Area attorney appointed president of JCRC/AJC
The Board of Directors of the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC (JCRC/AJC) has named attorney Seth D. Gould as president. The announcement was made by Executive Director Rabbi Asher Lopatin.
A resident of Bloomfield Hills, Gould joined the organization in 2011, when it was AJC Detroit. He continued after the nonprofit partnered with the Jewish Community Relations Council to become JCRC/AJC. Since then he has chaired the Development and Israel Programming committees, and served as Vice President and First Vice President.
“I am passionate about advocating on behalf of the metropolitan Detroit Jewish community, Israel and threatened minorities, as well as fostering tolerance among interfaith and intergroup communities,” said Gould, who will serve a two-year term. “I am honored to have the opportunity to lead an incredible group of activists who comprise our Board of Directors.”
Gould, a member of the Shalom Hartman Institute’s Detroit Community Leadership Program cohort, is an alumnus of Legacy Heritage’s OnBoard development program for Detroit, which taught best practices for nonprofit board governance.
A partner at the Miller Law Firm, a litigation boutique in Rochester Hills, Gould received his bachelor’s degree in industrial and operations engineering from the University of Michigan and law degree from Wayne State University Law School. He previously served on the board of the Cranbrook-Kingswood Alumni Association.
For its 2020-21 programming year, JCRC/AJC has also welcomed four new board members: Rabbi Yonatan Dahlen of Southfield, Jeri Fishman of Southfield, Sheldon Freilich of Bloomfield Hills, and Sheri Shapiro of Farmington Hills.
Whitmer signs bills into law, including an amendment to Michgian Election Law
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 5141 and 5541 as well as Senate Bills 278 and 279 into law on Tuesday.
House Bill 5541 and Senate Bills 278 and 279 together allow an individual applying for or renewing a vehicle registration, driver license, state personal ID card, or enhanced driver license or state personal ID cards to elect to have a communication impediment designation associated with his or her record. HB 5541 was sponsored by Representative Frank Liberati, D-Allen Park, SB 278 was sponsored by and Senator Tom Barrett, R-Potterville, and SB 279 was sponsored by Senator Curtis Hertel Jr., D-East Lansing. SB 278 and 279 are tie-barred to the rest of the package.
House Bill 5141 amends the Michigan Election Law to allow a city or township clerk to enter into a written agreement regarding the creation of an absent voting counting board with the clerks of other cities or townships in the county. The agreement must be entered at least 75 days before the election to assist with the expected increase resulting from Proposal 3 from 2018. The bill was sponsored by Representative Julie Calley, R-Portland.
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