Third Plateau
Samara Leader is an experienced nonprofit professional currently serving as Director at Third Plateau since August 2022. Previously, Samara held the role of Senior Program Manager at the Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco, the Peninsula, Marin and Sonoma Counties from September 2018 to January 2022, and served as Program Coordinator for the Diller Teen Fellows program. Earlier experience includes various leadership positions at the Union for Reform Judaism from June 2014 to August 2018, where Samara was Director of Teen Engagement at Camp Newman and held several roles within NFTY Central West. Additional experience includes Program Coordinator at Congregation Beth Am and Regional Advisor for NFTY Central West. Samara holds a Master's degree in Organizational Leadership and Innovation from the Zelikow School of Nonprofit Management and a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from UCLA.
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Third Plateau
Third Plateau is a full-service social impact and philanthropy consulting firm that partners with bold visionaries in the social and philanthropic sectors to drive meaningful and sustainable change. Our comprehensive services include strategic planning, philanthropic advising, foundation management, program design, research and evaluation, leadership development, network management, and back-office support. In 2023, Hirsch Philanthropy Partners – one of the first philanthropic advising firms in the U.S. – joined with Third Plateau, uniting two industry-leading teams. Together, we work with the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors to craft enduring strategies that achieve transformative, community-centered impact.