TYC Board of Directors

Executive Committee

Rick Bergquist (Chairman, Board of Directors)

President, Kellerin Equipment Sales, Inc.

Nadine Cook (Vice Chair, Board of Directors / Co‐Chair, Fund Development Committee) Director of Public and Community Relations and Events, St. John Providence Health System

Gloria Larkins (Treasurer, Board of Directors)

Chief Financial Officer, United Way of Southeastern Michigan

John Landis (Secretary, Board of Directors)

The America Group

Grenae Dudley, Ph.D.

President & CEO, The Youth Connection

Andrew Arena (Immediate Past President / Co‐Chair, Nominating Committee)

Executive Director, Detroit Crime Commission

Tonie Bell

CEO, Ward‐Hill Omni Media

Donna Charles

Co‐Owner, Multi‐Training Systems, LLC

Terri Tabor Conerway

Great Lakes Water Authority

Chief Organizational Development Director, Great Lakes Water Authority

Regina Daniels Thomas

Deputy Chief Counsel – Broad Based Advocacy Civil Law Group, Legal Aid and Defender

Association, Inc.

Edward Ewell, Jr. (Co‐ Chair, Nominating Committee)

Judge, Third Judicial Circuit Court

Rhonda Kennedy

Outreach Specialist, FBI Detroit Field Office

Tiffanie Y Lewis

Director, Design & Business Architecture, Global Business Services, General Motors

Florine Mark

President and Chairman, Board of Directors, The WW Group, Inc.

Sue McCormick

CEO, Great Lakes Water Authority

Brittany Newton

Social Media/Event Coordinator, Bank of Ann Arbor

Angela Peavy

Marketing Manager, City of Detroit Parks and Recreation Department

Nicole Pulido

Director, Sales Talent Development ‐ West Region, Cengage Learning

Jennifer Sulik

Sr. Digital Account Executive, Scripps Media (WXYZ TV & TV20 Detroit)

Kristen Ulin

Health and Wellness Instructor, Revelation Wellness Fit & Free

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