Our Board
Our Active, Passionate and Committed Board
We are grateful for our board’s leadership, time, wisdom and support. We’re proud that 100% of our board member donate to support our work.
Faye Askew-King, LMSW
Former Board Chair. Former Executive Director of SOS Community Services.
Brittney Barros, BSW
Youth Member
Keisha Blevins, JD
Board Secretary. Chief of Staff & Senior Advisor to the Chancellor, University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Claudette Braxton, LMSW
Retired Educator and Field Placement Coordinator for Eastern Michigan University School of Social Work, former agency administrator and school board member
Robyn Cook
Youth Member. Michigan State University student.
Alicia Davis, JD, MBA
Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations, Lear Corporation
Kaitlin Drago, CPA, MBA
Board Treasurer. PricewaterhouseCoopers
Amy Frontier
English Teacher, Ann Arbor Public Schools
Craig Hernandez, CMA
Senior Finance Leader for North American Businesses
Katie Hoener, LMSW
Former Student Advocacy Center intern and former Board Chair. Washtenaw County Community Mental Health.
Maria Montoya
Community Education Commission Detroit
Peri Stone-Palmquist, LMSW, MPP
Executive Director of Student Advocacy Center
Rossi Ray-Taylor, Ph.D.
Board Vice-Chair. President and CEO of Ray.Taylor and Associates, former school administrator.
Francisco Sánchez, MPP, Ph.D (abd)
Board Chair. Product Development Business Analyst, Ford Motor Company; Adjunct Professor, Washtenaw Community College and Lansing Community College.
Michael Steinberg, JD
University of Michigan Law School, formerly ACLU of Michigan
Domonique Weston
University of Michigan
Emeritus Board
James Hawkins, PhD
Board Emeritus. Retired educator, former superintendent of Ypsilanti Public Schools.
Calvin E. Williams, PhD
Board Emeritus. Retired Educator.
Ruth Zweifler
Student Advocacy Center Founder and previous Executive Director