Our Team
Metro Detroit

Jennifer Valoppi
Founder & President,
Television Journalist & Author

Kate MacNevin
Board Chair, Global CEO, Stein IAS Executive Director, MSQ B2B

Laurie Cunnington
President, Ward Williston Oil Co., Partner, Cunnington & Cunnington

Bill Kolb
Chairman & CEO, McCann Worldgroup

Florine Mark *
WW Ambassador *deceased

Therese Peace Agboh
Vice President - Talent & Culture, KIRCO President, T.M. Peace and Associates, Inc.

Lisa Phillips
Principal, Cass Technical High School

Erica C. Richard
Senior Vice President and Group Manager,Michigan Special Assets, Comerica Bank

Margaret Cooney-Casey
Past President, Corewell Health Foundation
Our dedicated staff team who are committed to the ongoing progress and success of all students.
Jill Harris
Executive Director
Renette Mahoney
Program Manager
Lexi Harris
Business Operations Manager
Metro Detroit Schools
Academy of the Americas
Allen Park Community School
Allen Park High School
Annapolis High School
Anderson High School
Asher High School
Avondale High School
Canton High School
Cass Technical High School
Central High School
Clawson High School
Cody High School
Communication & Media Arts
Crockett Midtown High School of Science and Medicine
High School
Davis Aerospace High School
Detroit International Academy for Young Women
Detroit Lions Academy
Detroit School of Arts
East English Village Preparatory Academy
Eastpointe High School
Ecorse Community High School
Fitzgerald Senior High School
Flat Rock High School
Fraser High School
Golightly Career & Technical Center
Hamtramck High School
Harper Woods High School
Henry Ford High School
King High School
Lincoln High School
Lincoln Park High School
Madison High School
Madison Preparatory School
Melvindale High School
Northwestern High School
Nova Academy
Oak Park Freshman Institute
Osborn High School
Pershing High School
Pioneer High School
Plymouth High School
Pontiac High School
Redford Union High School
Renaissance High School
River Rouge High School
Robichaud High School
Roseville High School
Salem High School
Skyline High School
Southeastern High School
Southgate Anderson High School
Southfield High for the Arts & Technology
Starkweather Academy
Sterling Heights High School
Troy College & Career High School
Western International High School
Westside Academy for Alternative Education

Jennifer Attanasio
Operations Manager, Ford Motor Company US Lincoln Field

Tina Barton
Senior Election Expert
U.S. Election Assistance Commission

Nicole Bonneville
Buiness Owner
Nicole Bonneville Media + Marketing, LLC

Stephanie Burnstein
Shareholder, Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney

Heather Geisler
EVP, Chief Marketing Communications & Experience Officer, Henry Ford Health

Diana Glass
Ford Motor Company Engineer – Vehicle Special Ordering, Ford Motor Company

Tatiana Grant
Principal
2050 Partners, Inc

Kristina Henn
Product Planning Supervisor
Ford Motor Company

Tamara Hicks
Assistant Director Supplier Engagement, General Motors

Laurene Horiszny
Independent Consultant and Director

Kristin Hrynczuk
Instructional Technology Specialist
Western Michigan University

Sarah Idriss
CRM Analyst
Ford Motor Company

Madalina Ion Pasricha
Global Lead Senior Buyer
Ford Motor Company

Michelle Johnson Tidjani
EVP, General Counsel
Henry Ford Health

Brenna Kaufman
Senior Vice President - Cross Car Line Projects, Platforms and Modules, Stellantis

Lisbeth Keast
SVP, HR Director
McCann

Crista Lay
Talent Acquisition Manager
FANUC America

Erica Lindon
Senior Vice President - Financial Institutions & Municipalities
Comerica Bank

Colleen McKevitt
Nurse Anesthetist
Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield

Alex Moilanen
Business Support Lead, Consumer & Small Business, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch

Maggie Nazelli
Software Developer
Ford Motor Company

Nancy Philippart
General Partner
Belle Impact Fund

Kristi Piziks
Creative Director
The Mars Agency

Lauren Plawecki
Community & Social Engagement Partner, Masco Corporation
MASCO

Esha Price-Mullins
MSN FNP-C

Leslie Sheidler
Senior Director, Corporate Development, Kelly Services

Sarena Shivers
Deputy Executive Director
MI Association of Superintendents & Administation

Sue Simcox
Co-Founder/President
Bridgepointe Non-profit

Melanie Simms
VP, Chief
Transactions Counsel Kelly Services

Karen Strehlke
Vice President
Comerica Bank

Judith Trepeck
Business Owner
The Trepeck Group, LLC

Jasmine Valentine
Major Gifts Officer
Detroit Justice Center

Lisa Vezzetti
Talent Acquisition Manager
Crain Communication Inc

Denisha Williams
CEO
3D Creative Designz

Samantha Winkler
Lincoln CX Business Dev Specialist, Ford Motor Company

Katie Zinkel
Planning Analyst
Ford Motor Company

Sathab Abbo
Head of Legal
VIIZR

Kathi Dobies
Engineering Manager
Ford Motor Company

Gayle Elston
Vice President, Cybersecurity
Comerica Bank

Sabrina Groshek
Executive Director Global Systems Engineering & Product Investing
General Motors

Victoria Jackson
Sr. Technology Manager – Portfolio Project Management
Comerica Bank

Alex May
Independent Consultant, & ESL Teacher, Alex May Consulting

Ann Naef
Senior Accountant
Magna

Jenny Vainberg
Project Manager
Deepgram

Jaimie Peplinski
Technology SOX Manager
Comerica Bank

Rachel Couvreur
Sr. Materials Engineer
Medtronic

Amy Sales-Sekich
Owner
Tortoise & The Hair Salon

Cindy Brown
Engineer, Retired

Rhonda Cozier-Ramjattan
Tax Controversy Manager
Ford Motor Company

Patti McCall
Principal Hydrogeologist
Tetra Tech

Jessica Schneider Glandon
Financial Coach/Entrepreneur
Embracing Your Means

Brinn Phillips
Global Strategy & Director of DE&I
Commonwealth/McCann

Tanya Sakhleh
Vice President of Sales & Marketing
Piston Automotive

Sofia Castellanos
Project Management Professional / Business Analyst, Ford Motor Company

Marissa Craighead
Owner Engagement Manager, SUVs, Ford Motor Company

Melinda Molina
Multicultural Account Supervisor
Colehour + Cohen (C+C)

Vikki Tormala
Information Technology Manager
State of Michigan

Oresha Greenidge Foster
Director of Operations & HR Relations, Adjunct Professor
Childrens Foundation, Cleary University

Amanda Lapham
Vice President, Client Services

Megan Moons
Teacher Assistant
First Friends

Moriah Cooper
Group Leader
General Motors

Andrea Mason
General Motors Design
Communication Outreach Early Education Lead

Kristina Djokic
Vice President
Kelly Higher Education

Kim Doverspike
Executive Director
High 5ive Foundation

Gaby Grajales
Digital Portfolio & Technology Manager, Ford Motor Company

Jaunice Kellar
Financial Strategist, TechTown

Bobbi Lovins
Director Operations, Marketing
Wallace Financial

Courtney Oliver
IT-Operations Analyst
General Motors

Wilma Babb
VP, Manager Technology
Comerica Bank

Callie Barr
Associate Attorney
Jones Day

Heather Bock
Business Unit Risk Analyst
Comerica Bank

Maureen Boullard
Sr. HR Talent Manager
MRM

Dana Castillo
Program Manager, Supply Chain
Masco

Melissa Chapman
Founder + Principal
Part Two Consulting

Delphine Cooley
Director, Global Market Support
MRM//McCann

Jessica Dupont
Senior Analyst
MRM

Kelly Gardiner
Sr. Purchasing Analyst
Magna

Shreya Jain
Senior Supply Chain Business Process, MASCO

Jenn Kalman
Meritor

Dana Mosure-Judge
Sports Chiropractor
Oakland Sports Chiropractic

Ann O'Neill
Retired Vice President, Sales
RR Donnelley

Rachel Reardon
Government Relations Senior Manager, Michigan Association of CPAs

Joan Reiber
Managing Partner
The Reiber Group

Keera Riddick
Head of /EE Mechatronics Systems
Stellantis

Lauren Schuler
Senior Trade and Customs Associate, KPMG

Courtney Shipp
Tax Attorney
General Motors

Gayathri Sriram
Marketing Manager
Ford Motor Company

Meghan Storey
Business Banking Market Manager
Fifth Third Bank

Megan Tecora Wigley
Customer Care and Aftersales, Marketing and Communication Business Partner, General Motors

Esther Thomas
Executive Vice President
PPS of Michigan, LLC

Kim Voet-Potter
News Director
WDIV/ NBC

Patricia White
CEO & Senior Consultant
NPD & Associates, LLC

Maranda Wider
HR Talent Manager
Commonwealth/McCann

Elise Yu
Associate Attorney
Schiff Hardin

Lynn Zellen
PPP Operations Consultant
Comerica Bank

Lykesha Shelton
Vice President | National Community Development Program Manager, Comerica Bank

Kathy Tosoian

Jacquelyn Berry Jossey

(Patricia) Ryan Bowers
VP, Branding & Engagement, JCG Associates, Inc.

Susan Brown
Digital Advertising Sales Executive Founder, Brown Consulting Partners

Jenifer Campau-Walper
HR Manager, Stellantis

Elsy Sofia Castellanos

Su Kyeong Cho

Ericka Curry
Quality Team Member, General Motors LLC

Renate Debler

Ellen Deleston

Tina Eckhout
Director – Advanced Cockpits, Stellantis

Adrianna Evans
Operations Consultant – Behavorial Health Services, Henry Ford Health

Christina Farley

Joanne Finnorn
Founder/CEO, Board Governance PLLC

Alexa Tannebaum
Software Program Manager, General Motors

Xian Tao

Jennifer Shinska

Zabebah Mohamed
Enterprise Risk Program Lead, Comerica

Margaret Nazelli

Jamie Peplinski

Linda Nosegbe-Okwuagwu

Nancy Philippart

Alison Pomaville

Rosario Rivas

Ann O'Neill

Angelique Peterson-Mayberry

Brinn Phillips

Courtney Oliver

Jean Rivers

Jacqueline Reno

Melissa Sawa

KeSeanda Rutledge

Lauren Schuler

Kiada Shanklin

Marthea Shearin

Damaiya Harper

Shreya Jain
Senior Supply Chain Business Process Analyst, MASCO

Lanetra Kellar

Debi Fitzsimmons

Gabriela Grajales

Oresha Greenidge Foster

Shanna Havenstein

Laurene Horiszny

Lisa Ingram

Latasha Smith

Vanessa Vitso
Director of Global Battery Management Systems, Stellantis

Robin Damschroder
EVP, Chief Financial Officer
Henry Ford Health

Michelle Fanroy
Founder/President
Access One Consulting, LLC

Joanne Faycurry
Partner
ArentFox Schiff LLP

LaNetra Kellar
Director of Financial Education
Diversified Members Credit Union

Angelica Alcantara
Mass Properties Engineer
Ford Motor Company

Jolie Budd
Business Finance Manager
Comerica Bank

Linda Nosegbe
Director, Economic Mobility
Gilbert Family Foundation

Simone Ragland
Founder & CEO, Expedited Strategies, Inc.

Valencia Stoudamire
VP, Supplier Diversity
Henry Ford Health

Markisha Williams
Senior Territory Manager, Psychiatry Account Specialist
Neurocrine Biosciences

Allison Valley
Senior HR Generalist
MAGNA

Roberta Bravata
Solution Engineer
T-Mobile

Chelsea Shields
Senior Manager, Internal Communications
MAGNA

Tanya Nava
Vice President, Contract Management Lead
Comerica Bank

Le'Mar Alston
HELOC Portfolio Collector, Comerica Bank. CEO, Refined Ladies Foundation, LLC

Jessica Bazner
Proprietor, Kevin James Menswear and 143 & Company
Special Thanks To Our Program Partners.
We will be forever grateful to each and every one of our sponsors and partners who help us empower our students and turn their obstacles into opportunities, helping them realize their full potential and make their dreams come true.
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