Giant Step Steering & Advisory Committees
2022
FACULTY ADVISOR Hannah Schacter, PhD
CHAIR Patricia Gardner, DPS Administrator (ret), Detroit Drifters Public Relations Chair
LaJoyce Brown, Wayne State University Admissions Office
Lauren Allen, Lawrence Tech University Dance director
Ethel Burwell (Leadership Committee)
Nicole Carter, MA, Director of DPS Guidance & Counseling (Student Recruitment)
Camilla Davies
Cheryl Deep (Media & Fundraising), 313-664-2607, cheryldeep@wayne.edu
Karen Gaskill, Co-Ette Club of Detroit
Karen Gay (Co-Ette Hostesses), Co-Ette Club of Detroit
Karen Gaskill, Co-Ette Club of Detroit
Karen Gay (Co-Ette Hostesses), Co-Ette Club of Detroit
Carol Griffin, Michigan Department of Civil Rights
Tuan Le (Student Recruitment), University Liggett Parent Liaison
Teresa Lloyd (Smart Table), Grosse Pointe College Consulting
Trudy Shiemke (Conference Coordinator Emeritus)
Barbara K. Smith, Ph.D. (DPS School Recruitment), Detroit Public Schools
Richard Thomas, DTE Energy Retired
Trudy Shiemke (Conference Coordinator Emeritus)
Barbara K. Smith, Ph.D. (DPS School Recruitment), Detroit Public Schools
Richard Thomas, DTE Energy Retired
Sonya Thomas, Ph.D., DTE Energy Retired
Cerise Tounsel (Smart Stuff Table, School Check-In)
Beverly Weathington, LMSW (Facilitator Training), Healthier Urban Families at Merrill Palmer Skilman Institute
Felicia White-Felder (Matrix), Michigan State Police
Beverly Weathington, LMSW (Facilitator Training), Healthier Urban Families at Merrill Palmer Skilman Institute
Felicia White-Felder (Matrix), Michigan State Police
Kay Willingham, (Conference Day Emcee), Co-Ette Club of Detroit and Owner, Art in Motion
Advisory
Dianne Bostic Robinson (Leadership Committee & Strategy)