Attorney Simen, Figura, and Parker PLC At age 18, Christopher A. Stritmatter enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Iraq. He was honorably discharged for his service in 2006 and worked for the Department of Defense overseas as a network engineer for six years. In 2015, he graduated from Western Michigan Thomas M. Continue Reading
Advisory Analyst Deloitte & Touche LLP Milton Straham is a firm believer that education and financial empowerment are the foundation of strong and healthy communities. As an advisory analyst at Deloitte & Touche LLP, Straham has experience in helping national clients with internal audits, mergers and acquisition transaction services. Before his role as an analyst, Continue Reading
Director of Children’s Services Genesee Health System Elizabeth Burtch, who holds a master’s degree in social work, is director of children’s services for Genesee Health System, the public community mental health entity for Flint and Genesee County. As a young mental health clinician working with children at the onset of the Flint water crisis, Burtch Continue Reading
Senior Accountant Yeo & Yeo, CPAs & Business Consultants Kellen Riker is described by those who work closely with him as a rock star in his office and the community. Riker, who earned a bachelor’s in business administration and an MBA from the University of Michigan-Flint, has held Certified Public Accountant certification since 2021. After Continue Reading
Chief of Staff Mott Community College Under DeAndra Larkin’s leadership as chief of staff at Mott Community College, MCC has successfully coordinated and tracked publicly, in real time, strategic plan outcomes that are moving the college toward closing student success gaps. As part of her efforts, she co-coordinated a conference for girls and young women Continue Reading
Team Lead, EXP Realty Vice President of Corporate Partnerships, Flint City Bucks/Flint City AFC Jim Sutherland has worked in a variety of platforms throughout his career — all of them in Genesee County. He was director of operations for the Halo Burger chain for several years followed by a stint at WRSR-FM (103.9 The Fox), Continue Reading
CEO Crim Fitness Foundation Lauren Holaly-Zembo was appointed Crim Fitness Foundation CEO on Sept. 1, 2020. Her work at the foundation since 2008 has included relaunching the historic community education model – originally created by Charles Stewart Mott and Frank Manley in 1935 and still supported today by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation – as Continue Reading
Vice President of Development Community Foundation of Greater Flint Karima Amlani is committed to community leadership in Flint and Genesee County. With humility and grace, she has offered her time, talent and treasure in support of many organizations that are near and dear to her heart. She takes great pride in representing our community and Continue Reading
Director of Programs and Culinary Services Food Bank of Eastern Michigan Will Farkas brought his years of culinary expertise to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan when he accepted the position of director of programs and culinary services. He used knowledge gained in the public sector to apply it to safe food preparation, kitchen workflow Continue Reading
Owner/Operator Sagency LLC Jerin Sage has been an essential member of the Flint arts and cultural community since he was a teenage events promoter, bringing relevant creative activities to the young people of Flint. He was co-founder of the “Bring It” mural art festival produced in downtown Flint in 2006 and founder of the “Drop Continue Reading
