NOVEMBER 2 • 2023 | 43 A special group of volunteer judges will be reviewing submissions and choosing the 36 winners. Honorees will receive a free subscription to the JN and be featured in a February 2024 issue. GO ONLINE TO THEJEWISHNEWS.COM AND SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION BY DECEMBER 29, 2023 JEWISH NEWS THE DETROIT Do you know someone who gives of themselves to the community in robust — and often thankless — ways? Someone you admire and aspire to be like? Someone whose accomplishments you want to celebrate? Nominations for The Detroit Jewish News’ annual 36 under 36 are now open to recognize doers, activists, entrepreneurs, philanthropists, community organizers and other young Jewish professionals reshaping and broadening Metro Detroit’s Jewish community. Do you know someone making an impact in the community for this special honor? 36 UNDER 36 Nominations Now Open! FEBRUARY 16 • 2023 | 13 DINI PETERSON Dini Peterson is the chief program officer of Family and Community Services at Jewish Family Service. Since graduating with her master’s in social work from Wayne State University, Dini has focused on serving the Detroit Jewish community. As a proud graduate and parent of local Jewish day schools, Dini was inspired to pursue social work to support her community with “homegrown” resources. She began her career at Gesher Human Services (then JVS) and Jewish Family Service in the area of poverty alleviation. In her 12 years at JFS, Dini has grown from intern to case manager to supervisor to director, until promoted to her current role in March 2020. As chief program officer, Dini is privileged to oversee mental health and safety net programs serving the Jewish community and beyond. Her areas of responsibility include behavioral health, case management, school social work, youth mental health, suicide prevention, resource support, outreach to Orthodox communities and more. Dini is grateful to spend each day with amazing colleagues, brainstorming new ways to support individuals and families. Dini grew up in Oak Park, where she lives with her husband, Aaron, and three children, Aryeh, Maryam and Henny. While she sometimes describes her free time as nonexistent, she enjoys playing seven versions of Wordle, reading light fiction, exploring Michigan lakes, and playing board games and trivia with an almost-too competitive nature. SARAH ROBERTS Sarah Roberts grew up in Scarsdale, New York, and currently lives in Downtown Detroit with her husband, George, 1-year-old daughter Eden, and rescue terrier mix Shakshuka. After spending nearly a decade working in the U.S. Congress in Washington, D.C., as a health policy expert and in senior leadership positions for members of Congress including Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (N.Y.) and Congresswoman Haley Stevens (Mich.), she moved to Michigan to start a family and become active in the Detroit Jewish community. Sarah is also pursuing her MBA degree at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business. As a member of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit’s NEXTGen Board of Directors, Sarah serves on the Executive Committee and as vice president on the Campaign Committee. In these roles, she helps young Jewish Detroiters develop leadership in inspired giving. Sarah also chairs the AJC ACCESS Board Political Committee, meeting with local elected officials to advocate for the U.S.-Israel partnership and the Detroit Jewish community. She previously served on the board of Jewish Family Service and still supports their amazing work to care for Holocaust survivors, older adults and those with mental health needs. Sarah loves living Downtown. She and her family regularly frequent local destinations such as ChabaD and San Morello restaurant and love taking daily walks along the riverfront. Sarah grew up sailing with her sisters, Rachel and Rebecca, on Lake 36 36 UNDER responsibility include behavioral health, case management, school social work, youth mental health, suicide prevention, resource support, outreach to Orthodox communities and more. Dini is grateful to spend each day with amazing colleagues, brainstorming new ways to support individuals and families. where she lives with her husband, Aaron, and three children, Aryeh, Maryam and Henny. While she sometimes describes her free time as nonexistent, she enjoys playing seven versions of Wordle, reading light fiction, exploring Michigan lakes, and playing board games and trivia with an almost-too competitive nature. E ach year, we here at the Jewish News get introduced to 36 remarkable members of Michigan’s Jewish community — from here in Metro Detroit to Windsor to Lansing, Ann Arbor and Bay City. Each of our 36 Under 36 winners was nominated by someone in the community and chosen by a panel of impartial judges (also active Jewish community members) for the honor. The people on our list are educators, lawyers, engineers, artists, social workers and other professionals who all have one thing in common: their determination to build Jewish community. Our winners were invited to write and submit their own bios, which you’ll find here (in no particular order). Please join us in wishing them a hearty Mazel Tov! The Jewish News celebrates celebrates the young professionals making an impact in our region. COMPILED BY JACKIE HEADAPOHL DIRECTOR OF EDITORIAL continued on page 14 36 36 UNDER ach year, we here at the introduced to 36 remarkable members of Michigan’s Jewish community — from here in Metro Detroit to Windsor to Lansing, Ann Arbor Each of our 36 Under 36 winners was nominated by someone in the community and chosen by a panel of impartial judges (also active Jewish community members) for the honor. The people on our list are educators, lawyers, engineers, artists, social workers and other professionals who all have one thing in common: their determination to build Jewish community. Our winners were invited to write and submit their own bios, which you’ll find here (in no particular order). Please join us in wishing them a hearty Mazel Tov! The The Jewish News Jewish News the young professionals making the young professionals making an impact in our region. an impact in our region. 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