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HONORING TWO DECADES OF NONPROFIT SERVICE JFCS Chief Financial Officer Philip Pohlmeyer Retiring December 31, 2020 Contact Name: Karen Pharo Contact Email: kpharo@jfcs-cares.org Contact Phone Number: 941-366-2224 ext. 143 (SARASOTA, FL – December 7, 2020) – Philip Pohlmeyer, Chief Financial Officer of JFCS of the Suncoast, has announced his retirement after a forty-five-year career, including eighteen years dedicated to serving nonprofit human services agencies. While he will stay on in a full-time capacity through the end of the year, Pohlmeyer will continue to work at JFCS on a part-time basis to ensure a smooth transition to a new CFO. Pohlmeyer spent more than twenty years in a highly successful business career before rededicating his expertise to a life of nonprofit service. “Phil’s financial guidance has been invaluable to JFCS,” says Arthur Lerman, JFCS Interim President/CEO. “We have benefited significantly from his decision nearly twenty years ago to give up a very successful business career in order to devote himself to helping human service charities. Phil notified us of his decision to retire this past spring. While we are sad to see him go, we understand Phil’s decision and wish him the very best.” Born in New Jersey, Pohlmeyer earned his MBA from the Rutgers University School of Professional Accounting and his CPA designation while working at Deloitte, Haskins and Sells in their NYC office. He spent more than two decades in the for-profit world of manufacturing and distribution, during which his duties took him to more than fifteen foreign countries. In 2003, after his fourteen-year old son was diagnosed with liver cancer, Pohlmeyer saw firsthand how children with cancer and their families dealt with the heartbreak and stress of a life-threatening illness. Being exposed to such hardship motivated him to change careers. He left a high-level finance position to work as CFO for first one, then another human services agency in Massachusetts. “Seeing families who were facing such tremendous challenges, and my own son’s illness, affected me profoundly,” commented Pohlmeyer. “But changing my occupation to serve people in need has been an extremely rewarding decision.” After relocating to Tampa in 2016 to care for family members experiencing health issues, Pohlmeyer resumed his nonprofit career as Chief Financial/Chief Administrative Services Officer for JFCS of the Suncoast. He leads a talented team, overseeing a budget of more than $10 million. “JFCS has been fortunate to have someone of Phil’s caliber as CFO,” said JFCS Board Chair Dean Miller. “We will miss his expertise but wish him all the best in this next phase of his life.” Pohlmeyer, who now resides in Venice, remains active in the lives of his three children and four grandchildren, and has a genuine weakness for his three border collies. His JFCS colleagues and its board and volunteers hope he enjoys a relaxing retirement. JFCS of the Suncoast is conducting a national search for a new CFO. About JFCS: Inspired by the Jewish tradition of helping all people, Jewish Family & Children Service of the Suncoast provides counseling, personal support, and financial assistance to youth, adults, families, veterans, seniors and individuals who are homeless in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, and Lee Counties. Services are delivered to people in need regardless of their religious background. More information is available at www.jfcs-cares.org.