Director of Corporate Engagement & EventsSpecial Olympics Michigan In his eight-year tenure, Ted Grossnickle has helped revolutionize the impact of Special Olympics Michigan on the lives of children and adults with intellectual disabilities in Southeast Michigan. In Genesee County, more than 1,200 Special Olympic athletes have directly benefited from the community’s generosity thanks to his Continue Reading
FounderTC McClain Enterprises Taylor “TC” McClain is a passionate woman with multiple interests and an insatiable love of food. Since 2018, she has served as a legal assistant to Trachelle C. Young, with a resume that has included working for the Flint Water Justice legal team. During the pandemic, she found comfort and inspiration watching Continue Reading
Associate VP of Marketing & CommunicationsCommunity Foundation of Greater Flint Alexandria Dawson is a leader in every sense of the word. Dawson has worked in various roles at the Community Foundation of Greater Flint (CFGF) for 10 years, making her uniquely capable of excelling as associate vice president of marketing and communications – and telling Continue Reading
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Business PartnerFinancial Plus Credit Union As Financial Plus Credit Union’s first Diversity, Equity & Inclusion business partner, Allen Williams is already making his mark. A certified diversity professional through the National Diversity Council, Williams successfully created and implemented a DEI strategy and organized a DEI Council at the credit union and Continue Reading
Director of MarketingFlint Firebirds Born and raised in Flint, Dominic Gutierrez has dedicated his career to the betterment of his community. He has worked for the Flint Firebirds since 2015, playing an instrumental role in the continued growth of the club’s brand and fanbase. Gutierrez has worked for the junior ice hockey team in a Continue Reading
OwnerTrademark My Stuff Since founding the McGhee Law Firm, Kyona McGhee has successfully filed more than 2,500 trademark applications and held the hands of hundreds of entrepreneurs nationwide as they navigate the demands of growing their own business. Appropriately, her law practice is now better known as “Trademark My Stuff.” A wife and mother of Continue Reading
Director of Business and Community ServicesCity of Flint Throughout her career, Emily Doerr has worked in both the private and public sectors, leveraging her dynamic vision to build important and thoughtful programs for the people she seeks to support. Now serving as the director of the City of Flint’s Business and Community Services (formerly the Continue Reading
Founder & Family Medicine PhysicianHarris Family Health Dr. Aisha Harris always knew she’d come home to Flint. After completing her degree in chemical engineering on a full academic scholarship at the University of Michigan, medical degree from Georgetown University, and medical residency at the University of Illinois in Chicago, Harris returned to her hometown to Continue Reading
Director of DevelopmentWhaley Children’s Center For six years, Olivia Nagel has committed her time and talent at Whaley Children’s Center, a Flint nonprofit providing shelter, hope, and healing to children who are survivors of neglect and abuse. Nagel has served as Whaley’s director of development since 2022, leading her team with new approaches to fundraising Continue Reading
Waterworks Regional ManagerFernco Inc. Since joining Fernco Inc. in 2017 as marketing manager, Donahue has risen through the company’s ranks to his current post as waterworks regional manager. In this role, he manages $10 million in distribution sales across 25 states, building stronger relationships with customers and growing his sales territories. Fernco, a leading manufacturer Continue Reading
