<p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">Earlier this month, the Orthodox Union’s (OU) Synagogue Initiatives division hosted its annual Executive Director and Administrator Conference in Tampa, Fla. Since its inception in 2011, the conference has offered a unique networking opportunity that includes presentations by subject matter experts, a discussion on executive director and administrator best practices and other professional development opportunities for synagogue professionals. </span><br> <br><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;"> Approximately 30 synagogues participated in this year’s conference, in addition to about 100 school and community members and dozens of vendors and support representatives.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: large; font-family: times new roman, times;">For this year’s conference, Synagogue Initiatives partnered with Torah Educators Network (TEN), a network of Orthodox school administrators with similar issues and networking needs. OU Managing Director Maury Litwack, who is also founder of the OU’s <a href="https://teachcoalition.org/" _mce_href="https://teachcoalition.org/">Teach Coalition</a>, delivered the keynote speech: Superhuman Klal Work: What’s Expected of Each of Us, What We Can’t Do, What We Must Do.</span></p> <p><img src="https://images.baltimorejewishlife.com/v1/albums/ou syn services/Capture.JPG?width=720&amp;watermark= &amp;hash=TZrCmtp8n1VZuwvW41m0RSHQn9G_h0As-0EKSABRw6o" _mce_src="https://images.baltimorejewishlife.com/v1/albums/ou syn services/Capture.JPG?width=720&amp;watermark= &amp;hash=TZrCmtp8n1VZuwvW41m0RSHQn9G_h0As-0EKSABRw6o"></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman, times;" _mce_style="font-size: medium; font-family: times new roman, times;">Participants at the Orthodox Union’s 12th Annual Executive Director and Administrator Conference in Tampa, Fla.</span></strong></p>