Dana C. Harvey Director, Consumer Marketing, Detroit Media Partnership
Dana Harvey is Consumer Marketing director for Detroit Media Partnership, managing marketing and branding for the Detroit Free Press, the Detroit News, StyleLine Magazine and also operating as race director for the Detroit Free Press Marathon. Harvey also works as an anchor for Southfield Cable channel 15, where she has been reporting on city stories for over ten years. Her passion for sharing and uplifting has prompted her to launch her own show, “The Lipstick Lounge,” highlighting fearless women and their achievements. Harvey’s dedication to community service has guided her to offer her marketing expertise to organizations such as Open Arms, Mosaic Youth Theater and Big Brothers Big Sisters Detroit. She is also a founding member of the Southfield Women’s Foundation. As a daughter of a breast cancer survivor and a passion for breast cancer awareness, she was honored to serve as past chair of the 2010 and 2011 American Cancer Society’s Southfield Relays for Life. Harvey is a 2010 Leadership Detroit graduate with an MBA in marketing from WSU and a BS degree from MSU. Harvey is the proud mother of two, son Kenneth, 13, and daughter Payton, 10.
Beverly Hibbler
Principal, Detroit International Academy for Young Women Beverly A. Hibbler currently has her dream job. She is principal, founder and leader of Detroit International Academy for Young Women, established in 2005. DIA is currently the only all-girl K-12 public school in Michigan and serves as a model for same-gender education throughout the country. Her vision has been to provide a quality education in an allfemale environment which has previously been reserved for the affluent. Hibbler is a graduate of Wayne State University, University of Michigan, Western Michigan University and Detroit Public Schools. Her entire professional career has been dedicated to the Detroit Public Schools. She is presently on the Advisory Board for the National Association for Same Gender Education, DPS Principals’ Mentoring Program and a member of Hope United Methodist Church. Hibbler has been featured in various media venues for same-gender education, such as the Boston Globe, Education Week, Detroit Free Press, Advances in Gender and Education, and the Michigan Chronicle. In 2009, she was awarded the prestigious title of “Michigan Lottery Black History Honored Educator.” Hibbler has one son who graduated from Emory University in 2012. He is currently teaching in New York and has been accepted to Columbia University School of Education to pursue his master’s degree.
Marcia A. Jackson Manager Customer Outreach, DTE Energy
Marcia Jackson is manager of Customer Outreach for the DTE Energy Co. In this role, she manages the company’s outreach initiatives that provide energy assistance to struggling individuals and families, education to help customers manage their energy costs, and opportunities for employee engagement and community involvement through multiple channels and community organizations. Jackson, a native Detroiter, graduated from Pershing High School and earned her bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University in 1980. She has held leadership positions at DTE Energy since 1998 in the Continuous Improvement Strategy Group, the Supply Chain and now Customer Outreach in Public Affairs. Prior to joining DTE Energy she held leadership positions at Exelon Corp. that included engineering, regulatory compliance and project management. Jackson has served on the executive board of the Detroit Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. continuously since 2003. She is currently first vice president of the Detroit Alumnae Chapter’s 1,000-member organization and is responsible for program execution of seven programs, including the chapter’s scholarship awarded annually to entering college students. Jackson is the mother of a son, Charles, 2010 MSU alum, who is completing his graduate degree at Tiffin University.
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Anqunette M. Jamison News Anchor, Fox 2 News
Anqunette Jamison was born and raised in Gary, Indiana. She earned her bachelor of science degree from Butler University in Indianapolis, Ind., completing a dual major in journalism and radio/television. She began her broadcast career in West Lafayette, Ind., as a morning show producer and editor and general assignment reporter. A year later, Jamison was hired at the NBC station in South Bend, Ind., where she worked her way up from reporter to weekend anchor and finally weekday noon anchor. She never considered working out west until a news director from Las Vegas called and asked her to consider it. It wasn’t long before she was reporting the gritty side of all that glittered on the Las Vegas strip. Looking for the next challenge, she took a chance and helped launch “The Morning Show” on Fox 25 in Boston. After five years, she accepted a transfer to Fox 2 Detroit, anchoring Monday - Friday from 6-9 a.m. and “Live at 11.” She, her husband, Richard Sarfoh, his two sons and their two dogs live in Farmington Hills.
Dr. Charmaine D. Johnson
Faculty Chair, Early Childhood and Teacher Education, Wayne County Community College District Born in Detroit, Dr. Johnson has a bachelor’s of science degree in elementary education from Wilberforce University, master’s degree in education from the University of Hartford, a doctorate in education from Wayne State University and an Urban Ministry diploma from Ecumenical Theological Seminary, where she is pursuing a master’s degree in pastoral counseling. Dr. Johnson is a licensed minister of Hartford Memorial Baptist Church, where she works in the congregation’s health ministry, and has completed a fellowship in health ministry through the Detroit Wayne County Health Authority. Her spiritual and community service often focuses on young children, families and seniors. Before retiring, she worked as a school administrator in the Detroit Public Schools. She currently teaches early childhood education and human services at Wayne County Community College. This year Dr. Johnson was named Outstanding Professor. In 2010, she received the Institute’s Sarah Herbin Award. She is the author of “Mama Said,” a collection of common epigrams that reflect the worldly wisdom of common folk. She’s passionate about personal fitness, is a runner, golfer, racquetball player, roller skater, tennis player and skier. Her other interests include fashion design, spiritual and holistic health, and politics.
Ifetayo B. Johnson Executive Director, United Health Organization
Since 1999 Ifetayo B. Johnson has served as executive director of United Health Organization (UHO) and Project Healthy Living. She is an activist in the Healthy Cities movement and has directed several community projects focused on disease prevention and health and wellness promotion. With Project Healthy Living, Johnson coordinates the delivery of free and low-cost health screenings to 15,000 participants in seven Michigan counties annually. In recent years, she has served on First Lady Michelle Obama’s national Task Force on Childhood Obesity Prevention. Johnson formerly served as director of Healthy Detroit, an initiative of the Greater Detroit Area Health Council (GDAHC). Earlier in her career, she served on the faculty at Bowling Green State University and Livingstone College. she went on to direct a teen parenting program for the Urban League of Greater New Haven, Connecticut. A native Detroiter, Johnson is a devoted wife and mother of two college-aged sons. Johnson holds an M.A. degree in Tran- disciplinary Communications from Bowling Green State University and a B.S. degree in biology from Philander Smith College of Arkansas.