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.
Francisco Sánchez, MPP, Ph.D (abd)
Interim Chair
Product Development Business Analyst, Ford Motor Company; Adjunct Professor, Washtenaw Community College and Lansing Community College
Alicia Davis, JD, MBA
Board Vice Chair
Senior Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Lear Corporation
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
Brittney Barros, BSW
Youth Member
Dr. Christine Deacons
Private Consultant, former Director of Academic Support Programs at Eastern Michigan University
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
Jerrica Mickens
Organizer, 482Forward
Layton Price
Ruth Ellis Center
Rossi Ray-Taylor, Ph.D.
Former Board Chair
President and CEO of Ray-Taylor and Associates, former school administrator
Peri Stone-Palmquist, LMSW, MPP
Co-Executive Director of Student Advocacy Center
David Watkins
Vice President Workplace Banking Representative – Michigan Region, First Merchants Bank
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
Calvin E. Williams, PhD
Board Emeritus. Retired Educator.