2025 Annual Gala

June and David Trone Breslau-Goldman Award, 2025 Gala

June and David Trone’s dedication to improving our community spans decades. A true powerhouse couple, they have each had a lasting impact on our region, through dynamic, principled public leadership, generous philanthropy, and hands-on service.

June Trone is in her second stint as a JCRC Board member; she previously served as the Maryland co-chair of our agency’s Education Program and Services Committee. She has been engaged in various Jewish and secular causes for many decades, including currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Electoral Institute, and previously being on the boards of KEEN (Kids Enjoy Exercise Now), LUNGevity and the Jewish Democratic Council of America.

David Trone founded Total Wine, which has grown into the nation’s largest wine and spirits retailer and is the largest domestic distributor of Israeli wines. He represented Maryland’s 6th Congressional District for six years, seeking bipartisan solutions on issues such as the opioid epidemic, mental health, medical research, immigration and criminal justice reform. Additionally, David passionately supported Israel, fought against antisemitism and BDS and co-chaired the Abraham Accords Caucus.

Together, the Trones’ philanthropic endeavors have been felt in our region and beyond. They recently provided the naming gift for what will become the future home of American University Hillel (to be called the Trone Family Center for Jewish Life). Previous gifts helped drive the university’s Jewish Studies Program and supported research on addiction and mental health disorders at AU’s Center for Neuroscience and Behavior. Their generosity has also established the Trone Center of Justice and Equality at the American Civil Liberties Union; built the Trone Student Center and the Center for Mental Fitness at David’s alma mater, Furman University; funded medical research at Johns Hopkins University; and underwrote numerous initiatives at Suburban Hospital in Bethesda.

June and David live in Montgomery County. They have four children.

Behnam Dayanim Sara and Samuel Lessans Community Leadership Award, 2025 Gala

Behnam Dayanim epitomizes wise, measured and humble leadership grounded in Jewish values. His deep engagement with the American Jewish community at both national and local levels has contributed to the continued strength and vitality of some of our most important institutions, especially within Modern Orthodoxy.

Behnam is a partner with the law firm Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, where he is Global Head of Digital Commerce and Gaming, as well as a member of the firm’s Management Committee. He is nationally recognized as a leading gaming, gambling, fintech and payments attorney, and is a sought-after speaker at professional conferences.

Behnam currently serves as JCRC Vice President and is a longtime member of the Board of Directors. He also sits on the boards of Yeshivat Chovevei Torah and People for Orthodox Renaissance and Torah, which promote an open and inclusive interpretation of Modern Orthodox Judaism. He is a former president of the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy and has also held various leadership roles with the Orthodox Union, the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance, the Beltway Va’ad and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington.

Outside the Jewish community, Behnam is also an actor, having appeared in two episodes of Renegades: The Requiem.

Behnam and his wife Carey live in Montgomery County. They have four children.

Eva Davis Distinguished Service Award, 2025 Gala

Eva Davis has a passion for lifting up mission-driven Jewish organizations and making connections across her vast professional and personal networks. She is especially committed to identifying and mentoring the next generation of Jewish leaders.

Eva was born and raised in Houston, Texas and grew up attending Young Judaea summer camps, March of the Living, and was the first girl to become a Bat Mitzvah at United Orthodox Synagogue. After spending a gap year in Israel, she attended George Washington University. Following college, she spent 10 years at Fannie Mae while also earning her M.S. in Business and Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University. She later worked at a digital design firm before discovering her passion for residential real estate in 2015.

Today, Eva is Executive Vice President at Compass, where she leads a team and is recognized as one of the region’s top residential realtors. She’s known for her exceptional high touch service, tough negotiating skills, and an infectious sense of humor that makes the process enjoyable for her clients.

Deeply committed to her community, Eva serves as co-chair of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington’s Network Council, a space for business professionals to connect, build relationships and give back. Over the years, she has held leadership and board roles with organizations including the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Edlavitch DCJCC, the Anti-Defamation League (Washington, D.C. region), Friends of the IDF, American Jewish World Service, Israel Bonds, Gather DC, and more.

Within the Federation, Eva co-chaired the Young Leadership Division and Connect Gens Fellowship, was on strategic planning and allocations committees, and she is honored to have received the Jerome Dick Young Leadership Award. She co-chaired the Lion of Judah Women’s Philanthropy mission to Argentina in 2024 and has also participated in missions to Israel, Ethiopia, and Russia. She and her husband, Justin Kramer, chaired the 2023 Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Latke Vodka event.

Eva is also proud to be a graduate of the Wexner Heritage Fellowship, ADL’s Glass Leadership Institute, and the Jewish Federations of North America Young Leadership Cabinet.

Eva, her husband and two young children live in Montgomery County.