JCLP Alumni

Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2022

Erica Kuhn-Fink is a Child and Family Therapist at a private practice in Ann Arbor. She completed her MSW concentration in interpersonal practice. Prior to joining JCLP, she worked as an artist and educator in Ypsilanti, MI. Erica spent her formative years in Ann Arbor attending Temple Beth Emeth synagogue, where she also had her first experiences as a Jewish educator. She attended the University of Michigan and received a degree in Fine Art. Erica's engagement with Jewish community has been reflected in her many professional roles. She worked for three years after college as art director and educator at Congregation Beth El in Berkeley, California, and as a teacher at Bay Area Midrasha, a Jewish experiential learning program for teens. Erica has spent over a decade developing and teaching inclusionary, creative educational programming for Jewish communities throughout the country including the Levin Jewish Community Center of Durham, North Carolina, and most recently, Chabad of Ann Arbor's Camp Gan Israel. In addition to her work as a Jewish educator, Erica maintains a studio art practice and runs a small business selling her work to collectors and boutiques worldwide.

Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2022

Ezra is a Development Associate at Resources for the Future, an environmental think-tank organization, in Washington D.C. Ezra graduated with a Master of Social Work and JCLP certificate with a concentration in Management and Leadership in May 2022. He greatly enjoyed his experience in JCLP and also appreciated working at the Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor for his field placement.Originally from Evanston, Illinois, Ezra also graduated with a bachelor's from the University of Michigan in May 2020 with a major in Political Science and minors in Music and Judaic Studies. During his undergraduate experience, Ezra was a Lewis Summer Intern at the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) where he worked with JUF's Leadership Development Department. In 2019, Ezra interned at the University of Michigan's Taubman School of Architecture as a Development Summer Intern, which led to him to develop a passion for development work and to look for additional educational opportunities at U-M's School of Social Work and through JCLP. Ezra was also a four-year member of the Michigan Marching Band and served as Trombone Section Leader his senior year.

Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2022

Miriam currently lives in Chicago and works for the New Israel Fund, where she is excited to continue fostering her Jewish community! Originally from Huntington Woods, Michigan, Miriam Chesterman came to JCLP from a year of direct service work in New York City through Avodah: The Jewish Service Corps. Before and during graduate school, Miriam worked at Neighbors Together, a small nonprofit organization in Brooklyn that serves as both a soup kitchen and a social services organization, at which Miriam's role was to help low-income New Yorkers navigate the housing market, as well as other general social services. During her time in JCLP, she did her field placement at Detroit Jews for Justice and completed her degree in the Community Change track.

Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2022

Moss Herberholz works as a psychedelic integration therapist at the Radical Well-Being Center in Southfield, MI. In addition, he co-facilitates dismantling oppression workshops for Priceless Development Consulting. After graduating from JCLP in May of 2022, Moss Herberholz spent the summer working as an adventure therapist for BaMidbar - the first Jewish adventure therapy program in the country. During his time in JCLP he engaged in field placement experiences at both Healthy Choice Community Counseling Services and Jewish Family Services of Metro Detroit. He also served as the president of the Student Association for Psychedelic Studies (SAPS). Moss holds a B.A. in psychology and a B.A. in theater arts from the University of California, Santa Cruz. In his free time Moss loves to dance, sing, slackline, and spin fire.

Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2021

Hilary Forrest is currently a Synagogue Partnership Outreach Social Worker at DOROT in New York City. While in JCLP, she pursued an MSW concentration in Interpersonal Practice and completed field work at Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County and OneTable. Originally from Albany, NY, Hilary previously worked for ExecOnline, an EdTech startup which partners with top global business schools to deliver online leadership development programs. She graduated in 2016 from UM’s Ford School of Public Policy and worked at the Jewish Federations of North America and the International Institute of Education at the United Nations before teaching English in Israel through the Masa Teaching Fellows program.

Jewish Communal Leadership Program Class of 2021

Kayla Kapen (she/her) is the Senior Development and Event Associate at the Bender JCC of Greater Washington in Rockville, MD. Before working at the Bender JCC, Kayla worked at Hillel Day School of Metropolitan Detroit as their Advancement Associate. She graduated in May 2019 from Ohio University (OU) with a dual Bachelor of Arts degree in Music and Psychology. Prior to JCLP, she worked at OU Hillel as an engagement intern, planning and leading student activities that promoted Jewish life on campus. Throughout her time in JCLP, she completed her field work at The Well and Jewish Federation of Greater Ann Arbor. A highlight from her time in JCLP was visiting New Orleans and learning about the impact that the Jewish organizations there made after Hurricane Katrina. She is thankful for the meaningful and challenging discussions that she engaged in during her time in JCLP. Outside of work, she enjoys playing the cello, being involved in Jewish communal life, and spending time with her family, especially her niece Sydney.