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NICOLE FEINBERG

Nicole Feinberg 
graduated from 
Michigan State 
University in 2015 
and is the current 
program coordina-
tor at the Isaac Agree 
Downtown Synagogue, the last 
freestanding synagogue in the 
city of Detroit. Before starting 
her role at the Downtown 
Synagogue, Nicole oversaw 
immigrant and refugee support 
programs with both Southwest 
Solutions and Jewish Family 
Services of Washtenaw County. 
Since 2018, Nicole has devel-
oped programs for the 
Downtown Synagogue’s com-
munity to learn about and cele-
brate Jewish holidays and social 
justice-focused events. In addi-
tion, Nicole has established and 
fostered many interfaith part-
nerships with Detroit-based 
organizations. She has more 
recently transitioned her role to 
additionally support the growth 
of the synagogue through devel-
oping sustainable fundraising 
practices. Nicole is committed 
to the idea of expanding Jewish 

Detroit and loves looking for 
ways to build connections and 
sustainable growth in the com-
munity. Nicole currently lives 
in Hamtramck and can be 
found traveling, hiking and 
cooking new recipes with her 
partner, Kate.

JASON DIZIK

Jason Dizik is in his 
fourth season as 
the lead game pro-
ducer for the 
Detroit Pistons on 
FOX Sports Detroit 
and, at 35, remains the youngest 
producer in the NBA. He also 
produces Tigers games for the 
network where he’s been work-
ing since 2008. The six-time 
Emmy Award-winner also pro-
duces events for FS1, B1G 
Network and FOX Sports 
Midwest. Jason works hard to 
help students who share his love 
of sports and media. He serves 
on the Board of Governors for 
the Michigan Chapter of the 
National Academy of Television 
Arts and Sciences, where he sits 
on the scholarship subcommit-
tee. He’s the second vice-chair of 
the Central Michigan University 
School of Broadcast and 
Cinematic Arts Alumni 
Advisory Board, where he 
chairs the Hall of Fame sub-
committee. He and his wife, 
Emily, met at CMU and endow 
a scholarship for students focus-
ing on sports media. A graduate 
of North Farmington High, he 
sits on the Farmington Public 
Schools TV-10 Career and 
Technical Education Advisory 
Committee. He also serves as 
executive producer of the Night 
of Discovery Gala for the 
Michigan Chapter of the 
American Cancer Society. Jason 
and his family are longtime 
members of Temple Beth El. 

MICHAEL EMMER

Michael Emmer, 
31, of West 
Bloomfield, is a 
real estate attor-
ney at Jaffe Raitt 
Heuer & Weiss 
P.C., where he works with 
owners, private and institu-
tional developers, builders, 
real estate management com-
panies, brokers, operators and 
investors on various real 
estate transactions, including 
acquisitions, dispositions and 
leasing in the commercial, 
retail, industrial and residen-
tial areas. Michael graduated 
from Wayne State University 
Law School and Michigan 
State University with a bache-
lor’s in economics. Michael is 
devoted to the Metro Detroit 
Jewish community, with roots 
in Temple Israel and Temple 
Beth El. He has also become 
more involved with the 
regional AIPAC chapter and 
looks forward to more in per-
son AIPAC events post-
COVID. Michael and his 
wife, Elizabeth, live in West 
Bloomfield where they enjoy 
spending time outdoors, 
cooking and skiing. In their 
spare time, they also volun-
teer, most recently with 
Brilliant Detroit, creating san-
itation kits for Detroit resi-
dents.

EMILY FOXEN-CRAFT

Emily Foxen-Craft 
is an assistant pro-
fessor of pediatrics 
at University of 
Michigan. As a 
psychologist at 
C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, 
she conducts research, teaches 
and provides clinical services 
to children and adolescents 
experiencing chronic pain. She 

serves on the Pain Task Force 
of the Michigan Psychological 
Association and co-leads a 
telementoring program for 
pediatricians around the state 
about headache management. 
Throughout her time at Akiva 
Hebrew Day School and 
McGill University, she particu-
larly enjoyed volunteering and 
contributing to the local and 
global communities through 
Friendship Circle, NCSY and 
Save a Child’s Heart. These 
experiences inspired her to 
pursue her master’s and Ph.D. 
in clinical psychology at 
University of Maryland, 
Baltimore County, after which 
she was able to return to 
Michigan to complete her 
advanced training. Emily is 
involved in the Ann Arbor 
Jewish community and has 
taken lots of walks and honed 
her banana bread recipe 
during the pandemic. 

CHRIS HARRISON

Chris Harrison 
(he/him) is a writ-
er/editor at the 
Union for Reform 
Judaism (URJ) 
and an alumnus of 
the URJ’s 2018 JewV’Nation 
Fellowship’s Jews of Color 
Leadership Cohort. He earned 
his B.A. in English-Creative 
Writing and Film Studies at 
Miami University and his cer-
tificate in Jewish Leadership 
through Spertus Institute and 
Northwestern University. A 
Black and bisexual Jew-by-
Choice, Chris is passionate 
about Jewish mysticism, all 
things related to cinema, and 
making diversity, equity and 
inclusion (DEI) practices a 
central part of Jewish commu-
nities. He has been published 
in two anthologies: None Shall 

“I BUILD CREATIVE 
PROGRAMS 
FOCUSED ON 
ENGAGING 
YOUNG ADULTS 
IN THE DETROIT 
COMMUNITY TO 
FOSTER THEIR 
JEWISH IDENTITY 
AND BUILD 
CONNECTIONS.” 

— HALLIE EISENBERG

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