A COLLECTIVE FORCE

OUR TEAM

Charity Dean

President/ CEO
Charity Dean is the owner of Dean Law and Consulting established in 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. She is the former Director of Civil Rights for the City of Detroit. Charity is an advisory member of the Detroit Women's Leadership Network, the president of Grandmont Community Association and was recently appointed by Governor Whitmer to serve on the Michigan Women’s Commission. She was awarded Crain’s 40 under 40 in 2020 for her role in leading the City’s small business response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Kai Bowman

COO
Kai is the owner of Clutch Consulting and former Executive Director for Development in the Mayor's Office. In that role he negotiated over $35M in community benefits as part of a $2.5B FCA plant expansion deal generating 5,000 new jobs. In addition to this work, he served as co-chair for the Mayor's Equity Council Entrepreneurship committee and worked on mitigation strategies for Detroit small businesses in response to COVID-19.

Ryanne Taylor

Program Coordinator

Ryanne Taylor is a recent graduate of Florida A&M University with a passion for organizing and executing creative projects. During college, Ryanne curated and managed the University’s first virtual pageant which caught the attention of SONY Music U. This opportunity led Ryanne to coordinate a HBCU Homecoming project in partnership with SONY Music U. Ryanne is the Executive Producer of Gradzillas, a YouTube series that takes viewers behind the scenes of viral college graduation photoshoots. 

CHUCK NOLEN

CUTTERS BAR AND GRILL

KERRY BUFFINGTON

KAPSTONE EMPLOYMENT SERVICES

RICHARD HOSEY

HOSEY DEVELOPMENT

REGINA GAINES

HOUSE OF PURE VIN

DANIELLE NORTH

KIDZ KINGDOM DETROIT

BRIAN MCKINNEY

GAYANGA CO.

TATIANA GRANT

20/50 PARTNERS

JOE HINES

MY THERAPY SPA

KANDISS ECTON

K. ECTON INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.

ROD HARDAMON

URGE IMPRINT

JOE BOWMAN

HUMBLE BROTHERS

HARVEY HOLLINS III

HOLLINS CONSULTING, LLC

LATOYA HENRY

LAH STRATEGIES

Rita Fields

313 Industries

Bianca Wilson

Umbrellex

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