BIOGRAPHY September 18, 2017 Dr. H. Sook Wilkinson Ph. D. Fully Licensed Psychologist in the State of Michigan Dr. Wilkinson is a licensed clinical psychologist, now retired, with a special interest in international adoption. She has published several books: Birth is More than Once: The Inner World of Adopted Korean Children (1985); After the Morning…
BIOGRAPHY September 18, 2017 Joe Grimm Journalism Professor at Michigan State University; Recruiting and Development Editor at Detroit Free Press Joe Grimm has been visiting editor in residence at the School of Journalism at Michigan State University since 2008. Prior to that, he worked for more than 25 years at the Detroit Free Press, mostly…
BIOGRAPHY July 25, 2017 Denise Yee Grim Owner of DYG Public Relations, Marketing & Special Events LLC. Currently contracted with the State of Michigan as the Outreach Coordinator for the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (MAPAAC). Previous careers include: Executive Director of the Asian Pacific American Chamber of Commerce (APACC) Special Events Director for…
BIOGRAPHY July 25, 2017 Stephanie Chang State Representative, District 6 – Detroit, Ecorse, River Rouge http://housedems.com/state-rep-stephanie-chang-biography State Representative Stephanie Chang is serving her second term representing Michigan’s 6th House District, which comprises the cities of Ecorse and River Rouge and part of the city of Detroit. Chang is the Minority Vice-Chair of the House Committee…
BIOGRAPHY July 25, 2017 Betty Chu, MD, MBA Henry Ford Health System, Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Medical Affairs, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital Betty Chu, MD, MBA, leads the medical staff of the hospital, providing leadership to assure effective and efficient delivery of care, consistent with the patient-centered mission of Henry Ford…
BIOGRAPHY July 13, 2017 Tom Watkins President and CEO of the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA) Tom Watkins serves as the President and CEO of the Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority (DWMHA). Working with a dedicated community board of directors, leadership team, staff and host of quality community providers to manage and lead a…
BIOGRAPHY July 7, 2017 Asim Alavi Lead Principal Technical Architect at AT & T Experienced Industry Leader with a proven track record of leading AT&T teams on complex outsourcing engagements. Extensive experience working with various AT&T service towers (Sales, Product, Labs, network, security, BVoIP, Hosting) to develop and deliver complex solutions for key AT&T Enterprise…
BIOGRAPHY July 7, 2017 Henry Tanaka Academic Dean of Art, Design and Humanities at Oakland Community College Henry Tanaka is a recently retired Academic Dean for the Division of Art, Design and Humanities at a community college in Southeast Michigan. Serving for 24 years in various roles including Professor of Art and Department Chair…
BIOGRAPHY July 7, 2017 David S. Kwon, M.D. Medical Director of Center for Cancer Surgery at the Henry Ford Health System David S. Kwon, M.D. currently serves as the Medical Director for the Center for Cancer Surgery within the Henry Ford Health System. With the recent ground breaking for the Brigitte Harris Cancer Center in…
BIOGRAPHY July 7, 2017 Arianna Quan Miss Michigan 2016 Arianna Quan was born in Beijing, China and emigrated to the United States when she was 6 years old. Having become an American citizen at age 14, Arianna is now a student at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit studying Automotive Design and interns at…