Meredith Weisel will facilitate a conversation about seeking alliances between the Jewish and Black communities.

Zoom link here.

Meredith R. Weisel currently serves as the Senior Associate Regional Director at the ADL – Washington, DC Regional Office. Her operations portfolio includes legislative advocacy and coalitions, law enforcement training, community engagement, and incident response.

Meredith is an experienced attorney and government relations professional who has spent decades engaged in public policy and community issues in the Greater Washington area. In addition, she serves on the Montgomery County Commission for Women and is active on committees at her synagogue Shaare Torah. Prior to joining ADL, Meredith served as the Director of Maryland Government and Community Relations for the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) of Greater Washington. During her time at the JCRC she helped to advance legislative priorities that focused on advocating for strengthening hate crimes laws, confronting and educating about anti-Semitism, securing security funds for houses of worship, schools and childcare centers at-risk of hate crimes, enhancing Holocaust education, and more.

Weisel holds a B.A. from American University and a J.D. from the Widener University School of Law. She lives with her husband, Michael, their 2 daughters, and 1 dog in North Potomac, Maryland.