Lisa Pleskow Kassow lived in Jerusalem, Israel from 1978-1990, where she was an award-winning photojournalist. Before becoming Trinity’s full-time Hillel director in 2000, Kassow worked at the Greater Hartford Jewish Community Center (JCC) in West Hartford, CT.

During her tenure at the JCC, Kassow directed adult education and later assumed the post of director of arts, culture, and education. Kassow is the founder and former director of the Hartford Jewish Film Festival, a program that Trinity co- sponsors.