Executive Team

  • Rodenna Miggins

    Rodenna Miggins

    President of the Board

    Joined the Board 5/22/2007

    Ms. Miggins is a Manager of Deployment at R1 RCM, a leading provider of revenue cycle services and physician advisory [...]

  • Dave Super

    Dave Super

    Vice President of the Board

    Joined the Board 5/21/2024

    Dave Super has been Chief Operations Officer for Wendy’s Franchise, Impact Ventures, since 2019. Dave joined Wendy’s in 1981 [...]

  • Willie L. Smith

    Willie L. Smith

    Treasurer of the Board

    Joined the Board 5/21/2002

    Mr. Smith has more than 30 years of banking experience in Branch Banking, Business Development and Small Business Lending. [...]

  • SFC-Kevin-Edwards

    Kevin Edwards

    Secretary of the Board

    Joined the Board 1/26/2022

    Kevin Edwards has served as Data Analytics Manager for Masco since October 2020, with responsibility for helping Masco develop [...]

Board Members

  • SFC-Alfred-Jordan

    Alfred Jordan

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/27/2016

    Mr. Jordan is a career public servant, working 30 years through the ranks from an entry level position on [...]

  • Crystal T. Smith

    Crystal T. Smith

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 7/21/2009

    Crystal T. Smith, former Vice President of Philanthropy, Junior Achievement of Southeastern Michigan, brings over 25 years of Non-Profit [...]

  • SFC-David-Graham

    David A. Graham III

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 9/25/2012

    David Graham serves as a Private Client Advisor and Senior Vice President of Wealth Management at Chase Bank, based at [...]

  • SFC-Deandre-Lipscomb

    Deandre Lipscomb, Sr.

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/29/2008

    Mr. Lipscomb is the former Executive Director of the Lake Trust Foundation and Community Impact Manager where he leads [...]

  • Deborah A. Peay Wilson

    Deborah A. Peay Wilson

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/24/2022

    Ms. Peay Wilson serves as a Mortgage Operations Specialist at Rocket Mortgage, a leading mortgage loan provider headquartered in the [...]

  • James Krolik PHD

    James Krolik PHD

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/23/2000

    Krolik’s professional background includes over 12 years of Human Resource Management (HRM) experience. Responsibilities included functional areas of HR [...]

  • SFC-Jeffery-M.-Bryngelson

    Jeffery M. Bryngelson

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 9/27/2022

    Mr. Bryngelson is a retired Information Technology leader who has achieved global success throughout his career.  His contributions have enabled [...]

  • Kristi Plain

    Kristi Plain

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 7/21/2009

    Kristi D. Plain is a global human resources leader with more than 25 years of business experience spanning from media [...]

  • Tamika Davis-Moore

    Tamika Davis-Moore

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/21/2024

    Tamika Davis-Moore is a remarkable professional with a robust career in psychology and community service, bringing a wealth of [...]

  • Tejuan Yelder

    Tejuan Yelder

    Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/21/2024

    Tejuan Yelder is a renowned business transformation leader with nearly 16 years of a successful track record in healthcare [...]

Ambassador Board Members

  • Bruce A. Henderson, JD

    Bruce A. Henderson, JD

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/22/2012

    Henderson graduated from Wayne State University Law School with a Jurist Doctor degree and from Wayne State University with [...]

  • Edward Liversidge

    Edward Liversidge

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 7/24/2018

    Liversidge began his career with Wendy’s in 1976. He quickly moved to a position of leadership as an Area Director [...]

  • Ian R. Grant, SR.

    Ian R. Grant, SR.

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 7/19/2005

    Mr. Grant graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the College of Business-Marketing. He has [...]

  • Joanne Nicholson

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/22/2001

    Nicholson holds a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She has held diverse positions in [...]

  • Nancy A. Crawford

    Nancy A. Crawford

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 5/22/2007

    Ms. Crawford currently works as a Marketing Success Manager for CertaPro Painters, the largest franchised residential and commercial painting [...]

  • SFC-Orlandus-Smith

    Orlandus Smith, Sr.

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 7/21/2009

    Smith attended Detroit Public Schools and is a graduate of Martin Luther King High School. After graduating he entered [...]

  • Rhonda Jordan-Phillips

    Rhonda Jordan-Phillips

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 7/24/2018

    Jordan-Phillips recently retired from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan after 38 years of service. She is a former [...]

  • Sandra O. Kent

    Sandra O. Kent

    Board Emeritus

    Joined the Board 11/25/1997

    Ms. Kent has a Master of Science Administration from Central Michigan University and a Bachelor of Science, Nursing from [...]

  • Ursula Graham

    Ursula Graham

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 9/24/2013

    Ms. Graham is a Counselor, Life Coach, and Owner of Create U., an online counseling and life coaching business [...]

  • Vicky R. Franklin

    Vicky R. Franklin

    Ambassador Board Member

    Joined the Board 7/21/2009

    Vicky Franklin is the Founder and Educational Technology Consultant behind innovative programs that address systemic barriers for underserved communities. She [...]

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