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Superior in Business and Philanthropy

Richard Berkowitz heads one of the country’s most successful CPA firms, serves on several charitable organization boards and will manage to cycle 400 miles in New England this year for a major cancer fundraiser.

This Jewish leader is awestruck by the response of the community when it comes to facing tough economic challenges. “When there is a great need, the South Florida Jewish community jumps in and meets those needs. It’s encouraging.”

Inspiring Young Friends

Part of Bryan Drowos’ upbringing from the very start was based on a strong connection to Jewish life. His dad, Jeff, was president of the synagogue in Wilmington, Delaware where Bryan was born and grew up, and Jeff’s parents were also the presidents of the Men’s Club and Sisterhood.

Learning from those experiences as a child, Bryan has become a great example for others in his South Florida community where he and his wife Joanna are outstanding role models. Bryan was the Broward Federation’s recipient of the Young Leadership Award in 2004.

“It all started with a trip to Israel 24 years ago. We were on a Federation Young Leadership mission from Broward County. We had never been to Israel, and, once we decided to go, everything began to make sense,” Carrie Schulman reminisces and describes how she and her husband, David, became committed to the Jewish Federation of Broward County. The couple has made many visits to Israel since, and even brought their young family on a mission years ago. The children “saw snow for the first time” on the Golan Heights. Carrie still believes that a trip to Israel can make all the difference in the world when it comes to caring about the Jewish people in the Broward community and worldwide.

Doug Berman brings vast knowledge from a successful career in finance and investments to the Jewish Federation of Broward County. Economic challenges are impacting the entire country, as well as the Federation’s fund-raising efforts. As such, Doug Berman faces the daunting task of co-chairing the Investment Committee for the Jewish Community Foundation, managing a permanent endowment fund of $65 million.

Doug is the Managing Director of H.I.G. Capital, the Miami firm that brought Doug to South Florida in 1996. He has made investments in manufacturing, telecommunications and business service industries.