Board and Staff
Iris A. Taylor, BSN, MSN, Ph.D., RN
Chairperson
President and CEO
Iris Taylor & Associates
Susan L. Brueckman
Vice Chairperson
SVP Regional Manager
of Corporate Affairs
Huntington National Bank
Gwendolyn L. Hatten Butler
Treasurer
Senior Advisor
Capri Investment Group
Joyce Hayes Giles
Secretary
DTE Energy
(Retired)
Kerrie M. Mitchell
President & CEO
Detroit Public Schools Foundation
Rian E. Barnhill
Vice President,
Government & Community Affairs
Olympia Development of Michigan
Charles Briggs
Senior Vice President | Marsh-Advisory – Claims Solutions
Marsh, USA
Gina Coleman
Chief Diversity Officer
The PNC Financial Services Group
James Coleman
Client & Community Relations Director
PNC Bank
Beth Correa
SVP, Director of Corporate
Flagstar Bank
Charles H. Ellis III
Bishop
Greater Grace Temple
Darienne D. Hudson, Ph.D.
President and CEO
United Way for Southeastern Michigan
Laura R. Kopack
Director of Government Affairs & Community Relations
MCA Detroit
Patrick O. Lindsey
Vice President of Government Affairs & Community Relations
Wayne State University
Alycia Meriweather
Deputy Superintendent External Partnerships, Enrollment & Specialty Programming
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Angelique Peterson-Mayberry
Board President
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Kwame Simmons
Director of Education
Hantz Foundation
Shannon Smith
Vice President of Corporate Development
Saalex Solutions
Nikolai P. Vitti, Ed.D.
General Superintendent
Detroit Public Schools Community District
Staff
Lakeshia Dickinson
Grants Accounting Specialist
Lauren Evans
Executive Assistant
Whitney Griffin
Director of Donor Relations
Michelle Minter
Chief Financial Officer
Contract
Kerrie M. Mitchell
President & CEO
Detroit Public Schools Foundation
Yesenia Roman-Murphy
Chief Administrative Officer
