After 40 years at Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia, the last 14 as president and CEO, Paula Goldstein is confident she’s leaving the organization in good hands. While the voyage hasn’t always been smooth, particularly during the rocky waters of COVID, she’s managed to steer the ship through to safety.

At the end of this month, however, she’s ready to sail away. “It’s time,” said the woman who started out visiting day care centers and people’s homes to make sure everything was in order, then evolved over the years into the person in charge. “I feel a tremendous sense of gratitude for the career that I’ve had here. But I want to leave at the top of my game. I never wanted someone to say, ‘She stayed here too long.’ And I want to spend more time with my husband an

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