Board and Staff
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Iris A. Taylor, BSN, MSN, Ph.D., RN
Chairperson
President and CEO
Iris Taylor & Associates
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Susan L. Brueckman
Vice Chairperson
SVP Regional Manager
of Corporate Affairs
Huntington National Bank
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Gwendolyn L. Hatten Butler
Treasurer
Senior Advisor
Capri Investment Group
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Joyce Hayes Giles
Secretary
DTE Energy
(Retired)
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Kerrie M. Mitchell
President & CEO
Detroit Public Schools Foundation
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Rian E. Barnhill
Vice President,
Government & Community Affairs
Olympia Development of Michigan
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Charles Briggs
Senior Vice President | Marsh-Advisory – Claims Solutions
Marsh, USA
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Gina Coleman
Chief Diversity Officer
The PNC Financial Services Group
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James Coleman
Client & Community Relations Director
PNC Bank
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Beth Correa
SVP, Director of Corporate
Flagstar Bank
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Charles H. Ellis III
Bishop
Greater Grace Temple
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Darienne D. Hudson, Ph.D.
President and CEO
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
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Laura R. Kopack
Director of Government Affairs & Community Relations
MCA Detroit
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Patrick O. Lindsey
Vice President of Government Affairs & Community Relations
Wayne State University
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Alycia Meriweather
Deputy Superintendent External Partnerships, Enrollment & Specialty Programming
Detroit Public Schools Community District
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Angelique Peterson-Mayberry
Board President
Detroit Public Schools Community District
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Kwame Simmons
Director of Education
Hantz Foundation
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Shannon Smith
Vice President of Corporate Development
Saalex Solutions
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Nikolai P. Vitti, Ed.D.
General Superintendent
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Staff
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Lakeshia Dickinson
Grants Accounting Specialist
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Lauren Evans
Executive Assistant
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Whitney Griffin
Director of Donor Relations
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Michelle Minter
Chief Financial Officer
Contract
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Kerrie M. Mitchell
President & CEO
Detroit Public Schools Foundation
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Yesenia Roman-Murphy
Chief Administrative Officer
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