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Leadership Oakland announces its Cornerstone Program participants

By: Kathy Blake, October, 29, 2021

Leadership Oakland recently announced its Cornerstone Program class participants. The class is made up of 48 professionals from across the county who will participate in a nine-month leadership experience, according to a press release.

The professionals come from businesses, organizations and governmental agencies, and are selected based on an application process. The individuals are to participate in a two-day retreat followed by monthly sessions on topics facing the region including education, government, the justice system, health and human services and race and ethnic diversity.

Leadership Oakland is a nonprofit focused on business and community leadership development. For more information, visit leadershipoakland.com.

This year’s participants are:

• Donovan Asmar, Bodman PLC

• Sandra Bachert, Oakland Community College

• Fran Borg, Beaumont Health

• Michelle Brinkmann, Community Housing Network, Inc.

• Mitch Brady, Flagstar Bank

• Demar Byas, Oakland County Water Resources

• Andrew Case, Oakland Schools

• April Clarke, Xpress NEMT, Inc. And Encompass Clarity, Inc.

• Heather Cruz, Easterseals Michigan

• Catherine Cushing, Beaumont Health

• Annette D’Uva, Priority Health

• Javon David, Butzel Long, PC

• Deborah DePue, Beaumont Health

• Lara Edwards, Friends of the Rouge

• Dr. Nicole Fabiilli, Beaumont Health

• Celeste Fletcher, Bank of Ann Arbor

• Franklin Kajon, Henry Ford Health System

• Zavette Gibson-Hughes, CARE House of Oakland County

• Mary Gosine, Oakland County

• Nicholas Griffin, DTE

• Melanie Grund, Oakland County Neighborhood & Housing Development

• Diana Hannon, Oakland Community Health Network

• Denise Harris, Healing Hearts Safety Services

• Andrew Hazergian, Beaumont Health

• Hana Jaquays, City of Walled Lake

• Jean Jernigan, Auburn Hills Chamber of Commerce

• Nida Khan, Oakland Community Health Network

• Sam Kilberg, Dykema Gossett PLLC

• Jason Lee, Junior Achievement of Southeastern MI

• William Lentine, Warner Norcross & Judd

• Emily Loomis, City of Ferndale

• Christian Marcillo, Issues Media Group

• Vince McKinnon, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

• Deirdre Mercer, Community Housing Network, Inc.

• Rebecca Moody, Beaumont Health

• Matthew Orsey, Beaumont Health

• Thomas Pickett, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

• Aaron Robinson, The Power Company Kids Club

• Jessica Sanders, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

• Scott Stewart, Pontiac Community Foundation

• Amy Strauss, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital

• Maty Sylla, Health Alliance Plan

• Tom Talbert, City of Rochester Hills

• Heather Walters, Health Alliance Plan

• Jennifer Whitteaker, DTE

• Kermit Williams, Oakland Forward

• Christine Williams, ITC Holdings

• Pamela Worthington, Oakland County Board of Commissioners