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NEXTGen Entree 2020, which helps young 
adults new to Detroit to connect Jewishly. 
He also is a member of The Well’
s Detroit 
Whiskey Group. 
Spencer is a proud native of Little Rock, 
Ark., growing up as one of only 1,500 Jews in 
the city. He says it shaped his commitment 
to be the involved Jewish man he is today. 
You will find him on a random bike ride 
or drive, exploring Detroit’
s neighborhoods, 
trying to find fried chicken up to his stan-
dards or making friends with Eastern Market 
vendors. 
A year ago, his dog, Cosmo, was lost in 
West Bloomfield during the polar vortex; not 
to worry, Cosmo is safe. Spencer is a lifelong 
swimmer and is looking for friends to make 
him get back in the pool.

STEPHANIE EREZ
Stephanie Erez is the 
coordinator of jBaby 
Detroit for jFamily at the 
JCC, where she organizes 
prenatal courses for first-
time expectant parents. 
Stephanie hires the top 
experts in their field to 
deliver (pun intended!) the most informative 
classes on newborn care, labor and delivery, 
infant CPR and baby feeding. Stephanie also 
coordinates post-baby programs like the 
jBaby Born Postpartum Support Group for 
moms, parenting education workshops and 
young Jewish family programming. Most 
recently, Stephanie has taken on overseeing 
new dad-focused programs like the Daddy 
Boot Camp Workshop for prenatal dads and 
the monthly Sunday Morning Daddy & Me: 
Bagels and Boot Camp for fathers and little 
ones.
For Stephanie, the most rewarding part of 
her job is the knowledge that she is helping 
new parents form connections for life. 
She is a native Detroiter and she received 
her B.A. from the University of Michigan 
and her master’
s in Jewish civilization from 
the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Before 
beginning her career with jFamily, Stephanie 
worked remotely as a freelance writer and 
editor for six years and “mommed” full time. 
Before that, she held a position in the Israel 
and Overseas Department at the Jewish 
Federation. 

Stephanie and her husband, Kobi, live 
in Southfield with their four children. The 
family shares a profound love for Israel and 
travels there every summer.

MATTHEW SIKORA
Matthew Sikora is the 
founder and chief instruc-
tor at TRUE Martial Arts 
in the Orchard Mall in 
West Bloomfield. His 
award-winning programs 
are designed to teach 
students of all ages real-
ity-based self-defense skills and character 
development. He developed these programs 
from the ground up and now serves more 
than 350 members in his location. 
He also offers his Reality Defense Krav 
Maga program, a martial art focused on 
self-defense developed by the Israeli Defense 
Forces.
He provides free anti-bullying seminars 
for children and has been featured on sev-
eral news stations sharing his anti-bullying 
message. He is also co-owner of Sikora Law 
Firm in Farmington Hills, where the firm 
represents clients injured in automobile acci-
dents.
Matthew serves on the West Bloomfield 
Education Foundation (WBEF) board 
and has been involved with planning and 
fundraising to invest in academic enrich-
ment programs for children in the West 
Bloomfield School District. He has also 
volunteered in the Jewish community by 
providing self-defense training for teens and 
adults.
He enjoys boating, golf, snowboarding and 
trying Metro Detroit’
s amazing restaurants. 
He especially loves rock climbing and can-
yoneering and has a great collection of pic-
tures of himself at the summit of mountains 
all over the world.

ERIC BERLIN
Eric Berlin is a litigation 
attorney at Clark Hill 
PLC, where he works 
with individuals and busi-
nesses through all stages 
and aspects of litigation. 
He is part of the firm’
s 
Leadership Forum, helping 

to create educational and social program-
ming and growth opportunities for associ-
ates and senior attorneys. 
He is also a board member of the Detroit 
Bar Association’
s Barrister’
s Section and is 
involved with the Jewish Bar Association of 
Michigan. 
Eric’
s Jewish communal involvement 
began in high school, when became an active 
member of BBYO, serving as president of 
Kishon AZA and regional vice president. 
Eric graduated from the University of 
Michigan, where he was an active member 
of the Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternity. He spent 
six months living in Jerusalem studying at 
Hebrew University. 
Eric is involved with NEXTGen Detroit 
and The Well and its monthly Shabbat din-
ner groups. He has also been involved with 
Therapy Dogs International, where he and 
his dog (Rocky, a chocolate lab) were certi-
fied as a therapy team to visit schools and 
nursing homes. 
Eric and his wife, Abi, were born 
and raised in Metro Detroit and live in 
Huntington Woods with their two dogs 
(Rocky and Lily). They are members at 
Temple Israel. They enjoy spending time 
with friends and family, trying out the 
Detroit’
s latest restaurants, hiking with their 
dogs and binge-watching whatever show 
they can eventually agree on. 

DANIEL ROSENBERG
Daniel “Danny” 
Rosenberg, 35, of 
Franklin is a senior 
account executive at 
LinkedIn. He is part of 
LinkedIn’
s Marketing 
Solutions organization, 
working with its top enterprise, strategic 
and high-growth clients to create custom 
marketing programs. After working in 
Silicon Valley and Chicago, he has brought 
his talents back home to Detroit. 
He is passionate about leveraging his skill-
set to help Jewish Detroit professionals nav-
igate the LinkedIn network and enhance the 
way they market themselves. He’
s partnered 
with both JVS and NEXTGen Detroit to fur-
ther promote this goal. 
After graduating from Michigan State 
University, Danny embarked on a year-long 

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