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when Kim was a child, she attended a 
magic camp. To this day, she can still per-
form two tricks — a card trick and mak-
ing her husband’
s money disappear. 

ARIANA MENTZEL
Ariana Mentzel (née 
Segal) is the managing 
director of the Detroit 
Center for Civil 
Discourse, a nonprofit 
organization with the 
goal of creating a space 
for meaningful and effective conversation 
between peoples= of differing ideas and 
experiences. She leads a group of 20 Wayne 
State University students, mostly of the 
Muslim and Jewish faiths, through shared 
study and mutually impactful conversa-
tion. 
Ariana is an active member of 
the JCRC-AJC, co-chairing the Diplomatic 
Committee. She is a Shalom Hartman iEn-
gage Detroit Community Leadership 
Program cohort participant, which she 
hopes will give her a fresh perspective 
and useful tools to engage the commu-
nity in conversations about Israel and 
Jewish values. Ariana is Oakland Country 
Chair of the Michigan Democratic Jewish 
Caucus. She and her family are members 
of Congregation Shaarey Zedek, where she 
leads a children’
s Shabbat class each week. 
She continuously looks for opportunities 
to enhance and give back to this commu-
nity, which she loves. Most people don’
t 
know that Ariana loves to act. She was a 
student at the esteemed Stella Adler Studio 
of Acting in New York City; she has done 
commercial work as an actress and was 
part of student films while at MSU and at 
the IDC in Herzliya, Israel. 

RANDAL FELDMAN
Randal Feldman, 29, of 
Bloomfield Hills grew up 
outside of Philadelphia. 
She graduated Temple 
University with a psy-
chology degree. During 
college, she was involved 
with Jewish Federation 
and was chosen as one of 13 students to be 

part of the JEVS Franklin Ash Internship 
— she worked in Federation’
s Child 
Welfare Department. Because of her deep 
love for children and her desire to help 
others, she continued to work there after 
graduating.
In 2014, Randal and her husband, 
Jeremy, moved to Michigan. When Randal 
became pregnant, they participated in 
jBaby. She enjoyed the sense of commu-
nity from this program, which led to her 
serving on the jBaby board and planning 
a jBaby reunion in 2018. Her involvement 
with Federation includes hosting girls 
and couples Friday night Shabbat dinner 
groups; she also co-hosted a Bunco fund-
raiser with The Well. 
Looking for safe products for her first 
daughter, Randal became a consultant for 
Beautycounter, a company that provides 
safe, clean products for men, women 
and children. She now is a manager with 
Beautycounter and does freelance work on 
the side. She has two daughters, Lexi, 3, 
and Sophie, 6 months. Lexi attends Hillel 
Day School. Randal enjoys traveling, fit-
ness, trying all the new cool restaurants 
in Detroit and spending time with the 
wonderful friends she has made living in 
Michigan.
 

TSIPPI GROSS
Tsippi Gross is a wife, 
mother of three, execu-
tive coach and fashion 
brand founder. Through 
her company Havah 
Tribe, Tsippi provides 
maternity- and nursing- 
friendly apparel for 
moms, as well as practical tips, tricks and 
hacks for her online community. As host 
and founder of The Stunning Success pod-
cast, focused on helping professionals take 
their business online, Tsippi takes the work 
done in her private coaching and master-
mind sessions to the masses. She encour-
ages people to challenge the limits they’
ve 
created for themselves, set bigger goals, 
and achieve more joy and impact than they 
ever thought possible. 
As the wife of Rabbi Noam Gross, Tsippi 
is involved with the growth and devel-

opment of the Partners Detroit Young 
Jewish Professionals Division. Hosting 
Shabbat and holiday meals regularly and 
opening her home to Jews of all back-
grounds, Tsippi regularly connects with 
the up-and-coming leaders of the Detroit 
Jewish community, but most people would 
be surprised to learn she considers herself 
an introvert. “I’
m not shy, which people 
assume introverts are, but I get recharged 
being in my own space,
” she says.

TEDDIE OLENDER
Teddie Olender 
(Eisenberg), CFP, CIMA, 
30, is vice president-
investments with the 
Olender Group of Wells 
Fargo Advisors, working 
closely with individuals 
and families, businesses and nonprofits to 
help them achieve their financial goals. 
Her passion for empowering others to 
achieve these goals goes beyond the office 
as she volunteers her time educating 
young professionals and college students 
about preparing for their financial future, 
as well as mentoring aspiring CFP profes-
sionals through the CFP Board Mentor 
Program. She was also a featured panelist 
at Wells Fargo Advisor’
s Regional 
Women’
s Best Practice Forum for 
Financial Advisors.
Having grown up at Adat Shalom 
Synagogue, Teddie gets great enjoyment 
volunteering her time with the Teen 
Volunteer Corps through the Alliance for 
Teens in Detroit, where she helps Jewish 
teens in the community develop and 
put into action volunteer projects. These 
social action programs focus on relating 
Jewish values to everyday life and empow-
ers teens to be involved and impact the 
Jewish community of Metro Detroit. 
She and her husband, Adam, live in 
Huntington Woods and love spending 
time outdoors hiking, biking, skiing and 
camping. Together they enjoy participat-
ing in cycling and running events that 
benefit some amazing organizations, com-
bining their passion for the outdoors and 
giving back to the community.

