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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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