News & Stories
25 From 25: Katie Pusz
January 24, 2019 25 From 25, Alumni Success Stories, Announcements, News
Katie Pusz, Marketing Communications Specialist, ImageSoft, Inc., Winning Futures Class of 2013 As a student at Warren Mott High School (Warren), Katie struggled to overcome anorexia while trying to figure out what she would do after high school. Her mentor, Ashley Fordyce, school and community relations coordinator at Extra Credit Union,… Read More
25 From 25: James Payne
January 23, 2019 25 From 25, Alumni Success Stories, Announcements, News
James Payne, Student, State University of New York Adirondack Winning Futures Class of 2017. Throughout his days at Madison High School in Madison Heights, James wasn’t focused or concerned about his future, coasting through classes with a C average. His mentor, Bob Foyt, retired senior director of maintenance and engineering… Read More
Celebrating 25 Years of Empowering Tomorrow’s Workforce
January 21, 2019 25 From 25, Alumni Success Stories, Announcements, News
As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we are excited to rollout Workforce Prep, a cutting-edge experiential program that will expose students to businesses and new technologies while teaching them the humanistic – critical – soft skills they will need to be successful in a world filled with automation and artificial… Read More
Yazaki North America Executive, Manish Mehta, Joins Winning Futures Board of Directors
December 12, 2018 Announcements, News
Manish Mehta is the acting global head of the General Motors Business Unit for Yazaki North America. Manish Mehta, acting global head of the General Motors Business Unit at Yazaki North America, has been elected to our Board of Directors. “Winning Futures is an impactful way to support Yazaki’s commitment… Read More
Every Dollar Matters… Right? Make Your 2018 Donation Today!
December 12, 2018 Fundraiser, News
“Every dollar matters.” Ever heard this before? It’s a common phrase used by nonprofits. The idea is to convince you to open your wallet and make a donation, even if it’s a nominal amount. But does every dollar really matter? For the 2018-19 academic year, we are operating in… Read More
FCA Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to Winning Futures
December 11, 2018 Announcements, Mentor, NewsWe are excited to announce that we've received a one-year $50,000 grant from the FCA Foundation, the charitable arm of North American automaker FCA US LLC. The grant will support core expenses for local tenth graders who are participating in Workforce Prep – our in-school mentoring and leadership skills development… Read More
Magna Executive, Dino Nardicchio, Joins Winning Futures Board of Directors
October 17, 2018 Announcements, News
Dino Nardicchio, global vice president of Advanced Technology Engineering for Magna Seating. Dino Nardicchio, global vice president of Advanced Technology Engineering for Magna Seating has been elected to the Winning Futures Board of Directors. “Winning Futures is an inspiring way to support Magna’s commitment to the communities where we live and… Read More
The Impact of Mentorship
October 15, 2018 Announcements, News
Fawjia Yeasmin, Winning Futures Class of 2018 and current freshman at the University of Michigan – Dearborn. Do you remember what it was like preparing for life after high school? I do, and it wasn’t pretty. For me, the realization that whatever decisions I made would effect my life forever… Read More
Golfers Raise $140,000 at the 20th Annual Lear Golf Classic
September 18, 2018 Announcements, Event, Fundraiser, News
Our 20th Annual Lear Golf Classic raised more than $140,000 to support our new Workforce Prep program. You would think that on a rainy Monday the last thing anyone would want to do is spend the day golfing. This wasn’t the case for the 246 people who, with positive attitudes… Read More
Ford Executive, Matt Duffy, Joins Board of Directors
September 17, 2018 Announcements, News, Sponsor/Donor
Matt Duffy, Global Director of Electrical and Electronics Purchasing, Ford Motor Company Matt Duffy, global director, Electrical and Electronics Purchasing, Ford Motor Company, has been elected to Winning Futures’ board of directors. Duffy’s 25-year career includes stops at IBM, Apple, Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, and Sonos. His more notable… Read More