AVI CHAI North America - Staff

Joel Einleger is a Senior Program Officer and AVI CHAI’s Director of Strategy, Camping Programs. In his 15 years at the Foundation, Joel has overseen the growth of its investments in overnight Jewish camps and worked towards collaborations among grantees and funders in the field. In his earlier years at AVI CHAI he was responsible for a range of day school projects, and is now working to sustain the Foundation’s investment in a Judaics and Hebrew language day school curriculum by helping its creators adapt it for a digital learning environment.

Deena K. Fuchs is the Director of Strategic Partnerships for The AVI CHAI Foundation where she is responsible for developing philanthropic partnerships to advance the Foundation’s goals and for overseeing the Foundation’s strategic communications.

Deena joined AVI CHAI in 2000 as the Foundation’s Director of Communications where she managed the Foundation’s internal and external communications. Prior to joining AVI CHAI’s staff, Deena worked in public relations, with a focus on non-profits in the Jewish community.

Dan Perla is a Program Officer in day school finance at The AVI CHAI Foundation. In this role, Dan oversees ongoing grant programs geared toward improving the financial viability of day schools. Through research, networking and collaborating with grantees, Dan also works on developing creative new initiatives to strengthen day school finances and increase day school affordability.