My Story

Jennifer Bayer has been a Jewish communal professional for over 15 years. Currently, she runs The Towers Foundation, the supporting organization of The Towers at Tower Lane. In this role, her focus is on institutional advancement through fund development, major capital projects, strategic planning, community partnerships, and new initiatives to move the organization forward.

Prior to The Towers, Jennifer spent six years fundraising at the Jewish Federation of Greater New Haven and the Jewish Foundation of Greater New Haven. She also spent 10 years at NYU's Stern School of Business, most recently as Director of Student Life.

Jennifer holds a BA from Oberlin College and MA and Ed.M. degrees from Columbia University. Jennifer is an active member of New Haven’s Jewish Federation and a member of the Jewish Foundation’s Women of Vision Society. She loves spending time with her husband Rob and sons, Noah and Sam.

I am honored to join the Board of the Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers of Greater New Haven. Fostering partnerships, volunteerism and helping one another thrive makes our community stronger.