THOSE UPHOLDING THE DREAM, OUR VERY OWN SOCIAL JUSTICE LEAGUE
Meet Teen HYPE’s social justice league led by our fearless co-founders, Ambra Redrick and Franky Hudson, and the team of superheroes who use their powers to support young people.
teen hype staff
Ambra Redrick
AKA MS. RED
CEO & Co-Founder
franky hudson
IMPLEMENTER
COO & Co-Founder
DOROTHY “DEE” SMITH
THE BENEVOLENT
Senior Manager of Fund Development
LARON EVANS
GENERATOR
Senior Manager of In-School Initiatives
TRACY ATKINSON
Grants Manager
FULL BIO COMING SOON
JOY BOST
Manager of In-School Initiatives
Myriha Shephard-
Burton
Health Educator
FULL BIO COMING SOON
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 Adams
Ascension Health of Michigan
Marc Bland
IHS Automotive Technology
Rodney Cole
DTE Energy
Joni M. Thrower
Jamjomar DBA McDonald’s
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jena Baker Calloway
Secretary, Michigan State University
Symone Chandler
Internal Committee Chair, DTE Energy
Ambra Redrick
CEO, Teen Hype
Olushola Samuel
Chair, Michigan Medicine
Angela Whitaker-Payton, Esq
Treasurer, Attorney/Sole Practitioner
Rusty Young
External Committee Chair, Community member
Clarinda Barnett-Harrison
Board Member, Ford Motor Company
Jade Burns
Board Member, University of Michigan
Sherisse Butler
Board Member, Detroit Public Schools Community District
Garnet Calloway
Board Member, Terri's Cakes
Asandi Conner
Emeritus, Say It Write
Willie Davis
Board Member, Willie Davis Realtor
Jade Gibbs
Teen Hype Peer Educator, Youth member
Soumaya Harb
Board Member, Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Spencer Hughes
Board Member, Rockbridge Growth Equity, LLC
Scott Kowalski
Board Member, PNC
Zahria Liggans
Teen Hype Peer Educator, Youth member
Frederick McDonald
Board Member, Horizons Capital Partners, Scroll Capital Partners, Ellsworth Partners
Chris Pearson
Board Member, Community member
Amy Peterson
Emeritus, Michigan Dept. of Community Health
Muddasar Tawakkul
Board Member, Ford Direct
Makai Taylor
Teen Hype Peer Educator, Youth member