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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