Maxyne Finkelstein has joined the Montreal-based Morris and Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation (MRGFF) as President.

Maxyne began her career in communal service in Montreal. She held a number of positions at Federations CJA including serving as Executive Director until 1999 when she was named CEO of Jewish Federations Canada – UIA, a role she held until 2006.

In 2006 she became the first North American to lead the delegation and fundraising activities of the Jewish Agency for Israel for Canada and the United States. Most recently Maxyne served as Chief of Staff at the Genesis Prize Foundation.

Maxyne told eJP  she is pleased to have returned home and “to have the honor of working for a family Foundation which exemplifies outstanding dedication to philanthropy and service to community in North America and Israel.”