Committee News

JFS Appoints Senior Director of Engagement and Development Operations

  • November 2025
  • By Dr. Tara Saltzman

Ferd & Gladys Alpert Jewish Family Service announces the appointment of Tara Saltzman, PhD, as senior director of engagement and development operations. Alpert JFS is a trusted leader in delivering high-quality, compassionate care to children, adults, seniors, and Holocaust survivors across communities from Boynton Beach to Vero Beach.

      Dr. Saltzman, a Boca Raton resident, is an accomplished executive and educator with a proven record of leading strategic initiatives in higher education and business. She served as associate dean of strategic initiatives at Nova Southeastern University’s Fischler College of Education and later as executive director of medical education at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She also served as director of recruitment for extended learning at Barry University, where she continues to serve as an adjunct faculty member and dissertation committee member for the PhD in nursing program. Dr. Saltzman has developed innovative programs, forged global partnerships, and advanced enrollment and research initiatives.

      A University of Miami alumna with an MEd and PhD from Lynn University, Dr. Saltzman remains active in community and professional leadership and holds a lifetime honorary membership in the Phi Gamma Sigma International Professional Society for Doctoral Graduates.