About Us Home 5 About 5 Board of Directors Bill Beekman Board Chair Vice President for Strategic InitiativesMichigan State University East Lansing Monique Marks Vice Chair President and CEO, Franklin Wright Settlements, Inc. Detroit Dr. Joseph Cialdella Secretary Assistant Director, Professional Development and Engagement, University of Michigan Gregory Maureen Martin Treasurer University of Michigan, Retired Gregory Camron Michael Amin Professor of Middle East and Iranian Diaspora Studies, University of Michigan-Dearborn Berkley Peg Asmus Nonprofit Consultant, Retired Kewadin Kimberly Batchelor Davis Assistant Director of Alumni Relations, University of Detroit Mercy School of Law Detroit Dr. Ethriam Brammer Assistant Dean, University of Michigan South Lyon Paul Chaffee Senior Consultant, Paul C. Chaffee LLC Freeland Dr. Jennifer Drake Acting Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Grand Valley State University Sparta Antonio David Garcia MI PODER and MiGen Oak Park Anne Donohue Superiorland Library Cooperative Marquette Deanne Hartman Senior Relationship Strategist, PNC Bank Plainwell Dr. Ollie A. Johnson III Chair and Professor, Department of African American Studies, Wayne State University Farmington Hills Dr. Angela H. Graham Fetzer Institute, Retired Kalamazoo Elise McGowan-Cuellar Appellate Justice, Little River Band of Ottawa Indians Frankfort Emilio Rodriguez Director, Black and Brown Theatre Ypsilanti Tansley Stearns President and CEO, Community Financial Credit Union Canton Karen Trout Community Engagement Librarian, Kalamazoo Public Library Kalamazoo Jenée Velasquez Executive Director, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation Midland