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by Chip Colandreo
Meet Vanessa Stein, the new assistant director of Jewish Pavilion Senior Services, a Central Florida native with a heart for service
Vanessa Stein, LCSW, new assistant director at Jewish Pavilion Senior Services
V anessa Stein is raising her young family in the same Maitland house where she grew up as a young girl. It’s that commitment to community and multi-generational stability that makes this licensed clinical social worker the perfect new addition to the Jewish Pavilion Senior Services (JPSS) team.
She’ll begin her role on September 15. “About 20 years ago, just after finishing grad school, I almost took a job as a Jewish Pavilion program director – so my ties to this wonderful organization and this community go very, very deep,” Vanessa says.
Vanessa instead built a career as a counselor and social worker in hospital, hospice, and academic settings. She knows firsthand what a visit from JPSS means to residents of senior-living communities who might otherwise be cut off from their friends, families, and Jewish identity. She also knows the support of those like her who are not yet in their senior years will be critical to ensure JPSS continues to serve local seniors for generations to come. “I’m hoping to engage more donors and supporters in their 40s and 50s and increase their connection to the wonderful work we do here,” says Vanessa. “Their support is an investment in the emotional well- being of their own parents and eventually, perhaps, themselves.” Vanessa and her husband, Jon, have two children: daughter Elli, a sophomore in high school, and son Jacob, a seventh grader. Vanessa is on the board of directors at Congregation Ohev Shalom, and John is currently president of the Gotlib Jewish Academy Board. When not working or serving their community, the family loves to travel – especially cruising and camping. My ties to this wonderful organization and this community go very, very deep.” – Vanessa Stein
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