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our local and global Jewish
community over a lifetime
of service. This award
recognizes the longevity
of their work, the range
of their service and the
significant leadership roles
they have assumed. These
extraordinary individuals
have earned a place among
the many great leaders of our
Detroit community.
In 2016, Federation
changed the name of the
Award to the William
Davidson Lifetime
Achievement Award, to
honor the legacy of an
incredible leader of our local,
national and international
Jewish community.

Michael Horowitz’s work
for the Jewish Federation
stems from his belief in Klal
Yisrael — the idea that Jews
are all one people, and we
must care for each other. It’s
a core value in his life, and
one that’s fueled his past
five decades of community
service.
Among Michael’s wide
range of achievements, he
helped create Federation’s
Israel and Overseas
Committee and served as
its first chair. He co-chaired
the Annual Campaign and
Partnership 2000, joined the
board of governors for the
Jewish Agency for Israel and
became actively involved
with Jewish Federation of
North America. In 2010,
Michael became president of
the Detroit Federation.
In 2011, his career took
a turn when he was named
the CEO of the Jewish
Federation of Atlanta, a
post he held for seven
years before returning to
Detroit to continue his deep
involvement in our local
community.
Michael and his wife
Barbara are passionate about

passing on their Jewish
values to their children and
grandchildren, giving to
others and helping maintain
a vibrant Jewish community.

For Susie Pappas, giving
her time, talent and effort to
causes bigger than herself is
simply second nature. Her
Jewish communal service
began with Hadassah and
ORT, which eventually
led to decades of active
involvement with the Jewish
Federation.
Within the Women’s
Department, now known
as Women’s Philanthropy,
she has held an array
of leadership positions,
eventually serving as
president, where she
reimagined women’s
programs to engage a new
generation of women.

In addition to many other
contributions, Susie has
had a tremendous impact
on Federation’s campaign
efforts, serving as Annual
Campaign Chair as well as
helping to create several
groundbreaking Women’s
Philanthropy programs,
including the INSPIRE
initiative and the IMPACT
mission to Israel.
With her husband, Norm,
Susie created the Pappas
Prize, which each year
recognizes a Federation staff
member for an innovative
idea that has impacted the
organization.
Susie’s career as a volunteer
leader is far from over: She
is currently the chairperson
of the Leonard N. Simons
Jewish Archives, which
houses collections that tell
the story of Jewish Detroit.
As busy as she is, Susie
finds time to spend with her
children and grandchildren,
in Detroit, Chicago and
Washington, D.C.

THE MARK-LIS FAMILY
YOUNG LEADERSHIP
AWARD:
DANIELLE DEPRIEST
The Mark-Lis Family Young
Leadership Award was created
in 1993 by Florine Mark (z”l)
and her family. It recognizes an
established young leader who
has shown outstanding com-
mitment and achieved remark-
able success within Federation’s
NEXTGen Detroit department.

Since being introduced to
Federation in 2012, Danielle
DePriest has immersed her-
self in community leadership
through NEXTGen Detroit.
She took part in a program
that placed young leaders on
various Federation agency
boards, serving as a liaison to
JFS, where she is now an exec-
utive committee member.
Danielle has served on the
NEXTGen Detroit Board,
co-chaired leadership-devel-
opment programs like Encore
and Accelerate, and sat on the
Board’s Executive Committee,
serving as NEXTGen Detroit
campaign chair for four years.
In 2022, she became
NEXTGen Detroit’s president,
where she helped expand the
organization’s impact on young
adult engagement and com-
mitment to our community.
A mother of two, Danielle
is an attorney at Zausmer PC,
where she is the firm’s young-
est female partner.

THE SYLVIA SIMON
GREENBERG AWARD:
JULIE TREPECK HARRIS
The Sylvia Simon Greenberg
Award was established in
1965 by the late Samuel
S. Greenberg and Ronald
and John Greenberg
as a memorial to their
beloved wife and mother.
It recognizes exceptional
leadership potential and
service to the Jewish
community on the part of a
young woman.

For Julie Trepeck Harris,
serving as a volunteer leader
is an essential aspect of her
connection to the Jewish
community. A camper at
Tamarack Camps, she has
chaired multiple committees
for the agency and was vice
president of advancement,
helping establish a thriving
corporate sponsorship
program. She helped launch
the Campaign for Change,
where campers learn the
value of tzedakah.
In addition to her
involvement in several
other Jewish organizations,
Julie is an active leader
in Federation’s Women’s
Philanthropy Department,
chairing the Debut group
and serving in roles as
co-chair of Frost Fest and
the most recent Signature
event, which brought more
than 800 women together.

Danielle
DePriest
Julie
Trepeck
Harris