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Fostering Connections - An intimate gathering for female professional advisors

Date

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
6:00 – 8:00 PM EST

Where

At the home of Amy Baryshnik
(Address to be provided to registered guests)

Please join us for an evening of open dialogue, networking, and honest discussion with like-minded female professional advisors.

 

We will hear from two incredible community leaders—Ali Spinner and Robin Turack—who will talk about their own experiences as Jewish women in the workplace, balancing robust careers with personal lives, and everything in between.

 

Let’s build a network of professional advisors within our community as we learn from one another and find strength in our shared experiences.

 

Speakers

 

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

6:00 – 8:00 PM

Please register by January 10th

Space is limited.

 

Light dinner and dessert to be served | Kashrut observed

 

For more information, please contact Lena Manashirov at lmanashirov@ujafed.org.

Speakers

Ali Spinner
Partner, Tax
Crowe Soberman LLP

Alexandra (Ali) Spinner’s practice focuses on helping wealthy families and high-performance professionals structure their affairs in a tax-efficient manner. She works closely with her clients to ensure that their short- and long-term personal, financial, estate, and philanthropic goals are carefully considered in their planning.

Ali’s broad technical expertise includes domestic, cross-border, and international tax matters for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations. She is experienced in complex estate and trust planning, post-mortem planning, corporate reorganizations, and the preparation of Canadian tax returns and compliance forms.

In 2022, Ali was elected as a Fellow of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario. The distinction of Fellow formally recognizes her exceptional service to the professional and to the broader community. She is a past lecturer in the commerce program at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management, CPA Canada’s In-Depth Tax Program, and the School of Accountancy Tax Program administered by CPA Ontario.

Robin Turack
Dealing Representative & Business Development
PearTree Canada

Robin Turack brings her donor- and client-centered approach to PearTree Canada, cultivating long-term relationships across Ontario and Canada. She collaborates with donor clients, advisors, and charitable institutions to build lasting partnerships and achieve philanthropic goals. With over 25 years of experience as an executive, consultant, and volunteer, Robin’s leadership has driven successful marketing, sales, and philanthropic initiatives at leading Canadian and international institutions.

A graduate of the non-profit management program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management, Robin completed executive studies in social entrepreneurship, fundraising strategies, crisis management and the executive management education for Jewish leaders. She continues to be a member of the Kellogg Jewish Leaders Circle. Robin’s industry affiliations include CAGP, Canadian Association of Gift Planners, and the Professional Advisory Network for SickKids Foundation.

PAC Event Subcommittee:

Sarah Brown

Elise Hochberg

Marni Pernica

Ali Spinner

Robin Turack