Mr. William S. Bernstein has been President and CEO of the Jewish
Federation of South Palm Beach County since August 2003. He previously
served as senior executive vice president for financial resource
development at the Federation of Greater Los Angeles, the second largest
federation in the United States.

Bill received his bachelors degree in political science from Montclair
State College in New Jersey in 1974, and his masters degree in social
work from Rutgers University in New Jersey in 1975.  That same year, he
began his career as program director for older-adult services at the YWHA
of Metropolitan New Jersey in West Orange.


During his career he has served as assistant director for community
planning and program development at the Combined Jewish Philanthropies of
Greater Boston, senior vice president and chief operating officer for the
Associated Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore, and associate dean
for alumni affairs and development at the University of Maryland School of
Law.  Before heading all fund-raising efforts at the Los Angeles
Federation, he served there as regional director and as associate campaign
director.


Bernstein currently chairs UJC Large City Executives, and is past
president of the Association of Jewish Community Organization Personnel. 
He also serves on the UJC Executive Committee.


Bill has been an Associate Member of the Executive since June 2008.