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Winning Futures is proud to have a Board of Directors committed to our mission of empowering students in Metro Detroit. The organization is currently recruiting dedicated board members. Please contact us if you are interested!
Governing Board
Board of Directors
Past Board Chairs
Scott Hiipakka — Michigan Israel Business Accelerator
Joni Nelson — Goodwill Industries (retired)
Scott Rice, President — Powerlink
Dr. Dan Schafer — Warren Consolidated School District
Legacy Leadership
Sam Cupp, Founder
Don & Aleta Hamilton, Donors — Founders
Kristina Marshall, Co-Creator
Laurie Tarter, Co-Creator
Advisory Board
Gary Abernathy, Vice President, Culture & Engagement Consulting — Marsh & McLennan Agency
Diane Banks, Executive Director — Macomb Community Foundation
Josh Berg, Managing Director, Technology Investments — Magna International
Jamie Brewer, Executive Chief Engineer, Battery Electric Trucks — General Motors
Erin Marie Devereaux, Early Talent and Inclusion Regional Manager — Aptiv
Robert Doyle, President and CEO — Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MICPA)
Carmen Gaines, Community & Citizenship Senior Program Specialist — Turner Construction Company
Christine Harder, Senior Vice President, Provider Network Management — HAP
Gretchen Hopp Doyle, President — Baker-Hopp Insurance Group
Robert Kendall, Chief Financial Officer — My Locker
Marc Kuiper, Vice President Northern Region General Manager — McNaughton-McKay Electric Company
Christopher Letts, Senior Vice President — Morgan Stanley
Daniel Lichocki, Vice President — A Line Staffing
Andy Makar, Director, Engagement Delivery — Salesforce
Kathy Morgan, Community Engagement Director — Flagstar
Jeff Morrison, Vice President - Global Purchasing & Supply Chain — General Motors
Adrienne Myrand, Vice President, Human Resources – McNaughton McKay Group
Reggie Roland, President — District by Design
Kayla Roney Smith, Director, National K-12 Education — Ballmer Group
Jessica Roy, Managing Director, Public Service — Accenture
Kiantee Rupert-Jones, Co-Director, Career Planning and Placement — Wayne State University, Mike Ilitch School of Business
Mark Strayhan — Huntington Bank
Carl Sumpter, Talent Acquisition Manager for Global Operations and Logistics — Nike
Debbie Tran, Audit Senior Manager — Deloitte
Antoinette Turner, CSR and Community Relations Manager — BWD Technologies
Michael Wacht, President — AI Bits & Pieces
Jennifer Weot, Senior Outreach Specialist — Macomb County Planning and Economic Development
Melinda Wilner, Chief Operating Officer — United Wholesale Mortgage
Sarah Zigila, Vice President of People Development — Orbis Holding Group





















