Lindsay Klatsky, 47, loves to include her family in her volunteering.
“Hopefully, it’s providing a good example for my kids, as well as other families, and sets a good path for their future,” said Klatsky, who has been volunteering for The Associated for almost two decades. “You can only do so much as a parent to raise your children right, but if you model these things and put them on the right path, hopefully they will continue to follow the path and lead as they become adults.”
Klatsky grew up in Pikesville, attending Krieger Schechter Day School and Chizuk Amuno Congregation. After graduating from high school, Klatsky moved to New York to attend New York University for speech-language pathology. There, she lived in Manhattan for about a decade before deciding to return to her roots in Baltimore to raise her family in 2008.
“I hadn’t been in Baltimore for a while,” Klatsky said. “So, my husband and I went to some Associated events, and at first we just did it for social purposes, to meet people, and then it became a part of our life.”
Today, Klasky works as a speech-language pathologist for children in preschool through eighth grade, lives in Pikesville and continues to attend Chizuk Amuno. She was appointed chair of women’s engagement on the Women’s Engagement and Philanthropy Board at The Associated in 2025.
“By attending these events [as young adults] and learning more about The Associated and all that it does for our local community as well as nationally and in Israel, it made me want to get more involved, because I really do believe in all that The Associated does,” she said.
In addition to her volunteer role at The Associated, Klatsky also volunteers for the Make-A-Wish Foundation ¬ where she says she is often appointed as one of the volunteers for Jewish families because of her connection to the Jewish community. Additionally, she is on the parents’ board for the Jewish Student Union.
Her husband, Matthew, is also very involved at The Associated.
“I’m not a religious Jew, but Judaism is very much a part of my life and my family’s life,” Klatsky said. “I feel like my leadership has impacted my family as well.”
Her son, Jordan, a senior in high school, and her daughter, Madison, 15, also follow in their mother’s footsteps. Her son is one of the heads of JSU, and her daughter attends weekly JSU meetings and participates in a 4Front program called Social Innovation Fellowship.
“I feel like it’s been a large part of my life since I lived here. It’s something we can do as a family, attending events, volunteering together. It’s just been a core part of our family, and being involved more,” Klatsky said.
Part of what Klatsky does as chair of women’s engagement is plan events that provide women and families with “Jewish joy.”
“There’s so many things in the world that we have no control of and so many negative things that I feel like it’s important to foster positivity,” said Klatsky. “It brings me joy to bring people together, especially when it’s Jewish women or Jewish families.”
Currently, Klatsky said she is planning a women’s day trip to New York City as part of the Women’s Engagement and Philanthropy Board programming.
“If it’s something fun and meaningful, like [a] Chanukah celebration, or whether it’s learning about our heritage on the Lower East Side where our ancestors came from when they arrived to these United States or whether it’s doing a packing project and giving back to others, I just feel like people leave feeling good and feeling good that they’re making a difference in the world,” she said.
