teen hype staff & leadership
Meet Teen HYPE’s Social Justice League!
This team is a powerful collective led by our fearless co-founders, Ambra Redrick and Franky Heard Hudson. This isn’t your average team. These are the changemakers, the culture shifters, the champions of youth voice. Each of our team members brings a unique superpower, compassion, creativity, unstoppable energy, and extraordinary talents to take on our mission. The Teen HYPE team uplifts the community and leaves an impact that lasts beyond generations. Together, they don’t just do the work; they transform it.

Ambra Redrick
CEO & Co-Founder
Unstoppable Momentum aka Ms. Red

Joy Bost
Senior Manager of In-school Initiatives
Positivity Queen

DOROTHY “DEE” SMITH
Director of Development
Electromagna the Benevolent

Myriha Burton
Training Learning and Dissemination Instructor
Electrifying Legacy

Callie Brantley
Manager of Youth Leadership
The Energizer

Jeremiah White
Mezzo-level Community Manager
Mister Fantastic

Mary Zoran
Youth & Family Support Specialist
Ghost Spider

Amy Peterson
Finance Manager
Shield

Noran Alsabahi
Youth Engagement Specialist
Hulk

Simone Shurney
Fidelity Manager

Chlo Janisch
Adolescent Program Specialist and Teaching Artist

Hugh Tucker
Health and Arts Enrichment Specialist
Superman

Makai Taylor
Adolescent Development Specialist
Spiderman

Javon Simon
Social Media Associate
Moon Knight

Hermione Austin
Adolescent Development Health Specialist
Storm

Yvelette Stines
Communications and Development Specialist
Misty Knight
board members
Our board is comprised of youth, community members, entrepreneurs, and professionals from the public, education, healthcare, and business sectors. They are youth champions who believe in youth voice, power, and potential and work in partnership with current and alumni Peer Educators to govern the organization.
advisory board

Janice Cosby Evans
Ascension Health of Michigan

Marc Bland
IHS Automotive Technology

Rodney Cole
DTE Energy

Joni M. Thrower
Jamjomar DBA McDonald’s
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Ambra Redrick
CEO
TeenHYPE

Nutrena Tate, PhD RN
Board Chair
University of Detroit Mercy

Ebony Stone, DBA
Board Chair
Entrepreneur, Sole Practitioner

Beth Pacifico
Board Secretary
Attorney/Sole Practitioner

Scott Kowalski
Treasurer
PNC

Muddasar Tawakkul
Board Vice Chair
Ford Direct

Jade Burns
Board of Member
University of Michigan

Jena Baker Calloway
Board Member
Michigan State University

Alexis Smith-Scott, Esq
Board Member
Bodman PLC

Kennedy Carter
Board Member
Youth Member

Jake Smith
Treasurer
Capital Management

Rita Dandridge
Board Member
Willis Tower Watson

Katrenia Camp
Board Member
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Edwina King
Board Member
City of Detroit

Harolyn Nimmo
Board Member
Wayne County Health Human and Veteran Services

Christopher Dargin
Board Member
Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners
Emeritus Board members

Angela Whitaker-Payton, Esq
Board Member-Emeritus
Attorney/Sole Practitioner

Asandi Conner
Board Member-Emeritus
Wayne State University

Olushola Samuel
Board Member-Emeritus
Michigan Medicine

Amy Peterson
Board Member-Emeritus
Michigan Dept. of Community Health
