DETROIT MERCY LAW ASSOCIATION OF BLACK LAW ALUMNI

Board Of Directors

HON. TERRANCE A. KEITH '84 PRESIDENT

JESSICA HOLMES '15

SECRETARY

DESIREE MARKS '13 TREASURER

MIKYIA AARON '15

HON. MARYLIN ATKINS '80

KYRA BOLDEN '14

FALLON BOOTH '14

JOSEPH BROWN '62

PONCE D. CLAY '15

DARWYN FAIR '79

ROBBIE GAINES '15

MICHELE HALL-EDWARDS '84

KRENISSA HICKS '16

HON. SHANNON A. HOLMES '98

DEREK HURT '84

MARCEL HURT '92

RYAN JACKSON '17

KYMBERLY KINCHEN REEVES '09

EDWINA KING '10

JONATHAN KIRKLAND '15

MELISSA KOPRIVA '16

ASHLEY MCBRIDE '16

JAMEL NELSON '09

ERICA POWELL BELL '08

MYLIKA RADFORD '13

HON. KRISTINA ROBINSON GARRETT '10

NISHAWN SPILLER '17

AISHA J. THOMAS '13

CLARENCE TUCKER '87

MACIE D. TUIASOSOPO GAINES '13

WITH THE GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM AN ARRAY OF DETROIT MERCY LAW ALUMNI, the Association of Black Law Alumni (ABLA) was able to mark a major financial milestone when we were advised the David Williams II and Gail Carr Williams Scholarship had exceeded the amount needed to be included among the law school’s endowed scholarships. It is a significant step along the journey towards our $1,000,000 goal. The accomplishment is yet another thread to be stitched into the tapestry of Detroit Mercy Law in the continuing hope another student will find the path to the North Star of opportunity. Obtaining endowed status demonstrates how the ABLA, together with the Alumni Board and scores of others who support our cause, continue to work to ensure Detroit Mercy Law is a hallmark for diversity and inclusion, and our doors of opportunity remain accessible and affordable for Black students. Vital to our success is providing two invaluable resources: mentors to undergrad students when they begin to weaken and scholarships to ease the monetary load attached to every new graduate as they pursue a legal career. Our goal is not just for the benefit of Black law students; it is, rather, to actively augment the collective efforts of Detroit Mercy Law in the active recruitment and engagement of all law students and alumni in the crusade for equal justice. Working together, we at Detroit Mercy Law can do great things.

Hon. Terrance A. Keith '84 President Association of Black Law Alumni

ABLA: TOGETHER WE RISE

To engage with or to obtain more information about the ABLA, the first affiliate of the Detroit Mercy Law Alumni Association, please email detroitmercylawabla@gmail.com.