Nina Friedman, a 4th generation Hadassah Member, is the Executive Vice President of Chicago-North Shore (CNS) Hadassah and will begin her term as CNS President in 2027. Previous Hadassah leadership positions include Membership VP, Outreach and Engagement VP, Hadassah-Momentum Israel city trip leader, Ariel Leadership Committee, and Vanguard Board member. She participated in Hadassah Leadership Academy, Hadassah Young Leadership Initiative, and was featured in the National Hadassah 2019 Annual Report. Nina is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and the Director of Post Adoption Support at The Cradle adoption agency in Evanston, IL. She earned a Master of Social Work from Washington University in St. Louis and a Bachelor of Arts from The Ohio State University and spent a semester at Tel Aviv Universtity.
She lives in Glencoe, IL with her husband and two teenage sons. She enjoys playing tennis, volunteering, reading, traveling and spending time with friends and family.