Nurenberg talks about her college years; going from University of Michigan, to New York University, then to Wayne, and finally doing post-graduate work at both Harvard and Michigan State. She mentions that she attended the School of Commerce because market research interested her, but a job she had within the prison system made her change her mind about her career and she decided she had wanted to help people. She had gotten a call from a friend who told her about a job at Jewish Vocational Services that she should apply for.  She did, and she got the job. She talks about how she quickly moved up once she got the job.

Nurenberg then discusses the agency, its function and its history. She talks about the changes to the focuses over the years and also speaks about the current focuses.  She mention the staff and the budget of JVS.

Nurenberg talks about her influences and her leadership style.  She gives some insight on how the board is organized and talks about her wishes for the future of JVS.  Finally, Nurenberg speaks about her personal life, mentioning her daughter and her late husband, and talks about receiving the Executive Leadership Award from Harvard University.

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