Very Important People
VIP New Faces: Sarah Schleifer
Steve MarkOct 14, 2021
Meet Steven Baker, one of the Intermountain Jewish News' 15 Under 40 for 2021.
Micky and Louann Miller: community treasures, partners for life
Larry HankinOct 29, 2020
no doubt about it. COVID-19 is not good. Micky and Louann Miller agree. Like most older adults during this pandemic, the Millers have been cut off from seeing their...
Grand Junction centenarian went from Aussie cowboy to war hero
Larry HankinOct 29, 2020
Two years ago, on Nov. 10, 2018, Henry and Rachel Wheeler were the grand marshals of the Grand Junction Veteran’s Day Parade. This was the first time that veterans of...
VIP New Faces: Shane Kleinstein
Chris LeppekOct 29, 2020
Kleinstein handles investor relations for the mega-corporation Liberty Media, which owns many corporate entities, most of which have a media connection. She’s active...
VIP New Faces: Brian Botnick
Chris LeppekOct 29, 2020
Botnick represents the fourth generation of leadership in his family business, Botnick Realty Co., which is active in Colorado and elsewhere. He oversees the firm’s...
VIP New Faces: Meryl Wolff Suissa
Andrea JacobsOct 29, 2020
Wolff Suissa grew up in Genessee, Colo. She graduated Colorado Academy in Denver and attended Colorado College until transferring to CU. She then went to Physician’s...
VIP New Faces: Rabbi Yisrael Katz
Larry HankinOct 29, 2020
Rabbi Yisrael Katz moved to Denver in 2016 to direct the NCSY chapter here, he has grown the teen organization from 60 members to more than 420. Nili Fischer, one of...
VIP New Faces: Daniel Kassai
Chris LeppekOct 29, 2020
Kassai is somewhat modest when discussing his professional pursuits, other than to say that he works in healthcare. He is known as an emerging leader in Denver’s East...
VIP New Faces: Alex Kasdin
Larry HankinOct 29, 2020
Kasdin, 28, is a New Jersey transplant loving Colorado as a project manager at the US Fish and Wildlife Service. She caught the “Colorado bug” during a nine-month...
VIP New Faces: Joseph Dubroff
Larry HankinOct 29, 2020
one thinks of a diplomat, an ambassador or another member of the Foreign Service may come to mind, but the Jewish community needs diplomats too. Joseph Dubroff has made...
