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