About Stacey Aviva Flint

Stacey Aviva Flint is a public speaker, writer, educator, and Urban Planner. As a Jewish woman of color, combating racism and antisemitism are central to her work. Stacey’s mission is “shalom bein adam lechavero,” translated from Hebrew as “bringing peace between a man and his fellow.” To this end, she has dedicated her 20+ year career to community economic development and Jewish social justice and engagement.

Stacey has a BA in Political Science from the University of Cincinnati, a Masters of Urban Planning and Public Policy for UIC (CHICAGO), a certificate in Jewish Leadership from Spertus Institute for Jewish Learning and Leadership/Northwestern School of Professional Studies, and a certificate in Adult Jewish Learning from Spertus Institute. Stacey spent over a decade specializing in urban economic development as senior director of real estate development overseeing the construction and financing of Affordable Housing, Mixed-Use Spaces, Brownfield Redevelopment, and New Market Tax Credit financing. Stacey’s Jewish professional career began as the Policy Director for Chicago's Jewish Council on Urban Affairs (JCUA), combating racism and antisemitism and advocating for housing reform, criminal justice, immigration reform, and Jewish/African-American dialogue.  She has designed engagement strategies for synagogues, Jewish educational and civic institutions. She is a nationally sought speaker, and her writings have been featured in The Forward and her blog at the Times of Israel. Stacey’s Eli Talk, Kahal Amim-Many Faces, One Community, has been viewed 2,000 times.

Currently, Stacey is the Director of Education and Community Engagement with Jewish Federations’ JEDI Initiative (Jewish Equity, Diversity and Inclusion)and an Executive Leadership Fellow with the Mandel Institute for Non Profit Leadership. She loves to hike and thrift shop in her spare time while nurturing a college student and a teenager. Stacey serves on the board of the MOED network of Jewish Federations of North America (to promote belonging and leadership for Jewish of Color), Jewish Family Service of Colorado, Rose Community Foundation-Jewish Life Committee, and Alliance4Israel. In her spare time, she nurtures a college student and a teenager.

Her community involvements include:

  • Executive Director, Congregation Bonai Shalom

  • Board of Directors, Jewish Family Services of Colorado

  • Former Board of Directors, West Suburban Temple Har Zion

  • Former Access Board of Directors and Marshall Society, American Jewish Committee

  • Community Engager, Jewish Community Centers of Chicago

  • Former Vice-Chair of Jewish Community Relations Council Intergroup Relations, Jewish Federation of Metro Chicago

  • Member, Academic Engagement Network

  • Sarah’s Inn and Volunteer, 40 Hour Domestic Violence Training