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 members donate to support our work.

Alicia Davis, JD, MBA

Chair

Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Lear Corporation

Dr. Christine Deacons

Vice Chair

Private Consultant, former Director of Academic Support Programs at Eastern Michigan University

Naomi Khalil

Secretary

Equity & Justice Consultant, Creating Fires for Justice, LLC

Justin Rush, CFP, MBA

Board Treasurer

Arcadia Capital

Faye Askew-King, LMSW

Former Board Chair

Former Executive Director of SOS Community Services

Calvin Calloway, IIII

CPA

Anell Eccleston

Co-Executive Director of Student Advocacy Center

Katie Hoener, LMSW

Former Student Advocacy Center intern and former Board Chair. Washtenaw County Community Mental Health

Diamond Marie

Former Student Advocacy Center Youth

Derrick Meeking

Director of Workforce Development, Walker-Miller Energy Services

Keri McDonald

Facilities & Community Relations Manager, Wacker Chemical Corporation

Jerrica Mickens

Outreach Specialist, Wayne Metro

Meenakshi Mukherjee

Leadership Development & Internal Organizing Coordinator, AFT Michigan

Francisco Sánchez, MPP, Ph.D (abd)

Product Development Business Analyst, Ford Motor Company; Adjunct Professor, Washtenaw Community College and Lansing Community College

Peri Stone-Palmquist, LMSW, MPP

Co-Executive Director of Student Advocacy Center

Emeritus Board

Claudette Braxton, LMSW

Retired Educator and Field Placement Coordinator for Eastern Michigan University School of Social Work, former agency administrator and school board member

James Hawkins, PhD

Board Emeritus. Retired educator, former superintendent of Ypsilanti Public Schools.

Craig Hernandez, CMA

Senior Finance Leader for North American Businesses

Rossi Ray-Taylor, Ph.D.