metro » here’s to Nancy Kaplan was hon- ored at Shabbat Chanukah services Dec. 12 at Congregation Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield for her nine years as daily minyan coordinator. Kaplan took on the challenge in May Kaplan 2006 and built a large and diverse network of more than 100 minyan regulars and backup help- ers — many of whom were at the Shabbat Chanukah services to express their appre- ciation. Kaplan will continue to serve Beth Ahm as ritual assistant to Rabbi Steven Rubenstein. Moran Suzanne Moran joined the William Davidson Foundation as its new grants manager in August. She will be responsible for working with grantees, grant seekers and founda- tion staff to develop and manage its grant-making processes Alterman The William Davidson Foundation announced the addition of two senior program staff to their grow- ing team of professionals. The appointments of Kari Alterman and John Ziraldo — as senior program officers for the founda- Kovan The National Association of Professional Women honored Carolyn Krieger-Cohen as a 2015-2016 inductee into its VIP Woman of the Year Circle. She received the distinction for her leadership and longevity in business. NAPW is the nation’s leading networking organization exclusively for professional women, with 850,000 members and over 200 operating Local Chapters. Krieger-Cohen Krieger-Cohen is founder of CKC Agency in Farmington Hills, a dynamic, full-service firm that provides public relations, marketing, and social media services as well as Web-based strategy and content, and special events coordination. Labe Bick Williams, Williams, Rattner & Plunkett P.C. announces that several of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 22nd edition of Best Lawyers Frank Rattner in America 2016 and/or the 2015 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers, including Robert Bick, Sidney Frank, Robert Labe and Richard Rattner. Ashley Aidenbaum has been appointed the newest member of the Baldwin Public Library Board of Directors. Aidenbaum was selected to fulfill the final two years of a four-year term that ends in November 2017. 16 January 7 • 2016 Ziraldo tion’s Southeast Michigan and Jewish Life portfolios respec- tively — herald a new phase in the foundation’s ongoing efforts to build a world-class organization. Ziraldo will serve as the founda- tion’s senior program officer for Southeast Michigan, where he will lead efforts to contribute to Metro Detroit’s economic and cultural vitality. Alterman will serve as the senior program officer responsible for leading the foundation’s engage- ments and grant-making in the Jewish community regionally and nationally. A Michigan State University senior is among 32 Americans selected as Rhodes scholars. Sarah B. Kovan of Okemos will pursue a master’s of philosophy degree in development studies at Oxford University in England. Kovan will receive bachelor’s degrees in com- parative cultures and human biology at Michigan State in East Lansing; her academic research includes evalu- ating options for economic development in Sri Lanka for low-income women. Saum Erica Saum, LMSW, senior director of Family Life and Wellness Services at Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit, was recognized in November for her contributions to a two-day event on human trafficking held last year by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners. Nonprofit Kadima, which serves individuals with mental health needs, honored Chad Techner of Royal Oak as the organiza- tion’s Distinguished Volunteer of 2015 at the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Detroit Chapter’s Techner Annual National Philanthropy Day Dinner in November. In the past year, he helped initiate programming to engage young adults in Kadima’s work and created a new community vegetable gar- den to encourage positive hands-on experiences for those who visit the activity center. He is also chair of the Education and Outreach Committee, where he is leading new marketing initiatives to help grow awareness for Kadima’s mission. Michigan League for Public Policy President and CEO Gilda Jacobs was recently honored by the Food Bank Council of Michigan at its Michigan Harvest Gathering, becoming Jacobs a recipient of the Food Bank Council’s Hunger-Free Michigan Award. The award goes to individuals and organizations in Michigan who are work- ing to eliminate hunger and poverty in Michigan. As head of the League, Jacobs has had a strong record on working to pass state policies that promote and protect vital safety net programs and help get food and support to those who are struggling. For the second consecutive year, JVS, a nonprofit human services agency head- quartered in Southfield, was named a finalist in Crain’s Detroit Business Best- Managed Nonprofit contest. The agency was recognized for launching eCycle Opportunities (eCO), a JVS subsidiary that recycles electronics to reduce landfill waste while creating jobs for people with disabilities and generating revenue for JVS services for people with disabilities. In the six months eCO has been in operation, more than 65,000 pounds of eWaste have been collected. MSU’s former Jewish Studies director and professor emeritus Ken Waltzer will head the new Academic Engagement Network (AEN). This is a diverse network of college and Waltzer university faculty and administrators on campuses across the United States that will counter anti-Israel rhetoric and activity that calls for univer- sities to endorse boycotts, divestments and sanctions. Rabbi Jay Henry Moses has been pro- moted to vice presi- dent of the Wexner Foundation. Moses, a University of Michigan graduate, grew up in the Detroit area, was Moses ordained at Hebrew Union College and served as associate rabbi at Temple Sholom in Chicago before joining the Wexner Foundation in 2003, a private Jewish phi- lanthropy dedicated to strengthening lead- ership in the Jewish community in North America and in Israel.