Executive Committee

Ms. Maia Anthony
Owner
Zella’s Bakery

Mr. Kenneth Applewhite
Managing Partner
Elevated Ventures Hospitality Group

Mr. George Barnes, Jr.
Owner/Chairman of the Board
Heritage Vision Plans, Inc.

Mr. Marvin Beatty, Jr.
Director of Finance
ISUTHU Mentoring Program

Mr. Christopher Crawford
Investment Advisor
CPR Investments Inc.

Ms. Laura Dickerson
Director
UAW Region 1A

Dr. Shekitra Green
Principal
Detroit Public Schools Community District

Mrs. Terry Harrison
NAACP Liaison
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Alpha Rho Omega Chapter

Mr. James Jenkins, Jr.
President
Jenkins Construction, Inc.

Mr. Brandon A. Jessup
Deputy Director of Data Analytics and Movement Technology
State Voices

Atty. John E. Johnson, Jr.
Executive Director
Michigan Department of Civil Rights

Mr. Mark Jones
Manager Marketing Specialist
DTE

Atty. Erin Keith
Program Officer, Transforming Criminal Justice
The Navigation Fund

Ms. Mona Lisa Kelly
Owner
MLK USA, LLC

Ms. Tanisha Leonard
President
Pitch Black

Atty. Richard Mack
Attorney
Miller Cohen PLC

Ms. Asha McElroy
Registered Dietician Nutritionist
A.I.M. Higher Consulting

Mrs. Donyale Stephen-Atara
NAACP Liaison
Detroit Alumnae Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Mr. Muddasar Tawakkul
Sr. Director, Compliance and Privacy
FordDirect

Mr. Michael Turner
Convention Chair
NAACP National Board of Directors

Atty. Dorian Tyus
Attorney
Tyus & Associates LLC

Mr. Heaster Wheeler
Founder
Heaster Wheeler Speaks

Mr. David Wiggins
Assistant Principal
Loyola High School