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Board of Directors

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NANCY PHILIPPART, PhD -- PRESIDENT

​Profession: General Partner, BELLE Michigan, early stage social impact investment fund that invests in women led start-ups; Adjunct University Professor
Current Elected Position: Trustee Troy Board of Education

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Email: philippartn@gmail.com   
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​LAYNE A. SAKWA -- VICE PRESIDENT, DEVELOPMENT

Profession: Attorney at Law, Partner with  Fried Saperstein Sakwa, PC


Email:  laynesakwa@gmail.com
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​JANICE BERRY -- VICE PRESIDENT, LEADERSHIP

Profession: 
Organizational Development Business Consultant

​Email:  JBExcellence@gmail.com 
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GERI RINSCHLER -- VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAMS

Profession: Retired
Past Elected Position(s): Birmingham Board of Education (1996--2017)
Current Appointed Position(s): Vice President, League of Women Voters Oakland Area (LWVOA)
Past Appointed Position(s): President of the LWVOA

​Email:  grinschler@comcast.net  
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EILEEN H. PULKER -- TREASURER

​​Profession: Retired
Past Elected Position: Village Clerk, Village of Franklin, MI (1999-2020)
Current Appointed Positions: Senior coordinating Council, Birmingham Next Board, Birmingham Youth Assistance Board

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Email: eileenpulker@gmail.com  
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ELEANOR "COCO" SIEWERT -- SECRETARY

Profession: Professional Registered Parliamentarian, Consultant & Trainer
Former Elected Positions:  Birmingham City Commissioner and Mayor/ Baldwin Library Board Trustee and President

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Email:  e.siewert@wayne.edu  
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​JENNIFER S. CALLAGHAN -- DIRECTOR

Profession: Oakland County Probate Court Judge

Email:  callaghanj@oakgov.com 
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​KIRSTEN NEILSEN HARTIG -- DIRECTOR

Profession: District Court Judge

Email:  hartigk@oakgov.com  
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DEBORAH MACON -- DIRECTOR

Profession: Professional facilitator, trainer, board governance consultant, coach, and parliamentarian

Former Elected  Position(s): Bloomfield Hills Board of Education, serving as Treasurer, Vice President and Secretary; Trustee in W. Bloomfield Township
Current Appointed Position(s): 
Greater W. Bloomfield Cable Communications Commissioner

Email: debmacon@aol.com ​
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MARIAN McCLELLAN -- DIRECTOR
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Profession:  Retired Teacher K-8
Current Elected Position: Mayor City of Oak Park
Former Elected Position: Serving her fifth term as Mayor of Oak Park

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Email:  mc.clellan1102@gmail.com  
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THERESA RICH, PhD -- DIRECTOR

Profession: Attorney, Estate Planning, Probate Law, Guardianships
Current Elected Position: Oakland Schools Board of Education
Former Elected Position(s): Farmington Hills City Council


Email: trich@richcounsel.com 
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 Dr. SHERYL LYNN MITCHELL THERIOT -- DIRECTOR (and prior President)
Profession: 
 Parliamentarian and Policy Analyst - Detroit City Council - Legislative Policy Division at City of Detroit
Former Elected Positions: West Bloomfield Parks & Recreation; Elmwood Park Citizens District Council; Precinct Delegate
Current Appointed Positions: Board, Mich. Municipal Services Authority; Lathrup Village Downtown Dev. Auth.; SOCRRA; SOCWA

Email:  sheryl.mitchell2020@gmail.com 
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​LAURA VOGEL -- DIRECTOR
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Profession: Director, Intellectual Property & Technology Transactions Counsel at HARMAN International
Current Elected Position:  GOP 11th Congressional Precinct Delegate

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Email:  lm.vogel@outlook.com 
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​DANIELLE WALTON -- DIRECTOR

Profession: Assistant Oakland County Prosecutor

Current Appointed Position(s): Member of the State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners


​Email:  daniellewalton@comcast.net 
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WON Foundation
​Administrator, Robin West Smith

30325 Ponds View Drive, Franklin, MI 48025
​ph: (313) 657-4616​
Robin_West_Smith@WONFoundation.net
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