M

eet Danielle
DePriest, 32, of
West Bloomfield,
the new president of
NEXTGen Detroit. DePriest
is also an active member
in the community as a
commercial litigation
attorney and sits on the
executive committee of
Jewish Family Service.
“I met Danielle DePriest
as I entered NEXTGen
Detroit as the director in
2019,” Tomer Moked said.
“Very quickly I realized how
impressive a leader she is.
She’s always been passionate
about the campaign and
how to spread the word to
the community about the
importance of contributing
and engaging the Jewish
Federation of Metropolitan
Detroit.”
DePriest officially became
NEXTGen Detroit president
at the organization’s 11th
Annual Meeting Aug. 30,
after being involved with the
organization for more than
seven years.
Over the years, the
Michigan native worked
her way up to the position
after serving on multiple

boards before applying for
the role. DePriest says she’s
honored to serve as president
alongside president-elect
Jennie Maxbauer and the
NEXTGen Detroit Board.
She has a few goals in
mind already.
“Building relationships is
one of the things I would like
to focus on during my year
as president of NEXTGen
Detroit,” DePriest said.
“Over the past 10 years,
the organization has built
amazing connections in our
community, and I think now
it’s time to deepen those

bonds into relationships.”
To start the year off,
NEXTGen Detroit’s exec-
utive board had a retreat
discussing some of the plans
for the 2022-2023 board year.
“We had the opportunity
to get our whole board,
including our executive
board, together for a day of
business and fun. Meeting in
Downtown Detroit provided
a great atmosphere for us to
strategize and plan what we
want the year to look like,”
she said.
NEXTGen Detroit’s
mission is to engage young

Jewish adults through bold
leadership, inspired giving
and diverse experiences to
build and sustain a vibrant
Jewish community in Detroit
and around the world.
“What’s unique about
this organization is the
three different focus areas
that we have — inspired
giving, diverse experiences
and bold leadership,” she
said. “We’re excited about
the opportunities we’re
offering to the community,
and I hope people would be
interested in coming out and
meeting one of our board

24 | NOVEMBER 10 • 2022

Meet Danielle DePriest, NEXTGen
Detroit’s new president.

Building
Relationships
with NEXTGen
Detroit

RACHEL SWEET ASSOCIATE EDITOR

New President
Danielle DePriest
speaks at NEXTGen
Detroit’s 11th
Annual Meeting.

NEXTGen Detroit
members

NEXT DOR
VOICE OF A NEW GENERATION