Rachel Mouser

Rachel Mouser, 32

Director of Marketing Financial Plus Credit Union During the past year, Rachel Mouser has restructured the talent in the Financial Plus Credit Union marketing department to maximize its potential. Her empowering leadership style is evident in the work they are doing in the rebrand of Financial Plus. Determining a rebrand is both a scientific and Continue Reading

Steve Wolbert

Steve Wolbert, 39

CEO SIPI, Inc. As CEO of SIPI over the last seven years, Steve Wolbert — and his team — has developed a best-practice model to nonprofit capacity building. The approach has evolved through engagement with over 70 grassroots leaders to find sustainable solutions that address common pain points for nonprofits and social enterprises. Under a Continue Reading

Chad Young

Chad Young, 33

Township Manager Mundy Township Since Chad Young joined the staff, starting in the deputy clerk’s office and very soon advancing to manager, the air of professionalism is said to have increased in Mundy Township offices. Young has established a reputation as an excellent problem-solver and forward thinker. He has tripled the township’s grant and awards Continue Reading

Nicholas Goldsworthy

Nicholas J. Goldsworthy, 33

Partner Witt & Goldsworthy PLLC Nicholas J. Goldsworthy is a recently promoted partner at the Genesee County corporate law firm of Witt & Goldsworthy, PLLC, where his practice is corporate and business law to a range of local and national companies. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Flint and Michigan State University College of Law, Continue Reading

Robert Luke

Robert Luke, 34

Insurance Agent BGM Insurance Agency, Inc. Robert Luke started his career with State Farm in 2012. He fell in love with the insurance industry and quickly became “a total insurance nerd.” He worked as an insurance and financial services representative for roughly five years. During that time, he became an expert in personal property and Continue Reading

Glenn Wilson

Glenn Wilson, 38

President/CEO Communities First Inc. Glenn Wilson’s leadership was instrumental to Communities First Inc.’s (CFI) successful multipronged response to the global pandemic. Under Wilson, CFI continued to offer critical community economic development initiatives while experiencing unprecedented growth and exceeding revenue expectations. Despite new barriers, Wilson remained committed to expanding affordable housing opportunities to low-to-moderate-income families. With Continue Reading

Ashnee Young

Ashnee Young, 31

CEO The POWER Initiative Ashnee V. Young is a community organizer working to encourage positive collaboration and dynamic implementation throughout Flint, Genesee County and the state of Michigan. Some of Young’s experience includes working as an assistant director for the Genesee County Community Action Resource Department, special events coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Continue Reading

Milton Straham

Milton Straham, 27

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

Elizabeth Burtch

Elizabeth Burtch, 33

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