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AVI SNIDER
Avi Snider, 30, of Oak Park, 
is chair of Oak Park’
s Arts 
and Cultural Diversity 
Commission. He leads the 
city’
s efforts to develop and 
implement city-wide pro-
grams and events that pro-
vide access to the performing and creative 
arts and celebrate cultural diversity. Avi 
was appointed as chair in 2017 after serv-
ing as chair of Oak Park’
s Ethnic Advisory 
Commission in 2016. This fall, Avi also 
was appointed to Oak Park’
s Zoning Board 
of Appeals. He takes pride in contributing 
to the richness of cultural diversity in Oak 
Park, including being an active member of 
the Oak Park Jewish community. 
At his synagogue, Young Israel of Oak 
Park, Avi is a founding member of the 
Millennials Committee, where he plans 
events and creates community for adults in 
their 20s and 30s. Through his work with the 
committee, he seeks to create shared Jewish 
experiences as an antidote for the isolation 
sometimes felt by members of his genera-
tion. 
An attorney by trade, Avi works in-house 
at Equian, specializing in healthcare sub-
rogation law and correct risk allocation 
between insurers. He has a bachelor of 
arts degree in political science from the 
University of Michigan and a J.D. from 
University of Cincinnati, where he was 
the president of the Jewish Law Students 
Association.

ARI KATZ
Ari Katz, 35, of West 
Bloomfield, is a financial 
adviser at Glanz Wealth 
Advisors, a private wealth 
advisory practice of 
Ameriprise Financial in 
Farmington Hills. He helps 
clients develop sound financial plans, invest-
ment strategies and insurance portfolios, 
which helps give them confidence that their 
goals are on track. He’
s focused on providing 
an excellent experience for his clients and 
is driven by the progress they make toward 
their unique financial goals. 
Ari was motivated to become a finan-
cial adviser after his father passed away 
from ALS and his family faced subsequent 
financial challenges. To honor his father’
s 
legacy, Ari supports ALS families and med-
ical research by hosting awareness events 
and fundraising for the ALS Association 
Michigan Chapter.
This year, Ari launched a new automo-
tive enthusiast club called Cars and Kibitz 
at Temple Israel to connect members of the 

Jewish community who have a shared pas-
sion for cars but may not otherwise interact. 
Ari and his wife, Julie, work to instill 
strong Jewish family values in their chil-
dren, Sadie and Libby, by attending Temple 
Israel ECC, participating in The Well events 
and creating Jewish traditions at home. He’
s 
been a lifelong Metro Detroiter and earned 
his undergraduate degree from Western 
Michigan University and his M.B.A. from 
Wayne State University. His favorite thing 
to do in Metro Detroit? Cruising Woodward 
Avenue.

BECCA FISHMAN
Becca Fishman, 25, lives at 
Moishe House in Royal Oak. 
She obtained her bachelor 
of arts from Michigan State 
University and worked at 
Hillel of Metro Detroit as 
a program associate upon 
graduation. For the last 20 years, Becca has 
been a part of the Tamarack Camps family, 
holding titles such as camper, counselor and 
supervisor. Currently, she holds the title of 
Israel and marketing coordinator. 
Becca loves the Metro Detroit Jewish com-
munity and has been involved with many 
organizations. In 2016 and 2017, she took 
part in the NEXTGen Latke Vodka Planning 
Committee. In 2018, she was the teen mis-
sion coordinator for the Detroit community. 
This past December, Becca attended a ser-
vice trip to Thailand with Partner’
s in Torah. 
She is excited to continue her passionate 
involvement at Tamarack Camps and within 
this motivating community. 

CARLY SCHIFF
Carly Schiff, 31, of 
Birmingham is the digital 
account director and an asso-
ciate at Brogan & Partners. 
She is responsible for plan-
ning, developing and manag-
ing clients’
 digital strategies 
to improve their web presence, assist with 
the customers’
 journeys to conversion and 
ultimately achieve client digital marketing 
goals. Carly holds end-to-end knowledge 
of all agency operations, including project 
management and client relationship manage-
ment.
 Before coming to Brogan, Carly honed 
her account executive skills at MRM//
McCann. There, she managed multi-channel 
marketing and advertising programs for the 
GM Card from Capital One. She is a gradu-
ate of Michigan State University. 
 Carly is a member of the NEXTGen 
Detroit Board of Directors. She also sits on 
the Tamarack Camps Board of Directors 

as the chair of the marketing committee. 
Carly’
s passion for building community 
in Jewish Detroit drives her philanthropic 
efforts. In her free time, she loves to travel 
and cook.

CASEY DISKIN
Casey Diskin, 32, has been 
working with children with 
autism and other develop-
mental disorders since 2004. 
She received her undergrad-
uate degree from Wayne 
State University, her master’
s 
degree from Macquarie University in Sydney, 
Australia, and completed her internship 
through Melbourne University. She is the 
director of applied behavior analysis at Oxford 
Recovery Center, which has centers in both 
Brighton and Troy. Casey’
s responsibilities 
include designing training protocols for ABA 
therapists and BCBAs, providing support 
to families with children who present chal-
lenging behaviors, advocating for children 
in schools, helping families secure insurance 
coverage for therapeutic services, and con-
tracting and negotiating rates with insurance 
companies. In addition, she promotes research 
and dissemination of evidence-based prac-
tices through the ARTS program at Oxford 
Recovery Center. 
Casey grew up in Huntington Woods and 
currently lives there with her husband, Joshua, 
and their son, Asa. She and her family belong 
to B’
nai Moshe in West Bloomfield. Her guilty 
pleasure is traveling to Phish shows with her 
husband.

CLAUDIA HALPERN
Claudia Halpern, 23, is the 
associate regional director 
at Michigan Region BBYO, 
where she focuses on build-
ing and strengthening Jewish 
communities each and 
every day. Claudia grew up 
in Farmington Hills, where she was active 
in BBYO, the Jewish Federation, Tamarack 
Camps and Temple Israel. She graduated from 
Eastern Michigan University with a B.A. in 
communications and a minor in nonprofit 
administration. She found a home interning 
and working at multiple Metro Detroit orga-
nizations. After graduating in 2017, Claudia 
moved to Ann Arbor to be the outreach and 
program coordinator at the Jewish Federation 
of Greater Ann Arbor. While there, she 
worked with the young adult cohort, Israel 
and Overseas, Women’
s Philanthropy and 
Teen Engagement. She returned to Metro 
Detroit to work for BBYO, where she focuses 
on BBG chapters, expansion efforts and as 
Adviser RISE Fellowship.

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