Jun 30, 2014

Greater Miami Jewish Federation Announces 2014-2015 Officers

Robert G. Berrin has been elected Chair of the Board of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, and Amy N. Dean is Federation’s new General Campaign Chair, effective July 1, 2014.

Berrin, an active real estate investor and President and Co-Owner of Capital Realty Services, a commercial real estate brokerage firm, most recently served as Federation’s General Campaign Chair.  A Miami native, he has been a long-time volunteer and supporter of Federation, and has also provided leadership to numerous medical, educational and community organizations. He is a past president of Temple Beth Am, the former chair of the South Miami Hospital Foundation, and currently serves as a member of the Executive Committee of the Baptist Health Foundation of South Florida and the Dean’s Advisory Council of the Florida International University College of Medicine. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of First National Bank of South Miami.  Berrin received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Florida and received his law degree cum laude from the University of Miami. He also is a graduate of the Wexner Heritage Foundation, a two-year intensive Jewish leadership development and study program.  Berrin is married to Fran, a Past President of Women’s Philanthropy at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation, and they have three children.

Amy N. Dean is also a long-time leader in Miami’s Jewish community. She previously chaired Federation’s Major Gifts Committee, Jewish Community Relations Council, Women’s Philanthropy Campaign and Local Agencies Allocations Committee, and also served for two years as Chair of the United Jewish Appeal’s National Women’s Cabinet. She is President of Amy N. Dean, P.A. a legal mediation and dispute resolution practice. Admitted to the Florida Bar and New York Bar, she previously served as a Miami-Dade County Circuit Court Judge from 1991 to 2003. Before being elected to the bench, Ms. Dean was an attorney with the law firm of Kluger, Peretz, Kaplan & Berlin. She began her legal career in 1976 as a Miami-Dade Assistant County Attorney. A graduate of Smith College, she received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Miami School of Law. She was born in New York City and raised in Miami. Dean and her husband, Alan Kluger, have served in leadership positions for many local organizations and are devoted patrons of the arts. They have two children and two grandchildren.

“One of the hallmarks of a strong community is the continuity of leadership from one generation of Jewish community leaders to the next, and throughout our 76-year history, Federation has been blessed to have had many exceptional individuals investing their passion, wisdom and energy to make our community stronger,” said Jacob Solomon, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation. “The entire Board and Staff of Federation is looking forward to working with Bob and Amy in their new leadership positions and together fulfilling our mission in service to our community and our people.”

Berrin and Dean were elected to their new positions at the 76th Annual Meeting of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation on May 30. For a full listing of Federation Officers and Board of Directors members, visit JewishMiami.org.

For further information, please call 305.576.4000.