Lindsey Matson has dedicated her time over the last five years to grassroots organizing with social justice organizations focused on combating racism and inequality in Metropolitan Detroit including Congress of Communities, MIStudentsDream, 482Forward, and the University of Michigan’s Social Justice Fellowship. She is especially passionate about youth organizing, and has changed the way the communities…
Christine Mwangi is the Founder and President of the nonprofit Be a Rose, Inc. which works to provide health and wellness education to underserved people. It also works to distribute feminine hygiene products at no cost. This organization was founded in 2016 and aids people in the Greater Grand Rapids area, and neighboring Ottawa County.…
Dr. Darienne Hudson, President and CEO of the United Way for Southeastern Michigan, has been a relentless leader and advocate for southeastern Michigan, both before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond rallying her own organization as it navigated the pandemic and its impacts on the UWSEM organization, services and staff, Dr. Hudson was a leader…