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About the Session:

DRG Talent is excited to bring you into the exciting world of Talent Audits! Talent Audits help organizations take a fresh look at how roles and responsibilities have been defined and allocated and how shifts to each could increase overall capacity. 

Our goals for our session will be to describe the goals, processes, and how-to of a talent audit and discuss how a talent audit can help your synagogue. A talent audit can strengthen the staff culture and thus the synagogue's vision as a whole!

About the Speakers:

Michelle Tafel

Michelle (she/her) is a Principal at DRG. She brings nearly two decades of experience leading youth- and education-focused nonprofit organizations through strategy, innovation, and change leadership both nationally and locally in Washington, DC. She meets clients at the intersection of vision and execution to anchor future goals to a step-by-step plan. As a Principal, Michelle specializes in organizational design reviews, executive coaching, and tackling the intractable challenges that hold organizations back from their potential. She helps leaders reimagine what is possible for their organization and their people and clear a path to the future. Michelle brings her expertise as a former chief innovation officer, chief strategy and advancement officer, and executive director. Over the course of her leadership journey, Michelle has led DEI initiatives and efforts in various leadership roles, including intentional diversification of the executive teams, management teams, and boards of directors and creating and implementing an anti-racist policies and practices, especially in HR/Talent/hiring. Michelle has an undergraduate degree from American University and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Sarah Raful Whinston

Sarah (she/her) is a Principal at DRG. She leads searches for complex organizations that focus on Community Building, Education, Social Justice, and Youth Development. She is an expert at understanding what’s missing in an organization and how to successfully fill the gaps. Sarah’s clients appreciate how deeply Sarah listens as they describe their needs. She asks smart questions to understand if there are other needs and then synthesizes that information to help them find the perfect person for the role(s). Sarah’s experience as an Executive Director and Director of Talent for nonprofit organizations gives her unique insight into the challenges organizations face in identifying the best talent. Sarah is known for always bringing positivity to everything she does and inspires the same in her colleagues and clients. She is deeply committed to social justice. Sarah lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and enjoys spending time with her husband and their three kids. She can break into dance at any moment, loves to play Mahjong, go on hikes, watch feel-good sports movies (i.e., Field of Dreams), and eat chocolate chip cookies. 

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