Our Leaders

Danielle West, Youth Programs Coordinator

Contact WCCAN at danielle.west@semca.org

Angela Acosta

Assistant Director
Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships
University of Michigan-Dearborn

James Allen

Relationship Manager
Assistant Vice President
Fifth Third Bank

Anthony Arminiak

Campus President/CAO
Wayne County Community College District
Downriver Campus

Lola Banks

Director of Diversity and Inclusion
University of Detroit Mercy
School of Dentistry

James Beri

School Board President
Wayne RESA & Mel-NAP Schools

Thomas Niczay

Superintendent
Hamtramck Public Schools

Derrick Coleman

Superintendent
The School District of the
City of River Rouge

Paul Duford

President
Employment & Training Designs, Inc.

Michelle Economou Ureste

Executive Director
Workforce Intelligence Agency

Danielle Funderburg

School Board Trustee,
Romulus Community Schools.
Wayne RESA Treasurer

Greg Pitoniak

Chief Executive Officer
SEMCA

Julie Grassi

Community Resources Manager
The Information Center

Jeremy Guc

Supervisor of Admissions and Recruitment
Henry Ford College

Chris Davis

Assistant Director of Community Partnerships
MIAT College of Technology

Tracey Penick

Supervisor of Wrap Around Support.  Wayne-Westland
Community Schools

Shelley Holt

Superintendent
Wayne-Westland Schools

Ericka M. Jackson

Director, Undergraduate Admissions
Wayne State University

Tamara Jones

VP Education
United Way of Southeast Michigan

Tim Keyes

Director of Economic Development
City of Romulus

Yvonne Langley

Employer Relations Specialist
Baker College

Robert Leadley, Ph.D.

Dean of Occupational Programs
and Economic Development
Schoolcraft College

Randy Liepa

Superintendent
Wayne RESA

Frank Lopez

Chairman of the Board
Aztec Manufacturing

Marjie McAnally

Superintendent of Schools
Romulus Community Schools

Jean Overman

Executive Director
Operation Refuge

Mark Schroeder

Director of Undergraduate Admissions
Madonna University

Dr. Kimberly Soranno-Bond

CEO/Superintendent
Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

Dr. Josha Talison

Superintendent
Ecorse Public Schools

Stacy Vespremi

Curriculum Director
Woodhaven-Brownstown Schools

Malin Wagner

Board Chair, SEMCA
Education Advisory Group
Board Vice-Chair, SEMCA
Workforce Development Brd

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committed citizens can change the world;
indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.”

-Margaret Mead