.

As the Jewish Federations top financial professional, Ms. Etter oversees all financial matters pertaining to the Federation and The Community Capital Campaign. Her responsibilities include the preparation of all administrative budgets and quarterly reports, management of the organizations investments and financial positioning, as well as supervising all information technology and staff administrative functions.

Ms. Etter has an extensive accounting and financial background and has over seven years experience working with the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford as well as the Federations Endowment Foundation. Most recently, she served as Controller of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. Prior to that, she was the Financial Administrator to Federations Endowment Foundation.

"We are pleased to announce Marys promotions to Director of Finance," commented Rabbi Daniel Allen, Executive Vice President of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford. Her contributions and dedication to the Jewish Federation has been significant over the years and we look forward to her continued efforts in her new role."
    
Ms. Etter has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Connecticut and a Masters Degree from The University of Hartford. She and her husband John, and two young children, reside in Southington, Conn.

Established in 1945, Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford is the central fund-raising, planning, community development and philanthropic organization for our local Jewish community. We are a member of United Jewish Communities representing 189 Jewish Federations, 400 independent communities and 700,000 people across North America, who contribute more than $2 billion every year for Jewish needs worldwide, assisting 800 communities in North America, in Israel, the former Soviet Union and 60 countries worldwide. Visit the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford on the web at www.jewishhartford.org

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Note to Editors: A picture of Mary Etter is available upon request. Please contact Jeff Berman at (860) 231-6448 or jberman@jewishhartford.org