Berlin, Venice and Karlovy 
Vary film festivals. 
Andrew has served on the 
“Bucket List” of The Well and 
volunteers with the Michigan 
State Historical Marker 
program. He lives in Ypsilanti 
with his fiancée, Anna 
Megdell, a fiction writer, and 
their cat Diego — making his 
parents proud by moving back 
to Southeast Michigan. When 
they’re not planning their 
wedding, Andrew and Anna 
like browsing the Ann Arbor 
Farmers Market and Literati 
bookstore and taking visitors 
for sandwiches at Zingerman’s.

NIKKI WALD 
Nikki Wald 
was born and 
raised in the 
Metro Detroit 
area, and she 
works as a 
group sales 
representative for the Detroit 
Pistons. She graduated from 
the University of Michigan 
with a bachelor’s degree 
in sports management 
and a master’s degree in 
management. She also played 
softball for all four years of 
her undergraduate studies 
and won three Big Ten 
Championships and paid two 
visits to the Women’s College 
World Series.
Throughout her childhood, 
she attended JCC and 
Tamarack summer camps, 
participated in Temple Israel’s 
religious school and children’s 
choir, and was active in BBYO 
Michigan Region. As an adult, 
she participates in NEXTGen 
Detroit and The Well events.
Throughout her life, her 
interests have always been 
drawn to sports. When she 
began working for the Detroit 
Pistons, she was introduced to 
many theme nights, including 
Hispanic Heritage Night, Irish 
Heritage Night and others. 

However, she noticed there 
was not a Jewish Heritage 
Night. Disappointed by this 
realization, she took it upon 
herself to establish a Jewish 
Heritage Night for the Pistons’ 
organization. 
Building this Heritage 
Night from the ground up, 
she was able to unite Jewish 
organizations throughout 
Metro Detroit. At this game, 
the Pistons organization 
recognized the Jewish 
community, celebrated 
its former Jewish owner, 
William “Bill” Davidson’s 
100th birthday, showcased 
a Klezmer band, and had 
Ryan Turell, a member of the 
Pistons’ G-League affiliate and 
the first Orthodox member 
of any NBA-affiliated team, 
sign autographs. Attendees 
enjoyed a Jewish Heritage 
Night T-shirt and kosher 
food, which is unavailable at a 
normal game. 
Bringing the Jewish 
community together, 
especially during a time 
when antisemitism is on 
the rise, was an important 
accomplishment for her. 
People might be surprised 
to know that not only was 
Nikki in theater in high 
school, but she also was on 
an international dance team 
in college while obtaining her 
master’s degree.

ANDREW 
MOSS
Andrew Moss 
is the vice 
president of 
operations 
at Advance 
Plumbing & 
Heating Supply Company, 
a fourth-generation family-
owned and operated business 
headquartered in Detroit. In 
this role, Andrew is tasked 
with leading the company’s 
day-to-day operations and 

strategic initiatives, ranging 
from customer service and 
accounting to inventory 
management and IT. Since 
his arrival at Advance, the 
company has grown from 
38 team members to more 
than 60 (and growing) and is 
a finalist for DBusiness’ Top 
Corporate Culture Award.
Within the industry, 
Andrew is an active member 
of multiple trade organizations 
and buying groups. He is a 
member of the Decorative 
Plumbing & Hardware 
Association’s Professional 
Development Committee and 
a regular panel member of 
the organization’s educational 
webinars. He is also part of the 
North Central Wholesaler’s 
Association Leadership 
Development Council.
Outside of work, Andrew is 
a board member of NEXTGen 
Detroit, serving as a co-chair 
of the Israel and Overseas 
Committee. In this role, 
Andrew works to both educate 
Jewish young adults about 
Israel and to foster widespread 
dialogue about issues relating 
to Israel. He sincerely hopes 
this work can create a deeper 
connection between Israel and 
Jewish young adults.
Through his NEXTGen 
involvement, Andrew has been 
able to participate in multiple 
programs and get involved 
with more organizations both 
within and outside of Metro 
Detroit. Andrew is a board 
member of JCRC/AJC through 
the Liaison program and 
traveled to Argentina this past 
year with JDC’s Entwine. With 
both of these organizations, 
Andrew is working to 
strengthen ties between local 
and foreign communities. 
Andrew loves walking 
around Detroit and practicing 
yoga. He hopes to be able 
to get to full splits and a 
handstand this year.

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