Julie Schack

Chief Development Officer, Milwaukee Jewish Federation

Julie Schack serves as Chief Development Officer at Milwaukee Jewish Federation, where she plays a key role in advancing the organization’s mission to strengthen and sustain Jewish life. Julie oversees all of MJF’s fundraising efforts, including the Jewish Community Foundation, the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center (HERC), and Jewish Museum Milwaukee, helping to grow the philanthropic support that fuels programs and services across Jewish Milwaukee.

At the Federation, Julie works closely with colleagues, lay leaders, and donors to strengthen the annual campaign, cultivate meaningful relationships, and build a culture of generosity rooted in shared values. She brings more than 25 years of experience in advertising, marketing, and sales leadership to her work, along with a strategic, relationship-driven approach to philanthropy that she often calls “sales with a soul.” Earlier in her career, Julie managed multi million dollar national advertising sales teams. From 2009 to 2016, she owned and ran her own agency, After5 Advertising, which managed more than $7 million in annual billings.

Before joining the Federation, Julie held several leadership roles in the Jewish community. She was Director of Sales at the St. Louis Jewish Light and Director of Women’s Philanthropy and Affinities at the San Antonio Jewish Federation. As Executive Director of Hillel Milwaukee, she helped rebuild and reimagine Jewish life on campus, and in 2018 her team won the Best in Fundraising award at Hillel International’s Global Assembly (HIGA).

Outside of work, Julie enjoys here new role as Grandma “Jojo”,  Pilates, travel, finding a good estate sale, and staying connected to the Milwaukee community she proudly calls home.