Karen Parry

Karen Parry is the Executive Director of Hillel of San Diego- a multi-campus Hillel that supports Jewish life at UCSD, SDSU, Cal State San Marcos, and USD. Within her tenure, Hillel of San Diego has closed an $18M capital campaign, opened the Beverly and Joseph Glickman Hillel Center adjacent to UCSD, doubled the amount of students served, doubled the staff size, and exponentially expanded Hillel's resources and services provided. This year, Hillel of San Diego was awarded the Philip H. and Susan Rudd Cohen Outstanding Campus Award for their achievements in empowering student leadership and making the most significant growth and impact engaging Jewish students.

Karen has nearly two decades of community building experience. Previously, she served as the Development Director of the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle. As a San Diego native, Karen was the Education Director at Temple Adat Shalom and got her start in Jewish engagement as the Teen Director, JCC Maccabi Games Delegation Head, and Assistant Camp Jaycee Director at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus. Karen is also an alum of the Wexner Field Fellowship, JCCA Merrin Teen Professionals Fellowship, and served as part of URJ's Community of Practice in Congregational Education. When not supporting Jewish life, you can find Karen playing with her daughters, husband, and their beagle.... preferably at the beach.