News & Stories
2023 Corks & Forks Breaks Records
April 10, 2023 EventWe knew this was going to be a good event. What we didn’t know was that it would be record setting. Chaired by Marlo Vitous, senior vice president - Purchasing & Supply Chain at Stellantis, and supported by Pete Hockey of Ford Motor Company, Matt Joshua of General Motors, and… Read More
Ruomu Hu, Vice President and General Manager at Harman International, Joins Board of Directors
April 10, 2023 MentorWe are very pleased to announce that Ruomu Hu has been elected to our Board of Directors. “Everyone deserves a fair chance at the American dream,” said Ruomu. “Seeing the fundamental impacts Winning Futures has made for these beautiful young minds and their bright futures has made me a firm… Read More
Welcome Our New Board Member, Reggie Roland, Principal Director of Partnerships at Interior Environments
January 6, 2023 MentorReggie Roland, principal director of partnerships at Interior Environments, is the newest member of our Board of Directors. “I’m honored and thankful to share that I have aligned with Winning Futures as a board member. I have always had a passion for supporting my community. This board position allows me… Read More
Our 2022-23 curriculum features enhanced strategies related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, asset-based language, and social and emotional learning. We also launched year 6 of our 7-year program.
November 5, 2022 Announcements, News, StudentsOur program has always focused on the empowerment of our students. While our impact has been significant, we are aware that the challenges our students face are constantly changing and that we need to respond accordingly. With 90 percent of our students being people of color and 75 percent coming… Read More
Our golfers brought out the sun and raised $150K at our 24th Annual Golf Classic
November 5, 2022 Event, FundraiserUnlike last year, there was no rain at this year’s Golf Classic, so we were already off to a good start. More than 255 people participated in our 24th annual Golf Classic and helped us raise $150,000 to support students in our Workforce Prep program. The outing was held… Read More
May Thao is learning important life and job readiness skills while planning for her future. Her career mentor is helping her along the way.
November 5, 2022 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_75913" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Pontiac Academy for Excellence student, May Thao (right), with her career mentor, Lida Kuehne, supplier quality development at General Motors.[/caption] May Thao is a senior at Pontiac Academy for Excellence and in the third year of our Workforce Prep program. With help from her career… Read More
Denzel Lane wants to be a veterinarian or car design engineer. With help from his career mentor, he’ll figure it out.
November 5, 2022 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_75874" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Denzel (left) with his mentor Phillip during one of our Workforce Prep sessions at Cass Technical High School.[/caption] Denzel Lane is a 16-year-old student at Cass Technical High School in Detroit. He recently completed his first year (10th grade) in our Workforce Prep program and… Read More
Mohammad Zaman is in our College Success Mentoring program and on his way to becoming a user experience designer.
November 5, 2022 Uncategorized[caption id="attachment_75870" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Mohammad Zaman received our Alumni Scholarship at our 2022 Awards Celebration.[/caption] Mohammad Zaman is entering his senior year at Michigan State University (MSU), working towards a Bachelor of Science in computer science and his dream of becoming a user experience designer. He’s focused, motivated, and… Read More
Black Male Career Mentors: You are the Key to Inspiring the Next Generation
August 8, 2022 Mentor, StudentsI had the privilege of meeting with one of our most dynamic career mentor-student pairings, Aubin Williams and Aidan Watkins. Williams is the president and CEO of Ekklesia Building Corporation, a general contracting, program management, and construction company. Watkins is a 19-year-old full-time student at Wayne County Community College studying… Read More
Paying It Forward as a Career Mentor
July 11, 2022 Alumni Success Stories, Mentor, StudentsPay it forward is an expression for when the recipient of kindness does something kind in turn for someone else rather than simply accepting or repaying the original good deed. Tamara Taylor, complexity lead at Stellantis, has been the recipient of many acts of kindness and encouragement throughout her… Read More