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Adam Kohane

Buffalo,NY

Summary

Dynamic manager with extensive experience at URJ Eisner Camp, excelling in staff training and recruitment, program development, and relationship building. Proven track record in event coordination, fostering community engagement and effective communication. Skilled in working with multiple teams simultaneously to enhance team performance and relationships. Mentors staff and leadership to reach optimal levels of productivity.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Director

URJ Eisner Camp
Great Barrington, MA
01.2020 - Current
  • Train and oversee more than 300 staff members throughout each summer, including counselors, coaches, support staff, and leadership.
  • Manage the social and emotional health of our staff, and over 700 campers.
  • Develop and organize our month-long training program for staff to train them in camp programs and operations.
  • Evaluate program feedback to identify areas for improvement.
  • Monitor staff performance, provide feedback, and conduct monthly reviews.
  • Interview over 150 summer staff members each year, extend offers to qualified candidates, and file hiring paperwork.
  • Manage a strict budget for all departmental area purchases throughout each summer.
  • Organize and plan the summer calendar, including daily and special programming.
  • Coordinate various trips for campers throughout Massachusetts and New York over the summer.
  • Operate Eisner Camp's mass mailing systems to communicate important information to parents and staff.
  • Lead tours for prospective families interested in attending camp.
  • Update the alumni database and create events to keep alumni engaged in the community.

Youth Group Leader

Congregation Adas Emuno
Leonia, New Jersey
09.2023 - 05.2024
  • Organized monthly activities and events for youth participation and leadership development.
  • Facilitated team building exercises to encourage collaboration and communication.
  • Taught music classes to all participants to help prepare them for leadership.

Program Administrator

URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy
Lyndhurst, NJ
01.2019 - 06.2019
  • Coordinated logistics for the summer with parents, including managing and filing required camper data.
  • Researched and coordinated camper travel arrangements.
  • Handled parent inquiries.
  • Organized prospective camper information for ease of access and use.
  • Researched, planned and organized 27 field trips in the greater Boston area on a limited budget.

Unit Head

URJ Eisner Camp
Great Barrington, MA
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Supervised, trained, and evaluated more than 90 staff members.
  • Organized, scheduled, and led activities for more than 100 campers each summer.
  • Assisted in training an Assistant Unit Head.
  • Integral part of the Leadership Team.

Royalty Accounting Intern

Memory Lane Music Group
New York, NY
01.2018 - 04.2018
  • Organized royalty reports for songwriters.
  • Accounted and logged royalty statements for music companies.

Publishing Administrator Intern

Round Hill Music
New York, NY
09.2017 - 12.2017
  • Researched prior publishers for current Round Hill songwriters.
  • Drafted performance licenses for stage productions.
  • Summarized publishing contract terms.
  • Created schedules of songs and Minimum Delivery Release Commitments for various songwriters.

Education

B.Mus. - Music Business, Global Liberal Studies Core Program

New York University
New York, New York
05.2018

Skills

  • Recruitment and hiring
  • Staff training and evaluation
  • Program development
  • Event coordination
  • Leadership development
  • Conflict resolution
  • Team building
  • Effective communication
  • Community engagement
  • Software: Salesforce, Marketing Cloud, Excel
  • Music: guitar, piano, vocal

Other Leadership Experience

Songleader

Temple Emeth, Teaneck, NJ, Jan 2014-May 2024

  • Co-led youth services for the Religious School
  • Taught music classes to students in 1st through 7th grade
  • Co-led Music and Mitzvah classes for children in grades 4 through 7
  • Led workshop on modern Jewish music for teens attending the Emeth Teen Community Program

Songleader

Temple Emanu-el, Closter, NJ, Jan 2018-Jan 2021

  • Co-created a new structure for services and introduced new melodies
  • Co-led Shabbat services

Songleader and Counselor

URJ Eisner Camp, Great Barrington, MA, June 2013-Aug 2016

  • Created, coordinated, and led daily music services for campers and staff members
  • Facilitated activities, designed creative programs, and supervised campers ages 11-15

Timeline

Youth Group Leader

Congregation Adas Emuno
09.2023 - 05.2024

Assistant Director

URJ Eisner Camp
01.2020 - Current

Program Administrator

URJ 6 Points Sci-Tech Academy
01.2019 - 06.2019

Royalty Accounting Intern

Memory Lane Music Group
01.2018 - 04.2018

Publishing Administrator Intern

Round Hill Music
09.2017 - 12.2017

Unit Head

URJ Eisner Camp
01.2017 - 01.2019

B.Mus. - Music Business, Global Liberal Studies Core Program

New York University

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