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Sandra Yu
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Sandra Yu is a program manager at
Detroiters Working for Environmental Justice
(DWEJ) coordinating green training programs and advocating for local capacity building. She is also a co-founder of Declare Detroit and the Detroit Facilitation Guild.
Community Engagement
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Leadership
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Public Policy
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Sustainability
,
Volunteerism
Detroit
Charlie Cavell
Tunde Wey
Friday, June 08, 2012
Charlie Cavell is the founder of the Pay it Forward Initiative, a nonprofit that provides employment opportunities and job training to jobless Detroiters ages 18 to 24.
Community Engagement
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Education
,
Human Services
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Jobs
,
Leadership
Detroit
,
Midtown
Kirk Mayes
Tunde Wey
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Kirk Mayes is the director of the Brightmoor Alliance, a coalition of organizations dedicated to delivering social services to the Brightmoor community in Northwest Detroit. He is also a drafter of the Detroit Declaration, a member of the B.I.N.G. Institute Roundtable and a player on the Detroit City Futbol League's champion team.
Community Engagement
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Leadership
Detroit
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The Villages
,
Northwest Detroit
Jordi Carbonell
Tunde Wey
Thursday, May 24, 2012
Jordi Carbonell is the owner of Café Con Leche, a café in Southwest Detroit. The business was founded on the belief that strong communities need a central gathering place that reflects the diversity of the neighborhood.
Community Engagement
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Entrepreneurship
,
Food
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Leadership
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Multiculturalism
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Placemaking
Detroit
,
Southwest Detroit
Delphia Simmons
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Delphia Simmons is the Founder of Thrive Detroit, a social venture offering vulnerably-housed citizens opportunities to launch micro-entrepreneurial projects.
Community Engagement
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Entrepreneurship
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Human Services
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Jobs
,
Leadership
,
Microfunding
Detroit
Yusef Shakur
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Yusef Bunchy Shakur is the founder of the Urban Network, a multi-purpose, community-centered business consisting of a bookstore, an entertainment company, and a publishing outfit.
Community Engagement
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Education
,
Entrepreneurship
,
Leadership
Detroit
Bobby Smith
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Bobby Smith is the Founder & CEO of En Garde! Detroit, a social enterprise providing inner-city youth access to the sport of fencing.
Community Engagement
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Education
,
Entrepreneurship
,
Health & Wellness
,
Kids
,
Leadership
Detroit
,
Midtown
Amy Kaherl
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Amy Kaherl is the organizer of Detroit SOUP, a monthly fundraising dinner to support local projects. She also orchestrates "shenanigans" for the Detroit City Futbol League and the Marche du Nain Rouge. And she spins as DJ Amy Dreamcatcher.
Arts & Culture
,
Community Engagement
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Crowdsourcing
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Leadership
,
Microfunding
Detroit
,
Woodbridge
Matthew Naimi
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Matthew Naimi is known around town as the "green guy." As founder of Recycle Here, Detroit's neighborhood recycling program, he's on a mission to make Detroit more sustainable.
Community Engagement
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Education
,
Entrepreneurship
,
Parks & Greenspace
,
Sustainability
Detroit
,
Midtown
,
New Center
Laura Hughes
Tunde Wey & Claire Nelson
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Laura Hughes is the Executive Director of the Ruth Ellis Center, the only agency in the Midwest dedicated to at-risk lesbian, gay, bi-attractional, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
Community Engagement
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Education
,
Human Services
,
Kids
,
Leadership
Detroit
,
Highland Park
Erik Howard
Tunde Wey
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Erik Howard is the co-founder of Young Nation, a non-profit organization that promotes holistic development of youth in urban settings through building relationships, community education, and passion-driven projects.
Arts & Culture
,
Community Engagement
,
Crowdsourcing
,
Design
,
Education
,
Kids
,
Leadership
,
Multiculturalism
,
Parks & Greenspace
,
Placemaking
Detroit
,
Southwest Detroit
Jeff Sturges
Tunde Wey
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Jeff Sturges leads the Mount Elliott Makerspace, a community workshop that serves as an environment for knowledge exchange and entrepreneurial experimentation through “making.” He is also a member of OmniCorpDetroit, a group of designers, artists, engineers, musicians, thinkers, do-ers and makers who collaborate to build new things.
Arts & Culture
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Community Engagement
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Crowdsourcing
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Design
,
Leadership
,
Rehab/Renovation
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Research & Innovation
,
Technology
Detroit
Jessica Williams
Tunde Wey
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Jessica Brooke Williams leads Young Adults/Artists/Activists of Heidelberg (YAH), a branch of the Heidelberg Project that engages young adults to become leaders in the community and gain professional development in Detroit's growing arts industry.
Arts & Culture
,
Community Engagement
,
Crowdsourcing
,
Design
,
Education
,
Kids
,
Leadership
,
Multiculturalism
,
Parks & Greenspace
,
Placemaking
,
Sustainability
Detroit
Jess Daniel
Tunde Wey & Noelle Lothamer
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Jess Daniel is the founder of FoodLab Detroit, a group to support the development, growth, and cooperation of locally owned socially and environmentally responsible food enterprises.
Agriculture
,
Community Engagement
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Entrepreneurship
,
Food
,
Leadership
,
Multiculturalism
,
Sustainability
Detroit
,
Woodbridge
Phil Jones
Tunde Wey & Noelle Lothamer
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
Phil Jones is the Manager and Executive Chef of COLORS, a social enterprise of the Restaurant Opportunities Center of Michigan. Located in downtown Detroit, the restaurant uses local ingredients and trains local employees in collective entrepreneurship.
Agriculture
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Community Engagement
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Education
,
Entrepreneurship
,
Food
,
Human Services
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Jobs
,
Leadership
,
Sustainability
Detroit
,
Downtown Detroit
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