April N. Baskin

steering committee member - ON LEAVE

April N. Baskin (she/her) is currently on a leave of absence from the JLF Steering Committee.

April is the principal of Joyous Justice Consulting. She is the Union for Reform Judaism's immediate past Vice President of Audacious Hospitality, and conceived of and is currently hosting the first season of their latest podcast, Wholly Jewish (which can be found on iTunes or here). Before founding and developing the URJ's exciting leading edge department, she served as the National Director of Resources and Training at InterfaithFamily. Dedicated to building a stronger, more inclusive Jewish community committed to social justice, April has spent over 15 years advocating for Jewish diversity inclusion throughout North America in a variety of ways, including facilitating LGBTQ educational trainings through Keshet and writing a thesis about the experiences and identities of Jews of Color in American Judaism.

A graduate of Tufts University, she is a member of the Selah Leadership Network and an alumna of the Jewish community organizing Jeremiah Fellowship and The Schusterman Insight Fellowship for Jewish Community in Washington, DC. April is a past President of the Jewish Multiracial Network. She conducted research at the Kennedy School of Government and was an Americorps fellow for the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston. More recently, before joining the staff, April proudly served on the Leadership Team of the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable from 2017-2019.