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missions of these organiza-
tions is very important to her.
While a Spartan at heart,
Emily graduated with a degree
in radio broadcast from
Columbia College Chicago,
but eventually found her way
home to Detroit to be closer
to her dad and sisters and
their families.
Emily and her wife, Stacy,
have built their family in
Metro Detroit. Son Davis,
3, and daughter Cash, 1, are
the lights of their lives. Emily
leads by example by donating
time and money to initiatives
that are close to her heart.
Helping to provide resources
to the underserved is a key
value she hopes to instill in
their children. An expert in
her field, with unmatched
customer service, Emily looks
forward to bringing KIG into
the future as the first Korotkin
woman to do so.
JONATHON
MARGOLIS
Jonathon
Margolis has
always been a
proud member
of the Jewish
community. He attended
Jewish day schools through
high school, which instilled in
him a love of Judaism, Israel
and a sense of community. His
first true internship was with
JVS’s JOIN program, which
was a fantastic introduction to
the various organizations that
serve our Jewish community.
He’s always been a proud
member of Bais Chabad of
West Bloomfield and dedicates
time to helping the synagogue
grow. He serves on the board
and is particularly focused on
the efforts to grow the shul’s
younger membership.
Professionally, he was fortu-
nate to find a long-term home
at Farbman Group, where he
currently oversees the asset
management division, which
maximizes value for the
company’s portfolio of more
than 25 million square feet
of commercial real estate. He
is extremely client-focused,
ensuring that each property
in the portfolio is approached
from an ownership perspec-
tive, and works to exceed
owners’ and clients’ goals.
There is no set rule book to
follow, as each property and
client is unique. This requires
a lot of thought, creativity and
care, which are the drivers
that continue to motivate him.
Jonathon is married to a
Hillel Day School alumna who
teaches at the school. They
have two daughters, ages 4
and 2, who both attend Hillel.
ALEC COHEN
Alec Cohen is
the marketing
and operations
manager for
the Storage
Business
Owners Alliance (SBOA).
Alec also manages his own
photography business, AC
Productions.
Prior to working for the
SBOA, Alec graduated from
the University of Michigan
with a B.A. in communication
and media studies. During his
time at U-M, Alec was very
involved with the Michigan
Daily. He served as a man-
aging photo editor in 2019
and a managing video editor
in 2020. Additionally, Alec
worked with MUSKET, the
largest musical theater orga-
nization at the University of
Michigan, as the marketing
director for two years.
Alec started AC Productions
in 2014 by creating mitzvah
montages. Over the years, he
has worked as a photographer
and videographer at many
mitzvahs, weddings and other
local events, and continues to
run his business today.
His other Jewish commu-
nity involvement includes
being a primary photographer
for Temple Israel as well as
a past marketing intern with
Tamarack Camps for two
years.
Outside of work, Alec is
involved with the Relay for
Life of South Oakland County.
He enjoys keeping up with
the latest television shows and
finding new things to do in
his new home in Royal Oak.
AMIRA
SOLEIMANI
Amira
Soleimani is
the director of
Judaic Studies
curriculum
and instruction at Hillel
Day School of Metropolitan
Detroit. Amira has served the
Detroit Jewish community as
a Jewish studies teacher and
administrator for the past
12 years. Prior to joining the
Hillel family, Amira was the
head of the Bible department
at Frankel Jewish Academy.
Amira believes that the soul
of a child is best nourished
when Jewish values are taught
through skills, and when the
topic of God is explored with
confidence and intent. In her
role, Amira enjoys designing
curriculum that emphasizes
particularly Judaic skills while
integrating universal learning
benchmarks.
Amira earned her bachelor’s
degree from the University of
Michigan, her master’s from
Tel Aviv University, and is
a graduate of the Hartman
Melamdim Program.
Amira grew up in the
Detroit Jewish community
and is a proud alumna of
both Hillel Day School and
the Frankel Jewish Academy.
In her free time, she can be
found cooking and hanging
out with her beautiful and
vivacious daughters, Alma and
Michal.
DANNY
KAUFMAN
Danny
Kaufman is
president
of Burns &
Wilcox, a
globally recognized leader in
wholesale specialty insurance
brokerage and underwriting.
He also serves as executive
vice president of its parent
company, H.W. Kaufman
Group, a privately held organi-
zation founded and headquar-
tered in Metro Detroit.
Following in the footsteps
of his father, Alan J. Kaufman,
and his late grandfather,
Herbert W. Kaufman, Danny
is only the third president of
Burns & Wilcox in the compa-
ny’s more than 50-year history.
He is also on the Board of
Directors of H.W. Kaufman
Group and subsidiaries H.W.
Kaufman Group London and
Atain Insurance Companies.
Along with his family,
Danny has been a longstand-
ing and active member of the
Detroit Jewish community.
He serves on the Board of
Directors for Adat Shalom
Synagogue and previously
co-chaired Jewish Federation
of Metro Detroit’s missions to
Cuba and Israel as part of the
Emerging Leaders Program.
Nationally, Danny has been
on the Jewish Federation
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