Joel Zimbelman

Director at IlluminAid

Joel has thirty-five years of experience in higher education as a teacher, administrator, and researcher. He also has experience as a program-builder both domestically and internationally. Strengths in institutional reorganization and administrative oversight, developing and managing multi-million dollar budgets, establishing faculty mentoring and development programs, and improving classroom environments with the selective use of new technologies. Significant collaboration in program development with arts communities (museums, summer arts programs, symphonies), public schools, health care professionals, international and domestic NGOs, regional social service agencies, and religious organizations. Expertise in applied and professional ethics in medicine, nursing, and public health and its relation to religious communities, law, and public policy.