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and exploring the city of Detroit.
DANIEL WARSH
Daniel Warsh, 32, of West
Bloomfield, is an in-house
corporate attorney at Robert
Bosch LLC, where he advises
several North American busi-
ness 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 Anti-
Defamation 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 partici-
pating 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 experi-
ences 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 responsi-
bility 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 com-
munity initiatives.
David and his wife, Elizabeth, live in
Beverly Hills and are members of Temple
Israel. He is a
“Spartan for life” and co-cap-
tain of a consistently average intramural
ComePlayDetroit basketball team. After
hours, he enjoys traveling, writing screen-
plays and participating in local film compe-
titions.
ELI BOYER
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 found-
ing 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 lead-
ership 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 Chicago-
based 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 asso-
ciate 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 chil-
dren, Noah and Emma, who both attend Farber
Hebrew Day School-Yeshivat Akiva.
Lesley is an active second-year board mem-
ber 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 redevelop-
ment, activation and operation
of parks, streets, plazas, alleys, bike lanes, librar-
ies and other civic infrastructure throughout
Detroit. George’
s accomplishments include the
creation of the Woodward Esplanade and Spirit
Plaza, revitalization of Capitol Park, and devel-
opment 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