JProStl, the association dedicated to supporting professionals working at Jewish organizations in St. Louis, has announced the 2011 honorees from across the St. Louis Jewish community. They include Career Achievement: Peter Walker (Jewish Family & Children’s Services); Chesed: Rabbi Yaakov Gertzulin (Cedars at the JCA); Dedication: Lisa Jordan (JF&CS) and Denise Walsh (Hillel); Emerging Leader: Andrew Goldfeder (Holocaust Museum); Educator: Carol Rubin (Saul Mirowitz Day School-Reform Jewish Academy); Mentor: Nancy Weigley (Nation Council of Jewish Women- St. Louis Section); Pillar: Marcia Evers Levy (Jewish Community Center); and Visionary: Donna Zeffren (Chinuch.org).

The honorees will be recognized at the 7th Annual JProStl Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 26 at the Staenberg Family JCC from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. All staff will be recognized by years of service.

Online registration is available at www.jewishinstlouis.org/jpro. The luncheon is free for staff who work at Jewish nonprofit organizations and $25 per person for guests.

Co-chairs are Michelle Almengor of the JCC and David Weiner of JF&CS. Michelle Brooks of CAJE is JProStl President and Phil Ruben of the JCC is Chairman of JProStl Special Events. JProStl events are made possible by generous support from the Lubin-Green Foundation, a supporting foundation of the Jewish Federation of St. Louis. JProStl is affiliated with the Millstone Institute for Jewish Leadership. For information, contact Marci Mayer Eisen at 314-442-3810 or [email protected].