Founders
LaSonia J Forté, MPA
Michael Awkward, Ph.D.
Michael Awkward, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Co-Founder
Community Outreach Specialist
Michael Awkward, Ph.D.
Michael Awkward, Ph.D.
Michael Awkward, Ph.D.
Co-Founder
Gayl Jones Professor Emeritus of Black American Literature
University of Michigan
Executive Board
Susan Butterwick, J.D.
Susan Butterwick, J.D.
Susan Butterwick, J.D.
Referee (ret.) Washtenaw County Trial Court, Juvenile Division
Attorney / Adjunct Professor / Mediation Trainer / Program Development Consultant
Max Caesar Treasurer
Susan Butterwick, J.D.
Susan Butterwick, J.D.
Mentor
General Manager/Executive Chef
The Whitney - Detroit
Doneen (Nina) Hesse
Susan Butterwick, J.D.
Doneen (Nina) Hesse
Software Engineer
Ford Motor Company
Lived Experience
Tracie Hightower
Luciana Nemtanu, PhD - Secretary
Doneen (Nina) Hesse
Principal and Strategic Innovation Advisor
Cecelia (Cece) Nash
Luciana Nemtanu, PhD - Secretary
Luciana Nemtanu, PhD - Secretary
Executive Assistant to the Director of Athletics
University of Michigan
Luciana Nemtanu, PhD - Secretary
Luciana Nemtanu, PhD - Secretary
Luciana Nemtanu, PhD - Secretary
Director of Student Experience, U-M LSA Opportunity HUB / Adjunct Professor / Independent Strategy Consultant
LaKeesha Persell, MAT - President
Woodrow R. Williams II, MPA - Vice President
Woodrow R. Williams II, MPA - Vice President
National Education Consultant and Professional Learning Leader
Woodrow R. Williams II, MPA - Vice President
Woodrow R. Williams II, MPA - Vice President
Woodrow R. Williams II, MPA - Vice President
Community Ambassador with Lived Experience | MSU Michigan Political Leadership Program Graduate and Advocate
Deborah Willis, PhD
Woodrow R. Williams II, MPA - Vice President
Deborah Willis, PhD
Assistant Vice Provost for Access and Opportunity
Dynamic and experienced DEI Leader, Facilitator and Certified Executive Coach, PCC
Advisors
Paul J Barrow
Angelina Camilleri
Angelina Camilleri
Foundations & Grants and Economics Librarian
Angelina Camilleri
Angelina Camilleri
Angelina Camilleri
Foster Care Coordinator
Belinda Dulin
Angelina Camilleri
Executive Director, The Dispute Resolution Center of Washtenaw and Livingston counties
Maria Flores
Mentor / Advocate
Business Operations Leader
Eisenberg Family Depression Center
Co-Chair, Latinos Unidos Resource Group
Michigan Medicine
Jean Gainsley
Tracy Hall, PhD, MPA
Retired Nurse and Advocate
Tracy Hall, PhD, MPA
Tracy Hall, PhD, MPA
Cofounder & Ontological Guide
Joshua Kay, JD, PhD
Kathryn Pelz-Davis, MSW
Kathryn Pelz-Davis, MSW
Clinical Professor of Law
Child Welfare Appellate Clinic
Child Advocacy Law Clinic
Kathryn Pelz-Davis, MSW
Kathryn Pelz-Davis, MSW
Kathryn Pelz-Davis, MSW
Founder / Principal of Family Therapy Associates, Adjunct Professor at the University of Michigan
Jane Spinner, MBA
Kathryn Pelz-Davis, MSW
Jane Spinner, MBA
Retired Project Officer for Strategic Initiatives • Dept of Psychiatry, University of Michigan Medical School