Shari Edelstein has over twenty years of experience as a grantmaker, consultant, manager and volunteer. For the past five years, Shari was the ED of 18 Pomegranates, a private foundation supporting the Jewish community of Boulder. Before moving to Colorado, Shari worked for the Maryland Association for Nonprofits on a program promoting best practices in nonprofit management. In Israel, Shari served as the Director of the Grants Department for NIF, as a Regional Manager for JAFI and as the Israel Field Representative for UJF Pittsburgh Federation. In her previous life, Shari practiced law at Arnold & Porter. She has a B.S. from Cornell University and a J.D. from the University of Wisconsin. Shari lives with her husband and two sons.