National Leadership Team
Tova Kantrowitz comes to ORT from the American Technion Society where she served in a number of roles, most recently as the Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and Outreach. In this capacity she built successful partnerships; oversaw the Alumni Relations program and recruitment for Technion International programs. Previously she was the Senior Vice President of External Relations and a key member of the strategic planning team. She led the Marketing Department for many years and was responsible for all print and digital communications as well as media relations. Tova received her bachelor’s degree from UCLA and her master’s degree from Columbia University, both in chemical engineering. She worked for a number of years as a biomedical engineer in both Boston and New York. She was also a columnist and science writer specializing in science and technology news.
While in Detroit, Nicole also planned and coordinated events for Star Trax Corporate Events, and served as a consultant for the Detroit chapter of Men’s American ORT - by providing supervising (formerly) American ORT’s annual Rub-a-Dub fundraiser from 2003-2005. In 2005, she served as the lead coordinator for the Rub-a-Dub event – the ORT America Michigan Region’s largest annual fundraiser until November of 2009, when she came on as the Regional Director for ORT. Nicole is mother to Max and Bella.
Allison Weinger comes to ORT America with over a decade of experience in higher education administration at New York University and Teachers College, Columbia University. In this role she helped develop and implement donor engagement events and ran programs to promote innovation in the public sector focusing on education in public schools. Prior to that Allison spent time in Italy teaching English. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Lehigh University and her Master’s degree from New York University.