(Courtesy of Bergen Volunteers) Nina Bachrach, of Englewood has been named chief executive officer at Bergen Volunteers, effective September 14, the agency’s board of directors announced today.

“We are thrilled to welcome Nina Bachrach as our CEO,” said David Warshaw, president of the ergen Volunteers board. “Nina’s leadership skills, civic engagement experience and community knowledge are an ideal combination that will help Bergen Volunteers build on its already enviable record of achievement.”

“I am delighted to join Bergen Volunteers at this critical moment in our history,” said Bachrach. “It is a privilege to lead this distinguished service organization that provides vital resources to strengthen our community, including assisting those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.”

Bachrach served most recently as the director of arts and culture development at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades in Tenafly. She previously served as director of communications for the Bergen Performing Arts Center in Englewood, and administrative director at RBI, an Englewood research and consulting firm.

Bachrach is a board member of the Hackensack Performing Arts Center and serves on the board of trustees of Flat Rock Brook Nature Center.

Bachrach holds a masters in communications degree (Magna Cum Laude) from Boston University and dual bachelors of arts degrees (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Arizona with a minor in art history and a concentration in Middle East studies. She is a 2018 graduate of Bergen LEADS, Bergen Volunteers’ highly respected community leadership program.

“Bergen Volunteers is unique in its ability to generate the collaboration of community organizations so necessary to address human needs and to deliver critical services,” said board Warshaw. “We are proud of our work in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the area of food security. And we look forward to Ms. Bachrach joining our leadership team.”

For more information about Bergen Volunteers, please visit www.bergenvolunteers.org.