Esther Cohen

Chief Operating Officer at Episcopal Relief and Development Corporation

Esther Cohen

Esther Cohen

Chief Operating Officer at Episcopal Relief and Development Corporation

Biography

Esther Cohen is the Chief Operating Officer for Episcopal Relief & Development, the international humanitarian agency of the Episcopal Church. She leads the day-to-day operations of the organization and supervises a broad range of departments, including administration and finance; human resources; information technology; advancement; engagement; and marketing and communications.

Cohen joined Episcopal Relief & Development in 2004 and has since managed the growth of the annual budget from $9 million to $23 million. She has also directed organizational expansion to support 50 staff members within the United States and overseas.

Throughout her career in financial administration, she has focused on the nonprofit sector, including arts and education. Cohen initially began in Off-Broadway theatre, working for 11 years at the New York Theatre Workshop, where she was the General Manager for the original production of Rent.

Cohen received a Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College and a Master of Fine Arts in Arts Administration from Columbia University. She resides in New Jersey with her husband and two adult children. She serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees at Park United Methodist Church in Bloomfield, New Jersey, and as a member of the Head’s Council of Hathaway Brown School.

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Career Highlights

Episcopal Relief and Development Corporation

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189

Primary Location

New Jersey

Number of Boards

2

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Robert W. Radtke

President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Episcopal Relief and Development Corporation

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Donald N. Hammond

Chief Executive Officer & President at Meals on Wheels, Programs and Services of Rockland, Inc.

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Jerry C. Jones

Chief Ethics & Legal Officer, Executive Vice President & Assistant Secretary at Acxiom Digital, Inc.

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Douglas J. Galen

Co-Founder at Rippleworks

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Pete Kappelman

Senior Vice President, Member & Government Relations at Land O'Lakes, Inc.

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Susan Grant

Former Executive Vice President at Cable News Network, Inc.

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Arlene Withers

National Director, Organizational & Employee Development at SAG-AFTRA

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Nikolaus Hutter

Co-Founder at Investment Ready program

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Thomas Hadfield

Chief Executive Officer at Message.io, Inc.

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Francine Anthony

Senior Director Partner Marketing at Sitecore USA, Inc.

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Esther Cohen

Chief Operating Officer at Episcopal Relief and Development Corporation

Education

M.F.A. in Arts Administration

Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

B.A.

Dartmouth College

Founded in 1769, Dartmouth is a member of the Ivy League and consistently ranks among the world's greatest academic institutions. Dartmouth has forged a singular identity for combining its deep commitment to outstanding undergraduate liberal arts and graduate education with distinguished research and scholarship in the Arts & Sciences and its three leading professional schools—the Geisel School of Medicine, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business.

Career History

Chief Operating Officer

Current

Episcopal Relief and Development Corporation

Episcopal Relief & Development Corp. operates as a relief and development agency. It works with Church partners and other local organizations to save lives and transforms communities worldwide. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

General Manager, Rent

Prior

New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.

TO PROVOKE, PRODUCE AND CULTIVATE THE WORK OF ARTISTS

Other Affiliations

Esther Cohen is affiliated with Episcopal Relief and Development Corporation, New York Theatre Workshop, Inc.

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