Alicia Chandler is a writer, speaker, and consultant working on the issue of inclusion of intermarried couples and interfaith families in Jewish spaces. She is the founder of Multifaith Life, LLC, a consulting firm that exists to help Jewish institutions and the Jewish community adapt to the increase in interfaith families. She is also a co-founder of Nu?Detroit (www.nu-detroit.com).
After a successful legal career as General Counsel - Continuing for Trinity Health, Alicia decided to leave her legal career. She is now pursuing graduate studies in Sociology at Wayne State University, focusing her research on interfaith families in the American Jewish community.
Alicia Chandler has held numerous leadership roles within the Jewish community, including President of the Jewish Community Relations Council/AJC, inaugural co-chair of the American Jewish Committee’s Global ACCESS Steering Committee, member of the Board of Governors of the American Jewish Committee, member of the Board of Governors of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, among others. Additionally, Alicia was selected by AJC as a delegate to the 2009 Durban Review Conference in Geneva, Switzerland.
Alicia graduated cum laude from Harvard Law School. She also has a Bachelor in Business Administration from the University of Michigan Business School, where she graduated with high distinction. She is currently a Ph.D. student studying sociology at Wayne State University.
Alicia is a member of the 2017 Oakland County Elite 40 Under 40, past recipient of AJC Detroit’s Community Leadership Award and Wexner Heritage Fellow.
Alicia is a native Michigander and devoted Wolverine. She is married to her college sweetheart and has two school-aged children.