About Us

Bill Beekman

Board Chair

Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Michigan State University
East Lansing
 

Monique Marks

Vice Chair

President and CEO, Franklin Wright Settlements, Inc.
Detroit

Dr. Joseph Cialdella

Secretary

Assistant Director, Professional Development and Engagement, University of Michigan
Gregory

Maureen Martin

Treasurer

University of Michigan, Retired
Gregory

Camron Michael Amin

Professor of Middle East and Iranian Diaspora Studies, University of Michigan-Dearborn
Berkley

Peg Asmus

Nonprofit Consultant, Retired
Kewadin

Kimberly Batchelor Davis

Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law
Detroit

Dr. Ethriam Brammer

Assistant Dean, University of Michigan
South Lyon

Paul Chaffee

Senior Consultant, Paul C. Chaffee LLC
Freeland

Dr. Jennifer Drake

Acting Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Grand Valley State University
Sparta

Antonio David Garcia

MI PODER and MiGen
Oak Park

Anne Donohue

Superiorland Library Cooperative
Marquette

Deanne Hartman

Senior Relationship Strategist, PNC Bank
Plainwell

Dr. Ollie A. Johnson III

Chair and Professor, Department of African American Studies, Wayne State University
Farmington Hills

Dr. Angela H. Graham

Fetzer Institute, Retired
Kalamazoo

Elise McGowan-Cuellar

Appellate Justice, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
Frankfort

Emilio Rodriguez

Director, Black and Brown Theatre
Ypsilanti

Tansley Stearns

President and CEO, Community Financial Credit Union
Canton

Karen Trout

Community Engagement Librarian, Kalamazoo Public Library
Kalamazoo

Jenée Velasquez

Executive Director, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation
Midland