Giant Step Steering & Advisory

2024

Faculty Advisor: 

 

WSU Interns:

Faiza Bakth
Alexandra Ehrhardt
Je'Nae Johnson
 

Steering Members:

Alissa Huth-Bocks, Ph.D., Director of Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute, Interim Conference Coordinator, Wayne State University
Darrius Alexander, Principal & Coach, Lincoln High School
Lauren Allen, Lawrence Tech University Dance director
Ethel Burwell (Leadership Committee Emeritus)
Nicole Carter, MA, Director of DPS Guidance & Counseling (Student Recruitment)
Camilla Davies, Medical Journal Editor (Facilitator Recruitment)
Patricia Gardner, DPS Administrator (ret), Detroit Drifters Public Relations Chair
Karen Gaskill, Co-Ette Club of Detroit
Karen Gay (Co-Ette Hostesses), Co-Ette Club of Detroit
Carol Griffin, Michigan Department of Civil Rights (retired)
Teresa Lloyd (Smart Table), Grosse Pointe College Consulting
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
Kay Willingham, (Conference Day Emcee), Co-Ette Club of Detroit and Owner, Art in Motion
 

Advisory:

Dianne Bostic Robinson (Leadership Committee & Strategy)