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When she is not working, Claudia spends her free time with family and friends, traveling and exploring the city of Detroit.
plays and participating in local film competitions.
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Daniel Warsh, 32, of West Bloomfield, is an in-house corporate attorney at Robert Bosch LLC, where he advises several North American business units of the company on commercial legal topics. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan Law School. Daniel currently serves on the executive board of NEXTGen Detroit as a co-chair of NEXTGen’s Campaign; previously, he played a key role in planning and organizing hallmark NEXTGen programs such as Good Shabbos Detroit, among others, after joining the NEXTGen Board in 2013. Inspired by his participation in the Glass Leadership Institute, Daniel joined the AntiDefamation League’s regional board in 2014. He also has a long-standing involvement with the University of Michigan Hillel, first as a member of the governing board as a law student and now as a member of the board of trustees. Daniel is a member of Congregation Beth Ahm. In his spare time, you’re likely to find him under the hood of a car or participating in motorsport activities.
DAVID ZEMON David Zemon, 29, is a supporter and passionate advocate for the strategic redevelopment of the District Detroit. As the director of corporate partnerships for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons, David helps connect an energetic fan base of basketball enthusiasts to the world-renowned technology companies, startups, and local and national retailers who share a likeminded commitment to creating best-in-class experiences in and around the Motor City. Prior to joining the Detroit Pistons, David led strategic partnerships for Taubman Malls, a portfolio of boutique, luxury shopping malls in key markets across the United States. David’s commitment to social responsibility dovetails with his professional focus, as both an internal champion of and active participant in Pistons Summer in the City, Season of Giving and Basketball for All community initiatives. David and his wife, Elizabeth, live in Beverly Hills and are members of Temple Israel. He is a “Spartan for life” and co-captain of a consistently average intramural ComePlayDetroit basketball team. After hours, he enjoys traveling, writing screen-
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Eli Boyer is owner/operator of the award-winning Voyager restaurant in Ferndale, as well as Lovers Only and Iggy’s Eggies in Detroit’s Capitol Park. A 33-year-old native of West Bloomfield, Eli, his wife, Kimberly, and their daughters, Joey and Charlie, live in Huntington Woods. From a young age, Eli was raised as an active member of Detroit’s Jewish community, He spent summers as a longtime camper and staff member at Camp Tamarack, was founding member of Kitzoni AZA Chapter #321 and graduated from Congregation Shaarey Zedek’s Hebrew High School. At the University of Michigan — where he graduated with degrees in economics and sociology — Eli held leadership positions as a brother of the Omega Deuteron chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi. After launching six restaurant concepts in a little more than four years with Chicagobased DMK Restaurants, Eli returned to his hometown in 2013 to make an impact on the growing hospitality scene. Since he opened his restaurant Voyager in early 2017, it has been named a Food & Wine magazine Restaurant of the Year and in Esquire magazine’s Best New Restaurants in America in 2018. In his free time, Eli enjoys exploring Detroit with his family and looks forward to a healthy and happy 2019. His recommendation for the best thing to do in Detroit during the winter is a steam session at The Schvitz.
EMMA WINE Emma Wine, 16, of Royal Oak, is a junior at The Roeper School. She has been an active member of Detroit Jews for Justice (DJJ) for the past three years and was recently elected to the steering committee. She is a member of the Water Campaign team, which works in coalition with People’s Water Board to fight for policies that protect clean, affordable water. DJJ has helped Emma connect to her Jewish identity through a social justice lens. As a regional youth intern for Michigan Roundtable for Diversity and Inclusion, Emma works with peers from around Metro Detroit to create and facilitate workshops, addressing a variety of social justice issues. Emma’s education at Roeper and the Birmingham Temple, along with the time spent at DJJ and Michigan Roundtable, have taught her to think critically about the role she plays in perpetuating injustice and the part she can play in fighting it.
At school, she plays volleyball and soccer and participates in theater. She tries to live by the words: “Don’t be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn’t do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn’t know what you know today.”- Malcolm X. Her favorite book is Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison.
LESLEY WELWARTH Lesley is in-house counsel for Credit Acceptance Corporation, an indirect auto finance company headquartered in Southfield. Prior to going in-house, Lesley was an associate at Pepper Hamilton LLP in the Corporate Bankruptcy and Restructuring Practice Group. A native New Yorker, Lesley, 34, is thrilled to call Michigan her home. She lives in Southfield with her husband, Jeremy, and her two children, Noah and Emma, who both attend Farber Hebrew Day School-Yeshivat Akiva. Lesley is an active second-year board member of the Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit’s NEXTGen Detroit and proud Ben-Gurion Society member. Lesley is honored to act as a co-chair of NEXTGen’s 2019 EPIC event and is involved in promoting many of NEXTGen’s events and initiatives. An active Farber HDS parent, Lesley will chair, for the third consecutive year, the Farber HDS 2019 annual dinner. In addition, Lesley is a Young Israel of Southfield board member and is engaged in strengthening the synagogue and Modern Orthodox Jewish community of Metro Detroit. In the summer, she loves to take short drives out of the city and visit the Great Lakes. Last summer, she kayaked to Turnip Rock near Port Austin.
GEORGE ROBERTS George Roberts, 28, is director of public spaces at the Quicken Loans Community Fund. In this role, George leads the Quicken Loans Family of Companies’ investments in the redevelopment, activation and operation of parks, streets, plazas, alleys, bike lanes, libraries and other civic infrastructure throughout Detroit. George’s accomplishments include the creation of the Woodward Esplanade and Spirit Plaza, revitalization of Capitol Park, and development of Cadillac Lodge and the Downtown holiday markets. Prior to joining Quicken Loans, George lived in New York City and worked for the national leader in public space redevelopment, Biederman Redevelopment Ventures. In this