People

Paul Savage is CEO of Nextek Power Systems, which makes and sells DC microgrid systems.

Jay Rayford is the co-founder of Social Sushi Detroit, a unique social catering company created to impact Detroit by way of fundraising and networking events.

Raquel Castaneda-Lopez is the first person ever to represent District Six on Detroit City Council, and she is the first Latina ever elected to Detroit City Council.

Sarida Scott Montgomery is the Executive Director of Community Development Advocates of Detroit, the trade association for community development and neighborhood improvement organizations, working to support them through technical assistance, information, public policy advocacy and capacity building.

Steve Kahn is the founder of WSU's Math Corps, which stands on the belief that all children have a unique and special greatness within them, and that through hard work, a commitment to excellence, and a dedication to learning, combined with the support of a caring community, this greatness can be realized. It is the mission of the WSU Math Corps, using Mathematics as its tool, to help as many children in Detroit as possible realize their own particular greatness.

Joe Rashid is the Outreach Director for Restore the 'Moor, a community-driven plan that is being developed by and for community members in Brightmoor.

Riet Schumack is one of the co-founders of Neighbors Building Brightmoor, a non-profit organization composed of a group of neighbors "dedicated to mobilizing, equipping, and helping each other to create a beautiful, healthy and sustainable community for ourselves and our children."